Cool Apps - Tinybop

We discovered Tinybop's app 'The Human Body' last year and just loved its simple idea of bringing together imagination, learning and play, not to mention great animation. Enjoyed by us big kids as well as the small. Simple Machines and The Robot Factory are two of our favourites. Brilliant!

Simple Machines

The Robot Factory

I Found Love

'I Found Love' by film maker/animator Bran Dougherty-Johnson for Yo Gabba Gabba! / Nick Jr. 

Happy Valentine's Day!

The Goat Herder and his Lots and Lots and Lots of Goats

 

This wonderful little film was created by Will Rose during a break between animating 'Peppa Pig' and 'Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom'. Inspired by Will's two year old niece who having seen a goat herder in Spain kept chanting 'lots and lots and lots of goats!' Winner of 'Best Independent Animation Award 2012' at The Blue Plum Animation festival, Winner of 'Best animation for the family and children 2012' at the Sodak Animation Festival South Dakota and chosen by Vimeo for their 'Staff Picks'. Music by Vetiver, written by lead singer Andy Cabic. Happy New Year to you All!

Peepshow Collective

Fab mix of three great animated films, and music by Architecture in Helsinki 'Souvenirs', for Sennep / Kantar from artists Luke Best, Spencer Wilson, Lucy Vigrass and Miles Donovan of the mighty Peepshow Collective.

Temujin Doran - Illustration (The Finest Occupation)

(Taps the microphone. Clears throat.) Ladies and Gentlemen, film maker and illustrator extraordinaire Temujin Doran !!!!!

Diane von Furstenberg - The Bearable Lightness of Packing

We loved this charming ad for Diane Von Furstenberg's lugage where she shares her secrets to the art of packing and life. Favourite line “If you can figure out your suitcase, you pretty much can figure out your life”. Narrated by Diane von Furstenberg, illustrated and animated by Valins&Co.  Music by MAS- Music and Strategy

Graham Carter's 'Me, Marionette - The Astronaut'

This great short animation is the first of three to advertise Graham Carter's solo illustration exhibition 'Me, Marionette - An Exhibition of New Work' at Ink-d Gallery in May. This is the journey of the Astronaut.

Concept, Design and Direction - Graham Carter, Co-Direction and Animation - Simon Armstrong, Music - Richard Spiller and Produced by Ticktockrobot. We're looking forward to the next two !

The King of Legoland

French web designer Micael Reynaud's stop-motion video The King of Legoland - A nostalgic cool rush of 80s toys proving, once again, that less is more. We simply love it ! 

Hudson - Against The Grain

We're starting the year with a nice tune and coloured pencils. Hudson's 'Against The Grain' music video, produced by film maker/animator VJ Dropbear (aka Jonathan Chong), has had a million plays in the two months it has been on Vimeo. A simple and memorising artist's dancing sweet shop.

WARNING: This video may contain pencils, which can cause a reaction, even pencil envy.

Outside Royalty 'Ohio' - Yankee Peddler

Los Angeles based, motion graphics/animation house, Yankee Peddler recently put their work on Vimeo, includig this animated music video, for the London-based band, Outside Royalty's 'Ohio'. We also like their animated ad, for Saatchi & Saatchi LA, Toyota - Jimmy Hinton. Great stuff !

Amongst Giants - Turn

The wonderful and mighty 'Turn' music video for Amongst Giants. Design & Direction: Markus Wagner
Animation: Stefan Salcher, Martin Lorenz & Markus Wagner - http://www.wearelwz.com/

Eran Hilleli - Between Bears

Eran Hilleli's graduation film 'Between Bears' won the Vimeo Film Festival 2010 'Best Animation Award'. It's simply beautiful. Enjoy!

Between Bears - Eran Hilleli

Belle and Sebastian - I Didn't See it Coming

Music video for Belle and Sebastian (remix Richard X), directed by the brilliant illustrator and animator Lesley Barnes. Animated by the talents that are Lesley Barnes, Bruce Cameron and Matt Saunders. Ooo...we do like!

 

 

Apache - Danger Beach

The amazing 'Apache' music video for the band Danger Beach on Dream Damage Records. Directed by Ned Wenlock and character animation by Rodney Selby. We can watch this animation over and over..... (sigh)...it must be love. Bring on the awards!

Apache from oneedo on Vimeo.