3D typography

A company who specialise in creating typography and graphics out of 3D, unfortunately the website isn't in English though but you get the idea!
www.m-inspira.com/?resource=proyectos

Liam Brazier

The angular world of Liam Brazier brought to life via the polygonal selection tool. Check out more of his work below:
www.liambrazier.com

1930 Henderson

No, it's not a retro rehash - this was actually customized in 1930. Outstanding.

http://www.thecoolhunter.co.uk/article/detail/1766/1930-art-deco-henderson

For the Love of Wood

www.thecoolhunter.co.uk/article/detail/1993/for-the-love-of-wood

Field Candy

www.fieldcandy.com

Alphonse Mucha - ImagineFX #78

Article to support any key research in your Historical and Contemporary Studies file.

Nuthin' But Mech

www.nuthinbutmech.blogspot.com

Farrow Design

www.farrowdesign.com

Love Creative

www.lovecreative.com

Ridley Scott Searchlab Lecture

Fantastic lecture from one of our greatest Film Directors. Scott oversees every detail of his film - having travelled through the advertising industry, Graphic Design, photography and eventually film making, this lecture is enough to inspire any student and creative practitioner.

He's one of the few directors who has storyboarded (Ridleygrams) his own films.

In the words of Ridley, himself, 'Just. f***ing. do. it.'

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWj4Ac9wW6s

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORDtuFuhNH4&feature=relmfu

Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JXvsDrlsVI&feature=fvwrel

Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEWQFa0kIC0&feature=relmfu

Imaginary Forces

Kyle Cooper's production company showcases a wealth of respected motion graphics for film. Most I am sure you will recognise, such as: Mad Men, Transformers, Spider-Man, The Pacific, Boardwalk Empire, Minority Report, 500 Days of Summer.

http://www.imaginaryforces.com/

Nexus Productions

Susperb collection of animated titles, adverts and shorts from one of the top production companies in the UK.

http://www.nexusproductions.com/

Sintel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRsGyueVLvQ
The Cat with Hands http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFvfFiQ2fjQ
The Separation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybEjyGmVub8
Big Buck Bunny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSGBVzeBUbk
A Gentleman's Duel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXET1kvEOAY
The Tale of How http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQvKnK08RXg
Dimensions of Dialogue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhX1tvTgqC8&feature=related
Space Alone http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Space+Alone&oq=Space+Alone&aq=f&aqi=g2&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=9704l11516l0l11625l11l9l0l0l0l0l250l1249l0.2.4l6l0
The Circle of Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHOACiKSwDc
Bitey Castle http://www.biteycastle.com/
Simon's Cat in 'Let me In' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rb8aOzy9t4&feature=fvsr
Mutant Land http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2Lurh0slws

Reassessing the Saul Bass and Alfred Hitchcock Collaboration

http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/reassessing-the-saul-bass-and-alfred-hitchcock-collaboration/30768/

Design You Trust

www.designyoutrust.com

A daily design magazine, blog and small community, full of new design trends, news and events, great design portfolios and hand-picked design stuff from all over the globe.

Check out the Liquid Art by Mark Mawson.

Picasso and cubism 5.12.11

Here are the images I want you to pick from for your homework for the next session, this all goes in your research file so its worth doing as you will be assessed on! You need to pick one, write a short paragraph about it, print it out and put it in your research file.
While you're here have a look at the rest of this blog. Its specifically updated to help you with your research, basically we are doing all the hard work for you and sourcing all the good images and information!

Mondrian, Piet (1872-1944) Pier and Ocean (Sea in Starlight)

Marcel Duchamp - Duchamp Mariee 1912

Fernand Leger,Still life with beer mug 1912

Fruitdish and Glass, papier collé and charcoal on paper, 1912

Charles Williams

Charles Williams is a designer, typographer and illustrator working out of London. If he’s not fashioning beautiful portraits for GQ magazine out of angular and rounded shapes of texture, he will probably be working on the next type project for Nike or Adobe. Definitely one of my favourite designers at the moment.

www.madeup.org

Design Research and Research Design

Good article on the importance of research and its enhancement on design via Design Observer.

http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/design-research-and-research-design/30018/

Layout and Composition Tutorials

http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/designing-tutorials/create-a-constructivist-inspired-poster/

http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/perfect-composition

http://www.graphics.com/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=600

The Typography of Rosy Gorolova

www.behance.net/gallery/Lemniscate/1684686

Atsuhiro Hayashi

http://www.a-hayashi.com/

The Urban Grocer

Some great examples of product design - The Urban Grocer fuses a quest for good food and good design.

http://www.theurbangrocer.com

New Math

http://www.morenewmath.com

A Bunch of Crock

A Bunch of Crock is an art exhibit about the absurdities of political campaigns and the unfortunate role of minorities. Using satire and good old-fashioned profanity, they recently came up with a poster series that is really good. All of the statements on the posters are inspired by a quote, fact or anecdote.

http://www.abunchofcrock.com

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