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Mike Withers — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 23:11:01 +0000

This video has been getting a ton of press already, but it’s too great to ignore. I think Leslie Feist is destined for big things…

Oh. great song too.

Ryan Graber

Mike Withers — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:53:48 +0000

Ryan Graber is doing some really nice work…

“This is good!”

Mike Withers — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:34:47 +0000

Young Folks by Peter Bjorn and John has a habit of getting into your head permanently. We’ve been playing the fantastic video for the song in the studio a lot lately.

I didn’t know you played the bongos Steve…

Line Rider

Mike Withers — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:18:22 +0000

Looking for the perfect way to spend (waste) your last two days at the office? Line Rider is deceptively simple: Draw a course, click play, and watch your little man sled down it. It’s also deceptively addictive, especially once you see how ambitious you can get…

How to Make Pinhole Camera

Mike Withers — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:31:02 +0000

The folks over at fecalface always have some cool stuff going down: Andreas Trolf explains the delicate art of pinhole photography – from construction to display. I haven’t made one myself yet, but I’m working on it…

real fake water

Mike Withers — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 06:52:11 +0000

CGI has come a long way since the revolutionary liquid metal effects in Terminator 2, and nothing illustrates that better than this water-effects reel (100% CG) from Scanline VFX, which more or less obliterates the line between real and fake (c/o designiskinky).

“I don’t love it, but it will grow on me”

Mike Withers — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:13:28 +0000

In 1971, Nike founder (though it was then callled Blue Ribbon Sports) Phil Knight hired a design student to create a logo that ‘suggested movement’. He wasn’t blown away by her ideas, but deadlines were approaching and he needed a logo, so Phil went with the Swoosh, paying the student $35 for her efforts….
Read the whole story here.

5oup.

Mike Withers — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:12:47 +0000

5oup is a great site to keep on your radar if you’re an art/design student. Post your portfolio, share thoughts with peers, and get feeback on your work. Check it out here.

Sufjan Stevens, Live

Mike Withers — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:14:50 +0000

Shifting effortlessly from entrancing accoustic banjo hymns to bombastic life-affirming-full-horn-section-anthems (usually within the same song), Sufjan Stevens makes amazing music, and that’s all there is to it. Last night Sufjan brought his entourage of violinists, tromboners, choir-girl-cheerleaders, christmas-bell ringers and musical saw wobblers to Vancouver for an incredible performance.

The atmosphere didn’t hurt: The show took place among the cathedral pillars and stained-glass windows of St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church. His music swelled through the church pews with tangled majesty, and whether he was plucking on his banjo, or telling a childhood story about the monstrous half-bird Predatory Wasp that tried to eat him at summer camp, Sufjan kept the sold-out crowd completely captivated and delighted from start to finish.

Surprisingly, the highlight of the evening was a new song, Majesty Snowbird, which can be heard here, or seen here. These recordings aren’t from last night’s show, but they give a pretty good idea of what it was like.

Pan’s Labyrinth

Mike Withers — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:07:10 +0000

I’ve heard quite a bit of buzz surrounding this movie, which is getting glowing reviews from every direction. I’ve never fallen in love with any of Guillermo del Toro’s earlier work (Blade II, Hellboy), but the visual style of these movies has always hit my pleasure center, at least on some level. Pan’s Labyrinth looks to be an absolute visual feast, with style coming out its ears…

Fairytales aren’t supposed to be nice: The wolf ATE Little Red Riding Hood’s grandmother, the witch was trying to put Hansel and Gretle into her OVEN. Pan’s Labyrinth seems to take this to heart, placing itself squarely as a fairytale for adults: part horror, part fantasy.

Unforunately it doesn’t hit North America until December 29th…
Check out the trailer here.