Working backwards: From rig to character to story with Andrew Vucko
Editor’s note: This animation features cartoon-style nudity and sex, and therefore might be NSFW for some office environments. As any experienced animator will tell you, character animation…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Superteam proves power of collaboration in title sequence for FITC Tokyo
To kick off the FITC Tokyo 2015 conference, a superteam of artists working around the world (and sometimes around the clock) created a sublimely glitchy…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Buck and Antfood get friendly for Facebook
To celebrate Facebook’s 11th birthday, Buck teamed up with long-time audio partners Antfood and created a charming series of hand-drawn vignettes illustrating friendship in all…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
What it takes to be “Original”
What is originality? Does it even exist? If so, how can we be original? Those are the questions that haunted Toronto-based designer Andrew Vucko as…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Jack Black explains why he loves California, and it is awesome
Nicolas Ménard is a graphic designer and animator with a distinctive voice. Jack Black is a comedian and musician with a distinctive take on humor.…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Handmade with computers: H&M Conscious Films
At first glance, the H&M Conscious Films directed by photographer Bela Borsodi look like 100% hand-made creations. And they are. Kind of. While everything was shot in…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Greenpeace turns 20, but its mission is still the same
This elegant PSA for Greenpeace from Le Cube packs a stylish punch to mark the environmental organization’s 20th birthday. Process breakdowns From boards to color,…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Psyop tri-awesomeness
Psyop updates with three 2D spots for the holiday season. Airbnb “Walls and Chains” Target + Toms “One for One for All” Tiffany & Co.…
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Igor Sordokhonov • 10 years ago
Richard Hogg and Mummu: Hello FutureLearners!
Charmingly sharp character animation in this spot for FutureLearn.com. I got a chuckle out of everyone featured, but really, Lynn steals the show. More about the making-of from…
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Erica Gorochow • 10 years ago
Gravy spills from a Ferrari and is lapped up by a Bengal tiger
Gravy spills from a Ferrari and is lapped up by a Bengal tiger. That’s really all you need to know about this low-fi, retro-inspired promo…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
10 years of Fox Italy told through characters
This charming ID from Ronda shows the 10-year evolution of Fox Italy through elegantly designed and animated characters. Credits Dierction: Ronda Direction, Character Design and…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Medicine Online
Lucas Zanotto’s latest animation warns that buying drugs online can lead to engorged limbs, glitchy craniums and pretty adorable deaths. Credits Animation/Design/Direction: Lucas Zanotto Art…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
New Sensation
French collective CRCR delivers yet again with some brain bending traditional animation in their new short “New Sensation.” Director: CRCR Animation: Rémi Bastie Paul Lacolley Jérémy Pires…
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Joe Donaldson • 11 years ago
Gretel: mun2 Rebrand
Another fine piece of work by Gretel, this time for Mun2. When invited by the network to do their 2013 rebrand, they decided to go for a clean and simple…
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Daniel Coutinho • 11 years ago
Caleb Wood: Dana Willams “One More”
More beauty from Caleb Wood in this music video for Dana Willams’s “One More”. If you’ve been pining for Gerald Scarfe, you now have your…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago
The Missing Scarf
With a boat load of awards, narration by George Takei and an excellent script, it’s no question that Eoin Duffy’s new short The Missing Scarf deserves a…
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Joe Donaldson • 11 years ago
Onward Internet!
Buck brings us a delightul tale of the internet using a variety of styles and techniques, combined with the always solid sound design by Antfood—love the old…
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Staff • 11 years ago
Butter Fingers
LA based 2D animator and designer Jordan Scott just released a charming, beautifully designed short titled “Butter Fingers.” “Butter Fingers” takes us through a brief…
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Joe Donaldson • 11 years ago
Animography Monthly No. 8: ‘Magnus’
Animography Monthly is a monthly recurring animation project to explore the use of animated typefaces. Joe Donaldson teamed up with Jay Quercia to take on…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
STATE Design Creates motion 2014 Show Open
State Design’s opener for the Motion conference features a plethora of playful vignettes executed in a clean, poppy style. Credits STATE Design Creative Director: Marcel…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Robot King
This isn’t for everyone, but it’s definitely for me. As a child of the 80s, I grew up watching awesomely terrible animated series like “Voltron”…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Men’s Health “How a Bean Becomes a Fart”
Giant Ant strikes again for Men’s Health, this time explaining how a bean becomes a gaseous expulsion of malodorous intent (i.e. a fart). Check out…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Imaginary Forces: “Manhattan” title sequence
Imaginary Forces’ Dan Gregoras and Jeremy Cox co-directed this elegant title sequence for Manhattan, a new series on WGN: Set in Los Alamos in 1943,…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Horde
When your mother warned you against riding motorcycles, this isn’t what she had in mind. “Horde” is a stylishly terrifying short from Brvtvs Collective, a…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago