A Quiet Moment Amongst Friends

Dear Gif Diary, I Like You

Animated GIFs, blog, new media, 2010

David N, a friend of my friends in Portland, has created a special website that harnesses the full potential of animated GIFs and uses them to tell poignant stories about real life in America. I'm not lying at all when I say this is my new favorite website:

Dear Gif Diary

I've presented a few selections here to give you a sense of the artwork, but it doesn't do justice to the site. You should really go straight there and see the entire collection. You'll feel like you are viewing the world three-dimensionally from inside the eyeballs of another person. It's much more interesting than the office work you should be doing right now.

David is also the creator of the excellent and mysterious Dickbird.org website. I strongly encourage you to spend a lot of time there, too.

The Unofficial Legends of the Guardian Trailer

Edited found footage, 500 x 400 pixels, black and white, 2010

Over the last week I've been bombarded with advertisements for "Legends of the Guardian", a new movie about brave owls who wear costumes and play with swords. The trailer for the movie is terrible, so I made a better version starring real owls. 

I like owls. Why can't Hollywood just make a normal owl movie?