Category: media

  • Constant Change by Hong Kong at the Triennale

    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.

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