{"id":2239836,"date":"2026-11-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2239836"},"modified":"2026-11-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T21:00:00","slug":"an-animated-film-made-in-excel-sums-up-the-pointless-impulse-to-create","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2239836","title":{"rendered":"An Animated Film Made in Excel Sums Up the Pointless Impulse to Create"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/excel-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a gif of colorful animated characters in three rows\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gif courtesy of Maria Tomazou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3d243ebe wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">An Animated Film Made in Excel Sums Up the Pointless Impulse to Create<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-11-05T13:25:40-06:00\">November 5, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-animation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/animation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Animation<\/a><a class=\"category-film\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/film\/\" rel=\"tag\">Film<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"colossal-share-buttons\">\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--facebook\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F11%2Fmaria-tomazou-i-made-a-film-in-excel%2F&amp;title=An%20Animated%20Film%20Made%20in%20Excel%20Sums%20Up%20the%20Pointless%20Impulse%20to%20Create\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Share<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button 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