8 Bit Excel
Spreadsheet Invasion from Amy Thornley done in Excel.
-via Flowingdata
Excel is usually a place where people go to suffer1. It is time to reclaim it. Animate a scene using colored Excel cells as your medium.
Want some 8 bit inspiration?
1 For the record, I actually like Excel.
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