one of the many things i’ve been up to is updating my portfolio. check it out : WORK. some of these are student projects, some professional, some just plain fun. woot. notice that there’s a new time-based media category, that all of the old video stuff has been moved too. the stuff in this category includes some video trailers i’ve made for Half Straddle, personal projects, and some work from my Digital Design class from last semester.
here are some new additions (click to go to page) :
i saw this french info-graphic at a customer service phone at Paris CDG airport. i’m really interested in the symbol in the top right corner with the two overlapping faces. it reminds me of this (check out 1:26).
i think it’s supposed to mean “meeting point.” weird.
just watched this amazing movie called I.O.U.S.A.. i actually watched the 30-minute version on youtube as soon as it came out because i had heard that i was in it! a few years ago, the film makers, indeed, interviewed me on the street showcasing my ineptitude about american economics. in the 30-minute version, there’s only a short clip of me looking stupefied by as simple question, but if you rent the DVD, you not only get more witty commetary from me, but a bonus reel of street interviews where i actually perform a dance from big dance theater’s 2005 production the other here.
what i found most successful about this film was the use of motion graphics to depict otherwise mind-numbingly boring statistics. the film is about the financial crisis facing the american economy today - how we got here, what we have to do to get out - and amazing graphic sequences by graphic designer brian oakes make it all understandable.
i highly suggest watching this movie (and the bonus material!) to get a grasp on how we got to where we got in this economic mess. and for anyone interested in motion graphics, this film is a must to see how simple, efficient design can make even the most mundane subject matter exquisite and interpretable.
amazing website called FORGET THE FILM WATCH THE TITLES that’s part of submarine channel, an aggregator of interesting design projects on the web. pretty beautifully laid out sight too. FORGET THE FILM… showcases title sequences from movies in categories of Animation, Motion Graphics, Mixed Media and 3D Titles. amazing resource for anyone interested in time-based graphics. the collection also gives detailed descriptions of the films and premise of each sequence as well as completely crediting the designers and studios responsible.
this morning i decided to take a trek out into the city center of lyon to get some information about the velo bicycles that you can rent from stations around the city, and to explore a little bit. it rained this morning and the light was superb so i brought my camera.
i took the D metro from Valmy in the 9e arrondissement to Bellecour, a big red dirt square. in the above picture, you can see Fourvière in the background (the church on the hill).
the square is home to a tourism office where i asked for a map and a gay guide, and found out that there was no way to rent the velo bikes without a european credit card.
