Isnpiring Motion Design Portfolios

Motion design constantly amazes me and inspires me. I’m not quote sure how these studios do what they do, but their work is great to check out - especially if you are stuck in a rut.

Type and Grid

Personal Work. A wallpaper/poster for Type and Grid, which are the basic things you need to communicate you idea visually.

Andrey Razumovsky

The amazing milk dresses by Russian photographer Andrey Razumovsky. They are just photograph works, if you don't like, please skip them.

Brown Town

Interested in knowing the identity of that lovely pixellated broad? It shall remain a mystery.
This poster frist appeared on my flickr stream, and it is easily the most popular item on my photostream. Rightfully so, in my mind. It may be the best poster I've ever created. The technique was tedious, but it's ultimately not that complicated. I'm not telling, though.

FW: Announcing ....2009 Best of Beauty Gallery Winners

Durso Design is excited to hear that Halo Campaign was one of 13 winners of P&G’s 2009 Best of Beauty Gallery (out of 200 submissions)

A word from the Best of Beauty Gallery team

Dear Beauty & Grooming Marketers,

We are delighted to announce the winning visuals for the 2009 Best of Beauty Gallery! The thirteen visuals (listed below) represent the best of our Beauty & Grooming visualization work and were selected from over 200 submissions across categories and regions.

Per our tradition, they are displayed in the East and West hallways of the third floor at the Cincinnati GO. For those of you at the Cincinnati GO, we encourage you to take some time over the next few weeks to visit the Gallery and appreciate their engaging, bold and inspiring beauty. For those of you who do not work at the Cincinnati GO, we hope you will take a moment to visit the Gallery next time you are here. In addition, all winners and finalists will receive a congratulatory letter from Gina Drosos, PBC President and Executive Sponsor of the Best of Beauty Gallery.

Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all who submitted visuals for consideration. The choice, as always, was difficult given the growing number of exceptional visual submissions we receive every year. They are a testament to the talent of our people and agency partners around the world.

Kind Regards,
Michael Kuremsky
For the Best of Beauty Gallery team

Design Agency: DURSO DESIGN
Creative Director: ROVANE DURSO
Art Director: ERIC HOLMAN
Designer: TINA CHANG
Copy Writer: PAOLA CARPINTERO
Photography: STEVEN LIPPMAN

Foldaway Home

Designed by Atelier OPA, this collapsable "apartment" serves as an adaption to the populirized idea of "Skeletal Infill" in Japan, in which the skeleton of the house remains preserved while only changing the insides. Of course, it doesn't have to collapse after use at all, it can easily be used as your every day kitchen, office and bedroom. I can see college dorms and hostels using this idea, it would create much more space and offer a ton of configurations to work with each individual. 

'Green' Graffiti

Green Moss Speaks Volumes

Anna Garforth's green graffiti on display at London's Clissold Park, is called the Mossberger Project and is part of YCN, a two-week global art initiative being displayed all over the world. The moss, which Garforth uses to display words, is much more welcoming than spray paint as a way to express a message. Not only is it a warmer "vandalism", it's biodegradable!

Garforth uses a mixture of natural yogurt and sugar to adhere her moss to public surfaces. 

The Reverse Graffiti Project

The Reverse Graffiti Project in San Francisco is creating environmental art by cleaning up dirt and grime from city walls. In this video, you witness the making of a 140 ft. long mural in the Broadway tunnel. It raises awareness to the native species of plants that might be living in the area were it not for the fact that the area is now downtown SF.

TrendVision Look Book

Durso Design created this "Look Book" for the Colors of the World Trend Vision 08 publication. Colors of the World is a Wella Professionals program designed to build hair color business and inspire the artistic side of stylists. This seasonal campaign was designed to serve as inspiration for stylists and their clients and to give Colors of the World an outlet for introducing new color techniques and trends in an interesting package.

Double Takes

I love it when I see smart advertising or design. The stuff that makes me look twice and say "why couldn't I have thought of that?!" 

Cannes Lions 2008

The advertising world was a buzz in the south of France last week for the Cannes Lions 2008 Festival. Here are some of our fav winners.

Nike- Los 5 Magnificos- A la Momento, Spain's soccer superstars take some notes to remember why they want to win Euro 2008.

HBO's interactive VOYUER PROJECT is a multimedia experience that gives you a peek into what happens behind the countless windows we pass on a daily. "The HBO Vouyeur Project illustrates the underlying truth thats sometimes the most revealing stories are the ones you weren't supposed to see."

Brand Identity: Coca Cola 

Agency: Turner Duckworth

FFFFound!!!

I have just ffffound! the greatest site ever. FFFFOUND! is a web service that not only allows the user to post and share their images found on the web, but also actively recommends each user's tastes and interests for a truly unique image-bookmarking experience. So basically, once you like an image (you do this by clicking the i heart this button) the site automatically recommends other images you might like based on your overall image collection and that of other's who have similar interests as you. The result is a designers wet dream, a digital library of some of the most inspirational images that are uniquely yours. But here's the catch, it's invite only which means that as a regular joe shmo, like me, I can view as much as I want but I can't post my own images or get my own recommendations. I don't know what it takes to be invited, I've searched and searched for the answer but to avail. For now, I'm pretty happy admiring the millions and millions of amazing images, from typography to photography and beyond. This site is truly an experience and I'm not gonna lie, it's quite addictive. I can spend hours clicking and looking, clicking and looking.  

