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Watch this wildly reimagined ad for Apple's original Mac computer

Thibaut Crepelle created a modern motion design video for the first large-scale product Apple designed back in 1984.

Thibaut Crepelle

The Macintosh 128k was the original personal computer. Thibaut Crepelle has created a video promo to inject a modern twist on the vintage product.

Thibaut Crepelle

“I start every single personal project with a music idea: I have a bunch of playlists in reserve that fits some kinds of motion/era/styles. And then, I find the perfect product for that music...”

Thibaut Crepelle

Thibaut Crepelle

The promo features a synth-pop record by the likes of Juan Laya and Jorge Montiel. If you want to hear what the accompanying track was, you can listen to it here.

Thibaut Crepelle
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“For this piece, since everything is a learning experiment, I wanted to tackle a bit of UI and ‘animated modeling’...When looking back at it [Macintosh 128k], it is strikingly obvious how it was the founding stone of the whole Apple philosophy: design and user experience over everything.”

Thibaut Crepelle

Thibaut Crepelle

The original video promo for the Macintosh 128k was directed by Ridley Scott for the lofty pricetag of $370,000 and aired during Super Bowl 18, on January 22, 1984.

Robert Cole

This certainly won’t be the last time we see a modern reimagining of an older piece of technology. Will we ever see some sort of retro releases from Apple? Who knows — but we definitely know who they should approach to create the accompanying video promo.

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