Digital Dream Machine

“All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” – Pablo Picasso

A bonus quote just because I rediscovered one of my favorites today! Not sure if she is the original author or not, but I’ll leave it attributed to her for now. “To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world.” – Brandi Snyder

“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” – Anatole France

“If I know what love is, it is because of you.” – Hermann Hesse

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller

Fellow Jeepers, check out this techno tune created by a crew using real-time sounds from a Jeep Cherokee. An astonishing 2 weeks of rehearsal and 7 hours of filming to get a solid take! Be sure to follow @Jeep on Twitter, subscribe to the YouTube Jeep Channel, and become a fan on their Facebook page. [...]

“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” – Albert Einstein

Below is a heckuva fun poster created for a 2009 screening of The Monster Squad at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema by artist Tyler Stout. This a great design, capturing all the characters and moments of a cult-favorite monster movie that kicked creature butt all over Van Helsing! Unfortuantely, the blue variant version of the poster [...]

“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell

(Illustrations: Matthew Lyons) Check out more of Matthew Lyon’s beautiful fake movie titles over on his Flickr set. Makes me wonder what the direction the actual films would take, animated or live-action? Be sure to look at his other wonderful illustrations while you’re there. (Illustration: Matthew Lyons) I really admire this kind of stylized, textured [...]

I love seeing imagery of man-made structures being reclaimed by the natural environment and I know some of you do as well. Head over to BLDGBLOG to check out some eerie photos of the semi-derelict Biosphere 2 by Photographer Noah Sheldon. Biosphere 2 is a semi-derelict bio-architectural experiment in the Arizona desert that was sold [...]

This simulated-version video showcases some potentially very, very cool uses of 3D projection on buildings. It’s not really a new idea, but seeing how this could look on a large scale is intriguing. Projection on Buildings from NuFormer Digital Media on Vimeo. Clearly, the projections have been recreated using effects for the purposes of the [...]

A dark, but beautiful paper art animation produced by Colenso BBDO and Animated by Andersen M Studio for the New Zealand Book Council. Thanks to Marty for the link!

Greetings blog readers! I look back at 2009 and am incredibly thankful for all the extraordinary people and pets I met and all of the professional opportunities that were presented to me. I am beyond lucky! Assure the people in your life that you’re grateful for their company and support and let the universe know [...]