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BBC Micro Live 1986 - Computer Animation
A look at animation software on the BBC Micro and the 'cutting-edge' 32-bit Amiga. Presented by Fred Harris and Lesley Judd. Gotta love Fred Harris...
Posts for Tag: 1980's
Airbrush Art of the 1970's & 1980's
Syd Brak
Hajime Sorayama
Michael English
Peter Palombi
Philip Castle
http://blogs.creativepool.co.uk/blog/brian-duffy-and-aladdin-sane/
http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/category/artist/philip-castle/
ZX Spectrum Games Cover Art
Early Computer Graphics | Collection
To appreciate computer graphics now we should also remember the then...
This post includes 1970's retrospective and documentary followed by some 1980's delights! Want more? Visit 'A Critical History of Computer Graphics and Animation' here http://design.osu.edu/carlson/history/lesson6.html
History of Computer Graphics (1972)
A computer graphics retrospective
Stan Vanderbeek: The Computer Generation part 1
Documentary from 1972 by John Musilli
Stan Vanderbeek: The Computer Generation part 2
Documentary from 1972 by John Musilli
Panasonic "Glider" 1981
Robert Abel and Associates commercial for panasonic with music tat sounds a lot like the love theme from the Superman movies
1981 Early Computer Graphics
Adam Powers, the juggler, from an early III demo reel
Video Game Arcade Flyer Collection | Space
Here's the next installment from The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA) - all the flyers here have a Space theme, and just out of habit I've also included the Star Wars flyers separately - enjoy! For more flyers visit http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=home
Video Game Arcade Flyer Collection | Retro, Character, Computer
I'm almost giddy at finding this AMAZING Arcade Flyer Archive http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=home
I've been going through the site for a couple of nights and have only been through a fraction of it's content, phew it's dense...but I can look at this stuff until I drop, and it's a pleasure to drop after a night of these graphics. Here's the first post, which is a mix of retro go-faster game & sports styles, cute and character based styles and then photographic people, robots & typographic flyers. The Space based collection follows in the next post...Retro Games & Sports
Cutesy & Character
People, Robots & Type
"The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA) is a digital repository for advertisement flyers that are used by the coin-operated amusement industry to promote the sales of its games. Over time flyers represent much more than a marketing brochure. They capture a unique blend of the industry's history, graphic design trends and advertising campaigns. Most importantly, they bring out the nostalgia of countless people who have grown up with the culture of video games, pinball machines and arcade games. Unique cabinet designs, attractive artwork and real screen shots -- all of which represent the visual language of coin-operated games, make flyers sought after items for collectors and effective tools for restoring games to their original factory specifications." Source: the 'About Us' section of the archive site
The Making of Star Wars Computer Graphics | Larry Cuba
Remember the animation of the Death Star that was shown to pilots in the Rebel Alliance?...Course you do - well the computer graphics for the first Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in 1977 were created by Larry Cuba at the Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL) at the University of Illinois at Chicago. For more information on the lab, visit the website www.evl.uic.edu and Larry Cuba at www.well.com/user/cuba and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Cuba
Image source: http://www.empireonline.com/features/history-of-cgi/p3
...Other early Larry Cuba Computer Graphics
"(1985) Calculated Movements by Larry Cuba is an example of early video art using software developed at the Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL). The video has a minimalist/ambient original sound piece."
Outer Space Sells ★ Cool Space Adverts from 1980's to 1950's
From Engine Oil to Hair Conditioner, Cars to Hoovers, from Lollies to Booze, setting it in Space sells it. Here's a collection of the coolest one's I've found...enjoy!
1989 Esso Robot Ad
1980's Atari 2600 "Everyones going Atari" Retro TV Advert
1980 Clairol Small Miracles Conditioner Commercial
Space:1999 - Ice Lolly advert
Schlitz Malt Liquor 1979 TV commercial
Late 1970's, KP Outer Spacers
Very VHS
I wouldn't say they're brilliantly designed, but standing in front of video's with covers like these made me weak at the knees once upon a time...this collection also shows covers from Krystian's very cool Polish collection.
Dark Lord Disco's VHS set - http://www.flickr.com/photos/darklorddisco/sets/72157622911345506/
Krystian Kujda's VHS covers - http://www.flickr.com/photos/krystian_kujda/sets/72157603827798724/with/27181...
Jesper Wiking VHS - http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiking/sets/72157616866881609/with/3450657115/
The many ways Star Wars is used in adverts...
Star Wars has been used to sell a mind boggling array of products (including a hefty tonne of it's own merchandise) and it's a bit of a past-time of mine collecting the ads I find along the way. This post shows some cool (and not so cool) examples including ice lollies, Japanese tuna, trainers, as well as actual Star Wars brand products by Palitoy. Most are pretty old school, but I've also included the Adidas Originals ad as I thought that was slick.
Bonus find: the images below are Rejected Star Wars Promotional Products, I can't imagine why they were rejected?! http://www.geekologie.com/2008/02/questionable_rejected_star_war.php
Bizarre Star Wars Japanese Commercial
"LOST" 1970s JAPANESE STAR WARS TOY COMMERCIAL (SUPER7 STORMTROOPER SUPER SHOGUN)
Palitoy Factory - Star Wars Toys (This isn't an ad, but it's rather interesting to see the toys production line)
Star Wars™ Cantina 2010 / adidas Originals
My other Star Wars posts
Quirky Star Wars Finds http://kathykavan.com/quirky-star-wars-finds and http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathykavan/galleries/72157623704463457/
Unusual Star Wars Posters http://kathykavan.com/-unusual-star-wars-posters
The Original Star Wars spoof 'Hardware Wars' http://kathykavan.com/the-original-star-wars-spoof-hardware-wars-st
Star Wars Uncut 'The Escape' http://kathykavan.com/star-wars-uncut-the-escape
The Vader Project http://kathykavan.com/the-vader-project-starwars