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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

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.

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

Plenty, new work and new site

Buenos Aires-based Plenty relaunched their site and posted some new work, including a set of charming vignettes created for Viacom’s lobby screens.  The process imagery… Read more

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