Animated jungle wonderland

The picture book Les Poings sur les iles, illustrated by Violeta Lopiz, has been turned into a gorgeous animation. The layering and textures, as well as the boy's voice, are just beautiful. I hope you enjoy!  via Art Hound

Happy Friday!

I couldn't resist sharing this with you to launch a long weekend — have a great one! via Poppytalk.

Animated holiday card

Back in October, I had the opportunity to work with an animator for the first time. We put together a holiday card for Zuckerman Spaeder LLC, a law firm in Washington, D.C. It was so much fun to see my drawings come to life in very simple animated form. It was also an interesting process to think about movement and how the scenes would piece together. Each of seven scenes was tied together by a triangle form that mimics the firm's logo. We also did a printed piece in black and white with just a bit of blue and the triangle die-cut. Here's a look at a few of the stills from the finished piece. You can see it in its entirety here.

Beautiful Celeste Potter animation

I don't really watch a whole lot of videos online, but for whatever reason I was compelled to watch this yesterday. It is so captivating and haunting that I wanted to share it with you here. I love the loose style, wonderful shapes, textures and pacing. The song — "No Turning Back" by Sarah Blasko — is beautiful and strong and the animation is by the brilliant Celeste Potter. I found it on the talented illustrator and surface designer, Jess Gonacha's blog.