Refraction – The Alphabet 11:28

Jesse Zanzinger plays with letters…

 

Refraction - The Alphabet from Jesse Zanzinger on Vimeo.

 

An earlier version, with numbers, can be found here.

The Man in Black and White 11:07

More from SelfMadeHero, a comics publisher I discovered online who make some nice little video’s to promote their books. Which is smart. Just saying…

 

An interview by Alex Fitch of Resonance FM with award-winning German graphic novelist Reinhard Kleist, conducted before Kleist's appearance at COMICA at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London in November 2009.
It contains footage of Kleist sketching, photos from the launch at the ICA (sponsored by Letraset, Chivas Regal and SelfMadeHero) and images of the iPhone digital edition of the graphic novel.

 

I must admit to not having read anything of Mr. Kleist. Yes, shame on me and mea culpa, maxima culpa and so on. I’m running to the bookstore as we speak. That Johnny Cash biography looks sweet…

 

Reinhard Kleist – The Man in Black and White from SelfMadeHero on Vimeo.

 

More? Check out some of the Johnny Cash book here.

Jean-François Lepage 13:24

A French fashion photographer who uses drawing and collage to create his images. Weird and dark and nice…

 

 

More here.

(Found via DrawDrawDraw)

Christoph Niemann 11:27

Designer/illustrator Christoph NIemann talks about visual reduction.

 

 

You really need to check out his Abstract City blog for The New York Times, if you haven’t seen it before.

(Found via Gestalten TV)

Paula Scher on drawing with type 10:56

You’ve probably seen the work of Pentagram’s Paula Scher dozens of time, but it’s still nice to hear here talk about it…

 

 

(Found via FormFiftyFive)

Batman by Javier Olivares 11:41

Did I ever mention I really, really, really like Batman?

Well, I do.

Don’t tell the taste-police…

This one is the version of Spanish illustrator Javier Olivares. More of his work can be found on his blog. Lovely stuff, do check it out…

 

 

(Found via The Casual Optimist)

Painting Q Pop 10:46

Seeing all those lovely murals lately, I’m sorta kinda hoping somebody would ask me to do one too…

Kinda.

Sorta.

Anyway, this is Chris Turnham and Kevin Dart and Elizabeth Ito.

 

Painting Q Pop from Kevin's Worldwide Adventures on Vimeo.

 

(Found via Drawn)

2019: A Future Imagined 11:37

I guess I must be in my SciFi-mode these days… As a sequel to the previous post, this is a short film on Visual Futurist Syd Mead, the concept designer behind Blade Runner, Alien and Tron. He talks about life in 2019, the nature of imagination and what it takes to be a designer…

And he makes a fine old school futuristic car illustration while he’s at it.

 

2019: A Future Imagined from Flat-12 on Vimeo.

 

(Found via Co.Design)

Retro-Future Highways 11:09

Oh, I can hardly wait for the future to get here…

 

 

(Found via AnotherDesignBlog)

Tree of Codes by J.S. Foer 13:31

What an amazing book…

 

 

Apparently the publishers had a hell of a time finding a printer who believed he could make this. Eventually they ended up in Belgium (Yeey, Belgium!) at Die Keure. And if that wasn’t enough, the book was also designed by a Belgian graphic designer, Sara De Bondt who works from London… (again: Yeey!)

Below, I guess it is some kind of book trailer, showing the reactions of the public. Which speak volumes… (sorry, couldn’t resist).

 

Tree of Codes by Jonathan Safran Foer - Public Reactions from Visual Editions on Vimeo.

 

And now, to the bookstore everybody!

 

(Found via drawdrawdraw)

Dirty Deeds: Stupid People 10:51

 

 

Great looking animation in this music video for the Canadian Dirty Deeds…

 

Dirty Deeds - Stupid People from Flying V on Vimeo.

Check out wizz.fr for more.

(Found via The Curious Brain)