Izbor - A Bite Sized Scifi Thriller

Space and loneliness- two things that simply seem to go hand in hand. Space and madness? By pop culture's defintion, inseparable. Created as part of Mehdi Aouichaoui's fourth year project at the Supinfocom animation school, Izbor plops us into a crucial moment of a scifi expedition gone horribly wrong. Clutching a photo of someone dearly beloved, we witness an astronaut's final moments of utter fear and hopelessness.

Izbor is noteworthy for Mehdi's usage of a hybrid style, mixing elements of 2D (Like the astronauts head) with CG environments. From a narrative standpoint the choice of making the creature a completely organic, 2D entity also strengthens the fact that it's an otherworldly, alien entity in this vessel. Short but sweet, a fun romp through a variety of scifi tropes.

Digital Grotesque - Impossible Architecture

It was bound to happen. 3D printing, architects and programming have finally collided to create some truly incredible computer generated forms. All the shapes you see were created using custom written algorithms by Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger before being printed, and it really shows off the possibilities of what will be able to be accomplished on a grand scale when the 3D printing medium advances. All new shape combinations, patterns and visual languages with a complexity and richness that could never be built by hand in such a time frame.

Digital Grotesque is the first fully immersive, solid, human-scale, enclosed structure that is entirely 3D printed out of sand. This structure, measuring 16 square meters, is materialized with details at the threshold of human perception. Every aspect of this architecture is composed by custom-designed algorithms.

Louis

Created by Mathilde Parquet as her graduation film at the EMCA, Louis employs some of the same techniques present in the stop motion/animated hybrid called Tombed, which we covered recently. An otherwise pleasant, sunny day quickly turns into a very surreal, terrifying experience for two girls, who decide to see what's down the literal rabbit hole. Some very interesting stylistic choices in this short, including the first instance of ballpoint pen animation we've probably ever featured, as well as an increasingly chaotic line style as things get out of hand.

Laura and Matilda, two long-time friends walk by the sea on their way and discover a strange den. Their curiosity will lead them into a dreamlike adventure. But this particular dream walks a fine line between pleasant and nightmarish.

Dessert Animals By Cos

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Taiwanese illustrator コス (COS) sent us this awesome series of hybrid concepts, combining two things she loves best: Cute animals and dessert. While I've never found shrimp to be cute myself, the addition of a flaky croissant crust definitely makes it a little more palatable. Check out close to a dozen more dessert-imals after the break!