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Photos: Arni&Kinski's art installation with Jónsi

Directors Arni&Kinski collaborated with musician and fellow Icelander Jónsi to stage Fuglastrákur, a photo exhibition held at New York's Honey Space gallery on May 7th. The show featured eight large-format photographs and a video installation shot in Iceland for the Sigur Ros frontman's first solo video "Go Do". CONTINUE

Call for entries: Boards' 2010 It List

Every year we compile our It List, a run-down of the companies, people, gadgets and trends that entertained, enlightened and impressed us over the preceding 12 months for our big double issue in June/July. Before we finalize this year's list, we'd like to ask our readers for input. CONTINUE

Top 10 defining moments of the decade

As a decade bookended by recessions, it's hard to say the noughties were particularly nice. But the New Millennium Decade, as some wordsmiths like to refer to it, did have its moments of significance and grand innovation. Here follows a top-10 recount of what we consider to be the most important moments from the worldview of BoardsCONTINUE

Directors to Watch 2009

Everyone loves discovering new directors and everyone loves lists. For those reasons, we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to come up with a definitive run down of the most engaging young directors for our annual Directors to Watch report. CONTINUE

Shynola hits back at Coldplay copycat accusations

British directing trio Shynola released a statement Wednesday to refute allegations that they ripped off the idea for their Coldplay promo "Strawberry Swing" from an indie music video released last year. CONTINUE

Calvin Harris plays the 'Humanthesizer'

It's no secret British pop star Calvin Harris likes to surround himself with beautiful women in music videos. Now, thanks to a special ink that conducts electricity, he's found a way to perform his latest single on the bodies of 15-bikini clad models. CONTINUE

Jonathan Glazer talks "Treat Me Like Your Mother"

Jonathan Glazer's music video for The Dead Weather is an all-guns-blazing fantastical ode to the lovers' quarrel. For insight on the creative process behind "Treat Me Like Your Mother", we managed to finagle a few (short) answers from the director himself. CONTINUE

Q&A: Bob Giraldi on directing "Beat It"

Michael Jackson's hit song "Beat It" helped the late pop singer crossover from the world of pop to rock. Its music video broke down barriers on MTV and set a standard for dance videos to come. Director Bob Giraldi recently spoke with Boards about working with Crips, Bloods and choreographers to make it. CONTINUE

The New Wave of Design

Whether they're constructing exploding glitter hearts, charting graphical microcosms or crafting a post-surrealist vision, the designer's mandate is singular: to propel design into wholly unique territory.For the New Wave of Design feature in Boards' June/July issue, we uncovered six up-and-coming designers from around the world and asked them about their practice and their passions. CONTINUE

Max Hattler animates an arena abstraction for Basement Jaxx

When British house duo Basement Jaxx approached abstract animator Max Hattler to create visuals for one of their biggest hit songs, they gave him only one constraint: no monkeys. Hattler, known for his experimental animated films on the festival circuit, jumped at the chance to make an arena-sized abstraction for "Where's Your Head At". CONTINUE


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May 2010

Our May 2010 issue features a roundtable of directors, agency execs and production company EPs discussing the dire lack of women behind the camera on commercial shoots, our annual list of the year's top spot helmers, the story behind Philips' "Parallel Lines" shorts and more.



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