Beware, beware, be very wary Bear.

I discovered this fun song. Good but not as good as its predecessor :D

Pink elephants on parade!!



Mmm trippy.

Robinsons Bird House

I have slacked posting lately...been so hectic finishing my masters and working in the bookshop...but, i think i'll be posting again now :) Yay to this ad of a bird house. Obvious highlight being the man clock saying hello. Also, the guardian posters on the way, tweet magazine, worm sausages and bird claw boots :D Attention to detail! Oh yes.

Monkey: Journey to the West

So good! I want to see it agaain! The acrobatics were amazing and the costumes and the music!

http://www.monkeyjourneytothewest.com/

Epigenetics

A couple weeks ago we did a week group project combining science and design following an intense day of talks about epigenetics and model organisms - Fabrics of life, marrying design to discovery. It was so interesting! My group were focusing on my favourite talk as well which was by Jim Smith ( Molecular basis of mesoderm formation, Gurdon Institute, Cambridge) about frogs and how cells cleave and organise themselves into what they need to be. We made a concept animation thing about self repairing plates much like how newts can regrow lost limbs :)

My favourite part was thinking about mutations and playing with all the crockery. I made a cake stand out of plates and a wineglass. And of course I needed to bake cupcakes to go on it...any excuse to bake cake :D I've always wanted a cake stand and now I can create a makeshift one whenever I may need then take it apart again for easy storage. Eggggs.

You can see our work here and what all the other groups did over here.

Muto - wall animation

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

I'm on the innocent smoothies mailing list cuz their smoothies are best and they send out good links...the latest had this link....it's amazing! So much time and effort!

Lotte Reiniger

Lotte Reiniger is a huge inspiration for me. I think her work is stunning :D it must of been amazingly time consuming but so very worth it. Rachel at uni is always talking to me about animating my stories. I don't know how keen I am on that idea. I always think it sounds interesting. Then it doesn't feel right. Maybe it is beacause I prefer books to films...I'd rather make a beautiful storybook than a film. Perhaps I feel just because there is a story, every action doesn't need to be played out. Then again of course I do frequently enjoy films...and actions can be very beautiful. Animating my characters could be quite exciting and though I still don't feel right about it, like it wouldn't work, or it just isn't what I want to do...I may in fact enjoy it and be surprised by the results so I know I should push myself to have a real go...

Watermelon Nights

How awesome is this!? :) So sweet and funny. Stop motion always impresses me...so much patience. Especially when it involves fruit or vegetables. I am a fan of the fruits and vegetables.

Jonathan Yuen

One of the most beautiful websites I've seen. I love the sillhouettes and the animation. Very peaceful :) http://www.jonathanyuen.com/main.html

Pedro and Frankensheep :D

I can't believe how little I've posted lately! I've been enjoying a much needed rest. I'm loving pottering about the house, cleaning, cooking, watching tv and making furniture(!) have also been to Poland. Individual posts coming up, this one is for the amaazing cartoon I have just discovered! Pedro and Frankensheep! I've seen only two but I love the drawing, the voices, the songs and the storylines! It's short and snappy (which means it can hold my attention) and genius :D if only I could always be home at 3:25 or whenever it be on!

Ah! I can watch them online here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/?category=pedro yay :)

Sad Pears

http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/

I like the crying pear image.

Milk! Milk!

One of my favourite adverts. They only ever show the cut version now with no dancing. Boo.

Tale of How

Lina also showed is this AMAZING video :D it fills me with gleejoyeggs! The tale of How by the Blackheart Gang.