Paperman by Walt Disney

Disney recently released their beautiful Oscar nominated short film on YouTube. The charming story is so simple yet so wonderful, however the technology behind the production is far from simple. The groundbreaking animation technique is known as Meander and it combines both computer generated 3D modelling with the traditional hand drawn animation technique to produce an incredibly modern image with a nostalgic feel, especially when the entire story is in black and white. I’ve embedded the video below and I couldn’t recommend anything better to watch right now.

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Dumb Ways To Die by Tangerine Kitty

Last night I posted this awesome PSA for Metro Trains Melbourne that gives a light hearted feel to accidental deaths. These are a few of my favourite GIFs from the animation, and more can be found over at the Dumb Ways To Die tumblr page linked below.

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Little Boxes by Joelle Aeschlimann

These music boxes are specifically designed to interact with iPads to create a variety of animations and melodies. Each music box reacts in a different way with the tablet to reveal it’s own universe where the visuals and sounds are controlled by the rotation of the crank. This is a beautifully designed concept which merges both the physical and digital world together, and you watch their interactions play out before your eyes. This is the type of product that makes me want to purchase an iPad.

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Stills From Electrabel - Happy New Year (2009) by Famous

This is possibly the best stop motion animation I’ve ever seen. Created using 300,000 candles.

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…no seriously watch it

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