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The following is a great example of successful interactive media for Nintendo’s new release, “Wario Land: Shake It!” I am not going to write anymore and allow you to experience the wii on youtube for yourself.
One of my interactive design projects, a video microsite for the UK band Spiritualized, was recently selected as Communication Arts’ webpick of the day. The site acts as a retrospective for the band as well as a promotion for their new album, tour and video. The main objective of this project was to introduce their music to a younger audience while providing an online experience for their die-hard fans to enjoy as well.
If you are a fan of film and/or film title design, be sure to check out NotComing.com. The site reviews older and lesser-known films that may have been overlooked during their original release. I especially like their Saul Bass feature.
“In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck and a head full of questions, snuck into John Lennon’s hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview. This was in the midst of Lennon’s “bed-in” phase, during which John and Yoko were staying in hotel beds in an effort to promote peace. 38 years later, Jerry has produced a film about it.”
Intrigued? “I Met The Walrus” is a fantastic short film that uses motion graphics to translate the aforementioned audio interview with John Lennon. It showcases a great combination of illustration and photographic elements and even better philosophy. Check out some more screen grabs below.
You can currently go watch the short film in its entirety in The YouTube Screening Room and it is available for purchase on iTunes.
Two of my favorite things in life, The Big Lebowski and motion graphics, have been combined in this translation of a popular scene from the film using only animated typography as its visual. It is a great example of how effective type can be in video when used with familiar visual traits. I especially like the animation of the word “lanes” and “click”. Animator and designer Koos Dekker was certainly successful in re-creating visual dialogue without using any images from the film. This video was created in Adobe After Effects.
