Lucky Charms “Diamond Dancers”

Channeling the charming wackiness of Adventure Time, 2veinte has released the first in a series of three rollicking spots for Lucky Charms brand cereal. Says 2veinte:… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

The long journey to “Lostopolis,” an interview with PandaPanther

While many commercial animation shops dream of developing feature length films — and building valuable intellectual property in the process — very few actually get… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

LOOPIMAL Launches

LOOPIMAL, the latest app from Lucas Zanotto’s YATATOY brand has launched in iTunes for iPhone and iPad. Featuring the same adorable character animation found in the… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Working backwards: From rig to character to story with Andrew Vucko

Editor’s note: This animation features cartoon-style nudity and sex, and therefore might be NSFW for some office environments. As any experienced animator will tell you, character animation… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Perfect Houseguest by Tiny Inventions

Sweet little spring cleaning animation from Tiny Inventions.

Staff • 9 years ago

Robert Rugan releases “Danny and The Wild Bunch”

“Danny and The Wild Bunch,” is Rob Rugan’s captivating and award winning new short.  It’s a surreal and twisted tale about a children’s book author… Read more

Staff • 9 years ago

Augmented reality calendar brings year to life with animation

As a holiday gift, Royale crafted a limited run of beautifully designed letterpress calendars. Viewed through the the companion AR app (also created by Royale),… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Buck and Antfood get friendly for Facebook

To celebrate Facebook’s 11th birthday, Buck teamed up with long-time audio partners Antfood and created a charming series of hand-drawn vignettes illustrating friendship in all… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Jack Black explains why he loves California, and it is awesome

Nicolas Ménard is a graphic designer and animator with a distinctive voice. Jack Black is a comedian and musician with a distinctive take on humor.… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Encylopedia Pictura for Panda Bear

San Francisco based, Encylopedia Pictura, has sprung back into music-video-making action! Last month, the collective released a live-action forrest romance for Metronomy. They’ve now followed that up with… Read more

Erica Gorochow • 9 years ago

Greenpeace turns 20, but its mission is still the same

This elegant PSA for Greenpeace from Le Cube packs a stylish punch to mark the environmental organization’s 20th birthday. Process breakdowns From boards to color,… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

A folk-singing canary has an important message about carbon monoxide

Tommy McAnairey, a guitar-strumming descendent of literal canaries from the coal mines, warns of carbon monoxide poisoning in this beautifully rendered PSA from Irish studio… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Faux puppet theater for League of Legends “The Harrowing”

“The Harrowing” is another jaw-dropper from Elastic and Andy Hall. Told as a tale within a magical puppet theater, the film is bookended by the… Read more

Staff • 9 years ago

Psyop tri-awesomeness

Psyop updates with three 2D spots for the holiday season. Airbnb “Walls and Chains” Target + Toms “One for One for All” Tiffany & Co.… Read more

Igor Sordokhonov • 9 years ago

10 years of Fox Italy told through characters

This charming ID from Ronda shows the 10-year evolution of Fox Italy through elegantly designed and animated characters. Credits Dierction: Ronda Direction, Character Design and… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Bullies, opera and typography: Sounds like a job for Giant Ant

The Vancouver Opera and librettist Shane Koyczan invited Giant Ant to collaborate on “Stickboy”, a new opera that tackles the psychological effects of bullying. We had… Read more

Daniel Coutinho • 9 years ago

You will care about this piece of wool

“Lost and Found” a branded short for Woolmark written, directed and produced by Neon actually managed to make me feel emotionally connected to a piece… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

HouseSpecial: A Tale of Momentum & Inertia

HouseSpecial (formally LAIKA) releases a solid dose of storytelling in their short, A Tale of Momentum & Inertia.   Credits: Kirk Kelley, Creative Director Kameron Gates,… Read more

Erica Gorochow • 9 years ago

Medicine Online

Lucas Zanotto’s latest animation warns that buying drugs online can lead to engorged limbs, glitchy craniums and pretty adorable deaths. Credits Animation/Design/Direction: Lucas Zanotto Art… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Lilian Darmono updates

Beautiful new works from Lilian Darmono.

Igor Sordokhonov • 10 years ago

#Feelingnuts, a hashtag I can actually get into

Advertisers love slapping hashtags onto everything, but it often feels as if they’re putting hair gel on a toupée. Pointless and inauthentic. This new spot… Read more

Staff • 10 years ago

Matt Christensen “Rolling”

Sometimes, you just need to smile. Hoping this whimsical film by Matt Christensen brings some joy to your hump day. Matt was kind enough to… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 10 years ago

Terminix: Death to Mosquitoes

Dress Code does it again with this wonderful spot for Terminix. Agency: Havas Worldwide, Chicago Chief Creative Officer: Jason Peterson Creative Director / Art Director:… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago

Robot King

This isn’t for everyone, but it’s definitely for me. As a child of the 80s, I grew up watching awesomely terrible animated series like “Voltron”… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago