Category Archives: animation

At Your Service

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Ever wondered how those swanky hotels manage to be so irritatingly perfect all the time? It takes people like this, and if you think this is exaggerated, you’ve spent your work life in places with lower standards.

stolen from CelebritySmack

“At Your Service” is a fast ride of traditional 2D animation (composited in Adobe AE) with a new character from Michael Jantze, creator of “The Norm” comic strip. Mr. Lux is only happy when he delivers five-star service to his hotel guests. This LXR Hotel orientation film was an official selection of Festival de Cannes 2008 Short Film Corner and winner of three Create Awards 2008. More at http://jantze.com

You can tell that’s translated from swanky French by the word “composited,” which to Canadian ears sounds like it was fished out of the bin in the garden, along with several exotic species of mushrooms. Which we do not rule out entirely.

Empire, or Humanity? What the Classroom Didn’t Teach Me About the American Empire, by Howard Zinn

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Passed along from NagOnTheLake by Metro, here is a thoughtful autobiographical essay by Howard Zinn, a former soldier and current thought leader (what we used to call philosopher, before we decided that old words were old-fashioned).

so I did FaceMyManga

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Yes, I Faced My Manga, just like everyone else on Earth, and I shall never be the same.

BEHOLD!

Uncle Cthulhu

My Favorite Bartender

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I think people would be more Squid-positive if they could only visualize the huge productivity gains. THINK about it!

Oktapodi: a cephalopod love story

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Oktapodi is a tender tale of tentacles and tenaciousness, of terror and tenderness, tragedy and triumph. Come along on this crazy rollercoaster of a love story and enjoy the sweet sensation of being a sucker for love.

stolen from TheWYSIWYGBlog