We’ve recently been working with INK to develop their online identity and launch a CMS website to feature their latest work. INK are a London based studio that use digital illustration and animation to tell stories and bring ideas to life. Posted above is their recent CG film for Silverstone Race Circuit to promote the new pit, paddock and race facilities.

“We use digital illustration and animation to capture the atmosphere and emotion of an idea, space or event. INK is a digital workshop where what we create defines our studio.“

Visit: http://www.weareink.co.uk/

Images and video all copyright INK and respective clients. All rights reserved. Visit: http://www.weareink.co.uk/

I really like this sequence of language videos from EF Language Schools. A col­lab­o­ra­tion between Gustav Johansson, Niklas Johansson, Albin Holmqvist and Camp David the videos combine evocative film with beautiful typography. Nice soundtracks too. I’m not sure which my favorite is (3 more over the fold).

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Another beautiful design book by Gestalten. ‘Go Faster’ is a collection of over one hundred examples of racecar design that shows the carefree anarchy in which they were created. In the book, ‘colorful racing cars are featured next to blank, white models. Thanks to this juxtaposition, Go Faster not only takes its readers on a breakneck ride through images of racing history, but also shows them exactly how the graphics modulate the look of the vehicle.’ Gestalten Video in post.

Visit: http://www.gestalten.com/books/detail?id=ceafb21a24b0f7bc01250bdacde90085

All images and video copyright Gestalten: http://www.gestalten.com/

The videos shot for Mutiny bikes by Joe Simon are great. A combination of stunningly shot video (including super8 and 5DmkII) and crazy riding skills in breathtaking locations. They’ve just got a really nice feel to them that make you want to get on your bike. It’s funny when you look at Joe Simon’s main work shooting weddings, a real contrast in content but the same beautiful aesthetic.

Mutiny Bikes Vimeo channel: http://vimeo.com/mutinybikes

Joe Simon Films: http://vimeo.com/joesimonprod

Here’s wishing everybody a very happy new year! 2010 was a great year with new collaborations and clients from a number of different industries. 2011 promises to be a great year  with a number of interesting new projects already in the works.

Top of our resolutions list is ‘Update our portfolio’ closely followed by ‘Create more Self Initiated Projects’ and ‘Blog More’. Hopefully we’ll stick to doing them this year!

Anticipation of the new Tron film is growing. The viral marketing for Legacy has been building over the past few months in a big way: http://www.flynnlives.com/ is one of the main viral sites. You can signup to help ‘track down all leads related to the mysterious disappearance of Kevin Flynn, digital pioneer and former CEO of ENCOM’. There’s some really retro files to discover including lots of ASCII art animations and other weird crypitc messages.

Daft Punk are also doing the soundtrack so it’s looking to be a real treat this Christmas.

http://www.flynnlives.com/
http://www.tronsoundtrack.com/

Video and artwork Copyright Disney / Daft Punk and respective parties

A really rich portfolio of from French photographer Laurent Nivalle. The Le Mans Classic gallery looks amazing with beautiful depth-of-field and compsition. A great retro feel for a classic Le Mans event. You can check out his most recent work on his blog.

Visit: http://laurentnivalle.fr/LMC2010.html
Visit blog: http://www.laurentnivalle.blogspot.com/

All photos copyright Laurent Nivalle. All rights reserved.

Derek Stenning creates great Sci-Fi illustrations for the likes of Endeavor Snowboards but with a really unusual angle. The artworks have evolved around research into ‘Entartete Kunst’ (Degenerate Art), a term adopted by the Nazi regime in Germany to describe virtually all modern art.

“I find these discriminating ideas absurd, but I have adopted the Judeo-Bolshevist theme in this work (the cosmonauts, the hexagram etc.) as a starting point to create these images. As mentioned in a previous post this project is about returning to a more expressive way of creating art (after 10 years as a production artist), and about overcoming my own discriminating views on expressive art.”

Visit: http://borninconcrete.blogspot.com/

Visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degenerate_art

All images copyright Derek Stenning

We’ve been working on the Star Wars branding with Locutio Voice Technologies and Lucas Film for the Yoda voice product launch. To coincide with the product launch TomTom have created a new viral video deployed on YouTube. The video features Yoda in the recording studio delivering his lines for the GPS, quite funny. Dagobah!

Visit: http://www.voiceskins.com/celebrity/yoda.html

A couple of weeks ago we were treated to a trip to the Silverstone Formula 1 Grand Prix circuit for some track time behind the wheel of  a Ferrari F430. Accompained by a professional race driver we got into 6th gear on Hangar straight and exceeded 150mph. An amazing experience in an astonishing super car, definitely an expereince we would recommend.

“The F430′s light, compact 4,308 cc engine that gives the car its name is completely new ; it punches out 490 hp and delivers a specific power output of 114 hp/l and 465 Nm of torque. Needless to say, performance is outstanding: acceleration from zero to 100 km/h in four seconds flat and a maximum speed in excess of 315 km/h.”

Visit: Ferrari F430 site
Visit: Silverstone Experiences site