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FEATURE

HOTEL FOX
DANISH DELIGHT



"For the launch of the new Volkswagen Fox, 21 international artists from the fields of graphic design, urban art and illustration turned Hotel Fox in central Copenhagen, into the world’s most exciting and creative lifestyle hotel.

61 rooms, 21 artist, 1,000 ideas
Each room is an individual piece of art. From whacky comical styles to strict graphic design. From fantastic street art and Japanese Manga to simply spaced out fantasies. You will find flowers, fairytales, friendly monsters, dreaming creatures, secrets vaults and…"

Be sure to watch the documentary video. Very inspiring!

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WINDOWS MEDIA DOCUMENTARY LINK
FLASH SITE LINK



FLASH SITES


NORTH KINGDOM
SWEDEN'S FINEST



Rob Lindstrom and the bunch over at NK have done it again with a relaunch of their own site. Easily, one of the top creative firms in the solar system. But don't take my word for it, browse their entire portfolio starting with the Vodafone site which has won countless awards including site of the year and people's choice at the FWAs.

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CORPSE BRIDE
TIM BURTON



The guys at Blitz studio release this very detailed and intricate flash site for the new Burton movie, Corpse Bride. Me gusta.

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THE MONSTER ENGINE
KID'S MONSTERS MADE REAL



"What would a kid’s drawing look like if painted realistically?"

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E.G.G.
ENJOY GREENER GRASS



Slick flash site from Burntgraphix's Anthony Hurd and Mike Kellogg. This is their new studio. It's like an animated summer's eve commercial with floating hearts and motion blurs.

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FEATURE

AMANA
VISUAL SOLUTIONS EXPERTS



Although I have not confirmed, this site reeks of Yugo Nakamara (who has a cool new ball experiment on his site). Just sit back, let it run by itself and be entertained... that's all I did.

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FLASH SITES


NIKE FUTBOL
MI VIDA COMO UN 10



Amazing site that tells the story of an ordinary man that happens to look identical to the current world's biggest soccer star, Brazilian Ronaldinho. This is his "a day in the life of" story of what he encounters as he tries to simply carry out his duties in profession as the best parrot veterinarian of Brazil.

Esta submisión yva ser la primera pero se necesita saber el Español o Portugués para entiender. *shrugs*... just click "entrar aqui" (enter here) and then "iniciar" (initiate) to watch his journey... or "ver film" (view film) to just watch the flash film in its entirety.

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BBDO
WORLD AGENCY



Another splendid piece from the z-axis crazy, Wefail.

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SHOCK BOY
HARDCORE FLASH ANIMATION



Straight out of Korea, Neostream flexes it's animation skills. Hardcore flash animations of episode 1 and 2.

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LETINMOTION
YOSHIKI LAI



Slick flash animation and interaction design.

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PORTFOLIO


SUBDISC
PORTFOLIO



Hot work from Swedish designer Marcus Ericsson... redesigns his site Subdisc.

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33 RPM
ANDRIO ABERO



Andrio Abero from Seattle started at EA Interactive doing interface design as junior designer... and now all growed up he's deversified his portfolio in all areas.

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KUSTAA SAKSI
ILLUSTRATIONS AND STUFF



Illustrations and stuff.

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FEATURE

PHOTOSHOP NEWS.com
A VISIT WITH ADOBE







A look inside Adobe Systems in San Jose, California.

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VIDEO DESIGN


CARLTON DRAUGHT
BIG AD



This big ad from Carlton Draught is so big, it takes over your screen. Just accept the popup applet to watch this ad using the Vividas streaming technology. Loads quick.

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RUBBER JOHNNY
CHRIS CUNNINGHAM



So director Chris Cunningham finally released his film short, Rubber Johnny. For those that know Chris' work (Bjork - "All is full of love", Madonna - "Frozen", etc.), I am sure you will find this short, expectedly disturbing which Cunningham reportedly took one year to do. The DVD is out to for order, but I found a link to an .swf of the video and a recent interview.

VIDEO LINK

INTERVIEW LINK



PRODUCT DESIGN


CABLE YOYO
ULTRA-THIN CORD MANAGEMENT



Laptops, chargers, digital cameras and other wireless devices would benefit from this product which allows you to store coiled wire in tight places... site's not too shabby either.

