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Inside the Stunning ‘Shōgun’ Production Design: An Interview with Helen Jarvis
Production Designer Helen Jarvis sits down with us to discuss designing feudal Japan in Vancouver for FX’s Shōgun.
Production Design Perfection Part II: From The Wizard of Oz to Rosemary’s Baby
Welcome to one of many miscellaneous Production Design Perfection posts. Our criteria: breathtaking visuals fitting the story and characters perfectly, with close attention to detail. The Wizard of Oz (1939) Production Designers: …
AWARDS: Best Production Design of 2010
Awards season this year is well under way and I wanted to update you readers as to the results thus far on the Best Production Design of 2010. It’s been a pretty …
INSPIRATION: Rob Dobi’s Urban Exploration
Rob Dobi is a graphic designer and photographer living in New Jersey. His T-shirt designs are fantastic, but what really inspires me are his photographs of abandoned buildings of the Northeastern United …
QUOTE OF THE DAY: Ambition
Today’s Hump Day Quote Day theme is Ambition. You can check out last week’s theme, Ego, here. The next quote theme will be Film. What is Ambition? 1. an earnest desire for …
The Enigmatic Work of Street Photographer Vivian Maier
The last few months the works of Vivian Maier have been circulating over social media networks. I only discovered her work a few weeks ago and since then it has haunted me… …
TV SETS: Boardwalk Empire
Tonight is the season finale of one of my new favourite shows, Boardwalk Empire. The show is a period drama focusing on Enoch “Nucky” Thompson, a political figure who rose to prominence …
QUOTE OF THE DAY: Ego
Today’s Hump Day Quote Day theme is an exploration of the Ego. You can check out the last hump day theme, Design, here. The next quote theme will be Ambition. What is …
POSTER DESIGN: Black Swan (2010)
I stand in awe of these brand new international posters released 2 weeks ago from the UK for Darren Aronofsky’s latest and possibly greatest film ‘Black Swan’. Wow. Wow. Wow. White + …
Periodic Table of Typefaces
I fell in love with this Periodic Table of Typefaces after seeing it on a colleagues Facebook page. Click on the poster and zoom in to read it. It lists the top …
Children’s Drawings: How Kid’s Draw
Children’s drawings are hard to fake but here are some tips on how kid’s draw when they are very young and still developing their art skills.