Creative marketing agency, The Glossary, uses David Foster Wallace’s 2005 Kenyon College commencement speech to create this inspirational, life affirming visual poem
An old explorer close to freezing in the Arctic re-lives the events that brought him there in the first place.
Zany and unpredictable, Jeffrey Wright is loved by his physics students at Louisville Male High School. But, beyond teaching them how the world works, it’s his personal life that inspires them to be better people.
Retirement is for people who work, not for people who live. David Friedman’s short but inspirational portrait of inventor Ralph Baer.
The internet has been taken over by a cute kid with a fantastic dream—one that came true!
Sardonic sing-a-long about the importance of thinking creatively from the talented This Is It crew.
The Oscar-nominated film + app about a man’s magical love for books that put the beloved Moonbot Studios on the map. *UPDATE: The filmmakers have removed the free version, but you can purchase the film on iTunes for $1.99
A feast for the senses blending improvised music with abstract animation in this 4-year long hand-drawn animation.
Growing old doesn’t mean growing sedentary. Meet the young-at-heart ladies of the Leisure World synchronized swim team.
A “highly condensed happiness espresso”. An amazing 2 min stop-motion marvel from The Mixtape Club.
A look at the power of influential ideas and their ability to rapidly infect our culture and everyday lives.
A visual journey into music, jazz is interpreted across a rich and colorful animated landscape.
Animated minimalism is used to maximum effect in this gorgeous and bizarre short student work from Israel.
Ocular artist, Fred Harwin, crafts realistic-looking eyes for those who’ve lost theirs.
Alex Roman invites us into a surreal world of architecture and light with his stunning mastery of CG.
A young boy dreams or rather wakes and then rides his way into the clouds.
Energetic music video for the 1970s punk band Johnny 7 Combo animated entirely in newspaper and paint.
Design legend, Paul Rand, describes his philosophy as we watch his iconic work come to life in motion graphics.
A poem by New York Poet Laureate Billy Collins, with inventive stop-motion and 3d animation. Part of a series.
This Oscar-Winning film pairs psychedelic CG animation with documentary techniques to tell the story of legendary animator Ryan Larkin.
Stop-Motion film of great beauty tells the story of a young inventor as he deals with the corrupting influences of Capitalism, and examines the source of joy and inspiration.
An NFB classic that uses the rare form of animation known as Pinscreen. An artist, is absorbed into his painting, leading him on surreal exploration of the mind.
The young filmmaker struggles to write his masterpiece in this film that comically combines the story of Shakespeare in Love with endless Star Wars references.
Kristian Boruff documents how he found himself in the odd position of designing obscure puzzles that combine technology, pop culture, and history for a small but rabid base of fans.
