Category Archives: animation

Friday Night Flicks: Wheel of Life

Posted on February 28, 2020 by

There hasn’t been a zoetrope animation on Friday Night Flicks for a while. Today’s video by André Gidoin features a paper carousel. From the text on Vimeo: Paper is one of the most versatile and beautiful mediums available to makers, … Continue reading →

Posted in animation, Design | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Friday Night Flicks: La Valse Botanique

Posted on February 14, 2020 by

Last in this series on papercut artists, tonight’s flick is a papercut stop-motion animation by Studio Apvis. The video even has a romantic ending appropriate for the date.     Perhaps you will share La Valse Botanique with your Valentine … Continue reading →

Posted in animation, paper cutting | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Friday Night Flicks: The Joy of Books, Again

Posted on December 27, 2019 by

I’m taking it a bit easy for a few days after all the Advent posts, so today’s wonderful stop-motion flick is a re-post from August of 2015. If you saw it then, I hope you enjoy it this time around … Continue reading →

Posted in animation | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Friday Night Flicks: Nicholas Was

Posted on December 20, 2019 by

Some of you may feel the need of an antidote to a surfeit of seasonal comfort and joy about now, so today’s flick should do the trick. I first posted the video five years ago, but many of you may … Continue reading →

Posted in animation | Tagged | Leave a comment

Friday Night Flicks: First Christmas

Posted on December 13, 2019 by

Tonight’s flick is another story that gives a nod to the seasonal promotion of love and friendship and “goodwill toward men”, done in an entertaining and non-saccharine way. (And I couldn’t resist a film with a tiggywinkle as protagonist.)   … Continue reading →

Posted in animation | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Friday Night Flicks: Christmas 2019 Ad | John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners

Posted on December 6, 2019 by

It’s the first Friday in December, and in the hopes of showing this to you before everyone on your mailing list and all your Facebook friends have recommended it, I am posting this at the beginning of the month rather … Continue reading →

Posted in animation | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Bonus Flick: The Halloween Costume

Posted on October 31, 2019 by

It has been a while since I posted any animation, so I thought it would be nice to have an animated video for Hallowe’en. This quiet little flick by Jonathon Yule tells the story of his favourite costume.     … Continue reading →

Posted in animation | Tagged | Leave a comment

Send In the Clowns

Posted on September 8, 2019 by

This is my 600th post since I began this blog, and this week I reached (and surpassed) the total number of views I had for last year. In recognition of those milestones, it’s time for another giveaway. Since many of … Continue reading →

Posted in animation, artist's books, book arts, DIY, free printable, instructions | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

Friday Night Flicks: Gastaloops

Posted on July 12, 2019 by

Tonight’s flick is a mesmerising collection of 100 gifs created by Gasta in one of those self-inflicted internet challenges. From the text on the Vimeo page: Browsing on internet I found a few people that are keeping themselves busy with … Continue reading →

Posted in animation, typography | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Friday Night Flicks: Pnit by Pneuhaus

Posted on June 28, 2019 by

Tonight’s flick is an unlikely choice for two reasons: the video was featured on Colossal, which means it already has extensive exposure, and it has nothing to do with paper, or books, and only a tenuous relationship with animation. It … Continue reading →

Posted in animation, art, installation | Tagged , , | Leave a comment