THE ART OF LA JOHNSON
“The Life Cycle of a Frog”, self-directed project, 2020.

“The Life Cycle of a Frog”, self-directed project, 2020.

“A Walk Through The Park,” self-directed, 2020.

“A Walk Through The Park,” self-directed, 2020.

“Walk With The Cane,” self-directed, 2020.

“Walk With The Cane,” self-directed, 2020.

Animated GIF for NPR's project: School Money

Animated GIF for NPR's project: School Money

Animated GIF for NPR's project: School Money

Animated GIF for NPR's project: School Money

In 1965, a Boston school teacher was fired for teaching a poem by Langston Hughes. He wrote a book about it. This is an excerpt from that book that describes one of his students. Narrated by Jonathan Kozol Created by LA Johnson

My first attempt at a horror piece. All animation copyright LA Johnson 2015.

Song: Nickety Nackety Now Now Now, sung by Chubby Parker, 1927.

GIF of my favorite lil chemical Dopamine. :D

GIF of my favorite lil chemical Dopamine. :D

Interpretation of sound waves for NPR.org

Interpretation of sound waves for NPR.org

Animated GIF for an NPR story about screens interfering with communication. http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2014/09/30/351521488/kids-and-screen-time-cutting-through-the-static

Animated GIF for an NPR story about screens interfering with communication. http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2014/09/30/351521488/kids-and-screen-time-cutting-through-the-static

So who was Socrates anyway? NPR Ed asks students at a California school about the Socratic teaching method and the questions it inspires. All animation by LA Johnson