Buck + Cactus: C Tree
Buck recently finished an elegantly animated spot as part of the “Own Your C” campaign from agency Cactus. It’s yet another example of Buck’s prodigious…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Orie Weeks enchanting promo for Blitzen Trapper
Ladies and Gentlemen, take your seats and pray silence, please, for the new promo by director Orie Weeks for Blitzen Trapper and their blinding new…
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Simon Robson • 17 years ago
PandaPanther for (you guessed it) Zune Arts
72andSunny (okay okay, and Microsoft) have become the official patron saints of motion graphics and animation for 2007, thanks in large part to the Zune…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Boca and Ryan Uhrich: Duelity
Vancouver Film School students Marcos “Boca” Ceravolo and Ryan Uhrich came up with an interesting—and entertaining—premise for their final project in the Digital Design program.…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Psyop: Guinness “Dot”
Beautiful transitions and lush compositions make this Guinness spot from Psyop worthy of repeat viewing. As with much of Psyop’s work, this spot also uses…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Jot
Originally created in the mid-60s, “Jot” was an animated series presented by none other than the Southern Baptist’s Radio & Television Commission. Production ran until…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Pierre Michel: Fire Flower
Pierre Michel’s latest film, “Fire Flower,” is an abstract vision of sensuality with hints of alchemical mysticism. Like Pierre’s other films, this project derives its…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
New Justice: D.V.N.O.
Justice’s “D.A.N.C.E.” promo burned up the interwebs about a year ago, catching hipster eyeballs with its DIY look and countless variations on the simple theme…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Pontiac G8 Gets the Spy Hunter Treatment
I burned through stacks of quarters playing Spy Hunter as a kid. Someone at Pontiac’s marketing department knew that, and they commissioned this slick spot…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Genndy Tartakovsky for Willpower
Watch “Warning” | Watch “Willpower” From the first frames of these two new spots directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, you’ll recognize his trademark style. If you’ve…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Bjork: Wanderlust
Bjork’s highly anticipated “Wanderlust” music video hit the web recently with great fanfare. Over a year in the making, the video was a huge undertaking…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
onedotzero for Asics
Most of you who know onedotzero will know them as the international event network and DVD label that has championed tomorrow’s innovators in moving-image for…
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Simon Robson • 17 years ago
Peter Sluszka for Weight Watchers
Hornet’s Peter Sluszka powers through the history of dieting in this manic spot for Weight Watchers. Sometimes the hybrid/collage/anything goes approach can feel rough or…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
We Are Seventeen: Fiver
I really dig the fluid energy and subtle cleverness in these two launch idents for UK channel Fiver from We Are Seventeen. Using only colored…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Kick It into 5th Gear
Matt Lambert recently finished a new project for Discovery Channel Europe. It’s a promo for for a car show, 5th Gear, produced by Frame by…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Digital Domain for Mazda
Digital Domain’s full gamut of skills are on display in their latest work for Mazda. The advert is nearly 100% CG, from the cityscape to…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Charlie Company for truTV
Way back in the Tween days, I made a post celebrating Charlie Co’s work for Court TV. Since then, Court TV has reinvented itself as…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
LeMob for IWC Watches
LeMob knocked themselves out for this 10-minute product film that tells the story of six different IWC watches. It’s a classy bit of work that…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Book Review: Graphic Design: The New Basics
As promised, this is my review of Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips’ Graphic Design: The New Basics, published by Princeton Architectural Press. Overview Ellen…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
The Balloon
Director/animator Yoann Lemoine under Wanda Production brings us this whimsical animation for French children’s TV station Tiji. What I love about this animation is its…
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Jon Saunders • 16 years ago
XYZ Studios: Australian Grown
Commissioned by agency Cummins Nitro, Australia’s XYZ Studios created this stunning new :30 spot for “Australian Grown” to introduce their new logo and kick off…
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Boca Ceravolo • 16 years ago
Blacklist Represents for FUSE
Blacklist just dropped this solid and slightly odd batch of promos for FUSE‘s “Music Is” campaign from Brooklyn Brothers. Each piece was undertaken by a…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago
Pepsi “OpenSource”
Anyone know who’s responsible for this fun advert for Pepsi? In addition to loads of nice CG, there’s some great storytelling and pacing that keeps…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Psyop + Converse + Pharrell + N.E.R.D. + More
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the iconic shoe brand, Converse has brought together Pharrell, Julian Casablancas, Santogold and N.E.R.D. The supergroup created “My Drive…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago