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Mary Rose Museum

admin — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:47:17 +0000

The brutally stunning new museum housing the Tudor warship the Mary Rose opened at the weekend in an ‘elliptical timber-clad building’ designed by London office Wilkinson Eyre Architects. Set in the historic dockyard of Portsmouth, the Mary Rose Museum displays part of the ship that served the navy of King Henry VIII for 33 years before spending 437 years undiscovered at the bottom of the sea.

“Wilkinson Eyre Architects designed the museum with a stained black exterior, intended to reference traditional English boat sheds, and a disc-shaped metal roof that curves up over its elliptical body. The starboard section of the ship’s hull is housed in a temperature-controlled chamber at the heart of the building and can be viewed through internal windows on three different storeys. The interiors, by London firm Pringle Brandon Perkins+Will, were designed to recreate the dark and claustrophobic atmosphere found below a ship’s deck.”

Visit: http://www.maryrose.org/
Via article: http://www.dezeen.com/2013/05/30/mary-rose-museum-by-wilkinson-eyre-architects-and-pringle-brandon-perkinswill/

Urban Outlaw

admin — Fri, 31 May 2013 08:48:46 +0000

This is a really well shot documentary directed by Tamir Moscovici about Magnus Walker, an LA based car customiser who is extremely passionate about Porsche 911′s.

‘URBAN OUTLAW is a portrait of Magnus Walker, the rebel Porsche customizer who turned a hobby into an obsession, and an obsession into a successful business. From a workshop in downtown Los Angeles, Magnus obsessively harvests fragments from donor 911s, grafting them onto vintage frames to create one-off automobiles with the spirit of Ferdinand Porsche but an ethos entirely his own.’

Video: https://vimeo.com/44410797
Visit: http://mosmedia.ca
Visit: http://magnuswalker911.blogspot.co.uk/

Olly Moss

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:20:25 +0000

This video from Offset 2012 is an interesting look into the working process of Winchester based graphic designer Olly Moss. He talks about his career and the creative process involved with creating poster artworks for a number of big Hollywood films. Not only does he discuss his successful projects but he also goes through a number of jobs that didn’t come out as intended. There’s also a look at his debut exhibition in LA at Gallery 1988.

“Best known for his re-imaginings of film posters, Moss makes images that are true to the heart of the movie, but filtered through a worldview that assumes intelligence and a wry understanding of pop culture from the audience. Clever and a little retro, Moss’s work makes the art slaves in Hollywood marketing departments weep with envy at his brilliance. It’s not only fan boys who’ve taken note. Sony, Lucasfilm, Apple, Penguin Books, Nike, Mondo Tees, Studio Ghibli – Moss counts them among his client list.”

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/55846250

Visit: http://www.ollymoss.com/

We Are INK

Nick Pye — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:36:52 +0000

We’ve recently helped London based digital production studio INK develop a new website to put a focus on the fidelity of their work. A key aim was to put the artwork center stage regardless of what device is being used to view the site. The final HTML CMS based website uses responsive styling to change the user experience dependent on screen resolution.

‘INK makes creative use of its digital tools to deliver beautiful and bespoke images and film. Our idea is to deliver work that feels hand-crafted, made for a particular client, with the same attention to detail and sophistication expected of the leading brands we love to work with.’

Visit: www.weareink.co.uk

5M80 by Nicolas Deveaux

admin — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:26:11 +0000

This really made me smile. A beautifully executed 3D short film directed by Nicolas Deveaux featuring high board diving Giraffe’s. Paris based Cube Creative marks a decade in business with this magical and architecturally stunning film named for the average height of its stars. This film follows on from Nicolas’s previous film 7 Tonnes 3 which features a trampolining elephant.

Visit: www.cube-creative.fr/directors/nicolas-deveaux/

Inside McLaren Technology Centre

admin — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:25:03 +0000

An interesting look inside the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey. It’s amazing the design and care that goes into the production line and not just the MP4-12C.

“The heart of McLaren Automotive – The McLaren Technology Centre and the new McLaren Production Centre. The headquarters for one of the most successful Formula One racing teams, the Woking facility is world renowned for technology innovations and design. JF Musial tours the new production line for the MP4-12C and looks behind the scenes at what’s to come for the growing super car company and race team.”

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVGlqjCufMY
Visit: http://www.mclarenautomotive.com/uk/puremclaren/pages/mclaren_technology_centre.aspx

Shortcut: An off road track between Petersfield & Midhurst

admin — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:45:58 +0000

We’ve been working with Shortcut to help develop their branding and website. Shortcut (Sussex Hampshire Off Road Track) is a project aiming to open up the disused railway line between Petersfield and Midhurst for use by the local community for walking, cycling and horse riding.

Shortcut is a registered charity supported by the the South Downs National Park with funding for a feasibility study to be carried out by Sustrans. Shortcut asked us for help in branding the project and creating a website to allow the public to register their support.

Visit: www.shortcut.org.uk
Portfolio: www.agent8.co.uk/portfolio/shortcut/

James Victore: Your Work Is A Gift

admin — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:23:56 +0000

This is a great talk by James Victore about striving to do good design work that really matters. His work for the Department of Probation is a great example of taking a difficult project and making something truly great. He does use a few rude words in this video (…and all of the other ones).

“James Victore runs an independent design studio hell-bent on world domination. He is an author, designer, filmmaker and firestarter. He continually strives to make work that is sexy, strong and memorable; work that toes the line between the sacred and the profane. His paintings of expressionist designs can be seen on ceramics, surfboards, billboards and supermodels.”

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/46112891
Visit: http://www.jamesvictore.com/
Visit: http://www.youtube.com/user/JamesVictore#g/u
Twitter: @jamesvictore

The Passport – Silence Television

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 06:47:12 +0000

I’ve posted Gianmarco Magnani’s work a number of times before. There’s something quite magic about it. Always a little twist in the application and detail. His latest series is an ode to the moped. Specifically the Honda Super Cub (Passport).

Prometheus UI by Territory

admin — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:23:18 +0000

It’s inspiring when you see the work of a friend from University on the big screen at your local cinema. Territory Studio in London worked on creating the User Interface graphics for last years Prometheus by Ridley Scott. The video above was posted earlier in the week to showcase the UI work they put together for use in production. It’s really impressive to see such complex organic graphics used in a high tech way. David Sheldon-Hicks talks through working on the project in an interview with Art of VFX:

“The biggest challenge was technically achieving the node based operating system we had devised. We wanted the computer graphics to use lots of connected lines, almost like cables or tentacles. The movements and shapes of these node lines would be affected by the steady undulating rhythm of tabs, windows and widgets. To create these nodes strands in the way we wanted in After Effects proved to be a little tricky. In-fact, at the time, we couldn’t find a plugin or work-around that would make it work. We had the option of going into 3d which would have worked, but based on our timelines wasn’t practical. In the end a good friend, Carl Fairweather, built us a plugin that gave us the solution. We had lots of Bezier handle controls that we could parent and weight to other objects movements. All our motion designers loved it and he developed it further as we started asking for more features.”

Interview: http://www.artofvfx.com/?p=2834
Visit: http://www.territorystudio.com/
Vimeo:http://vimeo.com/territorystudio