Frog Design: “As the Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget once said, “Play is the answer to how anything new comes about.” A playful mind thrives on ambiguity, complexity, and improvisation—the very things needed to innovate and come up with creative solutions to the massive global challenges in economics, the environment, education, and more.”

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“Norman McLaren was a poet, for whom images, color, sounds and music had special resonances which he was capable of exploring in their entire range and magnitude. Today, more than fifty films remain as evidence of his gifts.”

Watch both films and allow yourself to be equally amazed.

Cinema.

Making of…

*Norman McLaren film archive courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada

The Alphabet Song by The LMNOPs from The LMNOPs on Vimeo.

“The mission of The LMNOPs is creating music that’s fun for kids and not annoying to their parents. The Alphabet Song is the first on the LMNOPs debut album. Help support the album at thelmnops.com. The LMNOPs are Zach Reasoner, Todd Gummerman and Laura Gummerman”