Quad Time :: Origamibiro

An audio-visual collective that calls themselves Origamibiro put together this musical and video item that creates music from everyday objects, including a typewriter. A fun watch. LINK

Splice Holiday Video 2011

This one goes out to all of the grinches out there. Well done and humorous, watch the entire santa-in-space video for yourself over at vimeo. LINK

AT-AT Day Afternoon

Talk about bringing toys to life! This animation imagines what the day in the life of an AT-AT would be if it were a pet. There's a bit of bathroom humor at the end, but well done. LINK

Gravité :: Renaud Hallée

A simple concept but still fun to watch, sports equipment synchronized to create its own rhythm. LINK

Fingerboarding

I suppose we no longer have head injuries to use as an excuse not to skate board, but perhaps hangnails. Check out this Hermes ad featuring fingerboarding. LINK

Or this ad for a school that is a little more low key. LINK

Esquivel

You may not guess that watching shoes being made would be all that interesting, but this is way cool. The soundtrack is the sounds of all of the tools being used, put together in a good rhythm. And the video is beautiful too. I just wish it were a little longer. LINK

Seaweed and Forest :: Tell No One

At 25 seconds, these may be the shortest videos I've ever linked to. Referred to as "experiments" by the artist, Seaweed and Forest use video editing to create new forms from simple hand and arm movements.

Seaweed: LINK
Forest: LINK

Leave Me :: Ryan Dunlap

Though one could see this short film as being about mourning and loss, I think it's a love story. Decide for yourself. LINK

Symmetry :: Everynone

Though I personally think a better title for this piece would be "Comparisons", I'm not going to diss anyone who takes the time to put together a creative project. If nothing else, watching this short compilation of images and video should conjure up some of your own memories. LINK

"Premakes" Up (1965)

What if the movie Up had been made in the 1960s? This trailer of that concept was made by using footage from old movies and features Spencer Tracy as the lead. Very fun and inventive. LINK

Crayola Monologues

The Crayola Monologues uses crayons to discuss what "color" means in our society. A little preachy, but still interesting. LINK

Kenton Slash Demon :: Dark Matters

Imagine the computer generated graphics of lines moving across your computer monitor, then create similar effects using light and string in real life. Read more about their take on this visual abstraction and watch the video. LINK

Chicago by Boat: A Timelapse Journey :: Philip Bloom

This video gives us a tour of Chicago by boat ending with a fireworks display. LINK

Twilight Landing at LAX

This twilight landing of an airplane at LAX, from the cockpit, is pretty amazing. We see the change from night to day as the plane circles to and from the sunset before touching down. (A volume warning for those of you at work as it is set to music.) LINK

Slitscan Carnival :: Carl Rosendahl

This video is pretty wild, distortions of footage shot at a carnival. The colors and movements are fabulous! LINK

Slithering :: Lucas Simöes

Worth a separate mention is Lucas Simöes' Slithering videos, distorted views of dance and movement. You may want to turn down your speakers if you're at work because the soundtrack is equally distorted.

Slithering Solo LINK
Slithering Group LINK

Distortions :: Ross Ching

Inspired by reflective art, Ross Ching created this video by making a video of distorted images to be played on a monitor, laid flat. The reflection of images on a chrome cylinder placed in the middle of the images is supposed to reflect a corrected image. Though his nature photography is very forgiving, it is still visually interesting and a quick watch. LINK

Valsa das Máquinas, Paramount Têxteis :: Grafikonstruct

This film of textile manufacturing is beautiful. The attention paid to synching the motion of the machinery to the music is fabulous and well worth the minute-and-a-half viewing. LINK

The Speaker Orchestra

This advertisement utilizing liquid to showcase speaker vibrations may not be unique, but is well done. I'm glad I don't have to clean up after. LINK

Compressed 01 :: Kim Pimmel

Kim Pimmel created this video using ferrous printer toner particles floating on the surface of water, attracted by a magnet. I love when science and creativity collide. LINK