Revealing interview with Emory Douglas, the art director, designer, and main illustrator for The Black Panther newspaper during the 1960s and 1970s. Introduced to graphic design working in the print shop during juvenile detention, Douglas rose to become the Panthers’ Revolutionary Artist and Minister of Culture [Watch]
Director Romain Borrel and the crew at Cirkus in New Zealand show off their character design/animation skills as well as a preference for extreme cartoon mayhem in “The Butcher,” the second episode of their Jack of All Trades series. [Watch]
UK artist Mat Collishaw teams with fellow Londoner Sebastian Burdon (who handled the 3D modeling and animation) to create a mesmerizing and impossibly detailed 3D-printed zoetrope composed of over 350 character figures plus props and environmental elements. [Watch]
The California Inspires Me series sponsored by Google Play and California Sunday Magazine continues with Brooklyn illustrator/director James Blagden interpreting Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson’s rambling narrative about inventing surf music without being a surfer, and the joys of a simple life in California. Agency: BBH, Los Angeles. [Watch]
London motion studio Art&Graft just sent us their latest in-house animated short “The Walk.” Marked by a peaceful/atmospheric tone and meticulous palette, the film “about the simple pleasure of putting one foot in front of the other” was inspired by the spectacular Lake District in the North-west of England. [Watch]
Back in June 2014 Stash featured the trailer for Mischa Rozema‘s ambitious science-fiction project called “SUNDAYS,” which went on to raise $50K on Kickstarter. The cash was used to create this stunning 15-minute proof of concept short designed to grab the attention of Hollywood and financing for the full feature-length production. [Watch]
