Animation | THE SHIT.

Friends with You.

Posted by allenjaelee on July 31, 2012 | Art

I’ve always enjoyed artist collective, FriendsWithYou, which is comprised of Samuel Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III. The group has made their first animated short in the form of something simply called “Cloudy“. The short features the same aesthetic and art direction as the rest of their work, showcasing playful characters/creatures and bright colors. The animated short was produced alongside Matias Fernandez and accompanied by music from Norman Bambi. If you enjoy this short, you should definitely check [Read More]

Tagged animated short, animation, arturo sandoval iii, cg, cloudy, friends with you, friendswithyou, matias fernandez, norman bambi, samuel borkson, short film

R2-DUBSTEPTWO.

Posted by allenjaelee on July 11, 2012 | Art, Music

Whether you love it or not, did you ever wonder where the relatively new music genre, dubstep, originated? This may be one animator’s theory and where (and possibly when) it was created, but does this mean that dubstep could possibly be a music genre of the future? Meaning that it really is a genre that is ahead of its time? (cue drums) Check out this cute animation that incoporates a dubstep remix of Muse’s Knights of Cydonia. [Read More]

Tagged animation, computer animation, dubstep, future, genre, knights of cydonia, muse, music, remix, robots

Happy B-Day Animated GIF!

Posted by allenjaelee on May 21, 2012 | Art, Design

The scourge and blessing of the internet, the animated GIF, turns 25 this year. Compuserve was the first to introduce the file format back in 1987 and from there, its use has exploded into so many various ways. From video clips to animated photographs, the animated GIF has been used in every corner of the internet. To celebrate the glorious file format, someone has put together a video to celebrate the picture and also maybe give you [Read More]

Tagged 25 years, animated gif, animation, birthday, celebration, compuserve, giff, jiff, kotaku, video

Monster Bomb.

Posted by allenjaelee on April 27, 2012 | Design, Fashion

The Hundreds just released a commercial, of sorts, for, what looks like, their New York flagship store. The commercial features a old school looking animation of the Adam Bomb coming out of the Atlantic Cloverfield-style and charging through the streets like Godzilla and then climbing on top of the store like King Kong. I love this 15-second spot. Its so quirky and unique, and kind of works in the sense of a commercial. I love it when [Read More]

Tagged animation, bobby hundreds, cartoon, cloverfield, commercial, godzilla, jay howell, king kong, monsters, streetwear, the hundreds, the hundreds blog

Suggestive Suggestions.

Posted by allenjaelee on April 19, 2012 | Design

I should probably start off by saying that this is probably NSFW. Grant Orchard, an Academy-nominated and BAFTA-winning animator, created a one-minute provocative but harmless animation. The piece was also created to celelbrate onedotzero‘s 15th birthday. Who knew that simple shapes in the right movement and colors could create such a suggestive piece? Well, I guess the soundtrack kind of attribute to it too. I just think that its really fascinating how such simple things work together [Read More]

Tagged Academy Award, animation, animator, BAFTA, grant orchard, nsfw, one-minute, onedotzero, shapes

Stop and Guac.

Posted by allenjaelee on March 19, 2012 | Art, Design, Food

I love avocados. I love guacamole. I can eat it by itself. Television network, Showtime, got animator, PES, to come and put together a short that puts a new spin on the food. PES is known for his unique take on stop-motion animation where he really takes everyday items to create things that you probably couldn’t even imagine. He was most known for his animation called Western Spaghetti, which is in the same style as this one. [Read More]

Tagged animation, PES, short film, short stories, showtime, stop-motion