Jef Tan

INSPIRATION: Andrew Stanton on TED

jeftan — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 01:40:51 +0000

Some valuable gems in the art of storytelling not just for the screen but in general.

Nourish Brands: Madame Flavour Green Tea Ad

jeftan — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:43:12 +0000

Illustration by Troy Campbell, Copy by Sandra Galiazzo

Nourish Brands: Trollbeads Australia 2012

jeftan — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:58:39 +0000

A film by Nourish Brands for Trollbeads and Trollbeads Australia.
Directed by Stuart Gosling

Director of Photography: Stuart Gosling

Production: Tracy Proposch & Digital Pictures. Story: Nourish Brands. Script: Jef Tan for Nourish Brands. Music & Sound Design: Robert Upward. Audio: Matthew Gerber-Corn. Editor: Alex Evans. DP Production: Sally Andreula. 1st AC / Data Wrangler: Tim Morton. Gaffer: Peter Ryan. Key Grip: Janek Szalc. Lighting Assistant: Christopher Tyler. Make Up & Styling: Lou McLaren. Production Assistant: Jessica Mason. Palate Catering: Lana Mosbey. Talents Rebecca Waters, Annabel MacFarlane & Jesse Monteiro. Voice Over: Kathleen Hallahan.

Special thanks:

Footages:
Alex Cherney terrastro.com for time lapse animation ‘Ocean Sky’
Les Herstik les.herstik.com for kangaroos footage
Helifilms (A Nourish Projects Partner)

Props: RJ Scanlan
Location: Black Rock Yacht Club

Nourish Brands: Business Card Design for a Photographer

jeftan — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:16:47 +0000

Apologies for not having this professionally shot and presented but I’ve been snowed under this week. Quite proud to have designed this (see through solid plastic card for Nourish Brand client and friend, Mr Jim Lee the photographer to the stars) and glad that he is a happily satisfied client. Here’s a shot of his cards making the rounds with some of Australia’s TV and film personalities!

Nourish Brands: Madame Flavour’s Art of Giving

jeftan — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:27:39 +0000

At the close of last year and the start of this, we came up with some designs for our favourite tea brand Madame Flavour.

Inspiration: Leo Burnett…

jeftan — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:18:12 +0000

…on when to take his name out of the door. Funny and eternally inspirational.

Leo Burnett “When to take my name off the door” from Lobo on Vimeo.

Type Directors Club Annual Volume 32

jeftan — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:19:23 +0000

It’s always an awesome surprise when a big parcel comes in through the post and even better when it’s from the Type Directors Club. This is their latest offering,a culmination of last year’s best typography from all around the world. Celebrated entries from the TDC’s annual competition show daring, relevant and even thought-provoking designs where typefaces take centre stage. This gorgeous volume is immaculately printed, transparent and gold foiled on the cover and a proud addition to any font and coffee table book collector’s book shelf.

To get your copy, click on the banner below or contact the TDC on their website.

Republic Day (The Proof Edition)

jeftan — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:19:12 +0000

Sample my upcoming novel here. Click enlarge for optimum reading. Join the Facebook Page for the latest updates here.

REVIEW: 1Q84

jeftan — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:18:14 +0000

The notion of true love made possible by a conspiracy of strange and unknown forces is not unfamiliar ground for Murakami, who earlier explored this same idea from a philosophical perspective in ‘On Seeing The 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning’ (from the short story collectionThe Elephant Vanishes): “What a wonderful thing it is,” he writes, “to find and be found by your 100% perfect other; it’s a miracle, a cosmic miracle.” With 1Q84, Murakami conjures up this ‘miracle’, complete with wild and fantastical other-realities, spun through his signature all-kooky cast of characters.

Set in a weird parallel universe, 1Q84 is a journey of suspenseful twists sometimes disturbing turns with Murakami’s endearing style of converging subplots gathering into a mad momentum as we race to the finish. Not since Dance, Dance, Dance and Kafka on the Shore have we seen more sinister villains and sexier heroines crossing paths with the writer’s always solo underdog-hero. Many will find Murakami’s fearsome three-book epic pushing a dangerous boundary with1Q84 but I’d say this might well be his most romantic yet.

(This review was published online by Readings Books Australia)

If you are in Australia, you can purchase this from Readings.

Or here on Amazon: 1Q84

INFLUENCES: PRESS PAUSE PLAY (FULL LENGTH MOVIE)

jeftan — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:36:01 +0000

Is art entering into it’s next greatest renaissance or facing it’s worst cultural wipeout?
Watch this full length documentary about hope, fear and digital culture.

PressPausePlay from House of Radon on Vimeo.