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Knife: Encyclopedia Pictura

Every once in a while the wind blows a certain way just when the seasons are changing and a very powerful memory of childhood comes… Read more

Silent City Now Online

Back in November, we posted the trailer and a shot breakdown of Ruairi Robinson’s short film, “Silent City.” Well, the whole film is online now… Read more

Master Plan: How Google is Going to Dominate the Entire Universe

Carole Guevin over at netdiver.net brought Master Plan to my attention, a visual essay/conspiracy theory about how Google might be evil after all. Maybe I’m… Read more

Strung Out

Yarn on Vimeo This is such a simple concept but it’s mesmerizing. I wish I would have thought of something like it for my last… Read more

EVAQ

Asif Mian aka “EVAQ” has some beautiful work to show. Illustration, design, and some interesting video direction to boot. Not to mention a ADC Young… Read more

Brand New World and 4stroke: Teletoon

Working under Brand New World, 4stroke created some new IDs for Teletoonthat are a lot of fun. Each spot personifies the Teletoon logo in some… Read more

The Machine is Us/ing Us

Switch mental gears for a minute and check out this interesting visual essay on the evolution of text/hypertext. Great example of how motion graphics can… Read more

Dstrukt Updates

There’s some fun new work over at Dstrukt. I can’t wait to see his contribution to Psst! Pass It On 2. Thanks, James!

Neil Blomkamp: Tempbot

South African director Neil Blomkamp (Spy Entertainment) has made his latest film, “Tempbot,” available online. It’s an entertaining short about life as a robotic temp… Read more

Brand New School Adds More Target Work

Brand New School has added a few more excellent videos to their popup-themed Target campaign since the last time we posted. Thanks to Aaron Schurman… Read more

The (In)famous Craigslist Post

The text below was originally posted on Craigslist (and quickly removed by admins) in response to the ridiculous job offers there soliciting creative services for… Read more

Pocoyo

I’ve been getting a few emails from you guys about Pocoyo, a new animated series for preschoolers featuring the prodigious voiceover talent of Stephen Fry… Read more

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… Read more

FUEL + Sydney Film Company like McDonalds

FUEL International along with the Sydney Film Company have produced this great little tvcfor McDonalds here in Australia. Directed by Josh Baker, the spot featues… Read more

The Brothers Saunders

Chris and Jon both used to work at Stardust LA, until Chirs went freelance and Jon relocated to NY. Their sites, www.cobracoil.tv and www.jonsaunders.tv both… Read more

Final Schedule for Inspire 07

Just got the final schedule for Inspire 07, this time with some details about the sessions. Man, even if I wasn’t helping organize this thing,… Read more

Exopolis: The Cove Atlantis

To capture the spirit of the to-be hotel ‘The Cove Atlantis‘, Exopolis produced a promotional DVD that certainly creates a vibe of peaceful tranquility leading… Read more

Head Gear Animation: Recruit Ireland

Head Gear’s superbly understated character design and animation combine with clever writing in two chuckle-worthy spots for Recruit Ireland: Beep and Creak. Credits: Director: Steve… Read more

Is it real? Or is it HunterGatherer? (How ’bout both.)

These new spots for AMP by Todd St. John of HunterGatherer are really frikkin’ cool. Pure handmade HunterGatherer style. Real paper and wood elements were… Read more

Give the VW Phaeton a Hand

This is one of those great examples of a client essentially underwriting a short film in exchange for an end-tag and a product shot. As… Read more

Jayson Whitmore Updates

Jayson Whitmore has long been one of my favorite animator/director/creative directors. His work is quirky but insanely polished. His sense of pacing is impeccable and… Read more

Spontaneous and Bluerock for Chase

This spot is not mind-blowing. It will not change your life. But its silky smooth transitions and clever usage of type pump up the standard… Read more

Picture Drift: Gotye “Hearts a Mess”

Picture Drift busts out some highly stylized, Tim Burton-esque animation for Gotye’s “Hearts a Mess” music video. The song’s loping beat is echoed nicely in… Read more

Trollback’s Joe Wright for Infiniti

Director Joe Wright of Tröllback + Co. recently finished “Swell,” a gorgeous water-themed spot for Infiniti. Like the rest of Joe’s work, “Swell” is dead… Read more