Category Archives: Animation

Free Comic Book Day

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Today is Free Comic Book Day, in which you can go to any participating comic book store and get certain designated comic books, absolutely free. Enter your zip code at this website and you can find the participating comics shop nearest … Continue reading →

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Maps, Art and AI

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

The very clever guys behind the website Brilliant Maps have utilized artificial intelligence programming to conjure up some quite interesting maps based on the painting styles of some great artists. You can see the results on their website and on YouTube in … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Night Light

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

I am absolutely fascinated by projection mapping technology. So, of course, I need to share this new project where Panasonic illuminates the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku, Japan using the world’s largest permanent projection mapping display and a series live animations. … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 12, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

 

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On the Edge of Alchemy

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

I was intrigued by the wonderful collage animation (below) created by Stacey Steers. The 20 minute film presents a unique approach to collage animation by combining backgrounds, objects and creatures taken from engraved illustrations with characters lifted from early cinema. … Continue reading →

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Mainly Miscellany

Posted on February 23, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Who knew that Edward Gorey designed the sets for the U.S. revival of the 1924 stage play Dracula ? I certainly did not, but this fascinating article on the terrific CrimeReads blog does a deep dive into the story. Andy Weir’s The Martian was … Continue reading →

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Book Fun

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Time Travel Philosophy

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

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“I’ve been everywhere, man”

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

I was recently killing time in an airport waiting for a flight and spent a fun time trading travel recommendations with another flyer. We had both seen lots of fabulous places, but neither one of us could compete with the … Continue reading →

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Streets of Europe

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

During my internet wanders, I stumbled upon a mesmerizing series of data visualization videos on the streets of European capitals. The videos were created by Anders Sundell who teaches data visualization at the University of Gothenberg. Here’s how he describes … Continue reading →

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