Two very short bits of science-fiction
Genesis and Soul Bot
by Andreas Wannerstedt
Meet Buck: a fun and stylishly animated short
Growing on graves: The spooky story of Lichen
If you read this post carefully you'll witness a blogger desperately trying to unify two completely different subjects, those being Halloween and science. You'll then notice an attempt to trick the audiences interested in each of those subjects into believing that this post was written specifically for them. What can I say...whenever I'm being sneaky, I like to be honest about it.
Lumaajuuq: A dark and beautiful short film
While searching for some style references for an upcoming project, I decided to check out the latest from one of my favourite animators: Daniel Gies. Daniel is an extremely talented artist, and his portfolio is filled with just the sorts of projects I'd love to do more of. What's inspiring is that like me, (and unlike many animators who work with characters) Daniel is an After Effects guy! See my previous post on his work here.
Concept Art with a Sci-Fi Twist
Today's featured artist is tremendously gifted, and obviously prolific. Simon Weaner is a concept artist and matte painter from Quebec City, and his portfolio contains a large body of simply beautiful work. Only a couple of years out of school, Simon's collection of digital paintings, along with his level of talent, simply floors me.
Animating another world
It's been awhile since I've featured some motion graphics on this site. I suppose that's because I'm trying as hard as heck to keep the subject matter within a more constrained range of topics, lest my readers begin to wonder if I'm suffering from some severe version of attention deficit disorder.
Look at this spacey poster. Then go look for yourself.
Some of you remember the skeptical posters that I've done in the past, and that I plan to continue doing as time goes on. What you see here today isn't really one of that series, because there's no skeptical quote attached to it, but I had a hankering to do another poster all the same. Most of what this poster conveys is just the following: "Isn't space cool!"
More Stunning Underwater Photography
by Alexander Semenov
Mocking the Mayan Meme
Ah, the new year. Time for quiet reflection on the time that's passed. Time for good cheer amongst close friends. Time to count our blessings, share our memories, and imagine warmly what must lie ahead.
And it's also time to figure out who we'll be mocking one year from now. After all, nobody could have predicted that the death of Kim Jong Il would have summoned such a wellspring of jokes on social media; jokes at his expense mind you, even before the man was cold.
The best toy I ever got for Christmas
