Inspiration a la Particular

Everyone knows what Particular is, and how to use it in some way.  There are virtually billions of different ways to manipulate this insanely robust particle generator, and some people find ways to express its power in ways we would have never thought possible.  These people stand out above the rest in their amazing, and sometimes breathtaking pieces of motion graphic artistry.

Ólafur Arnalds – Ljósið (Official Music Video) by Erased Tapes

Let’s start this off correctly in showcasing Esteban Diácono’s gorgeous music video animation using Trapcode Particular 2.0 with some heavy expressions, I am sure, linked to the keyframes generated from different audio tracks.
http://www.vimeo.com/6284199

Honda by w00zy

Next up is this little Honda piece using Trapcode Particular in a 3D Stroke type of technique to create the 3D outlines of a Honda car.
http://www.vimeo.com/6340798

SHIFT.chroma (Particle Animation) by Youssef Sarhan

Youssef from KeyframeKid.com has this cool animation using Particular and Form on some basic footage to create a nice looking digital footage effect.
http://www.vimeo.com/4052640

Spheres by Regis Hervagault

This had to have been ridiculously complicated video to create, but using a range of different plugins including Particular, along with what seems to be some 3D objects, this awesome, long animation came to be.
http://www.vimeo.com/6271487

Bleed (Particular experiment 02) by llcheesell

Experimentation is what keeps techniques new and fresh, and this particular (no pun intended) experiment shows how you can make a realistic ink/blood/water drop in AE with Particular.  Oh, and the project file is included if you want to experiment further yourself.
http://www.vimeo.com/6056379

Have We Introduced Ourselves…? by cybersun

This piece looks like it took some of its inspiration from a tutorial over at AEtuts+, but they nevertheless put it to good use making a cool video with that ever popular light-writing technique.
http://www.vimeo.com/4213664

BASSINTOXICATION by Martin