Spend a minute traveling to delightful music in World of Motion by The Academy’s Colin Hesterly. You might have seen The Academy’s recent work: When I Grow Up.

Watch more vehicles, technology, and animation… 

Windows by Conor Whelan in Dublin.

Pale Blue Dot, a 2-D animation by London-based studio ORDER.

A visual response to Carl Sagan’s famed ‘PaleBlue Dot‘ piece where he muses on our planet’s appearance in a photograph taken by the Voyager 1 space probe. The most distant photograph ever taken of Earth.

More Must-Watch: these Carl Sagan-inspired videos.

via BrainPickings & It’s Okay to Be Smart.

Premier Automne, a short film by French studio Je Regarde, is beautiful and emotional journey that explores nature’s balance: life, death, and the seasons.

Abel and his skeleton puppies live in an eternal winter. Apolline and her summer puppies frolic in the green. Keepers of their own seasons, they first encounter each other with curiosity before they both realize how different their worlds are, and how their worlds respond to each other. 

This story sparked a lot of discussion in our house, and the simple last scene has become an instant favorite. If you want to see how the animation was made, there is also a Premier Automne: Making Of video that shows some beautiful detail.

More nature, more seasons, and more animation in the archives.

via UFunk.net.

A 26-second homage to The Count, featuring the 1992 remix of the Sesame Street theme by the English group Smart E’s. Animation by Ireland-based director, animator and designer Chris O’Hara.