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ROYGBIV: AIKO
Aiko is a haunting tale of struggle and loss set in a world very much like our own... but with monsters.
My Darling’s Shadow
Every frame of Conor Whelan's latest short, "My Darling’s Shadow," is a beautiful study of composition, color and reduction of form. I watched the film… Read more
Down The Rabbit Hole
"Down the Rabbit Hole" is a psychedelic odyssey that blends 2D and 3D techniques in a series of delightfully surprising moments.
Your Art is Shit
What better way to kick off a new year than by hearing some harsh words directed at you? Yes, you.
A wild, animated ride through Portland’s food, drink and culture
CRCR's "Travel Portland" spots are swirling masterpieces of typography, cel animation and mixed media filmmaking.
Gentleman Scholar animates with techniques from A to Z for Bleacher Report
For the Bleacher Report, not only did Blackalicious rewrite “Alphabet Aerobics” as “Sports Alphabet” — but then Gentleman Scholar went and animated the whole damn thing.… Read more
NYC Gifathon, 30 days of animated GIFs by James Curran
[Interview] NYC Gifathon, 30 days of animated GIFs by James Curran
Staying small: Process and industry insight from STATE Design’s Marcel Ziul
"There’s no small project when the studio is small. Every project is an opportunity for us to express ourselves." Marcel Ziul explains what it means… Read more
Min Stora Dag
When a new project from Stockholm-based Brikk drops, I can count on two things: I won’t understand a word of it. I will watch it… Read more
BUCK Sydney launches with BLEND Opening Titles
BUCK Sydney launches with the humorous, off-kilter opening titles to the BLEND conference.
Making “The Wisdom of Pessimism”
For his directorial debut, Claudio Salas took on an ambitious challenge: a 2-minute visual essay for the philosopher Alain de Botton’s School of Life project. What began as… Read more
PES creates “Paper,” a stop-motion masterpiece for Honda
PES creates "Paper," a stop-motion masterpiece for Honda (includes behind the scenes video)
CMYK
Ronda's Fernán Graziano directed and co-wrote clever animated vignettes that teach the principles of color combination.
Tako Faito!
Giant Ant just released an eye-popping, action-packed in-house short, “Tako Faito!” We wanted to push our cel character animation in a character-driven piece—in this case,… Read more
Truffle Pig, an other-worldly virtual reality experience from Gentleman Scholar
LA-based Gentleman Scholar have joined the growing number of animation studios seduced by the creative possibilities (and technical challenges) of virtual reality as a storytelling… Read more
Buck for Nike Hypervenom
Nike’s Hypervenom line has been the subject of some fiercely sexy CG work, but these two spots from Buck take things an entirely different direction.… Read more
The Genius of Play
Working with Mash Studio, Tom Rainford focused his directorial talents on The Genius of Play, a 9-part animation series for for the Toy Industry Association. Each of the 9… Read more
Ronda does “Banda Valentia” for Boomerang Latina America
This incredibly cute promo campaign from Ronda (co-directed by the prolific Gabriel Fermanelli) for Boomerang Latin America’s works within the network’s tight brand guidelines while still… Read more
Blend Manifesto
From the candy coated palette to its cheery metaphors of rainbows and confetti, the manifesto video for the upcoming Blend conference is bubbling over with the… Read more
My New Animation
Japanese director/animator Masanobu Hiraoka’s latest short film, titled simply “My New Animation,” is a hypnotic study of division and collision. Created in a style consistent… Read more
PQ FUI: A delightful collection of meaningless sliders and knobs
Peter Quinn’s promo for PQ FUI Toys is a self-deprecating romp through an impressive collection of over 100 fake user interface elements that he’s selling over at… Read more
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