Robert Creeley - "The Language"
Right off the bat, I love the typography. Typography is one of my favorite elements of design; I've always loved how it can say so much, so little, and be so representative of something larger at the same time. I don't much care for the poem, it's a little difficult for me to take in, but I really enjoyed the style of the animation. It was also a nice touch to add the text with pronunciation keys the way it's displayed in the dictionary. Even the text has a hand-drawn feel to it, which I also really liked. I might try a similar typographic treatment for one of my future projects.
Nick Flynn - "Cartoon Physics, Part I"
Eh, I can't say I really loved this animation in any capacity. It's a pretty interesting concept, but one that starts out pleasant and eventually borders on melodramatic. The animation itself wasn't anything special, but I enjoyed the use of the various images being displayed on a television. The final line about a man running of a cliff but not falling until he notices his mistake was particularly powerful, however, and made me realize what an interesting metaphor a cartoon can be for the trials and tribulations of life.
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