The Argentinian team at Institucional have reimagined the early days of Apple in this new animated spot for La República. Apple grows so big that it pushes Jobs out. Revisionist history, if there ever was one.

Australia’s Tui Studios has crafted a new iPhone app that features some stylish character animation. Produced with Anime Studio and After Effects, the animation took about 3 weeks. It’s titled Monster Melody Mash, and it lets users mix melodies with motion to create all sorts of funky rhythms. Here’s a trailer:

In what seems to be a brewing tradition, the Get a Mac ads take a trip to stop-motion-town during the holidays. Last year we were sung into alliegance, while this year they trim a tree and meet a new fury friend. The 2007 spot was produced at Laika/House and developed by TBWA, and I suspect this year is no different.

Tree Trimming

I Can Do Anything

Last weekend, a new episode of The Simpsons debuted titled Mypods and Boomsticks. By the end of the episode (spoiler), Lisa Simpson meets Steve Mobs, the CEO of Mapple. I know there’s a reference to something there, but I can’t put my finger on it. Anyway…. check out this sequence where Lisa visits the Mapple store.

Apple’s latest ‘Get a Mac’ ad gets a Rankin/Bass spin: