baskervillain

Nice Try, Punk!

2011-12-01T12:42:00.003-05:00

Check out our video for ID Analytics!This was another video that came to us from Epipheo Studios. We had a lot of fun with the character development on this one, especially with the "Fraud Fighters"-- a nod to film noir era detectives.

Firewalls and robots and ninjas, oh my!

2011-11-01T13:22:00.001-04:00

Baskervillain had a chance to produce a video for Dome 9, a company that provides firewall protection for cloud servers. We got a chance to throw all sorts of fun stuff in this one, and it was a blast to work on. I mean, come on. Robots AND ninjas? What's not to love? Produced for Epipheo Studios.

Game of Thrones Illustrations

2011-09-08T15:29:00.005-04:00

We put together some illustrations for one of the better shows to come to our little TV boxes: Game of Thrones. The fantasy/medieval elements are definitely awesome, but the show has a plot that starts liquid slow and ends at a breakneck pace.

Daily Digital

2011-09-06T15:11:00.001-04:00

This was a fun project highlighting Daily Digital, a service that allows small businesses to promote their multimedia content while still maintaining control of who can share and profit from it. Baskervillain created the initial artwork and character illustration, and provided animation and sound editing for the video. Oh, and the pirate? Yeah, that was all us. Produced by Epipheo studios.

Mobi from Wise Window

2011-08-17T12:37:00.005-04:00

Another project from Epipheo Studios, Mobi wanted to use a network of superheroes as a metaphor for large corporations -- each with their own superpower, but none that can really corner the market on, well, market research (i.e. telepathy). This project was a lot of fun for us. While the subject matter might not typically encourage a lot of creativity, taking this route for character work was a

Wildwood

2011-07-27T11:50:00.004-04:00

So we're unabashed Decemberists fans around here. If anyone does storytelling right, it's them. And to say we were thrilled to hear that Colin Meloy and his wife, illustrator Carson Ellis, are opening the Decatur Book Festival on Labor Day weekend is putting it mildly.The two will be presenting Wildwood, their first foray into children's books. The book is written by Meloy and illustrated by

Extend Health

2011-07-07T14:03:00.006-04:00

So if you've been to our WEB SITE (OF COURSE you have, right?) you've probably already seen some of our most recent projects. But we just love to share, so we're posting them here too. Take a gander at this video for Extend Health. Another project from Epipheo Studios, Extend Health was looking for a fun, lighthearted way to promote their often not-so-lighthearted service--supplemental medicare

Stop Motion Goodness

2011-06-29T16:40:00.005-04:00

Whilst brainstorming some stop motion action for a client project we're working on, I kept thinking of this music video I'd seen a couple of years ago for the song Her Morning Elegance by Oren LaVie. The video has won a plethora of awards, and it's possibly one of the most beautiful examples of stop motion work I could think of.Or it was until today, when John brought this video to my attention.

Vidly

2011-06-14T19:52:00.002-04:00

Something I've noticed to be lacking on this blog are examples of our more recent work--something I'm working to rectify in the coming weeks.So without further ado, I introduce you to Vid.ly.Vid.ly is a really cool company that offers multimedia encoding services, and this project came to us via the lovely folks at Epipheo Studios.(If you're not familiar with Epipheo's work, stop right now and go

TOMS Style Your Sole Event

2011-06-07T20:42:00.019-04:00

So, thanks to their mad illustration skillz on Etsy projects (ahem... go here.) our very own John Milam and friend/blogger/brilliant designer Michelle Villasenor were invited to take part in TOMS' Style Your Sole event at Town Center at Cobb this past Saturday.(Yours truly tagged along and played paparazzi all day -- one of my most favorite pastimes.)If you're not familiar with TOMS, they're a

Letterpress Spot. For Dodge Ram, the truck? Yes

2011-06-02T10:08:00.002-04:00

Very nice spot involving much letterpress love AND a short documentary about the process.

