thimblemation (thimble•mation)n. : A story told without
dialogue using themes and symbols to get the point across.
theme + symbol=thimble
mation=animation
I
would love to say this word has latin roots and goes back centuries,
but the truth is, I just made it up.
The animations on this site use no dialogue to convey the story. This
was inspired by what web designer extrordinaire, Hillman Curtis calls
a Global Visual Language (GVL) .
The
web is the first true global medium. Every web page online is available
to any internet-connected computer, anywhere in the world...
...As designers in this new medium we should be concerned with communicating
beyond national boundaries and visualizing a global visual language,
or GVL.
from
Flash Web Design the art of motion graphics by Hillman Curtis
You should also notice themes and symbols recurrent throughout all the animations. Hence the name.
I have found serious study of the scriptures brings up humorous questions. In these instances I have tried to incorporate them into the stories. I hope they do not detract from the emphasis of the message.
On
a final note a thimble is often thought of as a small container. These
stories are all short in length and relatively small in file size.
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