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Shanghai - busy as always… (at 豫园 | Yu Garden)

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:22:56 +1000

Shanghai - busy as always… (at 豫园 | Yu Garden)

The Brief History of the Success Loch Ness (SO FAR)!

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:12:00 +1000

After the 5th anniversary of Shorty Awards, a couple of friends (old and new) @gregory @semel...

leesemel: I now hold the record for the world’s largest...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:06:00 +1000

leesemel:

I now hold the record for the world’s largest animated GIF, as determined by the fine folks at RecordSetter.com. I designed this GIF for the 5th Annual Shorty Awards, where this image was projected onto a 288-square foot screen. The image features our new Shorty Whale mascot, animated in 8-bit style. The whale’s design is courtesy of Yiying Lu, who also designed the original Twitter Fail Whale. I believe this GIF also sets the record for the greatest number of whales with top hats in an animated GIF, but I’ll settle for just the one record for now.

View the record on RecordSetter.com

Congrats, Lee!

laughingsquid: Shorty Awards Art by Yiying Lu Featuring Felicia...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:59:00 +1000

laughingsquid:

Shorty Awards Art by Yiying Lu Featuring Felicia Day & Shorty Whale

Ciao for Now NYC! Fantastic to see you all again at...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:50:03 +1000

Ciao for Now NYC! Fantastic to see you all again at @shortyawards! (at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK))

Community recreation garden filled with stuffed animals and...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:52:12 +1000

Community recreation garden filled with stuffed animals and plastic flowers. #ONLYinNYC (at E 13 st. Ave B)

After designing the artwork “Lifting a Dreamer”...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:50:00 +1100

After designing the artwork “Lifting a Dreamer” which later was adopted as the Twitter Fail Whale, I visited America in 2009 for the first time in my life to receive the inaugural Shorty Award in Design. There I met Aaron Taylor-Waldman, the designer of the Shorty Awards’ logo. I was stoked to learn from Aaron that the Shorty logo was actually inspired by my whale. Attending the Shorty Awards ultimately lead to many opportunities including a New York Times Magazine profile and being commishioned to create the Pale Whale for fellow Shorty winner Conan O’Brien.

Now, 5 years later, I decided to take a chance to make a new whale inspired by Aaron’s Shorty logo design - those 3 whale tails. I thought about revealing the face of the whales behind those tails, in cerebration for Shorty Awards’ 5th Anniversary as well as the growth of the Shorty whale family amongst social media families globally. I’m pleased to present the Fail Whale’s cousin who will make his first appearance at the Shorty Awards on April 8, 2013!

Exploring with Water color & India Ink this time! Farm Fun...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:52:00 +1100

Exploring with Water color & India Ink this time! Farm Fun Art Series: Featuring a Bunny, an Emu, a Rooster, a Pig, a Marabou, a Sheep, a Hen & a Fox!