Storytelling and the Art of the Title Sequence

2011-05-16T17:01:00.009-04:00

The blog The Art of the Title Sequence is a favorite around here. While some may pay no mind to the opening credits of a movie, we're as likely to dissect and analyze the title sequence of a film than just about any other element.They can be wonderfully simple, no more than some carefully placed type on a blank screen (a la Woody Allen films), or they can be miniature works of art--masterpieces

Discovery Channel Idents & Bumpers

2011-04-05T16:34:00.001-04:00

Found these rockin' new ID pieces for Discovery History.DH Idents from Pete&Tom on Vimeo.DH Bumpers from Pete&Tom on Vimeo.

2011-04-02T19:36:00.002-04:00

The Sartorialist from Amsterdam Worldwide on Vimeo.Great little inspirational video on this guy known as the Sartorialist, which is a strange word, so I looked it up and it basically means of or relating to tailoring. So he shoots on-the-street fashion in NYC of everyday people. Well, really good-looking, and tastefully dressed, everyday people. I found the part about him talking about his narrow

Ferris, Reimagined

2011-03-18T23:59:00.007-04:00

We've been discussing the concept of storytelling around these parts a lot, and the multitude of vehicles used for it--film editing being a huge one. We love running across re-edited trailers of our favorite films, whether someone's placed a lighthearted tone on something formerly sinister, or created a slasher film out of something as innocent as a Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan movie. It's amazing to think

A Brief History of Title Design

2011-03-15T18:57:00.002-04:00

A Brief History of Title Design from Ian Albinson on Vimeo.This comes from "Art of the Title Sequence" and it's a quick rundown of the main title treatments for the history of film. It's awesome.

Lotus Flower

2011-03-06T02:24:00.004-05:00

Radiohead just released their latest album, King of Limbs, and I stumbled across the video for the song "Lotus Flower" tonight. And wow. I described it earlier as Thom Yorke's homage to Michael Stipe's "Losing My Religion" dance. On crack. Performed as a carnival barker. For a full five minutes.All kidding aside though, it's a fantastic song and a gorgeously done video. Definitely check it out.

USPS Redesign by Matt Chase

2011-02-11T13:32:00.003-05:00

Found this really awesome redesign for the USPS by Matt Chase. Absolutely wonderful work, I think this is a great snapshot of many of the trends that are coming around. It's so easy on the eyes, I can't stop looking. His other work is amazing, as well.

Kill Your Coworkers

2010-10-23T11:36:00.002-04:00

Flying Lotus - Kill Your Co-Workers from Warp Records on Vimeo.This is just a great little video, a must-see. Apparently there's ways to download these same models here, but I'm not sure what program they're designed for.

2010-10-20T19:21:00.002-04:00

There's not much of an article to accompany this -- pencil tip typography -- but it's flippin' AMAZING. By Dalton Ghetti.

2010-10-18T20:51:00.003-04:00

This is one I've been working on for a while, taken from a Flickr photo that I absolutely adore: tiogegecaHad a lot of fun with this, and it will be used as a background for a short animated piece I'm working on.

Photo Re-Touch

2010-10-12T21:01:00.005-04:00

At the printshop I worked at I got a chance to do some fun photo re-touching, this is fast becoming one of my favorite things to do. This picture came from an old yearbook, I believe it was from the 1950s. It's a spread so there's a huge crease and the colors were lighter along that fold. But since it was going to be blown up into a large poster, they wanted it to be cleaned up.This one is a

A Woman from a Magazine

2010-06-27T18:51:00.000-04:00

Illustration Friday: Satellite

2010-06-26T13:11:00.002-04:00

A Day In Paris

2010-05-29T11:40:00.002-04:00

A day in PARIS from Benoit MILLOT on Vimeo.It's crazy how seamless the 3D is in this video. The Canon 7D footage is absolutely amazing, it's also edited extremely well. James and I got a chance to use one of those one weekend, it's an extremely cool camera.

