Are you a freelancer? Are you about to go freelance? Are you considering going freelance at some point in your life? If so, you should probably take the time to watch this amazing stop frame animation piece Studio Botes created for the 2011 Toffie Festival. While I don’t necessarily agree with all of the advice within it, it is definitely full of some really helpful gems. Special thanks to Jana Kinsman from Quite Strong for the heads up.
Alphabet is a wonderful animated depiction of the, well, alphabet through the use of the first letter of different famous font names. It’s great to see them drawn out and disappear almost immediately thereafter. Around here though, we feel like Futura bold was a glaring omission.
Seth Akkerman of Pseudo Suede Studios sent in this beautiful video they just did for the equally beautiful song Fool’s Quest by Rowan Converse. If you’ve got a case of the Mondays, sit back and let this take your mind off of things.
NASA yesterday test fired their DM-2 rocket this week, which is their biggest-ever solid rocket engine. The video is a little slow to start with the long countdown, but turn down your speakers for the firing, because I’m not playing when I say biggest-ever.
Before there was eHarmony there were VHS tapes with a collection of dudes pleading their case to folks across the country. This is one such tape and its a good one. Enjoy the awkwardness that you are about to watch.
Let’s jump rope!
The internet, it’s open.
Not your typical Walgreen’s pharmacy.
It’s called the spoon prank, and it is hilarious.
Brine Icicles don’t mess around. They’re killer.
Would you ride a giant spoke-less ferris wheel?
Stop annoying your neighbors with these cheap soundproofing techniques.
One of our favorite Austin spots receives FFFest praise for their “Slayer Dog”
One used time traveling DeLorean for sale. $600,000 OBO.
How good at Kerning are you? Why not test yourself?
It’s October, so why not celebrate with some Dia De Los Modernists posters?
While we’re talkin’ food, how about a pencil sharpener that dispenses parmesan pencil shavings? Yum!
Need to peel an entire head of garlic in under 10 seconds? Do it with two bowls.
This is the kinda Garden Gnome that lets people know you mean business.
Darth Vader blows some hot air.
You really need to be following Adam Garcia’s sketchbook blog.
That’s a really cool fountain. I want that in my yard.
Hey Portland! Cheat Local!
Marty McFly and Doc Brown have a backstory finally.
It’s the cartoon color wheel.
What if Charles Schulz wrote Jaws?
If there’s anything you learn from this, it’s that you shouldn’t get a discount taxidermist.
Not that you don’t already, but keep in mind that chain emails are bad.
I’m all for this kind of nuclear proliferation.
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