Friday Favs 2_26_10

Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Sean Copley in News, Random, Timbuktoonblog

Animation Insider

Dumped! Brand names fight to stay in stores

5 LEGO Games That Should Exist (And 5 That Shouldn’t)

Disney hopes kids will take online World of Cars out for a spin

Caribou Coffee’s Brand Redesign

How Mars Built a Business

A Beautiful Idea: Artists Changing the World

William Nicolas Blayde

Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Sean Copley in Guardian High, Shows, Timbuktoonblog

[This is concept art and character descriptions taken from Guardian High, our latest show concept. Guardian High is an action comedy for tweens, 26x22 minutes.]

WILLIAM NICOLAS BLAYDE
“Never be idle Chase, we are like vapor and we know not how long we have in our endeavors. Lost time does not return.”

Blayde, 17, is a squire from Northern Wales, 1429. He is a tall and well-built redhead with a deep respect for the code of chivalry. He exudes nobility in his words and deeds despite his lack of knight status and coming from “no great birth.”

Blayde values and defends loyalty, courage and honor as a typical gentleman soldier. His strong faith in these qualities, even when it doesn’t make sense, can rub those around him the wrong way making him come across as self righteous. Unfortunately, Blayde’s view of the world can be too small which often leads to a limited view of himself.

Friday Favs 2_19_10

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by Sean Copley in News, Random, Timbuktoonblog

Why Brands are Becoming Media

Toy Story 3′ introduces new characters, including first stuffed animal

Disney’s plan to release ‘Alice’ on DVD early upsets theaters

Studying other people’s design helps us improve our own. Plus, it’s fun.

Children’s Books: Apocalypse Now, Teens turn to dystopian novels

TIA’s top Toy Fair trendsetters get straight A’s

Children ‘missing out on sleep’ Newsround finds

Disney taking a pass on one of the most profitable movies of 2009?

Looking Back at 20 Years of Adobe Photoshop

Friday Favs 2_5_10

Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by Sean Copley in News, Random, Timbuktoonblog

Wired Kids, Negligent Parents?

Why Culture Will Become Crucial for Success in 2010 and Beyond

Super Bowl identity system

From one great illustrator to another

Comcast rebrands services

AIGA’s response to NEA’s call for logos

MSU to keep logo as part of new brand ID