I came across this old 80′s video of a song that I have fond memories of called ‘All You Zombies’ by The Hooters. Big hair, everyone standing around playing instruments in a setting that has nothing to do with the song…so typical and corny. But hey, wouldn’t be the 80′s without it.
If you happen to be in Tampa, FL you will have the pleasure of seeing New York-based digital light artist Leo Villareal’s recent completion of ‘Sky’ on the south façade of the new Tampa Museum of Art, which features a dramatic 12,000-square-foot public art commission that illuminates the downtown core.
The exterior of the new museum features programmable LED lights, 45 feet high and 300 feet long, embedded within two-layers of perforated aluminum panels. In daylight, the museum’s façade creates a moiré-like pattern, and in darkness the LED light installation glows with Villarreal’s signature light-coded and hypnotic dance.
Daily Design Inspiration is just that. A daily dose of eye candy to highlight artworks utilizing graphic design, painting, illustration techniques, or computer graphics, that we find for your viewing pleasure. Today we highlight all things prehistoric. Cavemen not included. Enjoy!
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Political satire drips from Britt Spencer’s powerful and exaggerated illustrations and can be compared to the works of Bill Plimpton who presented his work in the same fashion. Britt Spencer born and raised in Kentucky, currently lives in Los Angeles, CA and his client roster has included GQ Magazine, BBC, DPI, PDNedu, Little Airplane Productions, Cromwell Advertising, The Truth Ad Campaign, Philomel Books for Young Readers, Puffin Books for Young Readers, The Dandy Dwarves, Thomas and King, Carolina Parent, Mellow Mushroom, CBS, The Savannah College of Art and Design, The South Magazine.
Norwegian Pith 2008
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We see them every time we watch a film or animation and usually pay little attention. It’s the opening title sequence, where the film’s opening credits appear and the tone of the movie or animation are set. A lot of thought and hard work goes into these few minutes. The new animated series Archer is no exception.
Neal Holman who produced the sequence in about four days states ” My plan from the very start was to do an open using silhouettes in some form or fashion. Saul Bass and some later Saul Bass-esque opens, like Catch Me If You Can and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, were pretty heavy influences. Even the end sequence of The Incredibles. Anything that had that sort of deft blend of fun and action went into the pot.”
Here is a screenshot of the opening title sequence followed by a link to the clip, which pays homage to vintage espionage films.
It reminds me of 1960′s tv series The Man From U.N.C.L.E (due to the music), Mission Impossible or even a hint of old James Bond flicks.
You can watch Archer Opening Title Sequence here. via artoftitlesequence