Check it out http://vimeo.com/24982650 All these techniques currently floating the multimedia boat…

This title sequence has so many ideas and realisations around a central theme of a dark view of a possible future. Enjoy. And if possible, watch fullscreen HD.

Berg have released a short film the shows a new invention launching in 2012 called the Little Printer. As well as being very cute (and a bit gimmicky), I can see a real use for this – not necessarily for the huge amount of data we’re subjected to every day, but for selected content that sometimes you just want to have physically and not flickering on a screen. Anything that can encourage looking at print rather than another screen is to be encouraged and it looks pretty environmentally sounds in terms of the amount of paper and ink you’d use. It’s also a great opportunity for artists and designers to discover creative uses with it.

Maybe the fact that I don’t have a printer at home is influencing my opinions about this… find out more about it here

We’ve all seen the domino metaphor used many a time in advertising (remember the excellent Honda Accord advert, which created a domino sequence using various parts of the car?), but this ad for Fedex has a particularly lovely tone. It doesn’t rely solely on the domino idea for visual effect (although it’s strong enough to keep the viewer engaged); it’s a great concept which is right for the message. It’s also got a great soundtrack, timed to perfection, and the sign-off – “We make less urgent shipping to the US awesome” – is brilliant.

It’s either an inspired piece of tactical marketing – or the conclusion of a clever campaign constructed by some canny strategic marketeers.

Unilever has released a video of glamour model Lucy Pinder apologising for the offence apparently caused by her internet campaign for Lynx deodorant during the summer. The original campaign featured Pinder in various scenarios (and in various states of undress) – such as jogging, applying lip gloss and licking whipped cream off a finger.

Following 15 complaints, the Advertising Standards Authority banned the ads. Now Pinder is back in a new video packing away her provocative props, appearing suitably contrite and uncharacteristically dressed in a high-necked pullover.

This new film has been viewed almost 45,000 times on YouTube, attracting more than 100 comments.

Perhaps it’s too cynical to suggest that all the videos were filmed at the same time as part of a long term strategic campaign. Whatever the story, I think it’s a brand having a bit of fun – turning what is, on the face of it, a negative decision into positive promotional activity.

The image above is from the original campaign – but if you click on it, you can watch Lucy’s apology.

We were absolutely delighted to host a visit from actor, adventurer and motorbike fanatic Charley Boorman here at Linney Design on Friday. With only a little persuasion and the prospect of meeting like-minded bikers and designers, Charley took a break from his stage tour to drop in and see some of the work we’ve developed over the years for the likes of Triumph and Yamaha. A number of us then joined Charley backstage at The Palace Theatre before watching his excellent chat show, covering his formative years as an actor in Deliverance, to his more recent infamous exploits in Long Way Round and the Dakar Rally. A hugely likeable and talented chap, we’d highly recommend you catch him on tour this winter. Thanks again to Charley and producer Billy for taking the time to drop-in.

Here’s lovely six minute whistle stop tour through some of the history and beauty found within the art of motion graphics. There are some gems in this edit. For me, the film titles for Se7en still stand test of time. Gritty, dirty, brave. This clip was produced to promote the Motion Plus Design project. Pause, sit back and enjoy.

I attended the Typo London conference last week. The event which hosted a wide range of speakers from Neville Brody to Lawrence Weiner, had the theme of ‘Places’ but to be honest was much broader than that. It was brilliantly facilitated by Erik Spiekermann and Adrian Shaughnessy (among others) and was easily the best conference I’ve been to in some time. One of the best things about it was that most of the speakers stayed for the duration and watched the other presentation, which created a real feel of community.

It’s the first time this event has been held in England, having previously been in Berlin and judging by the feedback from everyone, it looks like it’s going to return to the capital next year. I will be putting together a presentation covering all the amazing talks which will be shared here but for the time being here’s additional reading about it from Creative Review and Design Assembly.

Last month myself, Michael and Iain travelled across to Vancouver to attend a conference called Siggraph (short for Special Interest Group on GRAPHics and Interactive Techniques).  This is an annual conference on computer graphics.

The first Siggraph conference was in 1974 and is attended by thousands of computer professionals each year. Below are links to a few of the highlights we found…

Amazing interactive Mercedes website…

Homemade 3D Printer… We now own one of these, located in the multimedia area of design if you’d like a look!

3D Scanning iPhone app…

3d Tree Creation Software…

Clothes Designer…

ZBrush sculpting software…

Realflow, fluid simulations…

360 Camera…

Mirror to monitor vital signs, without any contact…

Moving Picture Company, inspirational special effects…