Articles by: Meleah Maynard
Switch It Up
Faced with the assignment to make a short film based on the question, “What’s the best thing you’ve ever eaten?” Los Angeles-based CG artist John Robson opted to put the question to a friend’s three-year-old son and film the kid’s response. The result is Supper Time! and, well, let’s just say you’ll never look at spaghetti the same way again.
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Royale’s animated, collage-style opener sets the tone for award show honoring groundbreaking films. Film Independent considered ideas pitched by several design/animation houses before choosing Los Angeles-based Royale to create the show opener for the 2012 Spirit Awards. Of all the…
Team Work
Visual artists David Hobizal and Josh Johnson explain how a film nerd and a gamer/cartoonist collaborate successfully on a wide range of projects. David Hobizal is a self-described ‘film nerd’ and Josh Johnson is a gamer and cartoon enthusiast. Both…
By Skateboarders For Skateboarders
Barton Damer dreamed of working with Street League. So he sent out a bunch of “cold” emails trying to guess Rob Dyrdek’s email address until one, finally went through. ESPN 2’s Street League Skateboarding Barton Damer describes getting the opportunity…
The Beat Goes On
For 3D artist Mike Winkelmann (aka Beeple) every visual has a corresponding beat By day Mike Winkelmann is a graphic designer who works mostly on projects for the Web. Outside of his day job, though, he is better known as…
Vetor Zero Teams Up With Leo Burnett for Award-Winning Fiat Ambulance Campaign
Written by: Scott Strohmaier Advertising a car in these hard economic times can be very challenging, so creating a magazine ad that will effectively sell an ambulance might be deemed an impossible task. That is, unless you’re Vetor Zero —…
Static Logos Be Gone
How Imaginary Forces brought the Science Channel’s “Morph” logo to life Like a tadpole that becomes a frog or a caterpillar that transforms into a butterfly, the Science Channel rebrand began with a fledgling logo designed by Discovery Communications that…
Design in Motion
As the demand for motion graphics grows, more and more print designers and illustrators are adding motion to their skill sets. Barton Damer would know—he’s one of them. It’s fairly common for filmmakers, videographers and animators to become motion designers,…