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To Give A Present, Yo Gabba Gabba! Animated Short About Gift-Giving
Freelance illustrator and animator Kirsten Lepore created the sweet short on gift-giving, To Give A Present, for Nick Jr. preschooler TV show’s Yo Gabba Gabba!:…
Face-Painted Cat Girl Mews Jingle Bells
Earlier this year, face-painting afficionado Rain decorated her face to look like a cat and then recorded herself singing (well, mewing) Jingle Bells.
Incredible In-Car Video of Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Japanese delivery driver Yu Muroga was working on the day of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, and his onboard video camera caught the…
Santa Claus Makes Surprise Christmas Visit To A Space Station
Minnesota-based post-production company Splice Here created the humorous Splice Holiday Video 2011 as their sci-fi holiday video greeting. Shannon Pettini acted as the creative…
Enough Said, A Collection of Hand Made Gesturing Pop-Up Cards
Designer Alessandra Mondolfi has “hand” made enough said., a collection of pop-up greeting cards that simply use hand gestures to get their message across. From…
Air Swimmers, Remote Control Flying Sea Creatures
Air Swimmers are huge helium-filled flying remote control sea life. The “high-quality nylon” Air Swimmers come in either the shape of either a vicious shark…
Jelly Swarm, An Interactive Installation of LED Origami Jellyfish
“Jelly Swarm” is an interactive installation at the Vancouver Aquarium that consists of 94 origami jellyfish that are lit from within by LEDs (video). The…
The Monster Alphabet Board Book
The Monster Alphabet board book is authored by Darren J. Gendron and illustrated by Obsidian Abnormal, the creative team at webcomics site, Hello With Cheese.…
Money Design Concepts for Modern Times
by Stephen Barnwell by Paul Mason by Posy Simmonds by Alasdair Gray by Audrey Niffenegger by Will Self and Martin Rowson The Guardian invited writers…
How It’s Made: Candy Canes Show Goes Inside a Candy Cane Factory
In 2008, Discovery’s Science Channel created the fascinating segment How It’s Made: Candy Canes for its How It’s Made television show. The segment not…