“Back To The Start” is a wonderful animated short film by film-maker Johnny Kelly, depicting the life of a farmer as he slowly turns his family farm into an industrial animal factory before seeing the errors of his ways and opting for a more sustainable future. Both the film and the soundtrack were commissioned by Chipotle to emphasize the importance of developing a sustainable food system, and features Coldplay’s ‘The Scientist’ performed by country legend Willie Nelson.

I absolutely love the tone, pace, style, choice of music and the overall message of this charming film – for me it’s nigh on perfectly executed.

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Coldplay, Farming, Johnny Kelly, Soundtrack, Sustainability, Willie Nelson

It’s Better In The Wind – 2011 Trailer 2 from Scott Toepfer on Vimeo.

It’s Better In The Wind is a photography, film and book project by Scott Toepfer which sets out across the west of America on’vehicles without windows to restrict the scenery’, reflecting on past and future journeys. There’s some beautiful photography, and some wonderfully evocative and stylish film trailers for the forthcoming movie.

More pictures at ItsBetterInTheWind.com

See the movie trailers at ItsBetterInTheWind.com

America, It's Better In The Wind, Motorbike, Motorbikes, Scott Toepfer, Travel

THE END OF GEOGRAPHY from Tatiana Plakhova on Vimeo.

The internet has, by some, been hailed as the end of geography as we know it. Physical distance and location may be becoming ever less significant in society, but the internet has redefined the concept of geography, with its own maps, sites, locations, routes and networks.

The End of Photography, a thought-provoking film and photography project by Tatiana Plakhova, explores the concept of new and old geography.

Film, Linney Design, Photography, Tatiana Plakhova, video

My friend Zoë Barker in this short film explains her Values work, shot by Miles Langley. The book in question is singer sewn, 20 pages and roughly the size of a 12″ vinyl, limited to 300, so grab one while they’re available here, or at the accompanying exhibition now showing at Department of Coffee and Social Affairs, until: 14 May 2011.

Seeing this video and posting it around the internet got me thinking again about the way we document and present our work. Video can feel like such a time-consuming medium to use, and yet the power of film (over still images) can be so important – especially when telling the story of a project. Do you think we should film more of our work and working process? Have you seen any great examples of documenting work recently? I’d love to hear what you think…

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An excerpt from the 1958 Disneyland TV Show episode entitled Magic Highway USA. In this last part of the show, an exploration into possible future Transportation technologies is made.

I think this is brilliant on two levels – there’s a lovely style that could only come out of that specific era, charming and engaging – and to assess almost 50 years on what we’ve achieved in terms of technological advances…

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What is graphic design … what a graphic designer does

A question old as time! Well almost, and its about time there was a credible and well thought through response to this question. This is about the closest thing i’ve come across and goes some way to answering this familiar (and slightly annoying) question. More an introduction than conclusive answer, think of this as something you could show your mum and she’d finally ‘get it’..

The British Design Council have put together a series of guides for design professionals which offer practical advice and information on the business issues facing today’s designers. You can find more on the Design Council site or on their Vimeo channel.

Design Council, video

| Artists Wanted | In Focus : Pete Eckert (Lo-Speed) from Artists Wanted on Vimeo.

Pete Eckert is a totally blind person. But through his photography, he proves that he IS a visual person, he just can’t see. This is a beautiful and challenging piece of filmmaking, spare a couple of minutes to check it out. I’d love to know what you think about the role our vision plays in ’seeing’ – something we all surely take for granted almost all the time.

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Wikipedia is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a video (narrated by founder and CEO Jimmy Wales) and an infographic showcasing the organization’s major milestones over the years. This animation caught my eye – executed really well with a lovely style. The State of Wikipedia is the fourth installment in JESS3′s “The State Of” series. The first installment, The State of the Internet, made its debut about a year ago.

Wikipedia

Check out this festive offering doing the rounds on Youtube. It’s not quite the nursery nativity but you get the picture. Anyone for a mince pie? Happy (digital) Christmas, bloggers

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When Facebook becomes a book from Siavosh Zabeti on Vimeo.

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