Amazing opening sequence to the movie ‘Enter the Void’. All the type has been hand-drawn. Stills and more info here.
Animation
An animation created entirely with Google Docs in, supposedly, 3 days. A great example of pushing technology into areas that it’s not intended to be used for.
Brilliantly simple idea for a typographic animation.
Unlike many bands, the Arcade Fire have successfully embraced digital technology. This is their new interactive video, Wilderness Downtown using Google Maps and Google Street View technology in a creative way. Another interactive video. Also an article about the digital artwork for their last album. The Wilderness Downtown was directed by Chris Milk, who also made this promo for Johnny Cash.
Coalition of the Willing is a campaign to try to initiate a online war against global warming. This short film is well worth watching all the way through both because of the idea behind it and the way it combines so many different styles of animation. The subject is explained clearly, whilst the animation never distracts from the message.
Another ridiculous animation by Blu. The last couple of minutes are particularly good.
Gorgeous music video for the Cinematic Orchestra’s cover of Jeff Buckley’s Lilac Wine. Beneath the links to the video are examples of the project’s storyboards, style frames and production stills which help to explain the design process.