Blowing leaves. Leaf blowers in the real world are a scourge upon humanity: Howling noisemakers that irritate everyone with a ...

Brett Foxwell’s two-minute short LeafPresser is a wonderful example of replacement animation that showcases an incredible diversity of leaf shapes, textures, and colors that can be found in nature.

However, this little animation is actually confusing quite a few users. A quick search on Twitter shows that a lot of people are confusing the falling leaf on Google’s homepage with a fly or bug ...