Words of Wisdom

Watch this masterful tribute to legendary designer, Paul Rand. This film was produced by one of my favorite studios called Imaginary Forces.

It’s important to learn from the masters, because that’s the only way you’ll truly learn and grow as an artist. So I think this short video is a must see. My favorite part is when Paul Rand says, “don’t try to be original, just be good”. Wow. Such simple, brilliant and humble advice.

Watch it here, and learn from the master: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yOjts0tpco&feature=youtube_gdata_player

What are some things from the clip that resonate with you?

Which other artists inspire you?

Datamoshing an experimental video technique where the I-frames or key-frames of a temporally compressed video are removed, causing frames from different video sequences to bleed together.

One of the examples we discussed in class of applying datamoshing to work was this music video, “Evident Utensil” for the band Chairlift, directed by Ray Tintori of Court 13.

Amazing stop-motion music video made with typography.

Ever think about where your favorite fonts are derived from? Bram Pitoyo, a self proclaimed “type nerd”, tells us about the secret history of fonts.