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Linear Simplicity in Turner Classic Movie Posters

Thursday 12.01.2011 , Posted by Benjamin Starr

These minimalist movie posters have such elegant continuity of design, leaving much to the imagination while also being easily recognizable. UK based graphic designer Dale Peart was contacted by Turner Classic Movies and asked to create posters for any three of their iconic films, to be used as a set… it took him no time to choose his favorite three movies to represent: Aliens, No Country For Old Men and Inception. Helping to build a visual link between each poster, he used a linear theme, drawing one important aspect of each film. [Read more...]

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: Artist Spotlight, Design, Graphic Design

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: Alien, Dale Peart, inception, minimalist, movies

Visual Bits #43 > You’ve Got Face On Your Potato

Tuesday 04.19.2011 , Posted by Paul Caridad

Your daily link mashup after the jump [Read more...]

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: dubstep, inception, mountains, photographers, potato

Movie Posters Get the Pictogram Treatment

Monday 03.28.2011 , Posted by Benjamin Starr

You may recall the brilliant Viktor Hertz from our earlier post “Clever Graphics That Make You Think.” Well he’s back with a new series that re-imagines famous movie posters in his own simplified style… and what better way to communicate simply than by using pictograms? With this ongoing project, he’s striving to find a balance between the current minimalist poster trend and not being boring… even in black and gray, we think he’s right on target.

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: Graphic Design

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: Boogie Nights, clever, illustrator, inception, jaws

Visual Bits #17 > Would You Like Fries With That?

Monday 03.07.2011 , Posted by Paul Caridad

A stack of links after the jump [Read more...]

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: Typography, Visual Bits

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: hamburger, inception, ipad, jazz, movies

15 Stylish Tribute Posters Do The Originals Proud

Friday 02.25.2011 , Posted by Paul Caridad

Over the last few years Matt Needle has been cranking out some really clean poster tributes to his favorite films, television and artists. From pitch perfect versions of David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust, to a 8 1/2 poster that would make Fellini proud, his work has been noticed by such companies as Nike and Hugo Boss. For more of his cleanly drawn work, check out mattneedle.co.uk. [Read more...]

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: Artist Spotlight, Design, Illustration

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: Blue Velvet, Bob Dylan, british, David Bowie, Elvis

Ghostbusters Trailer Mixed with the Inception Score

Friday 01.07.2011 , Posted by Benjamin Starr

What do you get when you combine the tension-filled score of the movie Inception with the visuals from the classic comedy Ghostbusters? It seems something far more serious and scary. This video demonstrates just how influential a soundtrack is in guiding the overall feel of a movie. [Read more...]

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: 80s, Ghostbusters, inception, juxtapose, movie

Christopher Nolan’s Flowchart for Inception

Friday 12.31.2010 , Posted by Benjamin Starr

With the amazing movie Inception recently out on DVD and Blu-ray, we here at VisualNews have had those wild plot twists and turns flashing through our heads all over again. To satisfy our daydreams, we turned to a book about the movie that’s been out for a few months now: Inception, The Shooting Script. Choice bits inside are a 10 page interview with director Christopher Nolan and most satisfying of all, a hand drawn flowchart depicting the entire concept of the film.

To see a larger version of Nolan’s drawing, click the image below.

Source: incontention.com via Flowing Data

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: Design, Infographics

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: Christopher Nolan, film, flowchart, inception, information

Twitter’s Top 10 Trending Topics for 2010

Sunday 12.19.2010 , Posted by Benjamin Starr

As the year 2010 draws to a close, we look back over a time filled with both profound world events and shallow pop attractions. To find out what hit the top of people’s most-talked-about list this year we turn to the pulse of the electronic world: twitter. Here are the Top 10 Most Trending Topics on Twitter in 2010.

10: Pulpo Paul
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