New Esquire Cover

2010-05-20T16:37:00.003-04:00

I don't know if any other magazines have put the text in the background like this, but I think it looks pretty sharp. None of us back in Print & Editorial thought of this to my recollection, but it's a clever way to pull it off.

baskervillain.com

2010-05-11T16:58:00.001-04:00

My site baskervillain.com is up, go visit it! It's new and improved since I turned it in for Paige's class.

MTV

2010-04-26T08:42:00.002-04:00

MTV actually did something cool.These station idents are off the chain.MTV 'Organic' - Umeric from Umeric on Vimeo.

Chuck & Lizzy

2010-04-25T08:44:00.000-04:00

Bourne Promo

2010-04-18T09:39:00.002-04:00

I added some footage to the beginning (like Zach suggested). It used to be black screen until the music kicked in. That's something that would be more likely to happen with a theatrical trailer and a captive audience. Since this is meant for cable, I think it's more appropriate.My three reviewers at AIGA's Portfolio Day really seemed to like it!

Amazing Video

2010-04-15T23:08:00.005-04:00

Pixels.This video is just cool as hell, watch it.

Amazing Infographics

2010-04-01T09:22:00.004-04:00

Now that Michelle and Nathan have started the infographics trend at GSU (yeah, I'm doing something info-based on nutrition and local food for Farm to Table), my eye is noticing more of them around. I thought these were particularly cool.

Lizzy II

2010-03-31T21:23:00.002-04:00

Lizzy

2010-03-31T19:37:00.004-04:00

Well, I know I'm not the only one messing with watercolor for this one. It makes sense though, for some reason. I don't feel like I'm there yet, but these are helping me on my way.

Couple of New Things

2010-03-28T15:46:00.004-04:00

Logo Direction

2010-03-22T10:53:00.004-04:00

Here's where I'm heading. I overheard Chris Silich saying that branding yourself is the hardest project, because the client doesn't know what they want. Truth.I like this logo so far because it's pretty vague, stylistically. I still don't even know what my style is. A lot of designers and illustrators say in their interviews that having a style is not for them. I was trying to explain to Jenny

Great Animation

2010-03-11T12:09:00.001-05:00

Second Wind from Ian Worrel on Vimeo.Take the time to watch this, it's one of the best student projects I've ever seen.

Goin' Digital

2010-03-06T14:30:00.004-05:00

This is where I'm headed digitally. I will texturize all of the pieces when I finalize them. The pieces are as follows: signage for road, signage for the entrance (this shape will most likely be changed to a circle), wayfinding system for the farm (pointing toward fruits, vegetables, etc.) and the big sign will be the rules for using the farm. The farm itself will be a small community garden that

Signage Thumbs

2010-02-23T16:02:00.001-05:00

E-Mails from an Asshole

2010-02-13T17:57:00.003-05:00

>If you want to solve the mystery of this awesome machine gun in a Sprite box, go to E-mails from an Asshole, it's hillarious.

Spellbinding Title Sequence

2010-02-09T19:53:00.005-05:00

Just saw this beautiful title sequence, A History of Scotland, over at The Art of the Title Sequence. Brilliant site, they have a vast catalog of work.

Don't Forget To Do This

2010-02-07T17:12:00.000-05:00

2010-02-07T16:53:00.001-05:00

Farm to Table Studies

2010-02-07T16:49:00.004-05:00

Farm to Table Logo

2010-02-06T00:08:00.002-05:00

I believe this is the one I'm going with, what do you guys think?

Quick Bourne

2010-02-04T00:38:00.002-05:00

Rekindling the After Effects Love

2010-02-03T15:12:00.002-05:00

My first After Effects project in just about six months -- and my best yet, if I do say so myself. I tried my damnedest to focus on storytelling rather than fancy camera movements. I'm pretty happy with it, there's nothing I want to change about it as of now (at least until I get some feedback). I'm also posting my first AE project (done about one year ago) since the juniors are diving into AE

Ink & Drink Results

2010-01-31T07:31:00.002-05:00

I'm really happy with how my design came out at the Ink & Drink event at the Atlanta Printmakers Studio. The studio is awesome, I had so much fun. Thanks, Michelle!

