For one year, Los Angeles-based animator Daren Jannace would sketch 30 tiny drawings on standard yellow Post-It notes. Illustrating colorful squiggly lines, blob-like characters, and the occasional text, each square canvas became part of a larger stop-motion storyline called “10,946.”
The short film follows Jannace’s daily musings set atop a black cutting mat and paired with audio—music, a buzzing fly, and a child screaming included—recorded on his phone. Portraying a choreographed patchwork of life across 365 days, the animation also chronicles Jannace’s creative evolution as the drawings shift from more minimal scenes at the beginning to longer, more complex ideas as the year progresses.
Be sure to watch the credits, which include a glimpse of fellow animators who created similar works alongside Jannace. Head to Vimeo for more animations.
