A transmission from the deep south.Tumblr (3.0; @matthewb)http://matthewbuchanan.name/<a href="http://thestaffrecommends.com">The Staff Recommends</a>: <p>An advertorial publication from <a href="http://mcsweeneys.net/">McSweeney’s</a> editor-at-large John Warner and <a href="http://themorningnews.org">The Morning News</a> founding editor Andrew Womack that presents paid advertisements for books that pass muster with John and his team of readers. Sharp design by <a href="http://jasonsantamaria.com">Jason Santa Maria</a>.</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/1598132453http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/1598132453Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:15:00 +1300booksreviewadvertisingWEBdesign<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/10562000" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://jarredbishop.tumblr.com/post/573049358/a-great-documentary-about-the-men-in-sky-high" class="tumblr_blog">Jarred Bishop</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>A great documentary about the men in Sky High Murals, one of the last remaining mural painting companies in New York City. Music by <a href="http://www.thealbumleaf.com/">The Album Leaf</a>.</p></blockquote>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/749178052http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/749178052Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:25:36 +1200videodocumentarypaintingurbanadvertising“Forstall is quite literally claiming perfection while a hand model holds up this terrible example of everything that’s wrong with Apple’s commitment to typography.”<br/><br/> - <em>Khoi Vinh <a href="http://www.subtraction.com/2010/06/08/better-screen-same-typography">dissects</a> the rhetoric around typesetting in the new iPhone 4 promotional videos.</em>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/678679555http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/678679555Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:48:48 +1200Typographyappleiphoneadvertising“The CPM has done more to stunt innovation and drag down quality products than any single thing on the internet.”<br/><br/> - <em>Whiskey Media CEO Shelby Bonnie <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/25/lets-kill-the-cpm/">makes a plea</a> to kill off the outdated practice of paying for online ad impressions. He doesn’t offer a replacement, rather a starting point for a method of measurement that works better for individual campaigns. (via <a href="http://twitter.com/chetamahori/statuses/4410573762">Che Tamahori</a>)</em>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/198211764http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/198211764Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:43:05 +1300internetadvertisingopinionarticle<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpljpgVLJx1qz6jndo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>From Alex Cornell’s comprehensive set of photos <a href="http://www.alexcornell.com/#69857">documenting</a> the materials he created for his fake Wes Anderson Film Festival as part of the <a href="http://www.academyart.edu">AAU</a> graduate design programme.</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/181880356http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/181880356Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:27:15 +1200filmdirectorphotographydesigntypographyadvertising<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/5822967" width="400" height="230" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Trailer for <a href="http://www.artandcopyfilm.com"><em>Art & Copy</em></a>, a documentary about advertising from director Doug Pray. “How big do you want the logo, sir?” (via <a href="http://dvint1.tumblr.com/post/170302685/deanminifie-art-copy-is-a-powerful-new-film">Scott Judson</a>)</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/170348970http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/170348970Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:25:12 +1200trailerfilmdocumentarydirectoradvertising<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/oUVPjZYNopexhk0hmBVcTlQ7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Banner Concerts <a href="http://www.bornoncloud9.be/cases/axion/the-banner-concerts-campaign/">campaign</a> by Belgium’s Boondoggle agency picked up five of the 16 <a href="http://work.canneslions.com/cyber/?award=2">golds</a> awarded at this year’s Cannes Cyber Lions for online advertising. The campaign <a href="http://www.bornoncloud9.be/cases/axion/the-banner-concerts-campaign/banner-example-04.html">streamed</a> 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.</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/134097672http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/134097672Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:18:00 +1200musicbandawardsposteradvertisingWEB<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/5000009" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Beautiful grading and focus on <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/5000009">this clip</a> for Ralph Lauren by Camille Marotte. Shot on a Canon 5D2 with f/1.4 50mm prime lens.</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/119381716http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/119381716Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:58:46 +1200videodigitalgradingadvertising<embed src="http://www.buck.tv/movies/History_Movs/MTNDEW_History-Small.mov" width="400" height="240" controller="true" autoplay="false" scale="tofit"></embed><br/><br/><p>Buck’s new <a href="http://www.buck.tv/work/history/history">animated spot</a> for Mountain Dew, with cel animation by Brooklyn-based Augenblick Studios. (via <a href="http://motionographer.com/2009/05/20/buck-dews-it-again/">Motionographer</a>)</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/110912970http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/110912970Thu, 21 May 2009 22:05:15 +1200televisionadvertisinganimationvideo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/oUVPjZYNokljmgz4OuxrwSryo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.beardrevue.com/2009/02/bearded-children-of-antarctica.html">Beard Revue</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Paul Thompson’s <a href="http://www.paulthompsonstudio.com">portraits</a> of bearded children for the Natural History Museum’s “Ice Station Antarctica” posters are stellar. Creepy, but stellar no less. The photographs won three Association of Photographers awards in 2008.</p> </blockquote>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/83041491http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/83041491Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:00:00 +1300humourphotographyadvertising