Expo / André Kertesz - jeu de Paume

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André kertesz (1894-1985) is a hungarian photographer who lived in Paris in the 20's and later was naturalized citizen of the US. He developed friendship with Brassaï, helped him to begin in photography : they were both closed to the surrealism movement. He also was one of the first to use a Leica as a professional instrument.

André Kertesz - Jeu de Paume
Du 28 septembre 2010 au 06 février 2011
Info here.
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Motion Design / Takashi Ohashi

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Human Orchestra
Design/animation : Takashi Ohashi
Music : Yoshito Onishi

> http://takashiohashi.com/
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AM/FM !!!

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!!! - AM/FM
Directed by Black Dice

> Chk Chk Chk (!!!) - AM/FM
(from Strange weather isn't it ? album, out on Warp records)

> http://warp.net/
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Harold J. Treherne, a "folk" artist

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" (...) Dunlop director Wayne Morgan said that like many Prairie folk artists, Harold J. Treherne (1899-1975) spent a great deal of time looking at the landscape from the vantage of his tractor. When he sat down to draw after years of observation, he revealed a remarkable sensitivity to color and detail. (...)"

More here.
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Don't twist my Rock, please…(part.2)

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> Tones On Tail - Happiness
> DJ Shadow - Dark days
> Tame Impala - I don't reall mind
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"I'm here" a short movie by Spike Jonze

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To watch the whole movie :
> www.imheremovie.com/fr
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Graphisme / Lou Dorfsman

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Lou Dorfsman - designer adulé dans sa profession - a incarné durant 40 ans l'image même de l'homme dévoué à CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System). Il a maîtrisé au travers d'une esthétique souple et claire tous les paramètres de l'identité de la chaine : création du logo, d'une police de caractère dédiée, mais aussi design des locaux, publicité,...
Un cas d'école !

Lire l'article de Peter Gabor sur Lou Dorfsman ici.
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Graphisme / Kate Gibb

Kate Gibb is pure talent. More on Big Active, here.

> kategibb.blogspot.com
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Alerta ! Disco !

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> Jarvis Cocker - Discosong (Pilooski Mix)
> Dutch Rhythm Combo (featuring Isa GT) - Alerta
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Masterpiece (9) / Night's Introlude -or- Les nuits

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Great chill music !

> Nightmares On Wax - Night's Introlude (1995)
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Expo / Arman à Pompidou

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© Arman

Arman au centre George Pompidou
Du 22 Septembre au 10 Janvier 2010

More here
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September music

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> Roedelius - Einfach So (Piano Piano)
> Mount Kimbie - Before I Move Off
> New Mjondalen Disco Swingers - Eurodans (Todd Terje Edit)
> Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Greg Wilson Edit)
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Photography / Harry Callahan

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"La photographie est une aventure, tout comme la vie est une aventure. Si une personne veut s'exprimer photographiquement, elle doit absolument comprendre sa propre relation à la vie."

More than a hundred clichés of Harry Callahan (1912-1999) can be seen at The Cartier-Bresson Foundation.

Harry Callahan, Variations, du 07 Sept. au 19 Déc. 2010
Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
2, impasse Lebouis 75014 Paris

> www.henricartierbresson.org
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Motion Design / Takuya Hosogane

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WIRED Design Conference Title
Design : Takuya Hosogane

Found on vimeo
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Photography / Carl Fisher

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Carl Fischer, photographer and graphic designer, was born in 1924 and raised in Brooklyn. He graduated from The Cooper Union and studied at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London as a Fulbright Fellow, and began his career as an advertising agency art director in New York working with Paul Rand and Herb Lubalin.
He created famous covers for Esquire magazine between 1963 and 1971.

Found on carlfischerphotography.com
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Love for the sake of love

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> Claudja Barry - Love for the sake of love (Edit version)

Carte postale

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> Spectral Display - It takes a muscle to fall in love (Get a rooom! Edit) (merci à Charlotte R...)

> Florence + the Machine - You got the love (the xx remix)

> LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean

> Jamie Lidell - I wanna be your telephone (Tiga party like it's 19909 remix)

The fabulous world of stock imagery

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This video was made with getty images archives. But you can guess, something happened then...

Ratatat - Drugs (2010)
Directed by Cral Burgess

> http://www.gettyimages.com
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Party Machine

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Music : Bruce Haack (1970) - eh oui ! - Prince Language Edit
Video : Philip Anagnos

Found on alainfinkielkrautrock.blogspot.com
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Motion Design / MK12

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Few great exemples of the amazing work from MK12 studio :
two short films for Beatles Rock Band Video Game, and a short film, called Telephoneme.
Enjoy !







> mk12.com
> telephoneme.tv
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VIDEO / It's a small world

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Inspired by a polaroid photo album found at the Melrose Trading Post fleamarket, Los Angeles. Animated by Axel Roessler, Soundtrack by Bertram Ritter.

For more of our work, please visit our ranch: countrytrouble.com

Found on vimeo
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Geigy : funky medics

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If you're wandering how you can make good design for products as serious as medics, just check the exhibition called "Good design, good business" at Lieu du design, in Paris. Geigy is a firm who understood the challenge.

Opening : 17th of September.

> Le lieu du design

More here : étapes.com
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Photography / Sam Haskins

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© Sam Haskins

Sam Haskins, one of the most famous fashion photographer of the 60's, presents his work at the Gallerie OFR System, in Paris, until the end of august. Hurry up, its definitly not to be missed !

OFR Bookshop/gallerie
20, rue Dupetit-Thouars (Carreau du Temple) 75003 Paris
Metro stations: Temple, République or Filles du Calvaire. Between République and rue de Bretagne
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Deep bip in summer holidays

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Don't worry we'll be back soon,
see you in September !
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Graphisme / Stephen Doyle

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Stephen Doyle recently won the prestigious National Design Award (communication design) for his work as an illustrator.
This dollar bills serie was created for the New Times Book Review, in the July issue.

The following images show how skillfull Stephen Doyle is, and will also remind us how big is Ed Ruscha's influence on the world of graphic design.






















































(© Ed Ruscha)



















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