Robert Löbel: “Wind”
Robert Löbel graduated in 2012 with a degree in illustration and graphic design from the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences where he created this clever and breezy animated short as his graduation project. Full of innovative low-key gags rendered in a muted palette and held together with sound design by David Kamp, [Read more]
Big Lazy Robots Buying iDiots
A quick glance over the “Work” page on Big Lazy Robot’s site reveals their love and mastery of robots of all kinds. The Spanish studio’s latest mini-robo-opus “iDiots” has everyone gushing and guessing which elements are 3D and which are stop-motion. Here’s the official word: “We wanted to film everything and then put in [Read more]
“Tuurngait”: Heart Warmer in a Frozen Land
After more than 50 festival screenings, the Tuurngait team (Paul, Remy, Benjamin, Mickael and Alexandre) from Supinfocom Arles invite you to watch their six-minute graduation film “Tuurngait”, a classic adventure in a magical arctic setting. There’s also the 3D version if you’ve got glasses laying around… [Read more]
Nicolas Ménard Rockets You to “Somewhere”
Nicolas Ménard, a graphic designer from Montreal, moved to London last year to complete an MA in animation at the Royal College of Art where he drew inspiration for this striking short film from his homesickness and the ongoing breakup with the girlfriend he left behind. “When I arrived in London I had this constant, weird [Read more]
Pixelstick: Join the Light Painting Revolution
Only 13 days into the kickstarter campaign for their magical light painting kit called Pixelstick, Duncan Frazier and Stephen McGuigan (aka Bitbanger Labs in Brooklyn) have raised over 3.5 times their goal of $110K. The reason for the enthusiasm? Pixelstick yanks light painting forward into new, seriously disruptive, WTF territory [Read more]
New from Beeple: “Transparent Machines”
Best known for his music-driven motion projects including hundreds of abstract eye-candy clips released under Creative Commons and screened at concerts by will.i.am, deadmau5, Skrillex, Tiësto, Amon Tobin and Flying Lotus, Mike Winkelmann (aka Beeple), a graphic designer/animator/director from Appleton, Wisconsin [Read more]
