Category: media
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Constant Change by Hong Kong at the Triennale
Hong Kong participated in the Salone d’Onore at La Triennale di Milano. The exhibition is called Constant Change – a theme that is very Hong Kong-esque given its historical and demographics background. I was genuinely and pleasantly surprised by this exhibition. The poster at the entrance featured the calligraphy of the Emperor of Kowloon front…
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This is the 500th blog post !
The five hundredth post ! 500th ! Can you believe it ? Frankly, I find it hard to believe that this blog has been continuing thus far. Except in the first few months after the launch of the blog, there are usually 10-15 photos per post. Roughly, there must be nearly 5,000…
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The Art of Film Title
One of us (Chris) have always liked motion graphics and animation. Film title design is a prime example of this type of art. They are designed to introduce a movie to the audience, set the tone, and at the same time give credits to the actors, director, producer and the crew. In some movies, there is…
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Henri et Tournée du Chat Noir
My friend Karen from NY reposted this youtube video on Facebook – Henri – le chat noir – the french existential cat. It is hilarious. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q34z5dCmC4M&w=510&h=289] This video is getting viral now – at least according to Forbes’ “mon-dieux-save-us-from-the-existential-cat-video“. Notice the graphic at the beginning of the video. It is inspired by this 1896 poster…
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Electron Festival 2012, Geneva
Electron is a four-day festival that ran from April 5 to April 8, spanning the Easter weekend of 2012. Below is this year’s poster – the city in the background is Geneva. It is an annual electronic cultures festival that included workshops, contemporary art exhibits, concerts, conferences and parties. These events took place at various…
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For the one who dreams of travelling
I cannot remember how I found this vimeo clip. “Address is approximate” is very clever and the music by Cinematic Orchestra really brought it to life. Well done.