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Halfway Through Movember!

November 18, 2011 – 3:03 pm

Our Movemeber men are looking quite dashing mid-way through Movember. Their mustaches have grown and so has the support for men’s cancer research and education! These guys are serious about awareness: Donate to team JibJab today!

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The Pilgrim Song – Early Designs

November 11, 2011 – 12:24 pm

Our new Starring You video for Thanksgiving is a wacky rendition of the story of how the Pilgrims first discovered America. We were really impressed by some of the funny concept art that was used so we decided to check in with one of our artists, Romney, the director of the video, to see some [...]

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Mustache Season!

November 3, 2011 – 2:00 pm

Doesn’t it seem like just yesterday that Bennett and Anthony completed the month of Movember? Well, it’s that time again! A time when the men are separated from the boys and grow mustaches to raise funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically for prostate cancer & other cancers that affect men. This year some of the men of JibJab came [...]

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Need A Halloween Costume Idea?

October 27, 2011 – 3:48 pm

With Halloween quickly approaching many of us have found ourselves scrambling to find the perfect costume. Whether you go old school as a ghost or something topical like Charlie Sheen, thinking of something to impress fellow trick-or-treaters is sometimes a terrifying haunt. If you find yourself in a fright, here are a few ideas from JibJab that [...]

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Super Freak Wallpaper

October 20, 2011 – 1:01 pm

The backgrounds that Justin painted for our Super Freak video gave it that extra spooky feeling we needed to tie everything together. Now we’d like to share them with you! Get your computer in the Halloween spirit with these one-of-a-kind wallpapers. Just click on the image and it will take you to a new window. [...]

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Birthday Wishes for You!

October 19, 2011 – 3:51 pm

The Problem: You’re tired of typing the same old “Happy Birthday!” message on Facebook all the time when friends have birthdays. You wish you had something unique and original to share but let’s face it, who has the time? The Solution: Introducing Birthday Wishes, a new Facebook application we’ve created that’s filled with Facebook-only birthday greetings [...]

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Behind the Scenes of Super Freak

October 13, 2011 – 11:50 am

While filming Super Freak, we had to get super creative! The storyboards called for a lot of scenes involving specific movements, such as walking up a flight of stairs or falling down a trap door chute. At first this was a bit of a challenge, but once we got our creative juices flowing, the solutions [...]

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JIBJAB: LAB v2 – Innovation at Its Finest!

October 6, 2011 – 10:25 am

Back in May, we participated in a 2-day intensive creativity and innovation fest we call the JIBJAB:LAB! It was wild to see the range of skills we had and what we were able to accomplish over just a few days. It turned out to be one of the most inspiring (and FUN!) couple days in the company’s [...]

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The Autumn Nook

September 29, 2011 – 9:47 am

Whenever there is a major holiday or seasonal shift, our production team takes the opportunity to do a little more of something we all love: eat! But we don’t just do it for one day, we spend an entire week devoting ourselves to this fun pastime. In fact, we created a secret space to house [...]

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Meet the Dancers – German Polka!

September 23, 2011 – 11:17 am

As much as our team loves to dress up in costume and dance in front of the camera, for our new German Polka video we knew we had to hire the real deal. At first the task was a bit daunting. How would we find genuine German Polka dancers here in Los Angeles? Luckily after [...]

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Busy Summers, eCard Showers

September 15, 2011 – 11:25 am

The forecast for today: new content! We hope you’ve got an umbrella handy, because it’s going to be pouring eCards all day! The storm has been brewing all summer. Artists have been working around the clock to get funny stuff made, and now we’re left with buckets and buckets of new videos for your viewing [...]

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JibJab Jr. Launches!

September 8, 2011 – 3:28 pm

Last week we finally got to show the world our brand new baby – the JibJab Jr. storybook app for kids! We hope your kids are enjoying it as much as our kids! When we built JibJab Jr. Books, we really wanted it to be about reading stories together with your kids, so they’re not [...]

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Studio Snooping

August 26, 2011 – 12:13 pm

Our studio is rarely empty. On any given day during the week (and sometimes weekends too!) you can find artists in there working on a new video, creating puppets, painting, drawing a live model or even working on personal projects after work. However, from now until mid-September, our studio will be mostly off limits due [...]

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Formal Friday

August 22, 2011 – 2:11 pm

It’s a wonder what a last minute email can inspire! Thursday afternoon, one of our rock star summer interns sent an email to the JibJab team, coupled with a bribe… Dear sir or madam, Did you know that most companies have “Casual Friday”? Here at JibJab though, it seems like everyday is Casual Friday. So [...]

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New Birthday eCards!

August 15, 2011 – 11:45 am

We’ve added a bunch of new Birthday eCards for you, JibJab Members, to send to your friends! You can find them here & check ‘em out below. Not a member? Sign up today for only a buck a month! Beating Myself Up Cash in eCards Doctor Approved Treat Yourself

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