I found this really striking cover for a magazine called Volture. Although quite old, I don’t think it has been more relevant
Whilst sifting through a ton of old victorian style photos, I found this gem. It looks like something horror films are based on.
Read MoreI started a placement at Black & Ginger today and it went well. For part of the day I was researching ye olde death portraits. Here are some of the more interesting finds of the day. Oh and I should warn you, it is photographs of dead bodies so if you think that might not be your cup of tea, don’t look below.
A William Hope, double exposure effect photograph – Very interesting and creepy photography, more here
This last one is my favourite (if you can have a favourite) as it is so clear and striking. It looks like something straight out of film noir.
Maybe tomorrow will be less morbid. I doubt it.
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This is quite an impressive demonstration of technical abilities and demonstrates clever ways to save a few dollars but to me it just seems lazy. I miss model miniatures, on location filming, claymation skeletons and hand-drawn backdrops. They have been used since the start of cinema and in my eyes look more real then… well… anything from the Transformers films.
Metropolis (1927)
Smoke and mirrors was pretty much all that Fritz Lang used to make Metropolis. They used their head as opposed to their computers. The Shuftan Process (below) is just one technique used to create vast surroundings.
This is almost 90 years ago and it still looks good. All CG does is get old and look like CG. If we are talking model miniatures and physical special effects there is one to me that stand out miles from the others for being completely flawless.
Alien (1979)
H.R Giger’s iconic monster looks real and terrifying. Now I look at the newer films (Alien vs Predator etc) and the cgi copies have no effect on me. The original is special because it is so real and actually there as opposed to a million of them added in post production. Tons of model miniatures are used through the film to create stunning scenery and creepy alien objects.
Now it may be more complicated, expensive and take longer but surely it’s worth it. I just wish that the “We’ll add it in post” attitude wasn’t such a major feature in modern films. If it continues, we’ll just be drowning in a sea of bland computer animated things that we forget about as soon as we leave the cinema.
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The first part of the D&AD student award wall is finished. Wednesday 16th November is when D&AD comes to Preston for a day of design events. For this day we have put up two 2 metre banners up along the Graphic Design studios. Spanning 10 years there are a total of 78 awards on display. Eventually this will become a permanent feature in the university with all of the D&AD student awards that UCLAN has won.
I was lucky enough to have my Elastic Bands packaging featured in ‘Boxed & Labelled 2‘. Ain’t that just super!
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I just found this really lovely project called I Wish This Was.
Many cities are full of vacant storefronts and people who need things. Made byCandy Chang, these stickers are an easy tool to voice what you want, where you want it. Just fill them out and put them on abandoned buildings and beyond. The stickers are custom vinyl and they can be easily removed without damaging property. It’s a fun, low-barrier tool to provide civic input on-site, and the responses reflect the hopes, dreams, and colorful imaginations of different neighborhoods.
It’s a really nice project that looks for the potential and sometimes humor in things. Here are some of my favourite images from the blog so far.
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