Ink & Drink

2010-01-24T13:31:00.001-05:00

Michelle and I are going to this Ink & Drink screenprinting workshop set up by the AIGA and Atlanta Printmaker's Studio. We're going to learn how to screenprint and drink. Fortunately I already know how to drink. We get to print fifty of our designs on our own paper. Here's my design:

Miniature Oakland Cemetery

2009-12-29T19:50:00.001-05:00

Tilt Shift Try

2009-12-28T20:07:00.000-05:00

Joan

2009-12-21T20:45:00.003-05:00

Tried to do a quicker and looser -- and hopefully more intuitive -- interpretation of Joan from Mad Men. This took about half as long as the last post but I had a lot more fun with the brushes and not being as concerned with getting every contour and shadow as precise. I'm inspired by the concept art book that James loaned me, The Skillful Huntsman, in which a professor at the Art Center College

Mad Men Fan Art

2009-12-16T21:19:00.001-05:00

Still trying to push the Photoshop digital painting thing. No tracing.

Self Portraits

2009-12-02T23:03:00.005-05:00

I actually did two. The first one I felt was a little too Photoshop filtery even though no filters were used, it's just a digital paint job. I mixed what I learned from James with what I learned from Zach.The second one was very much inspired by two artists I like, James Stayte and Ward Jenkins. Ward used to work at Primal Screen, and he painted the Victory Vintage mural behind the old store,

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

2009-12-02T14:37:00.003-05:00

Some More Random Illustrations Part II

2009-11-28T12:51:00.000-05:00

Some More Random Illustrations Part I

2009-11-28T12:29:00.002-05:00

Interview with Mad Men Prop Master

2009-10-20T22:17:00.002-04:00

While on the subject of interviews, I have been shown this amazing article about the prop master for Mad Men over at The Collectors Weekly. He talks about what exactly falls under the scope of a prop (anything you can pick up) and the different methods he uses to procure these cinematic gems. The best part for graphic designers is how he speaks on recreating old ads. The trick is, it might be

Where the Wild Things Are

2009-10-20T12:58:00.003-04:00

Here is an interview with the storyboard artist Federico D’Alessandro who worked on Where the Wild Things Are. This is from the blog yello! from Smashbox Magazine. Cool read.

Psychological Distractions

2009-10-18T14:24:00.001-04:00

This is what I do during my Psychology class instead of paying attention.

2 Sketches

2009-10-05T21:43:00.004-04:00

I made this blue one today during the break, it's a sketch of a framed picture in the GSU library. Mario and Jason were there studying, so I sat down and tried to fill up the page as fast as I could. Colored it with a pen and blue marker on one side of a sheet of vellum, then flipped it to add the shadows with a black marker. I learned this awesome trick from an open [sketch]book.This is Sunday

Awesome Titles

2009-10-05T09:58:00.005-04:00

This is for a new show called Bored to Death (on HBO, I believe) starring Jason Schwartzman and Zach Galifianakis. The intro is badass, it makes very creative use of type as imagery. Found this on The Art of the Title Sequence. The show is good, too, I saw the pilot.

The Jane

2009-10-04T21:09:00.001-04:00

Corporate Identity

2009-10-01T16:05:00.006-04:00

These are the logos that have led me up to the ones I'm showing in class, which I will post after getting some feedback. Some are just typefaces that I considered.

Sketches and Such

2009-09-29T19:54:00.002-04:00

Mike has inspired me to be a more diligent sketcher. Redoubling my efforts with observational drawings and then pulling them into Photoshop to hopefully give them the finishing touch that a lot of my past sketches lack.

Two of My Love Nests Posters

2009-09-29T19:31:00.003-04:00

New Addiction

2009-09-23T11:30:00.002-04:00

If you're into comics (or reading at all) and you haven't heard of Warren Ellis, you need to check this web comic out. Freakangels. The artwork is fascinating, the writing will pull you in.

