MetaFilter posts tagged with animation and graphics

EVLTube - Early Computer Animation at UIC Electronic Visualization Laboratory

carsonb — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:40:06 -0800

Electronic Masks and Calculated Movements are two early computer animation projects featured at EVLTube, the YouTube channel for UIC's Electronic Visualization Laboratory. In additon to the video archive, the EVL website also features a trove of interesting current EV projects like snstncntnrs and Unfolding Space, not to mention extensive notes on the fascinating research conducted and devices used at the facility. According to the video's notes, Calculated Movements is a 'later work' of Larry Cuba, who is perhaps best known for creating the Death Star computer graphics in Star Wars Episode IV.

Watching the Growth of Walmart Across America

y2karl — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:59:44 -0800

I am Walmarticus! --Watch me grow....

Pop Art in motion.

flapjax at midnite — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:46:54 -0800

Clever! Peppy! Immensely entertaining! The opening sequence of the Dick Cavett Show was a little masterpiece of 60s pop graphics. A similar aesthetic is at work here in this 60s era PSA reminding you to vote. Here's some jazzy 60s animation: a commercial for Beechnut Gum. And lots more typically 60s animation and graphics on display here in this Animation Commercial Collection.

PSST! Pass It On…

ijoshua — Tue, 08 May 2007 06:37:49 -0800

PSST! Pass It On…

Coconino World - treasure trove of graphics & cartooning

madamjujujive — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 07:30:29 -0800

Get lost in the fabulous labyrinth of Coconino World, a mammoth French site with thousands of images from illustrators, graphic artists, and cartoonists ranging from the classics to the contemporary. Some personal favorites: the generous selection of graphics from Simplicissimus, the celebrated German satire magazine published weekly from 1896-1944. James Swinerton's Canyon Kiddies. George Herriman's Krazy Kat. -more-

Visual Harmony

tellurian — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:55:03 -0800

Whitney Music Box [flash] from KrazyDad. You can read about and see examples of John Whitney's work on this extremely ugly website.

39 Pounds of Love - a short film

Gyan — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 05:40:48 -0800

39 Pounds of Love "is the inspirational and humorous non-fiction account of Ami Ankilewitz, who was diagnosed with an extremely rare and often fatal form of SMA/2 that severely limits his physical growth and movement yet at 34 years of age, he continues to outlive a doctor's prediction of life expectancy by 28 years and counting. Ami, who weighs only 39 pounds, works in Israel as a 3D animator and creates his art despite the fact that his bodily motion is limited to a single finger on his left hand."

loopy lenticulars

madamjujujive — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 08:03:37 -0800

Lenticulars - fun 3-d art from Howard Hallis, the guy who did the the picture of everything. For the graphic designer, here's more info on the art of lenticulars.

Animation Training

Gyan — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 19:07:00 -0800

AnimationMentor. [Flash].
In case you want to learn animation from home.

eyeballkid — Thu, 29 Nov 2001 11:57:13 -0800

For the last year or so, I've been messing around with a little app called Blender. Blender is a piece of 3d rendering and animation software that does quite a bit of what high priced renderers like 3D Studio Max and Ray Dream do [samples]. The difference is that Blender is free.[more...]

mrmorgan — Wed, 13 Dec 2000 08:50:08 -0800

Oh, yeah. Reboot!, truly one of the geek shows of all time, is returning Fall 2001. Two made-for-television moives have been in production forever. But, now this: not movies, but a freaking full 13 episode season! With talk of another 13 after that! And a season-ending musical number! Fall 2001 can't come soon enough. Reboot! is a Canadian production; anyone know about US release dates and network? (more inside)