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Reads tagged with “animation”

Versions: The Purpose and Repurposing of Images
Versions: The Purpose and Repurposing of Images

Originality, recycling, and why everyone is stealing from Disney.

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5 Seminal Vintage Russian Animation Short Films
5 Seminal Vintage Russian Animation Short Films

What dancing ballerinas and hungry kings have to do with the dawn of the digital age.

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The Enchanted Drawing: Blackton’s Early Animation
The Enchanted Drawing: Blackton’s Early Animation

Lightning sketches, journalistic sycophancy, and what Thomas Edison as to do with Pixar.

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Animation Spotlight: I AM
Animation Spotlight: I AM

Deconstructing bears, or what mechanization has to do with access to language.

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HBO City: Artisanal Animation Magic Circa 1983
HBO City: Artisanal Animation Magic Circa 1983

Craftsmanship lessons from the 80’s, or why 100 lightbulbs are putting Tim Burton to shame.

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Waiting for “Superman”: Education by the Numbers
Waiting for “Superman”: Education by the Numbers

Why 26 seconds are enough to end up in prison, or what Superman has to do with the economy.

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Japan: The Strange Country
Japan: The Strange Country

Kabuki, GDP, and speech-free storytelling that leaves you speechless.

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Infoviz Education: Animated Visualizations for Kids
Infoviz Education: Animated Visualizations for Kids

Helium, carbon, and what Little Red Riding Hood has to do with malnutrition in Africa.

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Duelity: Earth’s Story, Split Down the Middle
Duelity: Earth’s Story, Split Down the Middle

Darwin vs. the General Organization of Development labs, or why truth comes in pairs.

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Wayfinding in Wittgenstein’s World: 88 Constellations
Wayfinding in Wittgenstein’s World: 88 Constellations

A non-linear tour of philosophy, or what Carmen Miranda has to do with the Vienna Circle.

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