Tag Archives: visual communication

Type Nerd Humor

Enjoy a few silly viddies of type humor.

Ransom Note wreaks havoc during a Font Conference!

The sequel to Font Conference…

Na-na-na-Nuetra Face…you guessed it a Lady GaGa parody.

Type Goes to the Movies

I’ve never seen this, but the trailer is interesting. Typeface Official Trailer.

Helvetica, the movie.

Scene 17 :: Basic Masking

In Flash, the technique know as “masking” should really be named “revealing”. It can feel backwards, so just think…REVEAL and it’ll be easier. Here are examples of static masking (like a window) with moving content (something moving past the window), and animated masking (the spotlight) with static content (the text). Continue reading

Scene 15 :: Animated Symbol Revisited

Creating an Animated Symbol in the Library

We have already copied and pasted frames to create an animated symbol from the “handwriting” exercise. This is another approach, drawing directly into the symbol. Continue reading

The Girl Effect

This beautifully done type animation not only talks about a difficult problem, but offers hope and invites us to be part of the solution. Continue reading

Nuclear Bombs

Why This Speaks to Me

This amazing video doesn’t need to preach; it simply, visually, displays how many (2053!) nuclear bombs have been exploded around the world, and by whom, between 1945, and 1998. Continue reading

Self Esteem?

This is an oldie, but a goodie. Most of us have seen it, but it’s worth another look. Continue reading