Check out Trainsformers… it’s cheeky good fun!

If you haven't seen the amazingly hilarious Trainsformers animations you have to do it right now. No seriously, do it, you won't be disappointed. Especially if you are a parent of a youngster who has had to watch one...

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Cool Stop Motion Animation Choreography for Plastic Army Men

This is totally awesome! Amazing stop motion animation... "Choreography for Plastic Army Men" by David Fain. An animated music video I created to an instrumental track by the band "Pink Martini". Choreography for Plastic Army Men from David Fain...

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Mike Judge’s Cool New Animated Video

Pretty sweet animation by Mike Judge for the animated music video for Zac Brown Band’s song The Wind. RoboRedneck rules! via Neatorama

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Monday Motion: How Pixar Almost Lost Toy Story 2

A funny little animation showing how a little new born saved Toy Story 2 from being wiped out by a bad command and bad luck. via boing boing

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Great Animation: History Of Aviation

Check out this great video from the Utah Valley University Aviation Science Department. It is a brief look at the history of aviation in 5 minutes. It's sky high! Okay, crap joke, I know, but lucky for you the...

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Five Great Short Films from Jeremiah Warren

As a history buff, an information junkie and fan of animation and motion graphics I love the amazing work of the super creative Jeremiah Warren. Check them all out, they are insanely great. A Short History of the Modern Calendar 2011...

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Amazing Sort Animation: The Night We Were Kings

The Night We Were Kings "The Night We Were Kings"  is truly beautiful short animated film by five students, Chloé Nicolay, Mandy Wyckens, Anthony Lejeune, Gaspard Sumeire, and Léa Justum, from the Gobelins School of Image in Paris, France. It...

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Great Stop Motion Animation – Blackboard War

I am in awe of the creativity and hard work that people are capable of, case in point, check out these two amazing stop motion animations Blackboard War 1 and 2. It took a lot of work, in fact,...

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Typography Tuesday “Our Fonts, Our Friends”

For this installment of Typography Tuesday I had to share Veer Presents: "Our Fonts, Our Friends." This clever ad mixes some of my favorite things, fonts, mid-century modern esthetic and clever production. Fantastic!   "Our Fonts, Our Friends" is the first...

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Good Read: Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in Fifties Animation

If you are interested in animation or mid-century art, then I have the book for you. You should check out Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in Fifties Animation by Amid Amidi. It chronicles the art and design of animation...

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A Brief History of the World in Stop Motion

I have to admit this is really, really great. Kudos to Kalle Mattson, Kevin Parry, and their friends for such great work. Created By Kalle Mattson, Kevin Parry, and Friends An arts and crafts history of the world. THE AMAZING KEVIN PARRY: http://vimeo.com/kevinbparry Director...

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How They Did It – (Terry Gilliam Edition)

For this week's How They Did It, I had to share this is a great gem that I first saw on John Nack's blog. It is pretty amazing, famed director and Monty Python alum Terry Gilliam shares his technique...

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