Book making the old fashioned way (it looks so complicated) . . . .

Printing a Book, Old School from Armin Vit on Vimeo.

or : http://www.vimeo.com/1063458

hey guys check out mike jakab’s new motion piece:http://www.agencycollective.com/projects.php?view=all&id=rainbowsix

i found this test footage from spike jonze’s where the wild thing are movie. its looks fantastic. the kid is actually uglier than the monster. i’ve heard that jonze may be removes from the film for various reasons and i hope that does not come to fruition. this clip gave me an ultimate nerd out - like when i saw those two seconds of colossus in x2!also, dave eggers wrote the screenplay - you may know him from “a heartbreaking work of staggering genius”, its a book - go read it. its funny and its sad and he also runs a publisher called mcsweeny’s.

Has anyone seen this video? It’s pretty bizarre… it looks like intricate claymation mixed with digital stuff. Everything is so detailed… just look at the water.

Wanderlust by Bjork

Eastern’s webspace is very limited not allowing me to put that much work out there to the public, therefore I will be uploading several videos (some new and some old) over the next week or so, so check back when you can. 

UPDATE: due to vimeo policy I cannot upload videos my students create. Their rules state that the creator must update the video or someone who “participated closely” in the creation of the video. While I interpret that to include teaching, which is very similar to art directing, apparently they see differently. I will explore other options to house the videos we make here. 

This thursday will be the Third Annual Eastern Michigan Film Festival. I didn’t know it existed until this year. I was asked to put together a DVD of student work (since I didn’t find out until after the deadline). The 26 minute DVD titled ,Salvos from the Art Department, includes work from last winter to current work by students in the Art Department.Here is a complete list of students whose work will be shown:Shawn Lee, Nick Woods, Kari McLeod, Jon Fenlon, Ashely Sako, Ashley Santrock, Alan Languirand, Jai Liu, Ryan Haury, Hui Yang, Derek Reitzel, Chad Carlson, Andrew Reaume, Nick Weidner, Matt Bernick, Amisha Frye, Amanda Nees, Rachel Auriemma, Ashley Strauss, Aaron Selix, and title and end credits feature animations by Ashley Strauss and Calvin Locklear.3rd Annual EMU Student Video/Film FestivalApril 3rd12:00 - 8:00PMStudent Center Auditorium(admission free)

EMU Friends of the Library need our help. They are having a contest and need us to do the following:

1. design a bookmark
2. design for a 11″ x 8″ canvas bag (2-3 colours) 
3. design a new logo for them

Each category will win a $100 gift certificate. These designs will give back to the EMU community as they are using them for a fund raiser to make the library better. Not only do you have a chance to win some money but you have the opportunity to give back to EMU. There are a few restrictions you must remember:

• bookmark and canvas bag must say “EMU Friends of the Library”
• your name and graduation year will appear on the design
• you can  have a printed piece to put in your portfolio
• they really want your design to “POP”
• let’s show the library how supportive we are

if you need to ask my any questions, please e-mail me or reply to this. my e-mail is jalliso1@emich.eduif you would like to visit EMU friends of the Library website go to http://brand.emich.edu/fol

For everyone who hasn’t seen the work by Takashi Murakami (who both myself and someone else I saw in the lab are doing projects about right now). Murakami and his studio Kai Kai Kiki Co., Ltd. made this short video to promote Murakami’s Superflat monogram design being put out by Louis Vuitton. Superflat being a Japanese pop-culture inspired art style that Murakami is credited with creating.

I don’t think this was intended for American audiences though, which is too bad. It would be awesome to randomly see this on TV one night.

okay i hope i got your attention. you need to come to the aiga meeting this week (on thursday) at 8:00….

we need you to come out and brain storm some ideas for the portfolio review that will be held at EMU

this year.  you need to come out, its pretty fun. get involved…. care.

There is a little girl back home (in Brockville Ontario) that was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Her name is Lilly and she is one-years-old. There is going to be an art exhibition in Toronto where all art sold will go towards her medical bills as she comes from a family that isn’t well off. I’m looking for people who would be interested in donating paintings or creating paintings, photos, posters, ect. for the exhibition - but there’s a catch: the exhibition is called “Lilies for Lilly” so all art should be of a lily or lilies. If you can have the items for me before February 16th 2008 that would be sweet. If you can frame it that would be even better but if not I can pay for it to be framed.

Canadian Sarah (ask around if you don’t know who I am)