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Challenge Your World: Mainframe Posted by Justin Cone Mainframe’s “One Day…” is the latest film in the Challenge Your World 20/20 series, brought to you by Motionographer and Challenge Your World. What’s Challenge Your World 20/20? Each year, 20 video artists create 20 wild, whimsical, and unconventional machines that solve environmental issues. These videos reject the status quo, explore crazy ideas, and blast beyond boundaries. Head over to the CYW 20/20 page for full credits and more info on Mainframe’s project, along with all the other films released so far. Posted on 15 July 2009 \| Tags: challenge your world, environment, Funny, mainframe, retro VN:F [1.7.3_972] Rating: 4.4/5 (37 votes cast) 3 responses to “Challenge Your World: Mainframe” Comment by Babe Baker: Thursday, July 16th 2009 at 11:08 am \| nice, very creative! UN:F [1.7.3_972] Rating: 0 (from 0 votes) Log in to Reply Comment by Jurriaan: Friday, July 17th 2009 at 5:59 am \| haha! very funny as well! Nice ideas and style. And a pretty girl in the introduction, what else could you wish for. UN:F [1.7.3_972] Rating: 0 (from 0 votes) Log in to Reply Comment by Bryce: Friday, July 17th 2009 at 10:32 am \| Dig your guys spin on the Retro Illustration Style. Love the shot of the tennis match. Brilliant! UN:F [1.7.3_972] Rating: 0 (from 0 votes) Log in to Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. You must be logged in to post a comment.