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2011 Motion Graphic Design Census

CL Team — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:07:17 +0000

Also, download the results of the 2010 census here.

AGI Open 2010 Porto

Filipe Carvalho — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:20:53 +0000

First ever AGI Open conference to be held in Porto, Portugal. Paula Scher, Stefan Sagmeister, Abott Miller and Matt Pyke among the many excellent speakers.

See you in October!

Pepsi “refresh”… not so fresh.

CL Team — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:01:44 +0000

The folks at Pepsi decided to take one of the most unique and creative videos on the web, and use it for their new “Refresh” campaign.

The ORIGINAL music video, “Sour,” that went viral on ’09:

Click here to view the embedded video.

… and the “new” Pepsi spot that blatently plagiarizes it:

Click here to view the embedded video.

For shame. (You may also notice a “wee planet” in the Pepsi spot.. taken from a Flickr set that also went viral on the blogosphere in 08-09)

WE GOT THAT B-ROLL!

CL Team — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:26:57 +0000

Click here to view the embedded video.

SO funny. I need that b-roll!!

Doritos Crash the Superbowl

Jonathan Winbush — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:53:09 +0000

Every year Doritos ask all creative thinkers to come up with a 3o second commercial that represents their brand. The prizes are nice but the biggest prize is if you place top 3 you get your commercial aired during the actual Superbowl. This year there are already 3,000 submission and there are some really creative pieces this year. View the entries

Design of the CBS Eye

CL Team — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:21 +0000

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A history of the CBS logo by Charles Osgood. Design of the logo by Bill Golden and Kurt Weiss. It was inspired by Quaker symbols, an eye to ward off evil. Via

NBC Sued in Font-Related Flare-Up

Jonathan Winbush — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:29:27 +0000

NBC is being sued for over 2 million dollars for not gaining the rights to use fonts for their shows.

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AICP Show main titles

Filipe Carvalho — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:27:17 +0000

I’m not usually a big fan of intrusive type on main titles, but these work like a charm. There’s context for the way they’re presented, and alot of imagination.
I love the shot where the dog gets curious!

Credits:

Client: AICP Minnesota, Kirk Hokanson, Executive Director
Product: AICP Show 2009 reception sponsor reel

Concept, Design & VFX: motion504
Creative Director/3D/Compositor: Scott Wenner
3D/Compositor: Amy Schmitt
Executive Producer: Eric Mueller

Director: Scott Wenner
DP: Bo Hakala
Art Director: Sarah Jean Kruchowski
Producer: Todd Cobery

Editor: Joe Martin

Sound Design: BWN
Sound Designer: Carl White

Stefan Sagmeister: The power of time off

CL Team — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:06:55 +0000

Michael Bierut’s portfolio

Filipe Carvalho — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:04:29 +0000

I’m a firm believer that in order to produce interesting and innovative work, one should look at much more than the guy next to you.
Michael Bierut, one of Pentagram‘s partners, shows us his portfolio from when he was a student. And the best? He talks about it, bit by bit.