‘Imagination’ by Marc Donahue

As children, we viewed the world through the lenses of our imaginations. The carpet became lava, the shadows formed monsters, the family minivan was a spaceship…

An Appreciation of Twitter’s Vine Format

Twitter’s six-second looping video platform, Vine, is not revolutionary, but it is an important evolutionary development in online video. …

“Trim” by Peter Simon

Reverse beard pixilation is done so often it’s almost an animation meme, but there’s always room for one more, especially when it’s as …

Stop-Motion Saturn

Designer Chris Abbas downloaded a public domain archive of still images captured by NASA’s Cassini Solstice Mission and composited them …

“Milk Crate Sea Dragon”

Been meaning to post this for months – a fun little animated promo for Australia’s Awesome Waste of Time contest website. If anyone knows …

“N.Y.C. (No York City)” by Rick Liss

“N.Y.C. (No York City)” by Rick Liss is a deliriously energetic pixilation tour of early-Eighties New York, where crime was rampant and …

“Hotcorn!” by Juan Pablo Zaramella

Another simple and well-executed visual idea by Juan Pablo Zaramella, whose film At the Opera appeared on the Brew last month. Hotcorn! …

“Timber” by Adam Fisher

Adam Fisher, an animator at Laika, created Timber in his spare time. It’s worth a chuckle, and finishes off with a nice message.

“Heart of Glass” by Alon Chitayat

Alon Chitayat directed this cover of Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” performed by Berlin band Skin Diary. The video skillfully combines …

“The Hunt” by Double Triple

This visually striking video for WOOM’s “The Hunt,” loosely retelling the myth of Persephone, was animated entirely with natural …

“Into the Cosmos” by Chopsy

Something for the vinyl heads: “Into the Cosmos” was directed by Chopsy (aka Darren Robbie). The short asks, “What happens to all the old …