The Launch of Planet Green

It's a very exciting day for TV loving, treehuggers everywhere! Discovery Communications launches the first and only 24-hour eco-lifestyle TV network, Planet Green, tonight at 6pm EST. But if you're looking for  granola eating, birkenstock with sock wearing hippies reeking of patchouli oil, you've come to the wrong place. From Ludacris and Tommy Lee to Maria Menounos, Emeril Lagasse and Ed Bagley Jr.,  Planet Green has created a grandeur of star studded shows. And the programs actually look interesting and span from home renovations and design, to green dining and even green celebrity gossip. The content is meant to be entertaining and relevant to people of all ages and backgrounds while giving them insight to greener pastures. Eileen O'Neill, general manager of Planet Green says, "this is an eco-tainment channel. It's a lifestyle and entertainment channel that's designed to activate people in the green space." She also went ahead to say the Planet Green is not intended to lecture or point fingers, it's all about entertainment and having fun, it is still television after all. 

MUTO by BLU

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo

2008 Venice Beach Art Walk

I had the pleasure of attending this year's Venice Art Walk over the weekend. For one full day, you're invited to explore the residential streets of Venice Beach, CA and discover the tight knit community of artists that inhabit it. The day started at Westminster School on Abbot Kinney where we enjoyed fabulous foods from many of Venice Beach and the surrounding cities best restaurants. The Counter and Chaya Venice were two of my favs. We ate under the shade of an umbrella while listening to live jazz music. After lunch we  hopped on one of the complimentary studio tour buses. Expecting to see art studios and galleries, we were really surprised when our first stop was the second story apartment of the artist. Walking up the stairs to Marion Lane's contemporary loft was an experience all its own. We were met with three huge canvases hanging on the wall each one painted a different color but carrying her signature design. She specializes in acrylic designs on glass which she then transplants to canvas in very intricate patterns. And not only canvases, walls, mirrors, windows, toilets, and sinks also wore the colorful swirls of malleable paint. They resemble colored glue art only a lot more sophisticated than the days of Elmer's school glue. 

Next we visited the home of contemporary furniture designer and fine art film maker, Elizabeth Page Smith, who happened to live right around the corner. She creates an amazing array of clear acrylic furniture filed with powdered pigments. She explained that the static inside the pieces created unique designs in the pigments, making each and every piece a true original.

The captivating artwork of mixed media artist, Fortune Sitole, told the story of the people of his South Africa. The paintings created on long, panoramic panels of wood use real corrugated metal siding and found food and drink wrappers indigenous to South Africa to create lively images of life in South African villages.

All in all, we walked approximately 3 miles and saw the homes, studios and most often home-studios of 23 different Venice dwelling artists. While I was fortunate enough to receive a free ticket from a friend, the $50 fee (which goes directly to the Venice beach Family Clinic) is well worth every penny. I definitely look forward to next years event.

2008 Venice Beach Art Walk

I had the pleasure of checking out this years Venice Beach Art Walk over the weekend. It consisted of two days full of artistic discovery right in my own backyard. I had no idea that Venice was so 

ICFF 2008

Over the weekend New York City was host to the 20th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair. "North America's singular showcase for contemporary design, the fair draws the most intrepid seekers of design truth and design trends to an extraordinary exhibition of the most inspired models of design on the forefront."

Diane Ruengsom, of Domestic Aesthetic, explains why she believes that design should enhance life without harming anyone or anything in the process.

Durso Design website is back on the grid!

It only took us 6 months but DursoDesign.com is open for business. Check out our current work as well as some of our past projects. We love feedback so let us know what you think.

100% Design Tokyo

Tokyo Designer's Week 2007
100% Design Tokyo

October 31 to November 4th 2007

5 Days of Design
Tokyo Designer's Week is a unique celebration of the power of good design. Designers, corporations, schools, embassies and the media gather together for 5 days of exhibitions, talks, installations and parties. This year, for the first time the focal point of the weeks activities is Jingu Gaien, a unique and beautiful open space in the heart of Tokyo.

A very cool clothing company in Tokyo/Japan

Debli Project

Tom Tor
Debli which means 'Recycle and Re-create' is an exhibition of animal inspired art and media. Over 180 artists will 'recycle' objet d'arts...and create. Debli Project is the fantastic sum of the artists' creative visions as all were invited to take the same recycled objects and use their wildly imaginative minds and impressive artistic skills and CREATE to make a difference. This revolutionary art tour is not only affirming Tom Tor's ongoing commitment to supporting independent artistic expression, but the creative agency, with offices in Los Angeles and Tokyo, has also manifested the possibility of designing to make a difference through this exhibition. Tom Tor AkA Eskimo was commissioned to be a part of the exhibition and its ongoing movement to design and develop the official commercial and advertising campaign. Art director and Design by TomTor, Motion by Korb_for_myeskimofrien