Mad Men Yourself!

2009-09-21T22:14:00.003-04:00

This is really fun, you can now Mad Men Yourself. Finally, I'm the ad man I've always wanted to be.

2009-09-07T14:10:00.000-04:00

Typepedia.com

2009-09-05T23:15:00.003-04:00

Found this bit of coolness. Typepedia.com, it's exactly what you'd think it'd be.

This is a sea turtle. That is all.

2009-08-30T15:02:00.001-04:00

Another Interactive Marvel

2009-08-03T14:33:00.003-04:00

Found this site at 50 Fresh Portfolio Sites for Your Inspiration, which is worth checking out on its own, but magnetic North is one of the most uniquely interactive sites I've ever seen. Visit it at mnatwork.com and be prepared to be blown away by the coolness radiating from this site. You get to draw!In other unrelated news, today is my last day interning for JWT. All in all, not bad. The

Really Badass Interactive Site

2009-07-31T16:51:00.004-04:00

It's called My Deco: 3D Complete Room Planner and it allows you build a room in a pseudo 3D space, control a camera to help you get a feel for it, and then furnish it and decorate it -- I'm talking French doors, wallpapers, LCD TVs, appliances, lights. Then you position the camera, render it, and you have a specific snap shot of your dream room. It's really easy to do, you can figure it out in

Digital Collage

2009-07-31T12:06:00.004-04:00

Been working on this off and on. Again, huge debt goes to Graphic Exchange both for the personal work displayed there and the exquisite taste of Fabien's finds, he discovers so much inspirational work to show everyone and I've been absolutely addicted since Stan put the link on his blog. Beautiful. Leave this blog and go there now. Oh yeah, these are not my photos, I did not take them, I merely

Poor Little Lampshade

2009-07-31T02:49:00.001-04:00

Bird Fetish

2009-07-30T23:38:00.002-04:00

randomness

2009-07-28T08:13:00.006-04:00

At my internship we work with cars. A lot. Well, that's pretty much all we do. I've never been that guy who waxes his car on the weekends or puts on sweet rims. Being around vehicle-based designs all the time has really brainwashed me. I made this in my spare time, it wasn't for an actual project, just trying to flex the Photoshop muscles.

Bird Collage

2009-07-22T08:46:00.003-04:00

The copy might be filler if I can think of something better -- or if I make it into a thank you card. Anyone have any feedback for me? I've been going to graphic-exchange.com and fabienbarral.com for tons of inspiration, that guy is amazing.

Sketch Post

2009-06-21T16:23:00.001-04:00

Argus Seventy-five

2009-05-25T13:43:00.000-04:00

Argus Seventy-five

2009-05-24T14:02:00.004-04:00

I bought this old camera off eBay last fall. I used it to shoot through the top viewfinder with my digital camera and got shots like these: But then I loaded it with real film. This is a medium format camera that takes 620 film. They don't make it anymore, unfortunately, but with a slight modification to 120 film you can load it up. 120 is the kind used in lomography a lot, it makes a nice, big

Getting Back On My Feet

2009-05-23T09:54:00.002-04:00

Haven't drawn since I moved at the beginning of the month. That's one of my goals for the summer. Yesterday I sketched this big piece of equipment, it was parked in a grocery store parking lot. I came home and turned into something fun.

Iron Punk

2009-04-22T02:48:00.004-04:00

This is my take on Iron Man in a vaguely Steampunk-esque way -- though it might've turned out more like a Ashley Wood knockoff. Either way, I like it. I really tried to push the wet media and keep it rough. I only have one question for you: what is the font used by the saloon in Back to the Future 3?

Revised Pineapple Express Logo

2009-04-22T02:41:00.003-04:00

Thanks go out to Justin for screenprinting my shirt for me. You rule, I owe you big.

Vs.

