Up there
Posted on 20/07/10.
Filed under under Art / Design / Video & film
Shot high above the streets of New York City, UP THERE reveals the dying craft of large-scale hand painted advertising and the in-told story of the painters struggling to keep it alive. Capturing a trade that is equal parts artistic precision and grueling labor, the film presents a painting tradition pre-dating modern advertising. A craft that today finds itself dangling precariously on the brink of extinction. UP THERE is directed by Malcolm Murray, based on an original concept by Mother. It is produced by Mekanism with music by the Album Leaf.
Brickell Tilt-shift
Posted on 15/07/10.
Filed under under Photography
Intrigued by the current tilt-shift craze in photography we have just done our first experiment. This was a shot taken in Brickell, Miami a while back and we have retrospectively altered it in Photoshop to look like a tilt-shift miniature scale model. Interesting stuff with great potential.
Big Bang, Big Boom
Posted on 12/07/10.
Filed under under Art / Video & film
Subtitled “A Short unscientific study about evolution and his consequences”, this ambitious 9 minute stop-motion animation nearly blew our minds first thing this morning. Incredible.
Link: http://www.blublu.org/sito/video/bbbb.htm
Our new studio books
Posted on 06/07/10.
Filed under under Books / Colour / Graphics / Print / Typography
We have just got our new studio books hot off the press! Both of the 24 page sewn booklets are printed two colour on 25% cotton white uncoated stock. The first–All About Us–uses mixtures of Yellow and Magenta to create a different colour for every spread. The second–The Importance of Professional Design–uses Yellow and Cyan to create a gradient of greens. A die-cut tabbing system is used to make it quick and easy for readers to find the information they are looking for. For more info or a copy feel free to get in touch.
New print for Dorsch Gallery
Posted on 29/06/10.
Filed under under Art / Colour / Graphics / Print
Our latest project for Dorsch Gallery is a poster/booklet for the recent show Drying Flowers with Microwaves by Corin Hewitt. With folds and a die-cut we have created a poster that folds down into an 8 page booklet. This is a one colour print on off white uncoated stock.
Olympus Quickmatic Box
Posted on 27/06/10.
Filed under under
From back in 1967 this packaging for the Olympus Quickmatic EEM is delightful, combining the colours of the spectrum with a leaf shutter. We have one of these in our collection but can’t get any 126 film.