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NYC Gifathon, 30 days of animated GIFs by James Curran
[Interview] NYC Gifathon, 30 days of animated GIFs by James Curran
Aardman Nathan Love is born
If you’ve been following the infectious teasers released earlier this month from Nathan Love, you know that they’ve been holding back some news. Today, the news… Read more
ANL #1 and ANL #2
Nathan Love creates a wacky and charming teaser video, hinting of big news to come.
CMYK
Ronda's Fernán Graziano directed and co-wrote clever animated vignettes that teach the principles of color combination.
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
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
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
The long journey to “Lostopolis,” an interview with PandaPanther
While many commercial animation shops dream of developing feature length films — and building valuable intellectual property in the process — very few actually get… 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
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… Read more
Perfect Houseguest by Tiny Inventions
Sweet little spring cleaning animation from Tiny Inventions.
Robert Rugan releases “Danny and The Wild Bunch”
“Danny and The Wild Bunch,” is Rob Rugan’s captivating and award winning new short. It’s a surreal and twisted tale about a children’s book author… Read more
Augmented reality calendar brings year to life with animation
As a holiday gift, Royale crafted a limited run of beautifully designed letterpress calendars. Viewed through the the companion AR app (also created by Royale),… Read more
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… Read more
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.… Read more
Encylopedia Pictura for Panda Bear
San Francisco based, Encylopedia Pictura, has sprung back into music-video-making action! Last month, the collective released a live-action forrest romance for Metronomy. They’ve now followed that up with… Read more
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,… Read more
A folk-singing canary has an important message about carbon monoxide
Tommy McAnairey, a guitar-strumming descendent of literal canaries from the coal mines, warns of carbon monoxide poisoning in this beautifully rendered PSA from Irish studio… Read more
Faux puppet theater for League of Legends “The Harrowing”
“The Harrowing” is another jaw-dropper from Elastic and Andy Hall. Told as a tale within a magical puppet theater, the film is bookended by the… Read more
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.… Read more