2009-04-22T02:31:00.003-04:00

If you played PC games in the 90s, Doom was it. Extremely ground-breaking, it built on a lot of the first-person shooter themes but also established its own, many of which are in use in today's shooters. I saw something similar in the two logos -- Doom, to me, is so much more iconic than Iron Man. I was more of a gamer than a comic reader, unfortunately, but I thought I'd put them up for people

This Is Surreal

2009-04-11T01:50:00.002-04:00

You really get the feeling that something bad is about to happen. It's a little long but well worth the watch.

Posters

2009-04-11T00:34:00.003-04:00

Nev, the bottom one goes out to you, my urban friend. Keep it real.

Pancho Villa

2009-03-29T19:49:00.005-04:00

I had this sketch of Pancho Villa from a few months ago. After browsing the magnificent works at graphic exchange.com, I realized the potential of masks -- Fabien Barral uses them so beautifully, I really can't get enough of the saturated splatters and silhouettes. With the help of some quick drawn type, I have this composition.

Another Cityscape

2009-03-29T18:07:00.001-04:00

The view from 468.

Drawing

2009-03-26T23:15:00.003-04:00

I worked on this during Laura's class. Looks better than it did with those blue lines, right Jason? I'm liking the subtler color palette.

Random TV Stuff

2009-03-08T18:41:00.005-04:00

I love the show Lost. It's my all-time favorite. Here are two of the best characters. Desmond's likeness is fleeting, at best, I wanted to capture that frenzied look in his eyes. I like the picture of Locke a lot better.Another show I'm digging that I just found out about is AMC's Breaking Bad. Along with Mad Men, AMC is proving itself a force to be reckoned with. This show is powerful. It's got

Here There Be Good Design, Shiver Me Timbers

2009-03-06T12:38:00.005-05:00

I thought this was positively awesome, from one of the recent How magazines. This is great inspiration for any kind of package design! I especially love the Glass Eye Drops. Who comes up with this stuff? I'll repost it when next year's juniors do the bottle redesign. : )

Miracle House Summer Kickoff

2009-03-03T10:19:00.004-05:00

Random Old Work

2009-02-28T20:06:00.004-05:00

Couple of things from a year or two back, I was browsing through some old files.I worked on this after taking Intro to Typography with Gregg.This was some client work that ended up taking a different design direction after two years. I believe the client has actually started selling these bras made for petite women. This was a personal project. I was browsing some prints at a wine store and they

Obama

2009-02-28T19:33:00.004-05:00

I was watching the Obama speech the other night and made a sketch then treated it in Photoshop with some stock textures and a few of my own.

The Power of Memory

2009-02-28T19:13:00.004-05:00

How powerful is memory? There's this guy, Stephen Wiltshire, who is autistic and spent some of his childhood mute, who can do amazing (and accurate, apparently) drawings of city skylines after just one look. I'm gonna excerpt some of Wikipedia, but you should check out the article here.In May 2005 Stephen produced his longest ever panoramic memory drawing of Tokyo on a 10-meter long canvas

Newer Shepard Fairey Poster

2009-02-23T20:15:00.004-05:00

The WWF is doing the Earth Hour thing again this year. Remember it from last year, you were supposed to turn your lights off during a specific hour of the day. Well, Shepard Fairey has given them this rather cool design to use. It's very Charles S. Anderson. I really like that style, and I like this poster. I printed one for my wall.If you want one, grab it here. It's good res.

Iron Man

2009-02-13T15:28:00.001-05:00

I didn't create this.

Amazing!

2009-02-11T18:47:00.002-05:00

I found this amazing widget called PictoBrowser, check it out. A little scrollable gallery that uses pictures from flickr that you pick. The awesome part is that all you do is paste some code into your blog and it magically appears. And they don't have to be your pictures necessarily, so long as they're public. These pictures are not mine, I just like them. The picture adding interface is a

Kinetic Typography Final

2009-02-10T16:48:00.002-05:00

This is my final kinetic type project based on the comedy of Eddie Izzard from his album Dressed to Kill. I had a blast with this one, I can very much see a future for myself in motion.