Design and Wonder in the Everyday

School daze animated

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Animated by Titmouse, Inc., the Fray’s video for their cover of “Heartless” is elegant and hearkens back to simpler days stuck in class behind a classroom crush.

Stop motion video goodness

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

The music video for Coldplay’s Strawberry Swing is yet another brilliant piece of stop motion artistry making the rounds. Directed by Shynola, this video stands out for the sheer time and work involved in redrawing the chalk backgrounds for each frame. Incredible.

Below are two other notable stop motion videos in the past few months: “Her Morning Elegance,” “Sorry I’m Late,” and the “Stop Motion with Wolf and Pig.”

Blue Water Project animation

Friday, December 19th, 2008

waterglobe_webIllustrator Jon Klassen and creative director Rich Scurry brings together Klassen’s illustrative talent into a gorgeous animated piece for RBC’s Blue Water Project.

Obama ’08 video

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

So I’ve been debating whether to keep this blog just as an online portfolio or to post other folks’ inspiring work. Well, I guess this video made up my mind for me. 

Check out this video for Obama featuring music by up-and-coming rapper MC Yogi and some great vector art and typography. 


Obama ’08 – Vote For Hope from MC Yogi on Vimeo.