A simple use of the light-bending properties of a glass of beer from Magico Nakamura is only a slightly foamy taste of the genius she’s been involved with in the recent past:

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This brilliant fan-made hypercubist work is a phenomenal example of the way in which choreography and graphic concepts can collide using analog methods.

A quirky lo-fi mix of highschool portrait-style photos intermingled with analog typographic signs bearing lyrics and “navigation” lend this video a funny moment of 90s nostalgia. Thanks to Natalie for the tip. And yes, there’s a bit of stop motion thrown in there as well.

Taking an info-graphics perspective on analog motion this month, we look at this amusing lo-fi video about placing a marker on a Google map cleverly simulates the look and feel of a screencast with cutout paper print-outs. Charming details include a convincing blinking cursor and an actual shadow cast onto the surface of the Google map by the lamp used to light the shot. All the neat tricks are revealed at the end of the video!