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May 27, 2011

The Adventures of Tintin

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The teaser trailer for “The Adventures of Tintin” has finally been released. The feature-length animation is an adaptation of the “Secret of the Unicorn”, which forms part of the famous childrens book series by writer and illustrator Herge. The film is directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Peter Jackson. It looks to be one of the most hyped animated features of this year.

 

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May 11, 2011

Happy Birthday Martha Graham

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Check out the wonderful Google doodle for today that celebrates the birthdate of American choreographer and dancer Martha Graham, who was a pioneer in modern dance. The animation was created by Ryan Woodward who is a storyboard artist, animator and film maker. Be sure to check out his other work

 

Google – Martha Graham from Ryan J Woodward on Vimeo.

 

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April 13, 2011

Woodstock Cycleworks

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If you live in Cape Town and like bicycles, be sure to visit the opening of Woodstock Cycleworks tomorrow night. Watch this video to find out all the details.

 

Ready to launch from Woodstock Cycleworks on Vimeo.

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April 7, 2011

Ads Worth Spreading

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TED has announced the 10 winners of their first Ads Worth Spreading competition. The competition seeks to reverse the trend of online ads being aggressively forced on users. Their aim is to award ads that are so good you choose to watch them. Here are two we particularly liked:

 
 

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April 7, 2011

Fresh Mural

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Julio Rölle from 44flavours and his friend Otto Baum from KLUB7, have painted this amazing mural in their new and shiny studio. We at Nicework love their expressive typography and colours. Well done chaps!

 

44flavours x KLUB7 – Step by Step from editude pictures on Vimeo.

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April 4, 2011

Gmail Motion

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One of our favourite April Fool’s jokes for this year: Gmail Motion.

 

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April 1, 2011

Le Petit Prince

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A limited edition moleskine notebook has been created in honor of Le Petit Prince, one of the most well-loved literary icons of the 20th Century. Virgilio Villoresi directed and animated this short about it.

 

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March 28, 2011

The Hydra Piano

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Apostol Tnokovski is an industrial designer from Macedonia. He is also a Lady Gaga fan. Because of his immense design talent, we won’t hold that against him. He made her a piano, which is awesome, regardless of how many times they play Alejandro on the radio…

via: yankodesign.com

 

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March 24, 2011

Classic Design Quotes

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On March 8, The Architectural League gave its President’s Medal to Lella and Massimo Vignelli “in recognition of a body of work so influential in its breadth that it has shaped the very way we see the world.” Pentagram’s Michael Bierut, an Architectural League vice president, designed the evening’s program with five different covers that feature five classic Vignelli quotes.

via: Pentagram

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March 11, 2011

Paint the Town

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Amazing picture of a overturned truck that was transporting printers ink. Luckily no environmental damage was caused.

via: engadget

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