Author Archives: dkrawiec

Art of the Title

Posted on November 30, 2011 by dkrawiec

Title sequences are an interesting part of the film industry.  Some of them really tie in with the film and adopt the overall aesthetic of the movie itself, others stand on their own, separate aesthetically yet still connected by virtue … Continue reading →

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Pica Towers

Posted on November 30, 2011 by dkrawiec

The first thing I did here actually was to watch all of the videos at the same time (I just clicked all the play buttons).  You get an interesting sort of triptych this way, and whether or not this type … Continue reading →

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Hillman Curtis: Short Films

Posted on November 30, 2011 by dkrawiec

I watched ‘Circles,’ which probably should have been called ‘Ellipses’ (that’s way less catchy though).  As with the interviews we’ve all seen, Hillman Curtis delivers on the camera work and visual style. Since these are short films, there’s more work … Continue reading →

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NO MORE INFOGRAPHICS!!!1

Posted on November 30, 2011 by dkrawiec

I hate infographics.  Or I should say, I hate what most people think of when they hear the word “infographic.”  It is not impossible to create a good infographic, and there are certain situations in which data visualization is the … Continue reading →

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Story of Stuff Blog Post Thing…Stuff

Posted on October 3, 2011 by dkrawiec

To be honest, the videos here and the project in general came off as too preachy, I would say even kitschy and redundant.  While I realize that our actions as a human society have a huge and lasting impact on … Continue reading →

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Hillman Curtis

Posted on October 2, 2011 by dkrawiec

Most of these I had seen a couple of years ago, but it was interesting to revisit them after a while.  I always enjoyed his interviews with Scher, Sagmeister, and Glaser, and I think that he is quite a talented … Continue reading →

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Helvetica: Why Not?

Posted on September 26, 2011 by dkrawiec

I’ve seen this documentary probably five or six times at this point, but there’s always something new to get out of it.  Despite the expectation that we may have going into the movie, it’s really not about a typeface, or … Continue reading →

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Isms, Isms Everywhere

Posted on September 19, 2011 by dkrawiec

Every art movement has merit of some sort.  The idea of ‘merit,’ of course, is rather subjective, but I think that most of us can find at least a few things in any given art movement that we consider merit-worthy.  … Continue reading →

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Nonlinear Narrative: Stitch Bitch

Posted on September 11, 2011 by dkrawiec

Jackson presents a pretty solid outline of nonlinear narrative in Stitch Bitch.  She explains it in a less-than-linear manner, which aids her in her explanation of the facets of nonlinear narrative. Non-linear narratives have the unique ability of being able … Continue reading →

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Media Transitions

Posted on September 4, 2011 by dkrawiec

I think Thorburn and Jenkins have a good point, and they present a cogent argument.  However, I also think that the argument presented here is missing some key differences between earlier transitions in media and this current one.  I know … Continue reading →

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