Chanel’s gone and outdone themselves! With the help of Peter Philips and his brilliant animation eye, this monolithic brand has jumped into the animation pool head first, proving they’re not second fiddle behind Burberry in the pool of digital relevance. This Chanel beauty kit comes to life as a robot, interestingly giving us a masculine take on a brand that’s so extremely feminine…love the mix up. Click here to watch this Trontastic video.
When making comparisons, it’s hard to tell that these two works are by artists from different sides of the world. On the tail of this morning’s Giles Hayter feature, it seems timely to talk about a trend we keep seeing in the art world: collage color-blocked patterns. The piece on the left is by Hayter and can be viewed in London’s Redchurch Gallery this week. The drawing on the right, entitled, Inconsequential Terrain, by Seong Chun, is represented by Mary Ryan Gallery in New York. This piece is just one of many amazing works on Artlog‘s roster. Another cool component at Artlog is ACP, their latest initiative to build a close community of art lovers and collectors both locally and globally. Both designs resemble organized chaos and remind us of slightly chaotic info graphics.
Patterns in nature are often the most intricate. When combined with an interactive mind, they can be completely mesmerizing. Leonardo Solaas, an Argentinean interactive designer living and working in Buenos Aires has been blurring the line of fantasy, reality and nature for over a decade. All of his drawings, video clips and interactive features are timeless in a futuristic meets nostalgic kind of way. When paired side by side with this architectural structure, it’s easy to see the structural influence one has on the other, and by removing all traces of color, the contrast is simply compelling.
Color simulating movement can be a beautiful thing. Michael Alan and IBM, from separate planes of the universe, have done precisely that in their abstract depictions of the world. Using loose strokes of color, figure drawings, fiber optic moods and strong contrasts, both layouts relay thoughtful connectivity in the most delicate of ways.
It’s always a relief when tech brands move beyond the hardware and stock photography for their advertising campaigns. Both ATT and the anti-virus software giant, Eset have tapped a new (and unexpected) trend in their effort to convey usability for the masses. Using hands, the body part most closely associated with computers and phones, both creative teams have stepped outside the box, proving abstract interpretations can leave the most memorable impact. Be it painted hands simulating bamboo or digital pointers at a concert, the unified compositions remind us that small things in mass make the greatest impact, a reliable and age-old concept.
Nearly every designer is tasked with making a media cloud at least once their career. Today, as I was walking to Chelsea Market, I passed by this Blackberry bbm advert in the Meat Packing District. Using overlapping bubbles to simulate chatter and create a typographic headline, the casual language seemed to be the true draw. Everyone wants to feel like they’re peering into something secretive and this ad does a good job reminding us that only our bff’s deserve bbm. This ad draws a strong parallel to this music window in the Ginza district of Tokyo. While neither design is overly refined, it’s interesting to see the eastern and western approach is (unpredictably) in sync.