When our ace animator Jimi Newport told us he was working on a film for David Shrigley, it felt like a betrayal. Our beloved Jimi had climbed into bed with some other hussy, leaving us alone on a Friday night with nothing but ice cream and reruns of Scrubs for company. But then we remembered that Jimi is a freelancer and working for other people is quite a normal thing for him to do. Still, it doesn’t mean we have to like his film. Except we do.

Shrigley’s latest creation is a hilariously offbeat history of Scottish luxury knitwear manufacturer, Pringle. The film was unveiled last week at the launch of Pringle’s menswear collection in Milan. The three-minute animation is packed with Shrigley’s beautifully wonky illustrations, all brilliantly brought to life by our Jimi. Or James as he is called in the credits. Well, la-di-da Jimi.
Watch A Short Film About Pringle of Scotland by David Shrigley.

This is Torsten and Catdog. They’re going to be setting up camp at Greenpeace’s allotment, quietly protesting against the runway expansion (see Jamie’s previous Airplot blog posting for details).

It’s been a while since we’ve had news from Stitch parents, but thanks to the Hill family, we do now.

Nice to see their woolly lot partaking in the festive activities, even if Sherry is not a Stitch’s best friend…

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Monsieur Gravity is the charming creation by Alex and Malika for an illustrated children’s book we’re currently working on. For Alex’s birthday recently, Nat and Malika surprised him with a handmade Monsieur Gravity toy stuffed with beans and so bottom-heavy he’ll sit anywhere.

Even on Malika’s head.