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‘Headspace’, A Trippy Hand-Drawn Animated Short by Jake Fried
Hand-drawn by Boston animator Jake Fried, ‘Headspace’ is a trippy piece of experimental animation featuring an ever-changing canvas filled with windows and faces. Stills from…
‘Sesame Street’ Animated Short Explains the Origin of Paper
In the animated short “Where Does Paper Come From?”, Sesame Street gives a brief overview of the origin of the paper that newspapers are printed…
Video From Inside a Sinking Tugboat
Uploaded by Little Deeper Charters Inc, this video shot by on-board cameras captures the last few minutes above water for the Canadian tugboat, The Pocahontas…
A Man Plays ‘The Legend of Zelda’ Theme Song on Wine Glasses, Pots, and Beer Bottles
Dan Newbie has created a new impressive video that shows him playing the classic Legend of Zelda theme song using wine glasses, pots, and beer…
The New York Times Profiles Texas Courtroom Sketch Artist Gary Myrick
Filmmaker Ramtin Nikzad created a documentary short for The New York Times profiling Gary Myrick, a sketch artist who has been capturing courtroom cases for…
What It Would Look Like If the Moon Orbited the Earth at the Same Distance as the International Space Station
YouTube user yeti dynamics created a fascinating animation in late 2013 that looks at what it would look like if the Moon orbited the Earth…
A Visual Compendium of Basketball Jerseys, An Art Print Featuring 165 Basketball Jerseys Across Time & Space
Pop Chart Lab has created A Visual Compendium of Basketball Jerseys, a new art print that features “165 basketball jerseys across time and space.” Signed…
Tyrion Lannister’s Trial on ‘Game of Thrones’ As an Episode of ‘Law and Order’
Double Prizes has created “Law and Order: Game of Thrones,” a fantastic mashup of Tyrion Lannister’s trial on Game of Thrones and NBC’s legal drama…
London Starbucks Barista Makes Elaborate Coffee Cup Drawings for His Favorite Customers
Gabriel Nkweti Lafitte, a French artist and barista at a Central London Starbucks, creates beautiful drawings on coffee cups for his favorite customers. He makes…
OTTO, A Customizable Camera for Easily Making GIFs Powered by Raspberry Pi
OTTO is a customizable camera by Next Thing Co. in Oakland, California featuring a rotating crank that allows users to create animated GIFs. The crank…