German artist and animator Henning M. Lederer just released another collection of 36 animated vintage book covers that are trippy as hell. The collection of books he animated runs the gamut in terms of discipline, but most of them focus on educational texts. Chemical Calculations. The New Technology and Human Values. Parapsychology. The Psychology of Imagination. Non-Freudian Personality Theories. Lederer’s animations, particularly when their paired with music by Jörg Stierle, are all a bit of a mindfuck if we’re being completely honest. With that said, that hasn’t stopped us from watching the shifting lines, rotating squares and pulsing circles in the images and video multiple times in a row and pondering how they would have affected our high school grades if they were physical products. Check out the rest of Lederer’s work on his site led-r-r.net and the source material on the Julian Montague Project just so you can see how much work went into creating each animated cover.
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Huckberry’s Essential Holiday Gift Guide
Unzip your coat and have some mulled wine on the house—you’ve arrived at your final gifting destination: The Holiday Gift Guide. It’s like your friendly neighborhood one-stop holiday shop, except instead of balsa wood ornaments, ours is packed with thoughtful gifts for everyone on your list. Future heirlooms, small-but-significant stocking stuffers, and gear for getting out there (or staying in)—are all right here. There’s no music playing in the background though, so you’ll just have to hum Bing Crosby while you click around instead.
