The A Kiss From Tokyo trailer is perfect, and oh the Saul Bass-esque titles! But my favorite part is the rear projection driving scene.
This animation was created for the release of Kevin Dart’s new book, Seductive Espionage, the world of Yuki 7. The book features artwork by Mr. Dart (of course), and includes selections from Brigette Barrager, Elizabeth Ito, Ted Mathot, Chris Turnham, Daniel Arriaga, Don Shank, Josh Parpan, Justin Parpan, and Megan Brain.
I adore Kaki King and am completely thrilled to collaborate with her on her guitar art project! Last Friday, Kaki emailed me to tell me that I was the last artist chosen for her project (yay—lucky number 13). Woo hoo!! ^___^ She should be shipping it out soon; I wonder which one I’ll get.
A bit of trivia: in February 2006, Kaki was labeled a “Guitar God” by Rolling Stone Magazine, becoming the first ever female to make this list. Without further ado, here are some Kaki viddies for your listening pleasure.
Musician Kaki King is creating an art project with these guitars (shown below) and needs your help! These guitars are from the Ovation/Takamine factory and have flaws that render them unusable other than turning them into fascinating canvases. If interested, submit your ideas to kakiguitarart@gmail.com.
My pen pal from across the pond sent me this cute animation for The Weepies‘ Hideaway video contest. This winning video entry was created by Michael Warner.
Instead of just posting your precious children’s drawings on the fridge, why not show the world though the Google homepage logo? The Doodle 4 Google competition’s theme for this year is “What I Wish for the World.” This contest is open to all students in U.S. schools from kindergarten to grade 12. For more information and rules, click here.
School Registration Deadline (Only teachers can submit doodles on behalf of their students)
March 17, 2009
Doodle Entry Deadline
March 31, 2009
Winning Doodle on the Google Homepage
May 21, 2009
Prizes
The National Winner will win a $15,000 college scholarship to be used at the school of their choice, a trip to the Google New York Office, a laptop computer, and a t-shirt printed with their doodle. The winner’s school will receive a $25,000 technology grant towards the establishment/improvement of a computer lab. Each of the other 3 National Finalists will win a trip to the Google New York Office, a laptop computer, and a t-shirt printed with their doodle. Each of the other 36 Regional Winners will win a trip to the Google New York Office and a t-shirt printed with their doodle.
Fabulous prize
Myartspace.com is offering the chance for 3 artists to have their work represented at the Scream London Gallery during June 2009.
Deadline
May 15, 2009
Rules
In order to enter the competition, an artist must be a member of myartspace (membership is free). You can sign up here. Then submit a maximum of 20 jpegs (no larger than 10 megabytes each) to be judged. The jury panel includes Vanessa DesClaux from the Tate Modern, Tom Morton from the Hayward Gallery and Francesco Manacorda from the Barbican Gallery.
Registration fee
$50 (or $25 early registration fee before March 31, 2009)
Notification
The winners will be announced by May 31, 2009.
The charming Ms. Vanda is expanding her Paraphernalia empire. Not only does she make some of the most beautiful pieces of jewelry, she’s adding tees to her resume, too.
As if that wasn’t enough, Ms. Vanda is also launching her very first Paraphernalia competition!
All you have to do is write a short story about one of the ladies from her new Victoriana Collection. If your story is selected, you’ll receive a $30 gift voucher to her store. Entries are due this Saturday, December 6.
To enter, leave a comment on her Flickr page or send an e-mail to bonmots@paraphernalia.nu.
OpenCut is a completely open-source film competition designed to encourage people to take professionally shot material and edit it in their own way. As there is no “one way” to tell a story, so too can stories benefit from being re-edited and re-told from many different vantage points and perspectives.
The winner of OpenCut 1.0 will receive a brand new AJA IO HD from Silverado. They will also be recognized as the “editor-of-record” at IMDB and will have their cut submitted to multiple film festivals.
Registration starts on midnight May 18th, 2008. Pay them $25. Send them a HDD. Get 160 GB of RED footage. Edit, color correct, whatever. Win great honor.
Thanks to everyone who voted at Mostly Lisa! Your tireless dedication brings great joy to us here at NvP and brought us a big “W” and some nice link lovin’.
Ninja entered a small contest over at Mostly Lisa. She’s a multimedia producer, model, actress, blogger, and geek. The contest is for the coolest vector penguin. Ninja and I already voted, so stop by and leave a comment for us.
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