Janak Thakker

We don’t post many character animation reels, but Janak Thakker’s is chock full of top notch work and worth a peep.

Graphic Design—Now in Production

If you’re in LA, don’t miss the Graphic Design—Now in Production exhibition at the Hammer, showcasing the evolution of Graphic Design over the past decade. Title sequences… Read more

Ram Bhat Updates

Matte painter, illustrator and art director Ram Bhat updates his portfolio. (Also, don’t miss his iPhone game, Finger-Flick Basketball.)

Syndrome Studio gets radioactive

Syndrome Studio gets radioactive with this new production of Imagine Dragons. As Monica Blackburn puts it: “who doesn’t like puppets and Lou Diamond Philips??”

Kijek/Adamski: Shugo Tokumaru “Katachi”

Directors Kijek/Adamski created this lovely, lighthearted video using approximately 2,000 silhouettes extracted from PVC plates using a computer-controlled cutter. I love the balance between popping… Read more

Don’t we love looping animated GIFs? Well, check out this cool festival made just for them! May 31 from 9:00pm to 10:30 The Incredibly Short Film… Read more

Lagoa Launches, Blows Minds

I was invited to the beta of Lagoa.com (then called TeamUp) several months ago, and even in that early stage it blew my mind. As… Read more

The Fox And King: 11Eleven

Melbourne-based The Fox And King (aka Glenn Thomas) created these short scenes for the 11Eleven Project. Like some of the projects cited in our recent… Read more

Holbrooks: Red Cross “Parcel”

Holbrooks (aka NYC and Budapest-based Tom Brown and Daniel Gray) for the Red Cross. Original music and sound design by Antfood. If you’ve never seen… Read more

Dvein: We Wander

In Dvein’s latest short, “We Wander,” you won’t find CG fluid sims or virtual Rube Goldbergs of visual oddities. Instead, you’ll find haunting visuals of… Read more

“Black Gold” by PES

PES doesn’t release new work very often, so when he does, we tend to get excited. His latest, “Black Gold,” was commissioned to accompany the… Read more

Carlos Lascano: Lila

In this lyrical and poetic piece, Carlos Lascano, transforms the world with the help of Lila, a young woman reminiscent of Amélie, who “can’t resign… Read more

Q&A: Dark Noir

Maybe there's an approach to crowdsourcing that isn't creatively repulsive or ethically bankrupt. Here's how Red Knuckles, Rafael Grampá and Absolut worked with a few… Read more

Ready Steady Play: Trailer

Hover Studio, the makers of the very entertaining mobile game “Ready Steady Bang,” are releasing a follow up title in June, “Ready Steady Play.” Like… Read more