I saw Where The Wild Things Are this past weekend. I don't know how much children can really understand the more metaphorical aspects of the movie but either way, it is visually stunning. One of the things that I love the most about the movie is the kitschy handmade feel created by all the wooden elements and scribbly lettering. It's unusual for a director to really care about the extraneous materials outside of the film but Spike Jonze worked closely with Geoff McFetridge to set up a style-guide for marketing materials and it definitely payed off.
"...this is a handmade film, make everything feel handmade.' Things that are handmade are made with love, they're made with care, they're made by groups of individuals."
I stumbled upon this fun blog today, Photoshop Disasters. It's pretty funny that out there are some people with such a dismal understanding of perspective and human anatomy. But, I'm ashamed to admit there were also some posts on there where I still couldn't figure out what was wrong with them.
In other news, I need to start working on things outside of the office. I had a plan to have about three new campaigns finished by the end of the summer. What a joke that was. My position right now doesn't allow for the most creative design and as miserable as sitting down in front of a computer is when I finally get home after sitting at a computer all day... it needs to get done. All the more reason to focus on getting some more hand-done type in the mix. I like the unique calligraphy style of Neither Snow.
And just because, these super different wine bottles:
