Madrid-based design studio Serial Cut™ has released their first book, ExtraBold, a retrospective of their work over the last 13 years. The 320 page book showcases more than 150 projects and contains augmented reality technology accessible via an iPhone app. The app accesses 18 virtual figures, 14 “making of” videos, 16 commercials, 11 zoom images and three navigable websites. The studio also invited nine designers from around the world to make a reinterpretation of a Serial Cut™ piece.
Shilo worked with Ford and Team Detroit on a campaign to launch the new Ford C-MAX Hybrid. Team Detroit identified Shilo because of the project for the ambitious production, VFX and post-production it required.
The campaign includes a series of broadcast spots, short brand films and other cross-media campaign assets featuring La Linea of the popular Italian animated series. “La Linea is generally known to be a masterpiece of animation,” Arthur said. “From the beginning, we were very focused on the direction of La Linea’s actions, especially given the importance of the transition to live-action,” Jose explained. La Linea’s agency, Quipos, worked with Shilo director Jose Gomez and executive producer Arthur Portnoy to give the character life.
Two of four :30 television spots recently launched with more spots and content debuting next year. Head on over to Shilo’s portfolio to watch the second television spot.
For the fourth consecutive year, Michael Schnabel photographs the Can-Am Spyder campaign. Michael headed to Colorado Springs and Denver where he brought everything from swimming trunks to thick winter jackets to accommodate the location’s varying climates. Some shots were taken on high mountain roads, where altitudes climbed up to 14,000 feet, while others were captured in summery valleys.
Taylor Swift‘s fourth studio album, RED, was released worldwide yesterday. Photographer Brian Doben worked with Taylor on a series of shots to be used by various outlets leading up to and right after RED’s debut. So far, some of Brian’s shots have popped up in Esquire, Billboard and for Keds.
Todd Selby gave us a sneak peek at his new book, Edible Selby, over the weekend. We had a lovely selection of snacks and enjoyed a lively presentation by Todd himself at agency Mother‘s NY office. Mother is also the mastermind behind the book’s design, so it was appropriate that the Edible Selby launch kicked off at their offices. Todd also personally signed copies of the book, which was an extra special treat.
In the book, Todd focuses his lens on the kitchen, showcasing 40 international food figures and their gardens, homes, and restaurants. Each profile is accompanied by a watercolor illustration and handwritten questionnaire. Also included are some super cute magnets for your fridge.
You can see Todd and get your signed copy of Edible Selby while he’s on his west coast book tour. Dates and tickets are listed below.
Hello Kitty is celebrating the third anniversary of her 35th birthday with an art compilation book, Hello Kitty, Hello Art!Dozens of artists from around the world are featured including Gary Baseman, kaNO, Jeremyville, and Tara McPherson. The book is 200 full color pages of Hello Kitty and her Sanrio pals My Melody, Keroppi, Badtz-Maru, Little Twin Stars, and Chococat.
Douglas Friedman stopped by interior designer and San Franciscan socialite Ann Getty‘s house for the 2012 October issue of Harper’s Bazaar. There’s no shortage of elegance or attention to detail in Douglas’ portraits and interior shots of Ann’s Pacific Heights residence.
If you’re not familiar with the CMJ Music Marathon, then one look at Jeremyville‘s illustration for the festival should get you up to speed. His art for the FADER/Converse CMJ party is a visual overload featuring every possible scenario you could ever encounter this week.
CMJ Music Marathon is New York City’s resident music festival. It happens every October and sees hundreds of people coming in from all over to catch the latest up-and-coming bands. Travel is a prevalent theme, with images of people walking, biking, and skateboarding throughout. All characters in the illustration are sporting slick Converses as they stroll every which direction. Some well-known streets in Brooklyn, NY are labeled like Metropolitan Ave and Grand, signifying that this is the center of the action. Characters are also depicted jamming, singing and rocking out to music. Overall, Jeremyville’s illustration conveys the feeling that this is a music festival for everyone and creates a sense of community.
Photo team He&Me/Heckl and Mennemann shot and directed their first video for AUDI. The video combines motion with photography and features the new Audi S3 as the only piece of color to an otherwise entirely black & white film.
Whole Living is a Martha Stewart publication for people who want to make healthy choices in all aspects of their lives, including food. Raymond Hom is no stranger to the Martha Stewart brand and has shot for various publications under the umbrella including Martha Stewart Living and Martha Stewart Weddings. He was then an obvious choice to shoot the cover for Whole Living’s October 2012 issue.
“Fast can’t be contained. It can’t be stopped. Fast will leave the stadium. Fast will become life.”
These are the opening lines for Nike’s Fast is Faster campaign that’s draws on the company’s commitment to speed and pushing performance to the limit. Fast is Faster originally launched in conjunction with the NFL Draft earlier this year, and now Nike’s giving new life to the campaign with a line of clothes and with bringing on Zach Gold to shoot the collection.
Chipotle brought on Andrew Bannecker to put together an illustration for their 2012 Boorito campaign benefiting the Cultivate Foundation. So if you needed a good reason to dress up this Halloween, this is it. Come into any Chipotle dressed in your best mummy, witch, or green chili pepper outfit on the 31st between 4PM to close and get a $2 burrito. All proceeds up to $1,000,000 go to the restaurant’s non-profit organization committed to local farming and food sustainability.
ilovedust and Cartoon Network joined forces to create a two minute music video to celebrate the network’s twentieth birthday. The UK-based design studio brought in 14 people over a period of three months to put together the animated short. The video features over 100 CN characters from shows over the years, quite a monumental task. Everything was first roughly created in Flash and then composited in After Effects with final effects and color.
The epic video premiered on Cartoon Network on October 1st and features original music by Mad Decent. The video is taking on a life outside of television and is also available for download via iTunes, Xbox, Amazon.com.
Nick & Chloe photograph New Era‘s flagbearers – individuals who are making a different and changing perceptions by doing what they love. Two of these flagbearers are graffiti artist/designer Eric Haze and musician Raphael Saadiq. Nick & Chloe capture genuine moments by photographing each artist in their element.
ABC Carpet & Home reached out to Jason Madara to shoot the advertorial for their Color Reform Spectrum line of artistic over-dyed rugs. Jason traveled from his home in San Francisco to upstate New York to a house selected by ABC. The house is occasionally used for fashion and editorial shoots and maintains an old, slightly dilapidated look. The paint is peeling off the pastel colored walls and large cracks running down the sides serve as testament to its age and resilience. The house, like ABC’s rugs, has character; character captured successfully by Jason because of his attention to detail.
