Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, “Morris Lessmore” is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor. Morris Lessmore is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story. Using a variety of techniques (miniatures, computer animation, 2D animation) award winning author/ illustrator William Joyce and Co-director Brandon Oldenburg present a new narrative experience that harkens back to silent films and M-G-M Technicolor musicals. “Morris Lessmore” is old fashioned and cutting edge at the same time.
“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” is one of five animated short films that will be considered for outstanding film achievements of 2011 in the 84th Academy Awards ®.
Leeside Halloween Jam, Vancouver, BC, October 31, 2011 Music: Death Grips, Lord of the Game Ft. Harold Green, Vampires Dream, Banana, Lemmy, She Wolfs, Manwolfs, Ladyman, Scarecrow, Werewolf, Long Underwear Man, Clumsy Lumberjack, Dirty Hippy
“As the YCN Student Awards approach their tenth year, we are delighted to publish another edition of our YCN Student Awards Annual, designed in-house at YCN. Showcasing all the stellar work commended as part of the most recent programme, as well as this year’s live briefs, we also catch up with commendees from previous years’ Awards to discuss how they’re practices have grown and evolved since participating. We are thrilled to have collaborated with photographer Nick Ballon throughout this year’s annual. Nick produced some terrific portraits for our profile pieces on previous Awards commendees, including Sophie Browness, Matt Ivey, Vicky Simmons, James Dawe and Rick Dodds and Steve Howell. He also photographed this year’s Student Of The Year Award, created by lighting designer Phillip Oakley, for the front cover. As ever, the publication marks the launch of the latest annual YCN Student Awards; presenting new live creative challenges - from the likes of Google, Heinz Salad Cream and SEGA - for all those who wish to tackle them. More information on the YCN Student Awards programme can be found here. A limited number of copies of this year’s annual are now available to buy online here.” via: YCN.
The General Electric logo was designed to look like the blades of fan, which used to be one of GE’s major products. I think this logo holds up pretty well after over 100 years.
Stephen Hogan is a graphic designer living on the east coast of Canada in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a graduate of the Nova Scotia Community College.
