Another Nightmarish Tale from Adam Berg
Coming off of an amazing 2009, with his Philip’s Carousel piece, Adam Berg continues to deliver aggressively cinematic narratives with Jordan Brand’s “Nightmare”. Similar to…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
Impactist: Plants and Animals EP Promos
Promo for “East (Original Sketch)” We love seeing self-initiated personal projects, so it’s a thrill to see another round of short, sweet, imaginative promos from…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Psyop for FedEx: The Making of “Enchanted Forest”
It’s been five years since Psyop made their mark on the industry with Happiness Factory — the high flying, CG fable that defined a commercial…
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Brandon Lori • 13 years ago
Nando Updates, IDs for Fuel and Telecine
Nando Costa has recently posted some new work on his site, including a fun ID for Fuel and two IDs for Telecine. Over the years,…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Mekanism Channels Cuteness for BP
Mekanism recently crafted a series of character-driven, flat-shaded 3D spots that leverage the power of cuteness to inject a sense of a playfulness and positivity…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Danny Yount
Danny Yount is an award winning designer who is currently a creative director at Prologue Films. He has a keen eye for typography, and the…
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Jon Saunders • 17 years ago
PES for Pivot
I can’t seem to get away from stop-motion. The latest from Anonymous Content’s PES for Pivot is full of his characteristic charm—a subtle playfulness that…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Bran Dougherty-Johnson: GEL Conference 2008
Watching this :50 open for GEL Conference 2008 reminds me of the wooden blocks of my youth and the childlike playfulness of Paul Klee’s paintings.…
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Boca Ceravolo • 16 years ago
Psyop: HP Maestro
This new advert for HP’s TouchSmart PC from Psyop is full of verve and sophistication. Instead of aiming for photo-realistic CG, agency Goodby, Silverstein &…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
N.A.S.A. “Whatchadoin?”
Continuing in the brilliant tradition of the other audio/visual releases from N.A.S.A. is “Whatchadoin?”, directed by Jimena Oddi and Jorge Jaramillo. The concept grew from…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Sydney Film Company + Fuel: Heineken
A masterful blend of great writing, directing and vfx coalesce in this incredible Heineken spot produced by Sydney Film Company with post work from the…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Le Soupe: Europe 2 TV
Some of the work in Le Soupe’s montage of IDs for Europe 2 TV really gets under my skin. Sorry. Bad joke. But hey, the…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Digital Kitchen: Sundance 07
Digital Kitchen recently created a lushly mechanical (I think that’s the first time I’ve ever combined those words together) bumper-type-thing that played before every movie…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Method Studios: The Ballad of Tina Pink
Zune continues to fund weird and beautiful work, and while I’m not sure how effective their marketing strategy is, I’m certainly glad they’re doing it.…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Buck + Goodby, Silverstein and Partners: “Where Amazing Happens”
The new “Where Amazing Happens” campaign for the NBA isn’t what you think of when you see Buck in the animating credits. But they definitely…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
BNS – Zune “Stacks”
Brand New School releases “Stacks” for Microsoft’s Zune audio player. Says BNS: First we designed twelve albums featuring the most exciting fake artists of our time.…
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Igor Sordokhonov • 16 years ago
Lacoste: Past, Present and Future
To celebrate Lacoste’s 75th birthday, the company created “Future,” an advert and website that imagines how the game of tennis might be played 75 years…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Keith Loutit’s “Metal Heart”
Keith Loutit’s “Metal Heart”. Masterful tilt-shift/ time lapse technique with monster trucks. If you were ever 8, played with toys, or love photography, this will make…
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Lauren Indovina • 16 years ago
Smithson v. Oeffinger Layer Tennis Recap
Last week Daniel Oeffinger and Matt Smithson played a slo-mograph match of Layer Tennis. Their match was done over the course of 5 days, with…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Lucas Zanotto: Geile Weine
Director Lucas Zanotto puts a cute spin on the played out “frozen moment” concept for Geile Weine. Fun process images on Flickr.
Justin Cone • 11 years ago
This Land Is Mine
Against the current backdrop of continuing attacks on Gaza, Nina Paley’s “This Land Is Mine” is the sort of acerbic satire that leaves a mark…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Animator vs Animation IV
Back in 2006, Alan Becker created a Flash animation of a stick figure coming to life and attempting to destroy his maker, an unseen animator.…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Nike Meta7
Take a look at this awesome animation for, you guessed it, Nike Japan. Illustrator Paul Huang, creator of Nanospore, teamed up with animators Chris Riehl…
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John Cranston • 18 years ago
Christian Borstlap Stripes for Stamps
Christian Borstlap recently finished these deliciously simple animated illustrations for Dutch children’s charity, Kinderpostzegels. Paul Postma did a great job of bringing Christian’s colourful illustrations…
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James Wignall • 15 years ago