Creativity Top 5: December 5, 2011

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Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.

The Title Design of Saul Bass ( A Visual History Lesson )

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To celebrate the release of the long-awaited book "Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design", I put together a brief visual history of some of Saul Bass's most celebrated work. Editor: Ian Albinson (www.artofthetitle.com) "Saul Bass: A Life In Film & Design" by Jennifer Bass and Pat Kirkham (Available on Amazon - http://amzn.to/uZDYYR) Related: A Brief History of Title Design (http://vimeo.com/20759580) Website: www.artofthetitle.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/ArtoftheTitle Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ArtoftheTitle Music: Greg Fonkmaster B "Fonkmaster's Interlude" ++++++++++ Full film listing: Carmen Jones (1954) The Big Knife (1955) The Seven Year Itch (1955) The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) Vertigo (1958) Anatomy of a Murder (1959) North by Northwest (1959) Spartacus (1960) Psycho (1960) Ocean’s Eleven (1960) West Side Story (1961) Walk on the Wild Side (1962) Nine Hours to Rama (1963) It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) Bunny Lake is Missing (1965) Seconds (1966) Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966) Grand Prix (1966) That’s Entertainment, Part II (1976) The War of the Roses (1989) Goodfellas (1990) Cape Fear (1991) The Age of Innocence (1993) Casino (1995)

To celebrate the release of the must-have book Saul Bass: A Life In Film & Design by Jennifer Bass (Saul Bass' daughter) and Pat Kirkham, Ian Albinson put together a brief visual history of some of Saul Bass' most celebrated work. It is a great compilation of some amazing work and book teaser of sorts. 

Full film listing:

Carmen Jones (1954)
The Big Knife (1955)
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) 
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Vertigo (1958)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
North by Northwest (1959)
Spartacus (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
West Side Story (1961) 
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
Nine Hours to Rama (1963)
It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) 
Bunny Lake is Missing (1965)
Seconds (1966)
Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966)
Grand Prix (1966)
That’s Entertainment, Part II (1976)
The War of the Roses (1989)
Goodfellas (1990)
Cape Fear (1991)
The Age of Innocence (1993)
Casino (1995)

If you enjoyed this, you'll also like Albinson's A Brief History of Title Design. 

 

via artofthetitle.com

 

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Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.

The Week's Links (12.4.11)

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All the links posted to Facebook and Twitter (@) this week: 

  • Birthdays, The Catalyst Of The Social Web: What I Learned This Weekowl.li/1fZe2g
  • The Top 5 Regrets In Life By Those About to Die owl.li/7LlvJ
  • “Why’s this so good?” No. 22: Hank Stuever on 9-ish owl.li/7Jfnd
  • “Why’s this so good?” No. 21: Neal Stephenson’s plot-free adventure storyowl.li/7JflA
  • A classic from last year worth revisiting: The Santa Brand - A Pitch Perfect Spoof by Quietroom owl.li/7Lp7x
  • 39 Luminaries Transforming Society: Creative Alchemy, Social Evolution + Mindful Influence owl.li/7yWKV
  • Ever get lost in a mall? Google Maps now maps indoors owl.li/7LnNP
  • Photoshopped or Not? A Tool to Tell owl.li/7JfDn
  • Address Is Approximate: Animation, Storytelling & Technology in wonderful animation owl.li/1fWcQS
  • Introducing the Federal Social Media Index owl.li/7LnCe A dashboard of Fed Agencies on Twitter
  • E. O. Wilson’s Theory of Everything owl.li/7HXkZ
  • A Dozen Economic Facts About Innovation owl.li/7HWBS
  • What is Motion Design ? ( A Primer ) owl.li/1fUZ6N
  • Leonard Weisgard's Stunning 1949 Alice in Wonderland Illustrationsowl.li/7ztBA Lovely
  • Levitating Girl Natsumi Hayashi owl.li/7yWwn
  • Dark Score Stories Hides Stephen King’s Secrets in Bag of Bones Photo Essay owl.li/7HWaj
  • Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams at SFMOMA owl.li/7HW6g
  • The Kaleidoscope Mind: Some Easy Ways to Teach Creativity owl.li/7GxWk
  • PBS Arts: Off Book - Episode 10: Generative Art - Computers, Data & Humanity owl.li/1fTylN
  • “Why’s this so good?” No. 20: Mr. Weschler’s magic cabinet owl.li/7yWCz
  • “Why’s this so good?” No. 19: George W.S. Trow covers Sly Stone’s weddingowl.li/7yWBc
  • Infographic Of The Day: Bloomberg And Frog Turn Raw Data Into Brandingowl.li/7GsdF
  • 10 Online Tools for Better Attention & Focus owl.li/7Gsax
  • Who's Your Brand's Editor-in-Chief? owl.li/7Gs3G
  • Khoi Vinh: It All Started With Comic Books owl.li/1fSr9D
  • Rethinking the food nutrition label owl.li/7yWud
  • Giving thanks behind the scenes owl.li/7Ekpm
  • Creativity Top 5: November 22, 2011 owl.li/1fNR5j
  • New Insights on the Creative Brain owl.li/7yVT5
  • What Is Sony Now? - BusinessWeek owl.li/7ytme
  • 100 Masters of Animated Short Films, Part One: Disney, Barta, Cohl and Beyond owl.li/7yriq
  • The Opposite of the Cloud owl.li/1fMs9N
  • 8 Secrets To Creative Thinking (Hint: Steal From Others) owl.li/7yu4v
  • Why Inspiration Matters - Scott Barry Kaufman owl.li/7qM1F
  • Salvador Dalí Illustrates Alice in Wonderland, 1969 owl.li/7ys9x
  • The 3 Biggest Barriers To Innovation, And How To Smash Them owl.li/7xkq4
  • Brian Clark on Transmedia Business Models (Part Five) owl.li/7uOoy
  • Brian Clark on Transmedia Business Models (Part Four) owl.li/7uOne
  • Brian Clark on Transmedia Business Models (Part Three) owl.li/7uOkU
  • Brian Clark on Transmedia Business Models (Part Two) owl.li/7uOjN
  • Brian Clark on Transmedia Business Models (Part One) owl.li/7uOim
  • 3 Powerful Game Dynamics That Create Brand Superfans owl.li/7yu2V
  • The Expert Enough Manifesto owl.li/1fLho5
  • Technology Footprint: Starting Up in New York owl.li/7zr1b
  • Bolster Your Creative Output by Activating Your "Red Zone" owl.li/7o00A
  • The Future of Self-Improvement, Part I: Grit Is More Important Than Talentowl.li/7kFdK
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Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.

Birthdays, The Catalyst Of The Social Web: What I Learned This Week

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• Say what you will about social media, having your birthday acknowledged on Facebook is fantastic. It is the one advantage it has over Twitter and Google+. Birthdays are the perfect circumstance for people to connect even if they haven't talked all year. The sentiments are real independent of circumstance. 

• I prefer to spend my birthdays alone, not making much of a fuss out of them, and actually take the time to think about the previous year, the ways in which it surprised me, the things I learned and the things that I didn't yet get to accomplish. But people really don't understand why I do this. Everyone keeps asking me why, which makes it very obvious and clear that people really don't enjoy, don't know how to spend time alone, how to be by themselves. Being congratulated by lots of people on Facebook, via messages, etc., is great. Giving oneself time and silence to comtemplate is better.

• Adele live at the Royal Albert Hall is a brilliant concert. 

• After working a full holiday season, many years ago, with a ballet company and experiencing everything that goes into producing and marketing The Nutcraker I can honestly say I'm still sick of the music. Remix it, mash it up, rearrange it, do to it what you will, still sick of it. To the point it actually alters my mood during the holidays. 

• Whatever your most challenging day, someone you know is going through something worse. 

 

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Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.

Address Is Approximate: Storytelling & Technology in wonderful animation

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BRAND NEW VIRAL: vimeo.com/43239312 - The world's Tiniest Police Chase! __________ Google Street View stop motion animation short made as a personal project by director Tom Jenkins. Story: A lonely desk toy longs for escape from the dark confines of the office, so he takes a cross country road trip to the Pacific Coast in the only way he can – using a toy car and Google Maps Street View. Music by the wonderfull Cinematic Orchestra (www.cinematicorchestra.com) and the track is Arrival of the Birds - please buy the fantastic album: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-crimson-wing-mystery-flamingos/id297787201 All screen imagery was animated - there are no screen replacements. Produced, animated, filmed, lit, edited & graded by Tom Jenkins (www.thetheory.co.uk / https://www.facebook.com/theoryfilms - !NEW MAKING OF PICS ON FB PAGE! / @thetheoryUK / http://twitter.com/#!/thetheoryUK). Shot using Canon 5d MkII, Dragonframe Stop Motion software and customised slider.

via vimeo.com

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A lonely desk toy longs for escape from the dark confines of the office, so he takes a cross country road trip to the Pacific Coast in the only way he can – using a toy car and Google Maps Street View.

Google Street View stop motion animation short made as a personal project by director Tom Jenkins and includes no screen replacements. All the screen imagery was animated.

Such a fantastic merging of animation and technology.

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Antonio Ortiz

Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.