1. Aaron Koblin’s Data Visualization TED Talk

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    Tweet I recognize Aaron’s flight patterns work, but I love seeing some of his collaborative works. The Johnny Cash project and the The Wilderness Downtown are impressive. My eyes have been opened a little more to the unlimited possibilities. Note: I had trouble getting The Wilderness Downtown working in Firefox,...
  2. Daft Punk Visual Mashup

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    Tweet In a style similar to Girl Talk, this mash-up moves through 23 Daft Punk tracks and uses HTML5 and CSS3 in order to visualize all the layers, cuts and waveforms in real time. You can use the timeline on the bottom to skip around. It would have been neat...
  3. Little Dog Military Robot

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    Tweet With every iteration, these robot drones are getting creepier and creepier. Yes, this thing is real and not a movie prop. It’s the procedurally driven animation that procedurally drives me to link to it in this blog. If you haven’t already seen the video for the “Big Dog”, here’s...
  4. Google’s Dance Logo

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    Tweet Google’s front-page tribute to Martha Graham‘s 117th birthday was animated by Ryan J Woodward. A few months back I had posted a link to his animated dance film “Thought of You“. I’m glad Google gave me an excuse to mention this fantastically inspiring short again. The Christian Science Monitor...
  5. Richard Williams – Animator / Director

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    Tweet Working in the animation industry, it’s almost impossible to not have heard of Richard Williams. His Animator’s Survival Kit is a bible for most character animators. Every studio that I have worked at, had at least a half dozen copied floating around. A few years ago, Richard also made...
  6. Musically Drawing

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    Tweet Here’s one entertaining way to help train yourself to read music… as well as provide a little subliminal programming…?
  7. Morphing Face Mahem

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    Tweet Thanks to Cecilia de Groot for this video. I love how the morphs match the tempo. I can only guess this was created in Flash. This reminds me of a music video that I just saw last week. The Japanese Popstars Feat. Green Velvet – Let Go. There’s also...
  8. Flowing Curves in “Thought of You”

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    Tweet “Thought of You”, created by Ryan Woodward provided me with an inspiring dose to add to my breakfast this morning. He also has some beautiful figure sketches on his website that I recommend taking the time to see. Thought of You from Ryan J Woodward on Vimeo.
  9. The Music Scene

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    Tweet “The Music Scene” from Anthony Francisco Schepperd on Vimeo. Thanks to Rachit for this killer link!