"New Rules of Work" Letterpress Posters by Division of Labor (SF)

"New Rules of Work" poster series letterpressed by Tribune Showprint, set available online here.

"New Rules of Work" poster series letterpressed by Tribune Showprint, currently sold out.

"Grocery Signs" hand lettered signs on butcher paper, available online here.

 

Division of Labor is a creative studio based in San Francisco, California, that's done some really impeccable work for some really big names.  They have a ton of campaign and video work that's pretty well known, but their prints and posters are also cool as well.   And, with a logo designed by the great Mikey Burton, how can this studio NOT be awesome?  Check out their online store for some cool poster prints currently available.

Growing is Forever by Jesse Rosten

Growing is Forever from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

Its raining in Los Angeles this weekend, but the cinematography in this video lightens things up.  Cheers, to the weekend.

Video Goodness: Trippy 3D Fractal Animation by subBlue

Clever Animation: "Against Dumb," A SmartCar Commercial

A great find by one of the coolest blogs out there, ChangeTheThought.

An Interview with Michael Beirut, one of the Masters of Typography

A brief and insightful interview by The Atlantic with designer Michael Beirut on typography.

Via DesignObserver.

Video Goodness: Animated TV Bumps by Nando Costa

"Boy Meets Robot" for The Anime Network from Nando Costa on Vimeo.

Diesel Friendship Gallery from Nando Costa on Vimeo.

"Fox Movies" for Fox Japan from Nando Costa on Vimeo.

"Shortcut to Brilliant" for Adobe from Nando Costa on Vimeo.

"Multiply" for Nike 6.0 from Nando Costa on Vimeo.

Here's some really great animation directed by Nando Costa from Brazil who's currently working in Portland.

Flaming Lips Poster Screenprinted with Wayne Coyne's Blood

Wayne Coyne, the lead singer of the Flaming Lips, prints a gig poster for the band using a vial of his blood as the ink.  Watch the video to see the chilly process.

Here's how the final poster looks like.  While there's a few done for this Austin City Limits Festival poster, there's only one done with Wayne Coyne's blood, and the bidding for this poster has gone up to $60,000 supposedly.

Poster for The Flaming Lips New Years Eve show.

 Here's the Summer Tour 2010 Poster for the Flaming Lips.

VIDEO: Opening Titles for FOTB

Breathtaking macro close ups, magnets and science working together to create a very cool introduction to one of the most prestigious design conferences.

via the AnimalCanon blog

VIDEO: Beautifully Animated Bumps for Japanese SciFi Channel

These animations by Nando Costa for FOX Japan are well done and super surreal. on Vimeo.

From the artist:
"My approach was based on the concept "The Other Side", which refers to stereotypes in science fiction material such as speculations of another dimension. Concrete blocks populating the various scenes of grassy fields behave as symbols for the so called "Other Side" and were loosely inspired by artist Donald Judd.

During the production of these animations I had the pleasure of collaborating with processing artist Robert Hodgin to create a complex flock of birds entangled in strings. Robert utilized a single bird cycle that we've made to create an application that allowed us to control and generate animations of the flock in an intricate flight dance. After some compositing and styling these animations became the identity of the channel's horror segment."

Crazy Cool Time Lapse Video of Coachella 2010

Airplane Safety Cards Animated: The Humorous Opening Titles of Eurotrip

1954 Animated Short Film: The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe

Today is the anniversary of Edgar Allen Poe's death.

CREDITS:

Narrated by James Mason

Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

Directed by Ted Parmelee

Screenplay by Bill Scott and Fred Grable

via Open Culture

Lets Redu -- Cool Stop Motion Animation with Wooden Blocks

Via the Milk & Eggs Co. blog

Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance

Thought this would be an appropriate weekend to post this with the the transition from summer to fall. Slow down and take it all in--this masterpiece is timeless.

Video: Amazing Animation in this Don Pedleton Commercial

While it kills me to post up commercials, I can help but be in awe at how Don Pedleton's designs really burst into motion in this spot for Mountain Dew.

Video: Animations to Introduce a New Typeface -- Conquerer

Conquerer has just released these promo videos to announce five brilliant new typefaces that are now available on their website.

via Creative Review

Video: Amazing Handwritten Typography by Italian Calligrapher Luca Barcellona

Legacy of Letters by Luca Barcellona

Italian Calligrapher Luca Barcellona displays his insane penmanship skills.  He could be the king of taggers.

Found by our friend Tad Carpenter

Video: Moshun -- Amazing Animated Typography from the Netherlands

Moshun from Jeroen Krielaars

Video: Star Wars as a Silent Film

Ok, for quite some time there's been a few of these black & white silent movie renditions of Star Wars floating around Youtube.  This one however, is done pretty well, and even amusingly so.

VIDEO: Time & Again -- An animation about Work

By jacques khouri

via Monsieur Bandit