Visual effects artist Pingo van der Brinkloev created a series of delightful paper environments---among them a a bustling town and a ski mountain---in his short animation, "It's paper." Despite its papery appearance, the animation was entirely computer generated in CINEMA 4D. via Vimeo Staff Picks
Using green felt and a halved beer pong ball, Jacquie Coe of crafting site Jacquie LongLegs has created a delightful Kermit the Frog sleeping mask. The mask not only will keep the morning sun at bay but will do it in Muppets style. via Neatorama
Fox's Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) has released an uncanny new animation featuring the 1990s X-Men cartoon theme song with added lyrics. The lyrics were written and performed by writer and voice actress Heather Anne Campbell as part of ADHD's ongoing Songs You Didn’t Know Had Lyrics series. The X-Men are…
http://vimeo.com/37742808 Humanoid creatures hunt one another in "Hominid," a creepy computer animation presented in X-ray vision. The animation was written and directed by artist Brian Andrews and is based on his "Hominid" photo composite series (photos below). The animation was created at San Francisco Bay Area-based Ex’pression College for Digital…
Our friend Brian McCarty has just announced that "Plastic Fantastic", a new animated kids show featuring his amazing toy photography, is currently in development at Nickelodeon. Congratulations Brian! Brian made this announcement via his ePostcard #50 which features "God of Animation'" designed by James Jarvis for the upcoming PLATFORM International…
http://youtu.be/j9e38cuhnaU Recently we wrote about the Red Raven Magic Mirror and its animated movie records, a mirrored praxinoscope device that was made as a children's toy in the mid-1950s to the early 1960s. In 2009, a delightful music video for Moray McLaren was created for his song "We Got Time"…
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Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.
