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"I Am The Wolfman!"

Set aside six minutes. Turn off the lights. Turn up the sound. And immerse yourself into Tim Hope's celebrated animated short, The Wolfman. A frightening descent into complete madness. Brilliant.

Via Design Crush.

Goosebumps

I've watched this Nike commercial about ten times today. Absolutely amazing. Give it a couple viewings and I think you'll agree; especially if you like football. Be sure to crank up the sound. Nice work from Wieden + Kennedy and director David Fincher.

Via Scamp.

Russian Invasion

No, not that Russian invasion. The Stoli Blakberi invasion. What a beautiful spot from Publicis/London, even if the timing is a bit unfortunate.

Via AdPulp.

Fantasmagorie 1908

One hundred years ago today, Emile Cohl unveiled the very first animated film. His short, Fantasmagorie, clocks in at barely over one minute in length. The 700 drawings were drawn with black lines on white paper and then reversed to look like a chalk drawing on blackboard.

Via The Disney Blog.

A Byproduct, Not a Goal

What is art? It either is or it isn't. Let Paul Rand explain in this excellent video (5:43).

Via Bobby Sattler.

Two Things

"...and a pretty smart shopper." I almost did a spit take on that one. Pretty funky website, too.

Via 5 Blogs Before Lunch.

Inside Guernica

Lena Gieseke created this amazing three dimensional view of Picasso's Guernica. Take three minutes to watch the video. Then click here to read more about the project.

Via Fresh Creation.

Western Spaghetti

Take a minute (actually, 1:44) to view Western Spaghetti, the new film by stop motion animator PES. Great fun.

Via Encyclopedia Hanasiana.

Disney's Biggest Little Hit

It was 75 years ago today that Walt Disney and his team scored one of their biggest hits.
    Three Little Pigs, released May 27, 1933, hit a huge nerve with America and the world. In the middle of the Great Depression, the animated short spawned unprecedented merchandise sales. Sheet music. Pig dolls. Big Bad Wolf dolls. The public simply couldn't get enough of it. Amazingly, the short was even promoted above many of the feature films it was paired with during its long run.
    Today, Three Little Pigs is still amusing to watch, but hardly feels radical. That's because it heavily influenced everything that followed, including all of the famous Disney features. Compared to animated shorts of the time, however, it practically jumped off the screen. The use of color. The catchy music. And, most importantly, the personality of the characters. There was a dimension and roundness and weight to the pigs, especially, that was lacking up to that point.
    Like the pig that took the time to build a house right, Walt Disney and his team took the time to build this simple little animated short as solidly as possible. As a result, an entire empire would be built upon it.

Via TAG Blog.

The Next Level

Wow. Just wow. One of the best commercials I've seen in a long, long time. Perfectly on brand. Perfectly executed by director Guy Ritchie. Goosebumps.

Via Scamp.