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Kaiju Bunraku is a gorgeously shot, stylised short film by Lucas Leyva and Jillian Mayer told with puppets, the first Mothra film to make it to Sundance. Via Short of the Week: An unauthorized indie Mothra movie told via Bunraku (traditional Japanese puppetry theatre), I can confidently say Lucas Leyva and Jillian Mayer’s Kaiju Bunraku […]
Doors are a metaphor in this powerful American political ad for MJ Hegar, who’s running for office as a Democrat in Texas. Via Adweek: A former Air Force helicopter pilot, Hegar earned a Purple Heart after being injured during a combat search-and-rescue mission in Afghanistan, and the second woman ever to ever receive a Distinguished […]
Adobe has created five Bauhaus fonts from typographic sketches and unpublished designs recovered from the legendary school of design. Via Adweek: “Hidden Treasures: Bauhaus Dessau” is a series of five free font families that use as their starting point letter fragments and sketches by original members of the Bauhaus. Two of the font families—Xanti, named […]
The Carters’ APESH**T is a single from their surprise album, Everything is Love. Filmed in the Louvre, it’s a gorgeous visual feast. A review via the Atlantic: Throughout the video, Beyoncé and Jay-Z borrow inspiration from the strength and grace of women. In the now-iconic first glimpse of the couple, the camera glides toward them […]
Millennial monks are adapting to a modernising world by increasingly taking charge of their monasteries in order to save them. Via National Geographic: This new generation of monks is coming of age after decades of Soviet religious persecution, which nearly wiped out the Buddhist monk population in the country. Roughly 17,000 monks were killed in […]
How TV gave us the perfect soccer ball: the ubiquitous black and white pattern was created in order for the ball to be seen more clearly on screen. Via Livestrong: A soccer ball has 32 panels, 20 of which are hexagons and 12 of which are pentagons. The name of this shape is the buckyball, […]
Spell of the West is a beautiful short animated film by Sam Lane, about a cowgirl hunting down an elusive character damaging the environment. Via Short of the Week: Despite the somewhat unconventional edge to its aesthetic and narrative, there are some recognisable tropes in Spell of the West that make it an accessible watch. […]
Automata is a sci fi noir detective series which is now available online. Based on Penny Arcade’s story, set in Prohibition-era New York. Via Gizmodo: The first episode of Automata, Van Alan’s free, five-part sci-fi series based on the Penny Arcade comic series of the same name, is now available online. Grimm’s Basil Harris stars […]
My Best Flaw is a campaign out of Brazil’s Papel & Caneta that talks about diversity in advertising, in for viewing right before Cannes. Via Adweek: Every country has to do better in their efforts to elevate diversity in advertising—and the U.S. is certainly far from perfect. But Brazil has a particularly big problem when […]
Wimbledon is celebrating 150 years of history with an epic animation from McCann London, Oscar-nominated directors Smith & Foulkes, and Nexus Studios. Via Adweek: When one thinks of Grand Slam tennis, Wimbledon is usually the first tournament that leaps to mind. The Australian Open is Aussie fun in the sun, the French Open is elegant, […]