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Morsels from Tronic

In case you missed it, Tronic was recently profiled on Apple. Even though these these little PR-documentaries are full of requisite references to Apple hardware… Read more

A52: Pioneer

VFX powerhouse and Cream O’ the Croppers A52 directed a couple beautiful all-CG spots for Pioneer and agency RPA: “Orbit” and “Wind Tunnel.” Each spot… Read more

Zune: Nice Spot, Crap Hardware

Microsoft recently posted a really nice spot promoting their new Zune player. Too bad the player itself is a DRM whore. Typical Microsoft antics. One… Read more

Freesound

If you read my recent post about Splice, you may have noted my whiny tone regarding the dearth of decent CC-licensed audio on the web.… Read more

Lobo Gets Exotic

Not 24 hours after my last post, I caught wind of another fantastic piece from Lobo, this one for Nike’s in-store displays at their Nike… Read more

Revisiting Vectorpark

It’s been a long time since I visited Vectorpark, but thanks to an email from Javier Sladena, I recently spent some quality time on that… Read more

New Feature: Freestyle Collective Interview

About a month ago, long-time Cream O’ the Croppers Freestyle Collective proposed that we have a little discussion about the role trends play in the… Read more

Exopolis: iPod Nano

Check out the new iPod Nano spot co-directed by Exopolis and Mark Romanek. The spot speaks for itself. It’s gorgeous, consistent with the iPod campaign… Read more

Splice

I’ve been a fan of Creative Commons for a while, but I’ve often found it hard to translate its philosophy into practical application. Great video… Read more

Grab Bag

There’s a lot of stuff I want to talk about, and I’m not sure if I should put it all in one massive post, or… Read more

Daniel Oeffinger, I’m Yours

Our very own Daniel Oeffinger recently finished a self-initiated music video for The Decemberists’ “Los Angeles I’m Yours.” Co-directed by Ram Bhat, who painted all… Read more

Interview: Freestyle Collective

Stills from the MTVK launch series From the opener for Fly, a DVD magazine Still from a FUEL ID entitled “Chemistry” From the show package… Read more

Thundercats Opening

Man, the Thundercats opening was pretty bad ass. Constantly flowing imagery, explosive transitions and liberal use of energy beams combined with a wicked soundtrackâ€â€?well, that’s… Read more

Non-Native Species / PikaPika

Stardust: Non-Native Species Promoting California Cleanup Day, Stardust was recetly called upon to produced a :30 spot entitled “Non-Native Species”. The character CigEgret makes it’s… Read more

Kapitaal

Netherlands-based Studio Smack was commissioned by the Museum de Beyerd in Breda to create “Kapitaal,” an interesting look at the ubiquity of signs (I mean… Read more

CMT Cross Country

Adam Gault and Carlo Vega, two of my favorite designers in the industry slipped this one onto their sites. It is aligned with CMT’s branding… Read more

Stepping Back

[Warning: There are no links to exciting new projects in the following post.] As usual, when I’m between quarters (or between massive projects), I get… Read more

fantastic PSA

PSA’s seem to have an unspoken right to be as graphic as they want to be for the sake of people’s safety. The result is… Read more

The Eye of the Storm

Well, classes are over and my finals are all turned in. I’m pretty pleased with my progress this quarter, but I’ve got a loooong way… Read more

Pink Panther Title Sequence

Paris-based animators Olivier Kuntzel and Florence Deygas worked with character animators at Nexus Productions in London to produce a witty, elegant title sequence for the… Read more

Stash GSAA Winners Announced

Stash just announced the winners of the 2006 Global Student Animation Awards. Low and behold, our very own Ted Gore is the Motion Design winner.… Read more

Go Beyond…?

I can’t tell how I feel about this new spot from The Mill for Land Rover. For The Mill’s part, it’s incredibly well done; the… Read more

Combo Post

Apologies for my near absence from Motionographer over the past week. I’ve been working like mad on a couple projects for school, and I haven’t… Read more

Gerald Mark Soto Updates

Gerald Mark Soto was one of the founding designers of Freestyle Collective, and has been rocking freestyle design and animation since 2004. He recently completed… Read more