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17-25 October 2026

AniPals

A modular educational toy for learning puppet animation

Hosted by Sara Naseh

This project is now archived and was part of DDW20

AniPals, 'Dainty Humans' kit
AniPals, 'Dainty Humans' kit
Anipals is an educational modular toy that is designed to teach and practice character animation, through stop motion. Aiming to create a friendly and enjoyable experience for youth and animation enthusiasts alike, making puppet animation accessible, out of the cinematic screens and into our homes.
Puppet making in stop motion is a very time consuming, difficult & expensive process. Professional armatures are expensive & simple armatures break easily. The current learning kits existing in the market are either plain metal armatures or kits d
Some of the different possible combinations
Some of the different possible combinations
Monster Mania
Monster Mania
The joint mechanism of AniPals
The joint mechanism of AniPals

About Sara Naseh

I am an aspiring designer, a freelance illustrator & a stop motion enthusiast! Design has always been the focal point of my life. I am passionate about things with origin, and stories you can discover. I enjoy designing products that can help create a new & better experience for people, while having more to it than what meets the eye. I truly believe the simplest form of design, if done right, can make a difference. & I truly hope one day my work can have that impact, no matter how small.

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Consultant Tim Allen
Supervisor Professor, BA thesis project Dr. Mehran Fateminia
Storyboard Artist Bahram Moghadam