Rockman and Transformers Stop motion : Go! Rockman! 衝吧!! 洛克人 !!!

I decided to view more of the last creator's work and this one is slightly stiffer in terms of the movement of the figures,and the special effects feel a bit excessive. The timing is still well done and it feels like I'm watching something that is alive rather than inanimate, but there was some overkill in post.

Zelda Stop Motion - Figma Link and Black Rock Shooter 薩爾達傳說停格動畫

This stop motion is amazingly well done. The figures move in a fluid fashion that makes their motions seem alive. There are a ton of special effects but in this video it adds on rather than makes it feel cheesy.

Stop Motion Pizza short version

http://vimeo.com/84949689

This is much better, all of the excess was cut out and it made the video much easier to watch. I still feel that there needs to be an ending where maybe someone has the little pizza delivered to them to bring the journey to an end rather than it just fading out. Also the pizza could be a lot better looking. I know it's only an miniature pizza but i would not eat that.

stop motion pizza

This was really interesting at first and the frames are very well thought out, yet some of the segments are way too drawn out. There is a short version of this video that I plan on watching because as it stands right now the segment where the "pizza" is being taken around the city is drawn out way too long; to the point even where I'm very aware of the music loop because I'm become bored. 

Audio Soon

I have no idea what this is for but all I can tell is that the graphics are strong and the typography is as central as can be. There hierarchy is off because I find myself a little confused even after I figured out what's going on with the text. the use of greyscale is very powerful here and I hope it's fitting for the content that is on the CD because that is just as important. I think the stuff on the bottom could be spread out a bit because once again it's clustered and central. Other than that it's not bad at all.

Japanese CD?

Maybe I'm just ignorant as to how Japanese CDs work but I cannot figure out what is going on here, I Maybe the left side is the front and the right is the back but the front copy is bleeding through the spine and onto what I am now sure is the back of the CD cover. That's something that will need to be watched out for during this project because things could easily end up on the spine that don't belong either during printing or when you fold the cover itself.

Yamaha CD

The background for this one is really clean and brings life to the rest of the images and text. Everything feels organized and there's open space without the piece feeling too empty or cluttered. Good use of typography and organization.

Sample CD

http://edharpphotos.homestead.com/cd-cover-sample.jpg

Okay I get it this is a wedding photo album on a CD but it could use more typography rather than just the centered text that says their names and then the big disclaimer that is totally going to persuade people not to print these pictures on their own. It's just very bland and needs a lot more elements to make it as visually interesting as the photos that are on the CD should be.

Sample CD

This is a very light artsy case design and it transfers over to the CD well. That will probably be the biggest point of success or failure, being whether or not this design transfers well from the case to the CD. The one thing I can't figure out is if those little swirls are part of the design because they appear near the words at the same point. On the CD it goes off of the CD as if it's part of a watermark.

Centered CD

I like the use of the font here to fit the theme but oh my god is everything centered. And that's unfortunate because the cover looks really good but everything is pulled into the center. The CD looks a lot better and as a revision I would suggest to the designer to bring more of the look from the CD into the case itself typography wise.

Sample CD

For a sample design this is actually pretty cool. The bright colors on the dark background work really well at catching my eye. The typography fits with good hierarchy and the title pops out at me right away. There is a heavy use of black which might not be great for the printer but the overall design is an A.

Kiosks for convenience store food

Even though I hate getting food from a convenience store because I feel like I'm going to be sick the next day I have to say that Sheetz did well by putting a kiosk into the stores. The interface is very user friendly and easy to understand. Your total is updated on the right side of the screen so you know what you're getting yourself into. Even the pictures of the items look like what they are outside of the digital world. I can't quite find a single flaw with the system and I think that this is something that could be incorporated into fast food chains to make ordering even faster.

CMC Kiosk

The Community Media Center in Westminster Maryland just updated their dusty old sign in book in favour of an actual kiosk to sign in and out of the building to keep a record of who was there, when they were there, and for how long. the interface was very simple it could be controlled via the track ball and keyboard or touch screen. It seemed to have a lot of the default settings for buttons and such but it was simple and served the purpose. Something that I did not notice on the kisok itself was branding in terms of colour. it had that very basic look to it which made me feel like it was the UI as packaged and just modified from there.

Retail Store Interactive Kiosk

It's pretty cool that people going to a store to look for clothing could get a bit of that online shopping feel before actually stepping into the store; however, I'm not crazy about the idea that it would try to guess what size and relevant stuff to you. What would be cool instead is that ability to search specific size items as you would online. The ability to see the item tags on a map of the store is really helpful in finding what you need. This is a really advanced system (as they said it needs an i7 processor) but it shows how far you could really go with interactive kiosks.

Smart Digital Retail Kiosk

The user interface of this kiosk or at least the version being demoed here seems to be marketed towards people buying stuff for a super bowl party. Now ignoring this aspect this works as a very simple digital recipe book based on a shopping list that you scan in with a QR code. It seems to respond very well to touch and the pages are formatted to fit on this object meant to look like a clipboard pulling a more traditional feel into the digital.

OGLE Kiosk Demo

The interface of the kiosk in this video would be very effective for a school. The overall layout stays the same while the buttons and interactive "body" stays the same. It's actually really reminiscent of web design with how simple and user friendly it is.

TIO :: Flash Kiosk Interface Demo

This is a pretty simple Kiosk for paying bills Much more complex than what we'll be doing in class but still something that should be kept in mind because of its simplicity. A lot of the transitions can be done in flash easily, and the layout is more complex than what I had in mind, but simple enough to be doable.

Guitar Symphony

Another song that falls into the "I would totally hear this during an epic or climatic moment in a movie" category. This song is a simple loop of the same parts without much variation but it still works because the guitars which change add to the music in the background.

Face to Face Garageband Song

This piece from garageband gives me the feel of a climatic moment in an action filled movie. The orchestra elements repeat throughout the entire piece while there are subtle changes throughout.The levels are nice the audio doesn't become too intense to the point there's clipping so the producer was very careful with his levels.

UMD Promo.mov

This is very slide show like and that's okay but it's kind of the basic ground idea of still images that just zoom in and out with text spliced over it like some sort of powerpoint. What I need to keep in mind is motion and transition that's not cheesy so project 1 can be the best that it can be.

Microsoft stop motion promotional

There are a lot of good ideas here but they get way too jerky in the animation. I think it would be more effective if the segments that are not facing the wall would go back to filming at a tv frame rate. There's a lot of cliche in the graffiti but I like the use of the microsoft logo in the beginning and the end. The repetition of the 'be x' is effective, the font reminds me of cards against humanity but it still works.

UMBC HSC Holi Hungama 2013 (Promo)!!!!

Okay I like the graphics of this one even though it's about a cultural event rather than promoting the college itself.



One thing that I would to see is a stronger connection between the video segments and the text and visuals that were created in after effects. Any difference in color, saturation, and style could jar the person viewing it and take them out of the promo.

Columbus State Community College Commercial

This one is really awkward how it's zooms in on the girl and she just stares at the camera. The announcer has a good voice and tells you what it means to go to college and get an education. I also really like the graphics at the end and the motion sweep of the colors



Very quick and impactive but very awkward for the first 10 seconds

Carroll Community College's latest commercial.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HABUH0V0sc



Thanks Carroll for being lame and having embedding disabled because you know sharing your video is such a bad thing.



The style of this video is very simple with the cut up words being mixed and matched to describe the different aspects of the college. Now I think they could use the schools colors more and different words because they use better three times instead of buzz words like (thrive, prepare, establish, build, become, advance) that would have a bigger impact on the viewer.