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MK12 update!

I was losing hope, sadly. But my unsatisfied appetite for mk12 has been temporarily assuaged. There is a new trailer for ‘History of America‘, and… Read more

Potapych: The Bear That Loved Vodka

Darren Price did a great job with his short film Potapych, an endearing animated story about a Russian bear addicted to vodka. (It’s apparently inspired… Read more

Tipping the Scales

SCALE, a collective studio based in NYC, recently updated their site, and it’s worth a gander. Under the creative directorship of Todd Sines, SCALE’s roster… Read more

XYZ unleashes the Scooter Squad

I’m really, really late posting this one up. Still, if you haven’t already seen it, XYZ studios in Melbourne have finished a rebrand TVC for… Read more

Nando Costa and Friends Embrace the Elements for Nike

Nando Costa recently finished three super-clean :20 animations for Nike. Each sports balanced yet dynamic compositions and beautifully fluid movement—two of Nando’s trademarks. I’m super… Read more

pictureDRIFT & Smog: Rock Bottom Riser

Hello all. Yes, I’m not dead – I’ve been really busy with finishing University for good. Not that you care, but it just means I’ve… Read more

For Your Eyes Only

A brilliant homage to the sex-soaked title sequences of James Bond films by Maurice Binder, National Television’s new video for the Scissor Sisters’ “Land of… Read more

Buck doses TV Land

Buck dips in to the illustrative styles of decades past for a series of :15 IDs for TV Land that highlight the hairstyles, footwear, and… Read more

this is network

network is an interesting new idea from seasoned producer Alex Dervin, who started with Imaginary Forces 10 years ago and was an integral part of… Read more

Zune campaign

While I couldn’t care less about the product itself, it’s campaign is turning out to be a really awesome collection of memorable creative work. Take… Read more

Parasol Island: Masters of Masterfile

Parasol Island wrangled over 5,000 photos to create this epic promo for stock photo company Masterfile’s European launch. Parasol Island did a masterful (sorry, couldn’t… Read more

Directors Notes

Guilherme Marcondes recently tipped me off to a great podcast called Directors Notes, for which he was recently interviewed. It’s a really well-done show that,… Read more

Christopher Mills: HP “Crazy Town”

The mixed media style of “Crazy Town” directed by Christopher Mills (Spy Entertainment) is fun and, in terms of HP’s existing campaigns, daringly different. I’m… Read more

Ruairi Robinson’s “The Silent City”

Ruairi Robinson’s darkly humorous “Fifty Percent Grey” was nominated for a Best Short Animated Film Oscar a few years back. Now he’s back with a… Read more

Fire Horse Studio: More Toyota Goodness

I’m still drooling over the Brand New School Toyota work that Tread posted a little while back. Sydney-based Fire Horse Studios worked with BNS on… Read more

Double Glazed is Looking for Talent

Shit, I probably should have posted this sooner, but it slipped through the cracks. This might be a good opportunity for exposure/networking or it might… Read more

Rekindling La Flama

La Flama (a.k.a. Luis Torres, who used to go by Flameboy) is a well-known motion designer and art director in Mexico City who’s worked all… Read more

The Moving Picture Company: Channel 4

The Moving Picture Company did a beautiful job on a new series of IDs for Channel 4. Building on the success of their previous set… Read more

Impossible is Nothing

This is old apparently, done back in 2005, and I guess it was an idea they spread among several studios because I’ve seen a version… Read more

PES for Orange

PES, whose stop-motion and pixelation-based films ushered in a wave of imitators has a new piece out for Orange, the UK mobile co.

The Move Is Complete… I Think

Hey, everyone. We should be on the Media Temple Grid now. Woo hoo! If you discover any weirdness, please let me know.

In Last Place? Nowhere near.

In Last Place is the work of Kaori Sohma, formerly of VH1 and Lifelong Friendship Society. All her work for television, print as well as… Read more

save the cheerleader…

woops… wrong earth ending issue. click3x, MTV and Dr. Octagon, attempt to save the planet. Whilst the whole thing is riding the thin line of… Read more

Gone Fishin’

“Onnazuri: or men, women, & capitalism” is a great animated short by Yusuke Murakami. Beautifully hand-drawn, Yusuke’s character animation is subtle and understated. One has… Read more