A grid of six illustrations by different artists. Each image features a distinct style, ranging from a minimalist figure in the snow to a bold, geometric character and a bright green panel with the word “PEACE”.

Animation: Top talent provide Christmas GIFs for return of Ryan Todd's project

Words: Rob Alderson
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Date: 16 December 2013; Work
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Ryan Todd is back with his tremendous Christmas GIFs project and once again he’s secured a host of top illustrator talents to provide short visual meditations on the festive season. So from Malika Favre to Jack Hudson, Supermundane to Animade, these weird and wonderful Christmas treats range from the fun and silly to the poignant and lonely (here’s looking at you Ross Phillips). An excellently creative way to kickstart the Yuletide madness.

An animation of a stylised Santa Claus with a round body and long legs, holding a candy cane. He stands on a white surface against a dark teal background, beside a yellow wrapped gift and a small elf. — Above
Animade: FORE-ther Christmas

An illustration of a white cat wearing a red Santa hat. The cat balances a bottle of “mulled WINE” on its back, with a stream of red liquid pouring into its open mouth. — Above
Gemma Correll: Mulled Wine

An animation of a stylised figure in a yellow coat, red hat and sunglasses standing in a snowy landscape. They hold out a small green gift that reads “Merry Xmas”. — Above
Jack Hudson: Santa’s gotta gun

An animation of a red and white striped figure against a black background. The figure stands before a swirling red, green and white disc that pulses and shifts. — Above
Malika Favre: Christmas CanCan

An animation in which a child with a shocked expression holds their face against a backdrop of floating potatoes. A long, pink, tongue-like shape tipped with a green leaf extends from their mouth. — Above
Matthew the Horse & Amy Mackay: Sprouts Alone

An illustration of a person sitting on a white bench against a plain background. They wear a red hat and scarf, looking down at three small birds on the ground. — Above
Thoka Maer: Man with Sparrows

An animation in which a bearded person wearing a party hat sits alone at night with a single lit cupcake. The scene cuts to a hand holding a smartphone that displays the message “No New Messages”. — Above
Ross Phillips: Happy Birthday

An animation of a circular, patterned character with a small antenna on its head. The figure’s wide eyes and pink mouth blink and shift against a bright orange, radiating background. — Above
Supermundane: The Christougenniatiko Dentrophobic Bauble

Further Info

www.christmasgifs.org
www.enjoythis.co.uk

About the Author

Rob Alderson

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Rob Alderson is a freelance writer, editor and strategist. He was previously editor-in-chief of It’s Nice That and WePresent, and editor of Design Week. He publishes the newsletter Undo, which tries to make sense of how AI is changing design work, the design process and the design industry.

Animation: Top talent provide Christmas GIFs for return of Ryan Todd's project

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