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Bread + Butter D.U.M.BO. Collective

Add to Folder | Comments (1) | December 03, 2008

Bread + Butter Shop, a small art and design collective, has just moved to a new studio in D.U.M.B.O., Brooklyn.

In time for the holidays, they have posted beautifully crafted letterpressed cards, cocktail napkins, and prints.

You Me folded card

Cocktail Napkins with gold foil

Silk Screened Alphabet Sampler

The letterpress items are all made with soy based inks and are hand-printed using a Chandler and Price table top press.

(2 of the 3 Bread + Butter designers Kelly Blair and Carol Hayes also art direct the book covers for Melville House Publishing)

Link: Bread + Butter Shop

This Is Where We Live animation for 4th Estate books

Add to Folder | Comments (3) | December 03, 2008

In honor of the upcoming 25th anniversary of 4th Estate (an imprint of HarperCollins UK), Apt Studio produced a gorgeous stop-motion animation. I was blown away when I watched this (see video below), and I'm in disbelief that the film was completed in under a month. It's the perfect blend of nostalgia, a love of books, and modernity. The film took a team of 20 animators, and more than 1,000 books were put to use. Has anyone ever seen such a beautiful promotional film for a book publisher?? I can keep myself entertained just trying to make out fragments of books I recognize.

I'm curious if the work of artist Brian Dettmer was an inspiration.

I've included some screen shots above from the film, but the actual animation is a must-see, along with behind the scene clips on the meticulous process (see below).

Here is one of many videos on the tedious time lapse animation:

London Set Build Timelapse

The music was created by Mike Chalmers (aka Actionfist). Asylum Films also collaborated with Apt Studio on the This Is Where We Live film.

Limited edition books are also on sale to celebrate 4th Estate's 25th Anniversary in 2009.

Another great find while browsing vimeo...

Link: 25 the State

Neil Gaiman & Henry Selick's 3-D Animated Coraline

Add to Folder | Comments (1) | December 01, 2008

Update 12/30/09: There is a new interactive website for Coraline.

Over the weekend I saw a movie theater display for Coraline, an upcoming stop-motion animated feature in 3-D. The film is a feature-length adaptation of Neil Gaiman's bestselling children's novel Coraline. It is written and directed by Henry Selick (director of The Nightmare Before Christmas) and produced by LAIKA.

Dakota Fanning will provide the voice for Coraline. The cast also includes Ian McShane, Teri Hatcher, Keith David, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, and John Hodgman.

It's in theaters on February 6, 2009. Looks fun.

(a higher quality trailer is available on yahoo)

I didn't understand the movie website at first, but Drawn! has unlocked a few codes that may help you out. At first I was frustrated that the website requires secret codes to unlock hidden videos and content. But, it's gratifying when you finally discover something new.

Below are a few of screenshots from hidden clips:

IGN.com has also posted several clips for Coraline. Here are a couple videos that talk about the process of making the film.

Link: Focus Features site for Coraline

Saks Fifth Avenue Snowflakes Jewelry by Marian Bantjes

Add to Folder | Comments (1) | December 01, 2008

Today I discovered Marian Bantjes' beautiful new work for Saks Fifth Avenue (via design observer).

For the holiday season Marian Bantjes was commissioned to create 25 unique snowflakes which now grace an array of Saks Fifth Avenue items. Some of the snowflakes were reinterpreted into beautiful, and extremely expensive jewelry.

Got 81,600?

the above drawing was the inspiration for the $81,600 pendant by Kwiat below

Link: more of Marian Bantjes' portfolio

Smurf balloon debuts in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Add to Folder | Comments (3) | November 27, 2008

In honor of the 50th Anniversary for The Smurfs, a 47-foot tall Smurf balloon joined Buzz Lightyear and Horton as the newcomers in the 82nd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The blue Smurf also had the company of Smurfette and Papa Smurf on a decked out Smurfs float.