Bags and baggage

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I remember when those bags came into one world shops. They used to be made from garbage by people who had nothing. Now they are sold on high street and probably produced in sweat shops. Way to go capitalism.

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The Crisis of Credit Visualized

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx_LWm6_6tA[/youtube]

This one is trying to do what’s on the cover. The sound works really well, I’m not a fan of the colours, but that’s not really the point here. It works heavily with titles, and is well paced. More an attempt to explain very concretely what triggered this specific crisis (and very focused on the States), not so much trying to explain the general concept of capitalism. It works well though, and I actually do get the impression I’m learning something when watching. Although for some reason I don’t fully trust it.

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RSAnimate – Crises of Capitalism

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOP2V_np2c0[/youtube]

RSAnimate is a series of talks made into animations by adding drawings on a whiteboard. It’s an extremely well executed concepts, and I envy the artist’s drawing skills. Very simple concepts: take a talk and make drawings to illustrate what is being said and make it more engaging and entertaining. You should check out the other films from the series, if you haven’t seen them.

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