Category Archives: Animation

A fascinating TedEd lesson exploring the bizarre and gruesome history of European and American witch hunts (essentially the victimisation, torture and murder of innocent women by religious zealots) from the 15th to the 18th century.

Written by Brian A. Pavlak, narrated by Adrian Dannatt and animated by Lisa LaBracio.

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A short by designer and art director Chris Labrooy featuring an ‘all star automotive cast from around the world’, but not in any normal way. To wit:

Elegant British classics mixed with Inflatable German autos and chopped up American metal. Including the E-Type Jaguar; Porsche 911 Carrera RS / Flamingo spec; 68 Pontiac Bonneville; Porsche 911 carrera RS / Swan spec; Mercedes Pagoda; Mercedes Transporter; BMW 3.0 CSL; Chevrolet Corvette Stingray; Citroen 2CV; Ford F-150 and Porsche 911 Carrera RS / Duck spec.

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German educational design studio Kurzgesagt applies its no-nonsense balanced approach to matters carnivorous. To wit:

Over the last few years eating meat has increasingly been associated with health risks, like heart disease, cancer and an early death. How unhealthy is meat really?

Previously: Does Your EU Vote Matter?

One of a series of ‘futurist films’ by global design collective Universal Everything exploring human-machine collaboration through performance and emerging technologies. To wit:

A dancer teaches a series of three robots (in this case, Izzy) how to move. As the robots’ abilities develop from shaky mimicry to composed mastery, a physical dialogue emerges between man and machine – mimicking, balancing, challenging, competing, outmanoeuvring…

…killing all humans, etc.

Previously: More Than Human

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