Augmented City 3D -> Keiichi Matsuda

Augmented City 3D from Keiichi Matsuda on Vimeo.

This is an entertaining and well visualized concept by Keiichi Matsuda. Lot’s of little sci-fi AR details, some interesting ideas around the ability to enhance one’s environment, some fun UI… all dipped in an old school vat of 3D… Where did I put those glasses? Worth a view.

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Bat For Lashes -> Treat Studios

Bat For Lashes visuals from Treat on Vimeo.

From the Vimeo page:

“Robin and Julia directed these visuals for Natasha Khan early 2010. This is a short edit of around 20 mins of footage produced. They were projected behind her singing with a string quartet, it was ace.”

More great work to be seen on ‘Treat Studios’ portfolio [...]

Tumblingerstraße -> Stop Motion 'yo man'

Tumblingerstraße from yo man on Vimeo.

I grew up playing around with HO scale model railroad sets and building models with my dad. I have a natural love and interest in that kind of thing. Based in Munich, Germany ‘Yo Man’ has taken his model building to another level by not only building amazingly detailed urban [...]

MeMe - Wanderland -> Kristof Luyckx

The quirky and unique works of Ghent, Belgium based illustrator, animator and motion designer Kristof Luyckx caught my attention the other day when I happened across his new video for recording artist ‘Hermanos Inglesos feat. MeMe – Wanderland’ (below). His character styling and animation techniques give him a flavor of his own and are very [...]

Tempus II -> Philip Heron

Tempus II from Philip Heron on Vimeo.

Shot with a Photron SA1.1 high speed video camera this video by Philip Heron takes us through a series of captivating slow motion captures. I think my favorite part is the bit with the egg and the mousetrap. Makes for a really interesting view.

View -> http://www.heronproductions.co.uk/

Freedom Tunnel -> Charles le Brigand

Above are a few nice stills from the below short video documentary of one of NYC’s more mysterious hidden underground places called ‘The Freedom Tunnel’ that many New Yorkers may have heard about, but few have actually seen with their own eyes. I really like the degree of contrast and vignette used in these shots, [...]

The Black Keys -> Tighten Up

The Black Keys – Tighten Up – Official Video from Chris Marrs Piliero on Vimeo.

I’ve been a ‘Black Keys’ fan since ‘The Big Come Up’ and ‘Thickfreakness’ days (2002-2003). It’s been a lot of fun to watch them evolve gracefully as a band over the years, they haven’t lost their dirty blues style. This video [...]

iPad + Velcro -> Jesse Rosten

iPad + Velcro from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

This clever video has been spreading through cyberspace at lightning speed the last couple days, and rightly so. There’s no doubt that the iPad really does make itself useful in so many endless ways, so, having a super flexible mounting system that can apply to a billion different [...]

Clutchy Hopkins -> Verbal Headlock

Clutchy Hopkins – Verbal Headlock from Ubiquity Records on Vimeo.

The above track and stop motion video is from the new Clutchy Hopkins album “The Story Teller” on Ubiquity Records. Awarded among the year’s best on Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide show on BBC Radio 1. Directed by Amsterdam based art director and film director Christian Borstlap (christianborstlap.com). [...]

Hong Kong Time Lords -> Euan Preston

Hong Kong Time Lords from Euan Preston on Vimeo.

This is a fantastic piece by Euan Preston and Fergus Dingle (Pukka Films tiny.cc/dnf3z). A combination of slow motion and time lapse effects taken in Hong Kong move us through busy urban scenery and series of stunning night shots. Shot with a 7D and a variety of [...]

SNASK -> Papercraft Stop Motion

SNASK from Mike Crozier on Vimeo.

This is a promotional stop motion video created for Stockholm, Sweden based design group SNASK by designer Mike Crozier. It’s a fun watch as the animation literally unfolds, tears and transitions from sheets of paper to colorful boxes and then to a paper model of a pop style t.v. only to reduce back down [...]

The Sandpit (NYC tilt-shift) -> Sam O’Hare

There is something wonderful about the contrast of tilt-shift, which makes everything look smaller or ‘toy like’, being applied to BIG NYC scenery. Sam O’Hare has captured some really fantastic HD NYC footage, from multiple vantage points with his Nikon D3. His shoot locations really resonate with me, I actually lived in those blurry buildings across the [...]

Massive Attack -> Splitting the Atom

Massive Attack-Splitting the Atom-directed by Edouard Salier from edouard salier on Vimeo.

The above ‘Massive Attack’ video takes you through an incredibly rendered CG fly-through of abstract landscape that seems to endlessly unfold and evolve. From metallic flat lands, particle filled skies to dark characters… this video is definitely a trip, the track ‘Splitting the Atom’ [...]

Nike -> True City iPhone App

A conglomerate of talented folks and organizations e.g., -> NewWorkers, Naldisney and AKQA are set to launch an interesting new (FREE) iPhone app for Nike called ‘True City’… seems to be along the same vein of thought that Adidas explored with it’s ‘Urban Art Guide’ app that launched in spring 2009.  Looks like a great concept and an equally nice execution, [...]

File Not Be Found -> Abstract.k

File Not Be Found from abstract.k on Vimeo.

I came across this reel by Angelo & Daniela Bramanti + Mattia Messina AKA Phonomatt and Luigi Barone of Abstractk.com. I like the mesh of lo-fi/lo-tech graphics with some interesting organic fan shaped objects in constant motion layered with type. The sound design also helps to keep my [...]