Category Archives: Animation

Shaking Up Antiquarian Books

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

You don’t need to be an antiquarian book geek like me to enjoy the wonderful collection of literary gifs at De Motu Librorum.

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Friendship is an island that you retreat to…

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Blank on Blank is a project from Brooklyn-based Quoted Studios, which aims to preserve American interviews through animation. The wonderful video below features a long-lost interview between the iconic author Ray Bradbury and a young journalist named Chad Coates from … Continue reading →

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Free Comics Today !

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

You won’t get a classic Superman, but if you head to your local comic bookstore today you can pick-up a free copy of a more contemporary comic. Why ? Because it’s Free Comic Book Day . The annual event began … Continue reading →

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Paris vs New York (animated)

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

First there was the blog, then the book, and now there’s the Paris vs New York video. Animated by the North Creative Collective studio, Vahram Muratyan’s cheeky illustrations always brighten the day.

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NYC Subway

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Brian D. Butler
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Out of Egypt

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Artist, cartoonist and animator Nina Paley has been creating amazing animated versions of the Biblical Exodus story and the ten plagues of Egypt. The video below is the last installment, the “Tenth Plague : Death of the Firstborn Egyptians”, with … Continue reading →

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Paris: 75 Hours

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Paris: 75 hours in under 2 minutes is a wonderful timelapse video documenting London-based French illustrator Guillaume Cornet’s project drawing a Parisian neighborhood.

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Listen to the sound of the rain

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

James Chapman is a doctoral student in physics with a consuming passion for comics, graphic design and art.

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One Night of Awesome

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Brian D. Butler

Last month, street artist Sofles created an incredible project called “Graffiti Mapping” for the Melbourne White Night Festival. Using a combination of 3D video mapping, traditional street mural art techniques and graffiti, he explored the intersection of art and digital … Continue reading →

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Subway History

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Brian D. Butler
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