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For this post, we’ll plunge into graphic news, design, art, and everything digital! We have a line-up consisting of cute teeth, dancing chocolate, an imaginary new Wikipedia logo, a paper Super Mario, a video from the US on surveillance and a big “WTF” involving paint and fat cats!
Let’s begin the week with a quirky piece of work entitled My Milk Toof, a photography project mixing teeth and humor! My Milk Toof is the story of two very funny teeth named Ickle and Lardee. They were born in 2009 with the help of Inhae Lee. After working for five years as a video game artist, Lee found herself unemployed and looking for a more fulfilling career. So she took a brief pause to explore some personal projects – such as these milk tooth characters. Things evolved rather quickly, and the photos became a hit.
Ever wanted to make a movie, but been really hungry at the same time? That seems to have been the case with Alexandre Dubosc, a talented French director. This video was released a few months ago and has been the talk of the town ever since. An homage to cinema’s origins - which cleanly plays with food and color - will stimulate your tastebuds as well as your eyes.
Next up is a very interesting project centering around a workshop on the Wikipedia logo! As you know, Wikipedia is the largest, richest, and most used encyclopedia in the world. The initiative, launched by Viewpoint magazine, invited Brand Lab to hold a workshop on the theoretical and technical redesign of a worldwide brand. The project also gave the agency an opportunity to showcase their creative process and “thought design”. While Wikipedia provides some incredible free educational resources, it lacks a certain presence, humanity and passion – making it a perfect candiate for the workshop. The first step was to define and determine the components of the encyclopedia, learning from its history in order to understand its vision and principles. Below you can see the process develop step by step.
The big buzz this week has been a paper version of the Super Mario Bros video game. This “physical” video game – created with the help of teagueduino (who I’ve already talked about here[FR]) – is made up of magnets, cardboard and a whole lot of patience. It’s controlled by a button on the side and is based on the simple principle that the longer you play for, the faster the game goes. The goal (as you may already have guessed) is to avoid all of the obstacles and make it to the finish line. Nice work geeks!
Let’s continue with a video which raises some questions about our freedoms. I don’t know how many of you have ever flown into the United States, but at customs, borders, and even within the mainland, the process that authorities put people through can sometimes be lengthy and uncomfortable. That’s why Carrie Ching created this short video entitled “Suspect America”, highlighting the way in which the rights of Americans (and non-Americans on US soil) are being slowly eroded by creeping surveillance, paranoia and overzealous police. The black and white film isn’t lacking in action or warmth thanks to its textures and animation. We also love the harmonious marriage of vector art and underlying textures. It’s a well realised piece of graphic work that poses some profound.
Our WTF this week is pretty “heavy” stuff. A series of images were published on a Japanese forum recreating famous classical Italian paintings – with the addition of some tubby cats! Back in that era the nude female was the omnipresent model in paintings. Nowadays – we’re painting overweight cats. How times have changed.
Thanks, as always, for your emails about graphic news! Until next time, why not download the Emigre casting catalogue, 4,000 old posters or this very beautiful font that I’ve named Deibi. Lastly, do a quick compare and contrast between French politician Benoît Hamon’s site and this one!
Have a good week and take care!
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