Every Christmas I think of this song and happily, mushily reaffirm that yes, love is alive. I’m lucky.

Thought of You by Ryan Woodward

I had no idea figure drawings could be so evocative. Simply stunning.

Stop-Motion Lite Brite

The music video for “SMS [Shine]” by David Crowder Band is a work of beautiful, nostalgic art. If you’re interested, read their writeup of the process.

The PEN Story: a little drama, a love of stop motion love

I recently came across Tina Roth Eisenberg’s post regarding the stop motion wonder that is Olympus’ “The PEN Story”. It’s really an impressive feat of concept and direction:

“The PEN Story” by ad agency DSG DIALOG SOLUTIONS for Olympus

There is, however, a wee bit of drama behind this video. As it turns out, “The PEN Story” was lifted in both concept and execution from the video “The Wolf and the Pig” by Takeuchi Taijin:

“The Wolf and the Pig” by Takeuchi Taijin

Uproar around this lack of attribution on YouTube eventually culminated in this statement being added to the YouTube description of “The PEN Story”:

Some of the comments we have read here suggest that we should mention the creator of “A wolf loves pork”, Mr Taijin Takeuchi. While we were looking for a way to realise a story describing “a journey through time” based on printed images, we were inspired by Mr Takeuchi’s brilliant work. For this reason we intentionally quoted his work in our little movie while showing full respect to his original idea. We didnt [sic] mention his name because we did not want to do so without his prior agreement. However after considering some of the comments posted here we have decided to add credits to him and his work, which we obviously absolutely love.

While a glaring oversight on Olympus’ part, it doesn’t seem like there was any bad blood caused by the lack of attribution. In fact, Olympus collaborated with Takeuchi Taijin to create the following “PEN Giant” ad:

“PEN Giant” by Takeuchi Taijin & ad agency DSG DIALOG SOLUTIONS for Olympus

The videos are soulful and inspiring. The art’s really the point. I just hate the bitter after-taste.

This is the history of life and everything in stunning urban “stop-motion” animation. Enjoy: “BIG BANG BIG BOOM” by blu.

/via gizmodo

Contra vs. Tetris

My Desk Is 8-bit by Alex Varanese

I recently found myself wondering what a video game might look like in the form of a stop motion animation. While a normal person’s response to such a question would of course be “who gives a shit?” I possess few of the qualities typically associated with normalcy and was irrevocably compelled to find out. This is the result.

Also, I’d like to think I’m the first person to be inspired by Michel Gondry and R-Type on the same project.

/via boingboing

Envision : Step into the sensory box by SUPERBIEN

Projection mapping taken to a whole new level. Psychedelic.

/via Gizmodo