Browsing: Animation

How do we cope with the fact that the universe is dying? We find the most comfort in forming connections, creating the world we want to live in, and valuing the time we have together on this isolated yet beautiful planet. The seventh annual Universe in Verse, a celebration of the wonder of reality through science and poetry, entailed a joyful collaboration with Australian musician and writer Nick Cave and Brazilian artist and filmmaker Daniel Bruson on an animated poem that reflects on this fundamental question of being alive. BUT WE HAD MUSIC by Maria Popova Right… read article

“It started as a nearly silent sound…”

Supercutting the visual legacy of the greatest graphic designer of all time.

A sketchnote manifesto for keeping the fire in kids’ eyes burning.

Bridging education and entertainment through experimental animation, or what Big Bird has to do with the dawn of computing.

A peek inside the creative process of modern animation’s greatest gems, from sketchbook to screen.

From Ancient Greece to quantum mechanics, or what a Chinese room and a cat have to do with infinity.

75 years of existential generosity, or what the ocean floor can teach us about existence, ego and impermanence.

What the Founding Fathers have to do with remix culture and the centerpiece of consciousness.

John Lithgow reads Mark Twain’s success predictor, live-illustrated by Flash Rosenberg.