Friday Favs 3_5_10

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

Can Geek Culture Exist Without Brands?

15 Fresh Logo Design Processes That Teach Volumes

Keeping Brands Relevant Helps When Times Are Tough

Caribou Coffee Leaps into the Future

If You Don’t Protect Your Kids in the Digital World Who Will?

Todd Hampson Interview

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

Todd was interviewed recently on Tim E.D., a Raleigh North Carolina television program on RTN-10. Below is video of the interview…

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Featured on Toon Boom

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by Sean Copley in News, Random, Timbuktoonblog

userstryTodd was recently featured on Toon Boom Animation’s Storyboard Pro website: click here for the user story.

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

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

Friday Favs 1_29_10

Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by Sean Copley in Random, Timbuktoonblog

Some web gems we mined this week from the world of animation, kids stuff and ipads:

Neat wall decals for kids

The world of 2.5D animation

Cool kid environment/spaces designs

Cutting Class: Moving Pictures: Using Still Images In Your Edits

First look: Marvel Comics’ ‘heroes will be heroes again’

Adobe speaks up about Flash on the iPad

i’m in love with a strategic plan

National Cable and Telecommunications Associations

How Will the Apple Tablet iPad Change Our Kids’ Lives?

Discovery Channel and Hasbro- HUB announcement

CTN Animation Expo

Anatomy reference for illustrators

Friday Favs 01_22_10

Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Sean Copley in Random

The Most Relevant Identity Work of the Decade

Seth Godin: Unrealized projects

‘Avatar’ Soars on Fat Ad Spending, Mass Marketing

Discovery To Launch 3D Channel With Sony, Imax: Source

Letter from Richard Williams to his Who Framed Roger Rabbit crew

Meet Marko, the 9-year-old systems engineer

2009 Hampson Christmas card

Posted on 12. Jan, 2010 by Todd Hampson in Random, Timbuktoonblog

MerryChristmas

Each year for my family Christmas cards, I illustrate our family doing something (because the holiday season isn’t busy enough I suppose.) Here is an image of our 2009 Hampson family Christmas card.

Friday Favs 12_11_09

Posted on 11. Dec, 2009 by Sean Copley in Random, Timbuktoonblog

Some things we found on the web this week to be interesting, informative and/or fun.

The Art of Video Games, SAAM, March 16, 2012 – September 9, 2012

Disney Studio has a long and complex history on racial issues

Holiday Pitches Shouldn’t Hurt Brands, CMOs: Take the gloves off for holiday branding, but keep your face on-brand.

AOL logo Reveal Films

Angels the next vampires in YA entertainment? Disney options four-book series, Fallen

How to protect your ideas in the digital age

Disney to Curb Park Discounts as Economy Recovers

Radio Controlled Reviews