This weekend I came across two little talks/videos by awesome people. Both Geoff McFetridge and Brian Jones have awesome things to say.
First up is Geoff McFetridge talking at the Do Lectures. I found this one via Drawn!. It’s awesome to hear him tell his story and hear his thoughts on graphic design. One interesting thing I found out watching the video is that he writes poetry. Another interesting side note: he does this speech while a video of him doodling is running in the background. Very, very rad.
Next up is the first Show & Tell Podcast by the Friends of Graphic Design. Brian talks about lots of dope things in this video. Some of these dope things include: the power of pie, why you should go from A to shoe instead of A to B, and about the awesomeness of personal projects. Chirping birds and interesting things guaranteed.
Found this awesome video on Vimeo the other day. It’s a short webisode promoting the film Rip City. Rip City is a film about skateboarders in Portland. I haven’t seen it, probably never will. This webisode promoting the film is pretty dope though. Check out what this skater does to kill time:
Found this video on Gym Class Magazine the other day. It’s just a really awesome video showing why print is still amazing and why it’s not going to croak anytime soon.
Looks like Meg Hunt has a new project, the Picture Book Report. Fifteen radical illustrators will create art inspired by their favorite books. Three of the projects were announced today: Sam Bosma vs The Hobbit, Meg Hunt vs Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, and Will Bryant vs Peter Pan & Wendy. Three more will be announced tomorrow. Illustrations from these projects will begin popping up on February 8. Keep two eyed peeled on this project, it’s guaranteed to be awesome.
Andy Rementer, animated. That’s something that I think should have happened a long time ago. The animation below is to promote the 2010 Virgin London Marathon, and was produced with Saint at RKCR/Y&R. The animation is simple yet amazing. Ch-ch-check it out.
I really think Andy Rementer animated is an amazing idea. How rad would it be to see Techno Tuesday animated? I’m hoppin’ in the future Andy gets to do more animations.
I am a huge Animal Collective fan! Which is why I am super excited about their new visual album, ODDSAC, that just premiered at Sundance. Check out the trailer for the film below.
As you can see from the trailer the film looks super experimental. It’s described as a visual album, so I am not sure if there will be a plot. Either way it’s Animal Collective, so it’s guaranteed to be packed full of eye candy and radical music.
