Brian Heater
‘GIF-JAM 2014’, A Collaborative Animated Video Compiling the Works of 38 GIF Artists
“GIF-JAM 2014” is an animated short created by 38 artists who were asked to produce animated GIFs based on a soundtrack by musician Paul Fraser.…
‘Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia’, A Book Collecting the Paintings and Artwork of DEVO Frontman Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia is a career-spanning art book that collects the non-musical works of DEVO frontman and soundtrack composer Mark Mothersbaugh, including paintings, screenprints, photographs,…
‘The Art of Making a Book’, A Short Video Documenting the Lost Art of Making a Book
“The Art of Making a Book” is a short video by Singapore-based photographer Willy Foo that details the sort of care that once went into…
A Grid of 10 Beloved Comic Strip Characters Reimagined in the Style of 10 Different Cartoonists
“10 Styles, 100 Characters” is a grid of drawings by Finnish artist Jaakko Seppälä that depicts 10 beloved comic strip characters in the style of…
‘Houshi’, A Short Documentary About a Japanese Family That Runs a 1,300-Year-Old Hotel
“Houshi” is a short documentary directed by German photographer Fritz Schumann about a family that has run the same Japanese hotel for around 1,300 years.…
A Worker in China Packing Playing Cards With Incredible Speed
A worker in China packages up packs of playing cards with incredible speed. via Digg
A Flying Christmas Tree and Santa Claus Created Using Remote-Controlled Aerial Vehicles
Flyguy Promotions of San Diego is marking the holiday season with a flying Santa Claus and a Christmas tree attached to remote-controlled aerial vehicles. There’s…
‘I Wasn’t Listening’, A They Might Be Giants Song About People Who Ignore the New Dial-A-Song Service
A few weeks before the relaunch of their Dial-A-Song weekly music service, Brooklyn-based nerd rockers They Might Be Giants have issued “I Wasn’t Listening,” a…
An Animated BBC Promo Featuring Three Pigeons Wreaking Havoc on a Newly Washed Car
In a 2011 animated promo for BBC health program Headroom, a trio of pigeons unleash their wrath on a newly washed car. via The Presurfer
The Filmmakers of the 1980 Spoof ‘Airplane!’ Discuss the Genesis of the Movie’s ‘Jive’ Language
The filmmakers behind the 1980 disaster film spoof Airplane! discuss the genesis of the memorable “jive” language spoken between two passengers and later translated to…