May 25, 20193 minChildishness and the Curse of YouTube: Dafter Things reflects on his brickfilm journey so farImmature Forever When I was a child, I enjoyed writing stories, drawing pictures to go with them and then acting them out with my toys. Put Away Childish Thi...
May 12, 20194 minAre Contests Good For Your YouTube Channel?YouTube is full of contests, and in the Lego YouTube community you can find loads of giveaways, MOC contests, animation competitions, and contests of many ot...
May 4, 20194 min5 Things About YouTube I Wish I’d Known Two Years AgoIt’s two years since I started my YouTube channel. I never expected that after two years I would have over 8000 subscribers, and more than a million total vi...
Apr 27, 20196 minExclusive interview with Animated Brick Builders, winner of the Gold Puffin "Heroes" contest Animated Brick Builders recently won the Gold Puffin "Heroes" stop motion contest, beating 112 other entries to claim the number one spot. I caught up with B...
Apr 20, 20193 minStop Motion Ideas: 10 Ways to Get Inspired!People often comment on my videos asking me for ideas for their next animation. Apparently, it’s common for people to struggle with inspiration. But that isn...
Apr 13, 20192 minFrom Novice to Champion: Behind the Scenes with Golden Morph winner, That 70's Kid and His ToysHi all, so I'm Jon the creator of the YouTube channel called That 70's Kid and his Toys. As the channel name says, I was a kid in the 70's and now as an adul...
Apr 3, 20193 minIs Click-Bait Ever Okay?Two days ago I indulged in clickbait for the first time. It didn't feel good, but it got me a lot of views. Now I'm wondering, is click-bait ever okay? Click...
Apr 3, 20191 minGold Puffin blog - coming soon!We’re busy writing out first blog post - but there will be regular exciting content. Would you like to contribute? If you have some thoughts to share about s...