Dragon flies

The other day I forgot to mention that one of the most beautiful bits of artistry last Friday night was not in the Olympic ceremony itself, but during the commercial breaks! There was a gorgeous United Airlines ad (“Dragon”), done in a paper cutout animation style, following a father on a business trip, as seen through his son’s vivid dream. (It actually premiered during the Superbowl, but I hadn’t been watching.) If you haven’t seen it, check it out at the United commercials page, which has an interesting “making of” feature as well. The commercial was designed by Jamie Caliri; he also did the excellent end titles for the movie Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.