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pretty solid work from these guys….
+ metaphrenie

thanks for the link jon! =)

new chemical brothers music video by framestore-cfc.

Joseph Kosinki (formerly of KDLAB) has launched his site. Damn, he’s talented.

(Via Newstoday.)

Check out Delivery, a CG short film written and visualized by Till Nowak. “Delivery” uses a surreal, René Magritte-like premise to bring us a decidedly happy ending (depending on how you feel about smoggy, Blade Runner-eque cityscapes of the future) with a couple clever visual devices thrown in for good measure.

I’m particularly impressed by the set and vehicle designs in this piece. You can tell, for instance, that Mr. Nowak lovingly labored over the delivery vehicle’s propulsion system design for a long time. Great attention to detail there.

(Thanks for the tip, Ross.)

That’s right, Tweensters. One of my favorite studios in the universe is hiring. I only wish I had the skills they’re looking for. Here’s the poop straight from their creative director:

We are opening our new studio in Toronto, Canada and we are looking for
highly creative and culturally informed individual’s to join the team.
These individuals not only must be Canadian but also must be
experienced 3D Animator’s preferably with some combination of the
following skills:

2D Animation
Compositing
Design / Illustration

Please respond with links to your reel or samples of work to the
following email address

stephen@nakd.tv

Looks like all of us have been pretty busy. Here’s my attempt to catch up on the emails stacked in my inbox…

Sushi and Sushi
A great source for new work, Sushi and Sushi is compiled by the venerable Satchi and Satchi in London. (Sushi sounds like Satchi, get it? Funny stuff.)

Click the "Sushi Fresh & Raw" link to see the latest haps. Don’t miss the incredible "City Paradise."

Beehive’s New Editor
Beehive has recently hired a wickedly talented editor, Lesley Townsend, who’s spiced up their new montage a bit with some excellent cuts set to Jurassic 5’s "Swing Set." (If I’m mistaken about the track, fellow Tweensters, then please set my ass straight.)

Idiocase
Browse the work of the most recent Cream O’ the Crop member, Idiocase. No work for 2005 yet, but there’s a good deal of interesting older work to check out.

(Thanks, Dirk!)

Turntable Lab
Another new link under the Merchandise section is Turntable Lab, a kind of one-stop shop for sonically-minded hipsters and artists. They also have some nice tracks you can crack your ears on under the "Audio Selections" section (scroll down the page a bit).

(Cheers to Steven Hollman for the link.)

Stash Media: Global Student Animation Awards
Stash is hosting a very promising competition entitled the Global Student Animation Awards. Reasons to enter (from the site):

OPPORTUNITY/ Win one of three categories and we’ll set you up with a job interview at the company you most want to work for. Plus, Stash will kick in up to US$1,000 to get you there.

RECOGNITION/ Be one of 15 Finalists and see your work featured in Stash DVD Magazine, delivered to over 1,000 of the industry’s most influential players. One finalist will be selected as the Best of 2005 and their project will grace the cover of Stash.

THE ULTIMATE TROPHY/ Prizes include a personally engraved Apple G5 Dual Processor with 20” Apple Monitor*, the latest versions* of Maya, boujou, Combustion, Adobe CS and AfterEffects, plus subscriptions to Stash DVD Magazine.

Sounds pretty kick ass to me. Hurry up and enter. Go to the Stash GSAA site for more info.

Here’ s something I meant to post but never did:

Typographica’s Favorite Fonts of 2004

Wonderful selections. Nice range, too. There’s something for every situation there.

Brothers Jon and Josh have put some of their work online -TWiN

Onesize has updated with some new work. I like the Tron light-cycle references in the Mitsubishi piece. Kudos!

Just saw this over at Ventilate:

Helios is looking for a well rounded designer with amazing Flash and animation skills to work on web and motion graphic projects.

You will need: strong design skills, strong animation skills, a sense of humour. 5000 bonus points for applicants with additional knowledge of AfterEffects.

Visit website or Apply now

I bet working for Helios would be awesome. Good luck to those who apply!