Happy Friday! This will be our last Friday Favorites post for a little while, because we’re going on a short holiday break! This week we’re featuring 2 videos by Alla Kinda, who has made an appearance in our Friday Favorites in the past, a behind-the-scenes Steven Universe production blog, a beautiful wintery comic, and Cartoon Brew’s handy awards season focus. Check them out, and we hope you all have a wonderful Friday, and a great holiday!

ÀnecBlau Spots by Alla Kinda

12 Meses 12 Causas by Alla Kinda and Headless

Steven Crewniverse  – This is a great blog with behind-the-scenes footage from the making of Cartoon Network’s “Steven Universe.”

 By Steven Universe storyboard artist Joe Johnston

Scarf – A beautiful comic by artist Emmy Cicierega about a girl meeting a wintery spirit.

Cartoon Brew’s Award Season Focus – Cartoon Brew helps you keep up with what’s happening in the world of animation during this year’s award season.

We hope everyone is having a lovely Friday! We’ve really been getting in the holiday spirit here at Planet Nutshell (did everyone see this photo of Trevor decorating our office?), so we’ve included a couple of festive favorites this week. There’s also a dog who loves to lick, a creative ad for a “modern tamagotchi”, and a very cool collection of space-themed art. Check them out, and have a great weekend!

A lovely and festive gif by Karoline Pietrowski!

“Dog + boy … lots of licking.”

A promo video by Spain-based Headless for Hatch, a new virtual pet app!

Yule Log 2.0 – A re-imagining of the traditional yule log by  illustrators, animators, directors, and creative coders.

14 Fresh Pieces of Space Art – A brief collection of space-themed illustrations and art from To Infinity and Beyond, a space art exhibition of 40 young Hungarian graphic designers and painters currently on display in the Budapest Planetarium.