Matthew Buchanan

Dan Wagstaff: Jimmy Turrell’s book cover illustration for...

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:15:45 +1300

Jimmy Turrell’s book cover illustration for Beat IV: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, a fully illustrated edition of the Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem published by the Heart Agency to showcase the work of their illustrators. The book, designed by Pentagram, won a D&AD Award for illustration and book design.

The Banner Concerts campaign by Belgium’s Boondoggle...

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:18:00 +1200

The Banner Concerts campaign by Belgium’s Boondoggle agency picked up five of the 16 golds awarded at this year’s Cannes Cyber Lions for online advertising. The campaign streamed gigs by local bands to a selection of popular Belgian websites, with band members crammed into custom-made boxes the same aspect ratio as common banner ad sizes. Brilliantly executed and downright inspiring.

Wellington writer/directors Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland...

Mon, 25 May 2009 23:03:00 +1200

Wellington writer/directors Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland have been awarded a special distinction in the short film category at the Cannes Film Festival for The Six Dollar Fifty Man. The pair received the same award two years ago for Run. OnFilm has more.

Part of New Zealand design studio Alt Group’s campaign for...

Fri, 22 May 2009 18:43:00 +1200

Part of New Zealand design studio Alt Group’s campaign for intellectual property law firm Hudson Gavin Martin, based around the idea that good things come in threes. The campaign contributed three out of four Alt pieces selected as winners in New York’s prestigious 365: AIGA Annual Design Competition, all of which become part of the AIGA Design Archives. Huge achievement. (via Kris Lane)

The Society of Publication Designers, SPD, announced the...

Wed, 06 May 2009 00:27:00 +1200

The Society of Publication Designers, SPD, announced the finalists for its yearly magazine design awards. Among them is this piece by GQ design director Fred Woodward and designer Thomas Alberty, nominated in the Section, Series of Pages category. (via Cliff Kuang)

"There’s an Oscar for pretty much every aspect of filmmaking, except one: the title sequences."

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:14:00 +1300

“There’s an Oscar for pretty much every aspect of filmmaking, except one: the title sequences.”

- Emily Oberman and Bonnie Siegler of design agency Number Seventeen NYC pick their nominees for Best Achievement in Film Title Design. (via Khoi Vinh)

"It takes a lot of nerve for a four and a half hour TV show to give out an award for editing."

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:50:24 +1300

“It takes a lot of nerve for a four and a half hour TV show to give out an award for editing.”

- David Letterman on the Oscars. (via Michael Green)

"The film is so good overall that it makes me wonder whether the Academy will have the balls to..."

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:22:00 +1200

“The film is so good overall that it makes me wonder whether the Academy will have the balls to nominate it for Best Picture, rather than relegating it to the ridiculous and artificial “Animated” ghetto. The odds that there will be five better films released this year are slim.”

- John Gruber (and his son) loved Wall·E. Alas, down here in the antipodes we will have to wait till 18 September.