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Artist Makes Fantastic Art out of Post-it Notes

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I am a big fan of Post-It Notes, mostly because I can stick them to my monitor to help me remember to do all the crap I need to do. That’s all I really think of using them for, but artist Akira Nagaya is a bit more creative. Nagaya makes some incredible art of out individual Post-It Notes and a sharp blade.

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The Post-It cutout images include Ultraman, Pikachu, Ultraman, and Totoro among others. My favorite out of all of these is the one of Gigantor, with his fist pumping up in the air. The detail in that art is incredible – I wonder how long it took to cut that out.

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The only part of the cutout art not separated from the original Post-It is a flap to allow the cutout to stand up. Throw in some backlighting and this art is beautiful indeed.

[via Neatorama]

Stop Motion Post-it Arcade Animation: Sticky Pixels

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Okay arcade fans, prepare to have your mind blown. This stop-motion animation made from Post-It notes looks like real arcade game footage. It is completely amazing and has me nerding out. All of your favorites are represented. Well, not all, but several classic games are well represented.

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It features Ms. Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Mega Man, Zelda and more. What you’re about to watch is 5,722 individual still frame images lovingly converted into an animation.

This feat was accomplished by Michael Birkin, who has a lot of free time and an amazing talent. Michael says it took him all of his weekends and holidays for the last 11 months to complete using 4800 Post-its and traditional stop-motion techniques. And while it’s possible it could have been computer animated (due to the barely-changing shadows and reflections), it’s still the coolest thing you will see all day.

And if Michael isn’t an awesome stop-motion animator, he’s an awesome computer animator. Either way, it’s a win.

[via Obvious Winner]