in this animated short film, artist matt tighe explains what it’s like falling in love on the L train. those who have traveled on the subway in the big apple can attest to the various amusing characters found in new york city. for the most part, we have all experienced fleeting crushes on publish transportation. the premise of the animation is about an average joe fantasizing about life with a woman he had locked eyes with on the L train.

matt tighe's short animation explains what it's like falling in love on new york's L train
‘think of it as an adult blue’s clues!’, explains matt tighe 

 

in the short film, matt tighe‘s main character thinks of all the way he can impress his love interest: writing her a song, writing a poem, and even googling an answer to his question. however he quickly responds by explaining, ‘you don’t have to reinvent the wheel to be successful because sometimes things just work,’ says tigue, ‘if it’s not broken, don’t fix it. use your inspiration and DEFINITELY don’t fall in love on the L train.’

matt tighe's short animation explains what it's like falling in love on new york's L train
in this scene, the main character fantasized about bringing his love interest back to his hometown

matt tighe's short animation explains what it's like falling in love on new york's L train
matt tighe’s ‘love on the L train’ is created entirely out of construction paper and real people from new york city

matt tighe's short animation explains what it's like falling in love on new york's L train
a quiet night in connecticut as depicted in the short animation

 

 

project info:

 

video: matt tighe
poster illustrations: emily tree
music: brendan dyer of furnsss

 

designboom has received this project from our ‘DIY submissions‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here.

 

edited by: lynn chaya | designboom