Nicolas Ménard
@nicolasmenard.com
Animation, art & design
Québécois based in London, UK
Co-founder of Eastend Western
RCA MA 2014
eastendwestern.com
nicolasmenard.com
Québécois based in London, UK
Co-founder of Eastend Western
RCA MA 2014
eastendwestern.com
nicolasmenard.com
Kawamoto’s films can be found right here: archive.org/details/kiha...
November 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Kawamoto’s films can be found right here: archive.org/details/kiha...
The Silly Symphony shorts are easy to find on YouTube which makes this read all the more enjoyable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1j7...
Silly Symphony - Egyptian Melodies
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November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The Silly Symphony shorts are easy to find on YouTube which makes this read all the more enjoyable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1j7...
If you're interested in Disney being innovative as a company, better read something constructive like this essay by Donald Crafton on some of their early (1930s) experiments in pictorial space: www.erudit.org/en/journals/...
November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
If you're interested in Disney being innovative as a company, better read something constructive like this essay by Donald Crafton on some of their early (1930s) experiments in pictorial space: www.erudit.org/en/journals/...
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That is, there is no broad "AI jobs apocalypse," as AI is too unreliable and limited to do jobs that demand accuracy or empathy. But plenty of managers will use it to try to replace human art with cheaper "good enough" AI art. So it does appear that bosses embracing AI are hitting creatives hard.
November 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
That is, there is no broad "AI jobs apocalypse," as AI is too unreliable and limited to do jobs that demand accuracy or empathy. But plenty of managers will use it to try to replace human art with cheaper "good enough" AI art. So it does appear that bosses embracing AI are hitting creatives hard.
I’m interested in the key differences between the puppets of Graeber (their DIY-ness, unique personnalities, ephemeral nature, logistics) and the amazon costumes (not much need for storage, no build required, instant purchase meaning immediacy of action, standard models = groups of chrctrs)
October 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I’m interested in the key differences between the puppets of Graeber (their DIY-ness, unique personnalities, ephemeral nature, logistics) and the amazon costumes (not much need for storage, no build required, instant purchase meaning immediacy of action, standard models = groups of chrctrs)