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IdN v16n2. Illustration Special. Drawing on Natural Talent

The joys of being hands-on
Most of us started out, as kids, with a love of drawing – remember that feeling of excitement when the teacher or your mum placed a piece of pristine paper in front of you and a box of coloured crayons? Despite the incredible advances in digital technology, enabling even those who are incapable of drawing a straight line or a recognisable human figure to be “artists”, this is a sensation that has stayed with some who have gone on to become professional designers, but still love to draw by hand, even if they continue to use the computer for some aspects of their work. We talk to 10 of them about the attraction of being hands-on.

Animate this!
Whatever happened to the old-fashioned kids’ cartoon story told in a simple but engaging style? Have we all become overwhelmed and exhausted by the wizardry of animation in the 21st century? And is the use of animation to appeal to adult audiences a contradiction in terms, or a simple case of attempting to expand the target market? Two London-based studios – Nexus Productions and Studio aka – tell us where they think today’s animation is headed.

I Want my MTV!
The music-video business is facing an uncertain future, with the competition from YouTube and the trimming of budgets all round as downloading from the Internet takes over from purchasing CDs or records as a way of owning musical performances. But it is still a much-loved genre and a lot of talented film-makers continue to cut their creative teeth on it. Four MV specialists – Black Dog Films, FilmTecknarna, Krozm and Jonas and François – share their vision of how what they do works as a perfect bridge between motion design and music.

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Country of Origin: Hong Kong
English text
6 issues per year
30 x 23 cm
122 pages
6 varying paper stocks, 4C process, spot UV
includes 99 minutes DVD Video [ All regions, Dolby Digital ]