Art & Copy

Art & Copy, the new documentary directed by Doug Pray (Surfwise, Scratch, HYPE!), gives ‘behind the scenes’ access to the advertising industry, and interviews with some of its key players, including: George Lois, Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Lee Clow, Hal Riney.
“When I began making ART & COPY back in 2005, it seemed like [...]

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Learn Something Everyday
Simple illustrations featuring new facts everyday. See them here.

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Objectified
The newest film by Gary Hustwit (Helvetica) is now available to own on DVD/Blu-Ray and limited edition bonus items: including the poster featured above (designed by Michael C. Place and Build). For orders and more information click here.

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sixty40 - Battlestar

Still from ‘Battlestar‘ - Harmonic 313, sixtyforty, 2009
New video shot for hip-hop artist, Harmonic 313 (Warp) by Australian studio sixty40.
“The clip was shot with 2 x P2 cameras. Shot stereoscopically (i.e. on 2 identical cameras separated in space to mimic 2 eyes) the clip uses a flicking technique that was inspired by 2 [...]

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IKEA: Futura to Verdana
Image: idsgn
For 50 years IKEA have maintained a strong brand with the use of Futura in their catalog designs, but now their font of choice has switched to Verdana. The main reasons for the switch over are said to be: so the same typeface can be used easily internationally, as well as [...]

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Melbourne Spring Fashion Week 2009 - Breakfast Series

Presented by Design Victoria, the Melbourne Spring Fashion Week - Breakfast Series presents: “An exceptional line up of speakers will share their experience and knowledge on what it takes to create and maintain customer relationships throughout the retail lifecycle”. Speakers include: Scott Kilmartin - haul, Chloe Quigley - [...]

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NGV: Chinoiserie: Asia in Europe 1620–1840

Image 1: CHINA Qing dynasty 18th century Teapot porcelain, enamels (Cantonese ware) (a-b) 13.9 x 19.4 x 11.2 cm (overall) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Arthur Allen Bequest, 1968; Image 2: Giles GRENDEY England 1693–1780 Daybed c. 1735–40 gold and silver leaf on painted wood, cane 99.8 x 198.0 x [...]

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ACMI: Marc Jacobs on Film

Marc Jacobs on Film
“Celebrating 25 years in the fashion industry, the designer who brought grunge to the catwalk continues to surprise and inspire with his unique take on downtown chic. Presented as part of the Melbourne Spring Fashion Week. Curated by James Nolen” - ACMI

Saturday 29 August - Sunday 6 September [...]

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Kitsch Nitsch

Kitsch Nitsch is made up of two graphic-designers: Aka Neon & MNCHRM, who “devote a lot of our time to decoration, product design and scenography”.
See their wall/car/apparel vinyl designs here.

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34 Parking Lots

See them here.

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Sam Jinks

Sam Jinks, Flower, 2008, 35 x 25 x 25 cm, mixed media
The highly detailed works of Sam Jinks, are almost unsettling in their realism. View the extraordinary pieces here.

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8-Bit Trip
8-Bit Trip, rymdreglage
1500 hours compressed to 3 minutes and 49 seconds of stop-motion animation using lego bricks.

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Beniffer Editions

Andrew Zukerman - Book and Cassette
Music: Bram Devens
Art/Printing: Jacob Horwood
Insert: Andrew Zukerman & Randy Gagne
Exploding Motor Car member’s silkscreen ephemera and experimental music packaging:
“Look at this! Consists of 32 pages of collage images done with drawing, photocopies and 2-colour screenprint. Often potent and engrossing, the collection is a true testament to the ever evolving [...]

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Exploding Motor Car - Video for ‘New Years’ by Ohbijou

Ohbijou - New Years from explodingmotorcar on Vimeo.
Music video created by Toronto based art collective Exploding Motor Car. It utilizes stop-motion animation, combined with hand-made elements.
Check out their other fabulous creations here.

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Björk: Wanderlust in 3D

Video for Björk’s Wanderlust (directed by Encyclopedia Pictura), even more spectacular in 3D. Watch it here.

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