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FEATURE

ABSOLUT
TOKYO



"You Harajuku girls, damn you've got some wicked style." -Gwen Stefani
Exactly what I thought of when I saw this site- exploring the Tokyo fashion/art scene. Nice touch on the site's navigation. Easily accessible and intuitive.

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ANIMATION


HALO PICTURES
ANIMATION AND DESIGN



The Gorillaz are hot right now. Just thought I'd drop this URL from a studio responsible for an animated video from their last album.

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VIRAL MARKETING


TRAILER CRASHERS
VIRAL BRILLIANCE



When I started telling everyone Jeremy and I started acting on the side, nobody wanted to believe us so I have a link to the trailer we both ended up in. Take a look at this viral marketing brilliance and who knows, you too can be famous.

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THEIR LINK

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READ


ADLAND
THE UNSPOKEN RULES OF GRAPHIC DESIGN



So I found these again and decided to post them. I think almost anyone that finds this blog link will find one or two humorous.

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TECHNOLOGY DESIGN


FUJITSU
BENDABLE PAPER



Fujitsu announced their joint development of the world's first film substrate-based bendable color electronic paper with an image memory function.

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MISC


COMPUTER COOLING
OIL



So this guy decided his computer was running too hot so he decides to submerge it under vegetable oil to cool it down. Funny thing is, it actually works.

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FEATURED VIDEO

DAVID CARSON
HILLMAN INTERVIEW



The man that many 300 dpi'S worship, known for his highly acclaimed Raygun Magazine, is interviewed by Hillman Curtis. Most notably in my mind, what stands out most from Mr. Carson's work was when he selected the entire text of an article for his magazine with the computer and changing it entirely to the dingbats font after he read how lame it was.

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FLASH SITES


NEC e616
PHONE SITE



Slick flash site for a new phone from NEC (Who's NEC?) Oh well, it is probably just another phone not available in the US.

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SCION
MATCHBOX CARS FROM ASIA



This entire flash site was really well done. Love the rollover music on the heads to the right.

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EMI MUSIC
MUSIC LABEL



Flash site for music label EMI, home of artists Air, Al Green, A Perfect Circle, Chemical Brothers, Coldplay, Courtney Love, Daft Punk, Culture Club, Gorillaz, Iggy Pop, Interpol, Iron Maiden, Janet Jackson, and Kamel Shadi (Who's Kamel Shadi?).

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STUDIO PORTFOLIO


NATIONAL TELEVISION
WORK, SHOWREEL, CLIENTS, DIRECTORS, CONTACT



Great broadcast motion graphics from these guys. I went straight to the Gwen Stefani video and watched the brilliance.

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DESIGN TOOLS


WHAT THE FONT?!
FONT FINDER



Now I know this has been out for some time now, but I alway seem to get asked at least once a week if I can identify a font for someone. Well, here is a free little page where you can upload a jpeg or gif of the actual font and it will help you find this font for you.

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FEATURED VIDEO

DUCKLING
SPEEDING HURTS



This Danish production studio releases an impressive video "Speeding Hurts". The greenscreening and post images give a great insight to their smoke and mirrors.

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AERO
BUBBLE GIRL



Psyop from NY delivers yet another slick piece for Aero's bubble bar. Have you felt the bubbles melt?

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MOTION THEORY
CALIFORNIA VIDEO PRODUCTION



"Motion Theory creates at the convergence of filmmaking, design, animation, and visual effects."

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TRANSISTOR STUDIOS
VIDEO NY/CA



I posted these guys a few months back but they deserve to be linked again with this new site relaunch and fresh new content. Be sure to check out the reels of Justin Harder, Bradley Grosh, and Anders Schroeder.

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CAFE FX
FX REEL



"CaféFX built Sin City from the ground up, borrowing from the original comic panels, taking their own photos of period L.A. architecture and studying urban scenes from the film noir genre."

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FLASH SITES


WEST COAST CHOPPERS
REDESIGN



Jesse James and the bunch relaunch WCC with a new hybrid flash/html site.

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NOVEMBER
THE MOVIE



Slick site for the November movie.

