Category Archives: Motion Pictures

May 23, 2013

Digging In, the Soul of Story, Brand:

Visualizing the layering of identity: Iron Man I was moving through, collecting and organizing some earlier Girvin studies for Paramount Studios, and hanging out in the theatre, looking at titling treatments, graphic identities for films and one sheet theatrical campaigns,. … Continue reading

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April 12, 2013

The Dark Portal of Design | Star Trek Two

Star Trek Two Working in the motion picture business, as a designer for theatrical advertising, the potential of working comes from making introductions, reaching out: connecting. It’s always a journey, the explorations, the examinations, the labyrinths of time, talent and … Continue reading

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February 11, 2013

The touch of the hand, crafting
The Lord of the Rings logo drafts

Design studies for the LOTR and Peter Jackson The process of film identity and brand development is intensely competitive, there are a series of talents, team and agencies whose sole enterprises are focused 100% of the time on theatrical advertising … Continue reading

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November 9, 2012

Tom Ford, James Bond and Design

Theatrical design, costumery and captivation Who’s the man? There’s always been a supreme masculinity in the legacy of the mythic, Ian Fleming archetypal character and the theatrical playing power of James Bond – perhaps never better evidenced that in the … Continue reading

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October 22, 2012

How do you see information as a story?

Visualizing and organizing the perception of information Cinematic interface design as a reference to example Image above: © Cruise/Wagner + Amblin Entertainment It might be said that the rise of infographics — visualizing, simplifying and organizing content into varying graphical … Continue reading

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October 3, 2012

MySpace Interface

The Interspace: the new MySpace UI Wide Open — Inner Space — Interface It’s interesting to study the migrations of MySpace, in the challenges of their past failing and flailing attempts to maintain a respectable share of the social online … Continue reading

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September 24, 2012

Working with Tony Scott

The Genius of Invention, the Infection of Enthusiasm Weeks later, I’ve been thinking.

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September 21, 2012

WAKA | TokyoCrows

The heart and soul of Crows, People, Cityscape and Poetry: Tokyo Waka | A film KRISTINE SAMUELSON + JOHN HAPTAS image from Waka The Kaw-Call of the Crow | Tokyo. Who couldn’t forget this call?

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September 19, 2012

Resident Evil: Retribution tickets on sale now!

Meeting M I L L A Market Restaurant | Paris THE STREAM FLOWS — BUT WHICH WAY, THE CURRENT? I was thinking about the idea of current flow — watching leaves in a river, idling — breeze and river flow … Continue reading

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July 3, 2012

The Evil that Men Shall Do: The Dragon Tattoo Brand Design Strategy

Logos, fonts, custom alphabets and design strategies: from one sheet to main titles WORKING AS A DESIGNER IN THE THEATRICAL BRANDING Design / Strategy market, the “instinctually” founded process is pebbled with uncertainty and the foibles of a largely intuitive … Continue reading

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