Today as I was browsing the web and while doing some research I came to find that Studio Ghibli is about to release their new masterpiece by filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki in the United States on August 14th, 2009. As a Miyazaki fan I got super exited and did some more research and the basic drill is that Ponyo is a girl fish who falls in love with a human boy and she wants to become a human herself. It sounds like Miyazaki is putting a spin on the Little Mermaid. I can’s wait to see this. Here are some screencaps from the HD Trailer

New illustrations created using Adobe Photoshop. These were made as a part of a bigger website design project which I will share more details about on a later date. Hope you will enjoy it.

As I popped the platinum edition of Sleeping Beauty into my DVD player, I remembered how many times I used to watch this animated feature when I was five years old. I am not sure why I was so obsessed with that animated film but as I started watching it again the memories started flowing back, reminding me of the many reasons. read more »

Inspired by Persian miniatures, french director and graphic designer Michel Ocelot created astonishing imagery for his film  AZUR & ASMAR or THE PRINCES QUEST. This visual masterpiece which talks about the conflict between two different cultures, hints on todays struggle between the western and easter cultures according to the filmmaker. read more »