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GEOTERRA
GENERAL ELECTRIC



Blitz Studios out of Cali released this beautifully illustrative site with games that actually got me to stick around longer than five seconds.

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GREY GOOSE VODKA
HI-RES FINGERPRINT



We are starting to see more and more of these z-axis zoom effect sites. This one however, created by the highly acclaimed Hi-Res Studio, has a nice elegant touch that sets it apart.

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FEATURED

THE CRAZY FROG
RINGTONE RIOT



Crazy Frog is the marketing title of a ring tone based on The Annoying Thing, a computer animation created by Erik Wernquist. The animation was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl whilst attempting to imitate the sound of a two-stroke moped engine also known as the Insanity Test. In 2004, Jamster released the song as a ringtone. Across Europe in May 2005, "Axel F" went straight to number one on the UK charts, with some of the best weekly sales outselling the debut of Coldplay. Watch the hilarious video of this remix to the 1985 instrumental theme of Beverly Hills Cop movie.

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THE EMBASSY
V/FX STUDIO



This highly acclaimed visual effects studio from Vancouver, Canada is a major force in the 3d/VFX industry. Working in major film titles and high level commercials from I,Robot to Nike and the Matrix, these guys have enough render power to make your toes pop (whatever that means).

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BLUR
SOFTWARE/ANIMATION/VFX



Blur has always amazed me not only in their ability to do strong commercial work with Gaming Cinematics, movie V/FX, and animation, but also with their Brazil product which produces some incredible renders from 3d Studio Max.

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THE MILL
V/FX



I know I have mentioned The Mill before, but they deserve another link for their entire site. The undisputed VFX champion studio from the UK (and now NY) has talent coming out of their.......ears. Don't miss a single project from this impressive portfolio. It's all bueno.

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DIGITAL DOMAIN GROUP
VFX STUDIO



Do you guys remember that scene in Lord of The Rings where the Liv Taylor elf summoned the water horse spirits down the river to wash away the evil minions in hoodies?...Well, this is the studio responsible for such a marvelous spectacle. Oh yeah... and they did work on other high level work too, just go.

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iMAGINARY fORCES
IF



It all started with the movie "Seven". After that it was history for Kyle Cooper and his funky bunch. The masters of title sequences, an art started by the late Saul Bass in the movie Psycho. Ever time you watch a movie and you say "wow, the way they made the cast and title text come up on the screen was wayyy dope!", chances are, Imaginary Forces has left a finger print. These guys are also delving into interactive design and what not... their flash site is nice eyecandy tambien.

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MISC


Major studios we all know:

Industrial Light and Magic - George Lucas
Pixar Studios - Steve Jobs, Brad Bird and John Lasseter
Blue Sky Studios - Fox Entertainment (Ice Age, Robots)
Dreamworks - SKG (Spielberg, Kutzenberg, Geffen)- makers of Shrek
DNA Studios - Nickelodeon (Jimmy Neutron)

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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHY

NICK KNIGHT
UPDATE



The man behind last week's Christian Dior's photography. Here he experiments with explosives and humans in one setting for Numero 50 magazine. Be sure to check out his other works along with the other photographers'.

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ALBRECHT GERLACH
PHOTO



Sweet new site from Design Studio "Group 94". They always seem to make everything so simple into something great.

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LUNK LUND
PHOTO AGENCY



The top photography agency in Stockholm, Sweden. Established in 1994. Photographers, stylists, prop stylists, set design, food stylists, hair, make up and high quality stock photography.

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FLASH SITES


HAVAIANAS
ILLUSTRATION/ANIMATION DELIGHT



This isn't your ordinary flip flop showcase... the animations and illustration will enchant you to buy, buy, buy! Take your flip flop and drag it around the site to watch the entire thing animate and build itself... then buy flip flops and you are set for the summer.

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THE BARBARIAN GROUP
BANNER AD DESIGN



I know I posted "banner ad design", but these guys are the studs behind The Subserviant Chicken viral campaign for BK which they named, the most successful online campaign ever! So go look at their banner ad designs and chicken work.

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VIDEO DESIGN


REXONA
FOR OVER-THE-TOP PROTECTION



This sweet commercial done by UK's best, The Mill, is definitely one of their best.

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UNITED
THE BULB



Nice illustrative commercial for United Airlines.

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