Nicolas Ménard
@nicolasmenard.com
Animation, art & design
Québécois based in London, UK
Co-founder of Eastend Western
RCA MA 2014
eastendwestern.com
nicolasmenard.com
Québécois based in London, UK
Co-founder of Eastend Western
RCA MA 2014
eastendwestern.com
nicolasmenard.com
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Nicolas Ménard
@nicolasmenard.com
· Mar 6
TRIPLE BILL (2024)
This anthology is a demo in replacement animation; this means each frame of motion is a unique 3D printed puppet. Three genres are explored to survey the atmospheric…
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TRIPLE BILL is online! Watch 5 minutes of NEW experimental stop-motion animation here: vimeo.com/1047520946
This year, @jackcunningham.bsky.social & myself launched our film, art and design studio Eastend Western and we’ve been so busy since we haven’t had time to share any new work. If you’re in Canada and spot these Wealthsimple ads, we handmade them over the summer in our compact but mighty workshop.
December 19, 2025 at 9:03 AM
This year, @jackcunningham.bsky.social & myself launched our film, art and design studio Eastend Western and we’ve been so busy since we haven’t had time to share any new work. If you’re in Canada and spot these Wealthsimple ads, we handmade them over the summer in our compact but mighty workshop.
Some of my old drawings lost to time, collected and sent back to me by Season Cheng.
December 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Some of my old drawings lost to time, collected and sent back to me by Season Cheng.
Nostalgia for our old studio space
December 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Nostalgia for our old studio space
The Battle of San Romano by Georges Schwizgebel vimeo.com/656704401
The Battle of San Romano
A movement within a painting, which begins with the savagery of a battle and comes to a halt in a rendition of a masterpiece of the 15th Century; The Battle of San…
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December 14, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The Battle of San Romano by Georges Schwizgebel vimeo.com/656704401
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This mouvement might interest @nicolasmenard.com, with whom I was talking to this morning about the new creative school I’m organising. It’s the business idea I’m working on as part of an entrepreneurship workshop by @etsmtl.bsky.social and the Bureau du design in @villedemontreal.montreal.ca.
Entrepreneurship workshop for designers. The 2025-2026 Cohort in underway!
Design Montréal is the website of the Ville de Montréal's Bureau du design
designmontreal.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This mouvement might interest @nicolasmenard.com, with whom I was talking to this morning about the new creative school I’m organising. It’s the business idea I’m working on as part of an entrepreneurship workshop by @etsmtl.bsky.social and the Bureau du design in @villedemontreal.montreal.ca.
Still can’t believe 16:9 is a nostalgic ratio
December 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Still can’t believe 16:9 is a nostalgic ratio
You can enjoy Kawamoto’s beautiful puppet films right here: archive.org/details/kiha...
November 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
You can enjoy Kawamoto’s beautiful puppet films right here: archive.org/details/kiha...
The Rest is History repeating that Disney invented animation makes me doubt the accuracy of everything they talk about: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwPa...
We Went to Disneyland with Bob Iger
YouTube video by The Rest Is History
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November 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The Rest is History repeating that Disney invented animation makes me doubt the accuracy of everything they talk about: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwPa...
Reposted by Nicolas Ménard
Listen to Nicolas and watch that fantastic short. And if the YouTube link doesn’t work in your country, this one might do the trick www.dailymotion.com/video/x9tpkqc
November 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Listen to Nicolas and watch that fantastic short. And if the YouTube link doesn’t work in your country, this one might do the trick www.dailymotion.com/video/x9tpkqc
The future in this country is nothing but grim www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Death by a thousand cuts’: the people who could face deportation under Reform
As party’s rise fuels fears over future visa rules, people share how the lives they have built are in jeopardy
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The future in this country is nothing but grim www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Go watch the best short film of the year, now available on YouTube: youtu.be/2Mqa4zfJdx4
The Dream of Finishing One’s To-Do List | “Retirement Plan” | The New Yorker
YouTube video by The New Yorker
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November 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Go watch the best short film of the year, now available on YouTube: youtu.be/2Mqa4zfJdx4
Reposted by Nicolas Ménard
That is, there is no broad "AI jobs apocalypse," as AI is too unreliable and limited to do jobs that demand accuracy or empathy. But plenty of managers will use it to try to replace human art with cheaper "good enough" AI art. So it does appear that bosses embracing AI are hitting creatives hard.
November 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
That is, there is no broad "AI jobs apocalypse," as AI is too unreliable and limited to do jobs that demand accuracy or empathy. But plenty of managers will use it to try to replace human art with cheaper "good enough" AI art. So it does appear that bosses embracing AI are hitting creatives hard.
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‘One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats’
Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch
December 23, 2023 at 9:56 AM
‘One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats’
Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch
Brilliant thread by Michèle
In Toronto last spring, there was the curious case of “Protect Bathurst”: An anti-bus lane business owner seems to have used angry “AI”-gen personas and mobile video campaigns to fake “resident concerns”.
It was @shawnmicallef.bsky.social who found the videos questionable.
It was @shawnmicallef.bsky.social who found the videos questionable.
I regret to inform you the NIMBYs have discovered AI. Shut it all down
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
November 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Brilliant thread by Michèle
Seasons change, 32 seconds of animation gets made.
November 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Seasons change, 32 seconds of animation gets made.
On set with @jackcunningham.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
On set with @jackcunningham.bsky.social
On the phenomenology of inflatable frog costumes by David Graeber
October 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
On the phenomenology of inflatable frog costumes by David Graeber
Big Mari trays, mini Mari trays
October 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Big Mari trays, mini Mari trays
The animator's skills being transfered to furniture/product design has roots in Disney's imagineers, for those of you wondering why you're following this account when all I'm posting is obscure technical things and not cartoons..!
October 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The animator's skills being transfered to furniture/product design has roots in Disney's imagineers, for those of you wondering why you're following this account when all I'm posting is obscure technical things and not cartoons..!
Upcoming construction project is brewing in the studio to make our space more useful
October 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Upcoming construction project is brewing in the studio to make our space more useful
Medecine box design in black MDF
October 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Medecine box design in black MDF
Well now I have to go rewatch One Battle After Another on the big screen because it’s that good
September 28, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Well now I have to go rewatch One Battle After Another on the big screen because it’s that good
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Don Hertzfeldt has curated 'Animation Mixtape,' an 85-minute anthology of animated shorts, which premieres at the IFC Center in New York today. We spoke with him about spotlighting standout work and why focused distribution matters for shorts.
www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/do...
www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/do...
Don Hertzfeldt’s On The 'Animation Mixtape' Shorts Anthology
Don Hertzfeldt-curated 'Animation Mixtape' premieres at IFC Center tonight, reviving the big-screen experience for short films before touring nationwide.
www.cartoonbrew.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Don Hertzfeldt has curated 'Animation Mixtape,' an 85-minute anthology of animated shorts, which premieres at the IFC Center in New York today. We spoke with him about spotlighting standout work and why focused distribution matters for shorts.
www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/do...
www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/do...