Motorola’s New ‘Stitch’ Boot Animation Created With Cotton Thread

Motorola’s New ‘Stitch’ Boot Animation Created With Cotton Thread "Motorola tends to be creative on a number of different levels whether it’s looking for ways to beef up their phone displays, or simply make them look more interesting when they power up. It seems like Motorola is going to be gearing up for a change to the boot animation soon (startup animation for those who aren’t familiar with the term boot) for their devices called ‘Stitch.’ In a new short video which Motorola has posted up to their YouTube channel, as well as explained in detail on their blog, they show off the process of what it took for them to create a brand new boot animation made by using cotton thread to create the movements of the Motorola logo."

This stop-motion artist is captivating the world through Vine

This stop-motion artist is captivating the world through Vine "Pinot spends hours planning and executing his six-second videos, but this painstaking attention to detail has landed him work for big-name clients, like Samsung, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, and Spotify."

Pixar, CalArts and Punkrobot Make Oscar Shortlist for Animated Shorts

Pixar, CalArts and Punkrobot Make Oscar Shortlist for Animated Shorts "A short film from Pixar Animation Studios will be going up against a student project from CalArts and the winner of TheWrap’s ShortList Film Festival in the Oscar race for Best Animated Feature, the Academy announced on Thursday."

So it will be a 3 Way David vs Goliath folks!

3 short animations everyone should see

3 short animations everyone should see By 3D World Magazine "We reveal the best animated shorts of the last 12 months, as voted for by the community in the CG awards."

Watch Fantasy Creatures Dance and Bloom in This Gorgeous, Trippy Animation

Watch Fantasy Creatures Dance and Bloom in This Gorgeous, Trippy Animation "Japanese animator Hideki Inaba has built a fantastical, alien world of plants, insects, and squid-like creatures for the Beatsofreen track Slowly Rising. And it’s magical."

Graffiti Artist Uses Stop Animation To Make Paint Drip Down Walls — And It's Mesmerizing

Graffiti Artist Uses Stop Animation To Make Paint Drip Down Walls — And It's Mesmerizing "Dian, a street artist, creates works of graffiti art that transform — literally — right before your eyes."

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This woman was a genius at stop-motion Vine videos, so she turned her hobby into a business

This woman was a genius at stop-motion Vine videos, so she turned her hobby into a business "Meagan started making vines right when the video app launched, and she now has over 637,000 followers. She’s been featured in Wired and Time magazines for her stop-motion mastery. Lowe’s Chief Marketing Officer said Meagan gave the company “a different dimension.""