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Objectified: New Hustuit Design Documentary
Let’s face it: Gary Hustuit’s documentary Helvetica was a runaway hit. I certainly didn’t expect so many designers and non-designers alike to get so goofy about a film about a typeface. Building on...
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Live hard, draw on…
This came in today via LiquidTreat. It’s a documentary called Died Young, Stayed Pretty which is billed as a candid look at the underground poster culture in North America. These artists dig deep into...
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Got 25 minutes?
Filminute is billed as The International One-Minute Film Festival and now the 2008 finalists are all online and awaiting your vote! You do the math: 25, one-minute films won’t take that long to watch....
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Objectified Documentary Trailer
Objectified Documentary Our old friend Gary Hustwit, who brought us the feature-length film Helvetica about typography, graphic design and global visual culture, is putting the final touches on his...
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Catching up on TV from the ‘good old days’
Of recent I have been watching shows that I watched when I was younger, they are all dated but are quite wonderful to watch again. Here is a rundown, check them out: The new Statesman: The New...
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Ze Frank, back again in The Remnants
Our old friend Ze Frank has been a little harder to find since The Show went off air (or I guess offline) two years ago. A project he was recently involved with came online, a short 12 minute film...
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Validation
There is so much nonsense on Youtube, so when I was surfing around at the weekend I was delighted to find this short movie. Take 15 minutes out of your day to watch this movie about parking...
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DOXA Documentary Film Festival Needs Our Help
DOXA Documentary Film Festival Needs Our Help Graphic designers don’t often participate in documentary filmmaking, which is a shame. Just as our craft helps shape culture, documentaries are powerful...
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This American Life in Vancouver
I am so excited, one of my favorite programs of all time is coming to Vancouver, well Richmond actually. For those that don’t know, This American Life hosted by Ira Glass, is a one hour radio program...
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Coast Modern Documentary
I love when “research” time comes around at the office. It gives me a valid excuse to do what I clandestinely do the rest of the week: Surf the Internet. We’re deep into work on an architectural firm...
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Ever Seen A $4M Press Installed?
Our friends over at Generation Printing have been buying news toys lately as they expand their high tech pressroom in Vancouver, BC. Check out this time-lapse video which compresses the 26 day...
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Type Tastes Good
Having been involved in the Digital Design and Digital Design Programs at VFS for a number of years now, it’s a source of pride when our design students really “get it”. Check out this impressive...
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Adobe Reel Idea Studio
Our talented friends at VFS have teamed up with Adobe and Intel to create a terrific new website for the Real Idea Studio, an online community that extends the reach of Adobe’s Student Filmmaker...
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Buy Your DVD of Helvetica Now!
You’ve seen the film Helvetica. Now you want to own it for yourself and see all the other stuff said by those designers that didn’t make the cut. Now you can pre-order your own copy of Helvetica on...
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SIGGRAPH Animation Festival in Vancouver
Hot on the heels of SIGGRAPH 2007 in San Diego, the SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival is coming to Vancouver, September 19 & 20, 2007! You don’t want to miss this extraordinary collection of...
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Anybody else sick of all this Trajan?
This blog has sure gone stale, hasn’t it? I wonder if we have any readers left? We sort of suck, you’re right. Anyway, I’m still blogging, which is ironic as I used to be the lame infrequent blogger...
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