new york. sf. seattle. this one's for you.
creative director and illustrator kirk wallace created these really fun minimalist illustrations of the three different cities. don't they feel like icons a little? he then worked with designer latham arnott to animate them and i love the result. always a fan of minimalist, playful design.
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awesome music video for son lux's song "change is everything" made of only school supplies. director nathan johnson says of using foam boards, pins, and thread: “i love the idea of something ordinary and mundane transformed into something beautiful and lifelike.” indeed!
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thought this project was pretty special.
it's called "in pieces" and is described as "a CSS-based interactive exhibition celebrating evolutionary distinction." it is an interactive exhibition turned study of 30 of the world’s most interesting but unfortunately endangered species, the idea being that their survivals are literally in pieces. the project teaches about these species through facts and video that are *beautifully* built into the site. also, i love the idea of a digital exhibit and the ability to take your time with each piece of content.
the other component of this is that it's a code and design experiment. the project plays with css polygons, pushing traditional uses of code by using coordinates to design triangles which make up the animals. so all of the objects are made up of triangles that are created using only code. so cool.
they cover the stories of 30 endangered species. the topic is important and the design and user experience is stunning. i really encourage you to click through and take a look at how they designed the user experience of the site but let me show you a couple of my favorites.
how cool is this animated type?
this animated typeface is part of a pretty cool project led by animography that had designers all over the world working together. the typeface is called franchise and was made by one type designer and 110 animators. each animator was asked to pick a piece and animate it using no more than 4 colors and 25 frames. they could use whatever technique or style to bring their character to life.
such a beautiful result and such a cool design process!
more from animography here.
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