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Podcast: The Collective

Ash Thorp has been busy. In addition to banging out amazing design and illustration work, he’s launched a podcast, The Collective. The third episode, featuring… Read more

Two hits for Oreo, each with its own twist

Chances are you’ve seen either one or both of the Oreo “Wonderfilled” spots that have been burning up the interwebs. The :90 anthem was directed… Read more

Art.com “Moving In”

Lots of nice details in this commercial for art.com. I also loved art.com’s previous spots, directed by Michael Langan, We Are Art and artCircles.

Renaud Hallée: The Clockmakers

Montreal-based Renaud Hallée creates music-centered short films and interactive projects. We’ve previously featured Combustion, Gravity and Sonar. In Renaud’s new film, The Clockmakers, trampolinists trigger… Read more

Chris Randall: Pilsner Urquell “Book of Legends”

Stunning stop-motion from Chris Randall and Second Home Studios to celebrate the birthday of Pilsner Urquell. It’s exciting to see the work of paper artist… Read more

Rest in Peace: Ray Harryhausen

R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen, whose creatures delighted and inspired so many of us. Video hat tip to Mashable.

Holbrooks: Red Cross “Parcel”

Holbrooks (aka NYC and Budapest-based Tom Brown and Daniel Gray) for the Red Cross. Original music and sound design by Antfood. If you’ve never seen… Read more

Dvein: The Vein/Magma

Dvein is back with this brilliant liquid inspired music video for The Vein’s new single: Magma. And here you can see the process behind this incredible… Read more

Stoopid Buddy Stoodios: Micro Mayhem

Micro mayhem, mega awesomeness! By Stoopid Buddy Stoodios.

Nathan Love: Kellogg’s Froot Loops “Carl the King Crab”

3D kings Nathan Love take a fifty-year old Toucan Sam and make him look like a spry young ‘un in their 3D reboot of the… Read more

1st Ave Machine: Panera “Live Consciously / Eat Deliciously”

The Rube Goldberg machine is a reoccurring gimmick in advertising, but before anyone complains about having “seen it before”, take a look at 1st Ave… Read more

The Fox And King: 11Eleven

Melbourne-based The Fox And King (aka Glenn Thomas) created these short scenes for the 11Eleven Project. Like some of the projects cited in our recent… Read more

Ewan Jones Morris: Pinkunoizu “I Chi”

Ewan Jones Morris creates an animated sci-fi collage of vintage picture books, retro magazines and old science journals for I Chi by Danish psychedelic band… Read more

How To Make Sure You Can Show Work In Your Portfolio

Can’t say Title (confidential) by Sebas & Clim You’re in the midst of production — the style frames you designed were approved, the work-in-progress animations… Read more

Shen Jie: Run!

Shanghai-based Shen Jie explores a series of associations in Run!. Note: A couple of the associations are NSFW. For those of you sensitive to strobing,… Read more

Nando Costa: FITC Toronto 2013

Nando Costa takes entomology as a jumping off point for his FITC Toronto 2013 title sequence. Hat tip to Stash.

Célia Rivière: Chérie 25 Channel Launch

Célia Rivière directs this sophisticated spot for the launch of Chérie 25.

Bradley G Munkowitz: Oblivion Screen Graphics

Joseph Kosinski’s latest feature, Oblivion, releases today in the US, and with it comes an impressive onslaught of screen graphics directed by Bradley “Gmunk” Munkowitz.… Read more

Eran Hilleli: ING “Numbers”

Tel Aviv-based Eran Hilleli directs a lovely realization of illustrations by The Project Twins. Made with Avi Yani, Or Bar El, Lior Ben Horin, and… Read more

Noah Harris: Google Chrome “Speedbots”

Whimsical whizzing bots directed by Noah Harris and BBH London/Blinkink/Glassworks.

Peter Lowey: Gotye “Save Me”

Melbourne-based Peter Lowey takes me back to the classic Liquid Television days in his music video for Gotye’s Save Me. Credits Directed and Animated by… Read more

Scott Benson: Toh Kay “With Any Sort Of Certainty”

Editor’s Note: Scott’s video has been taken off of Vimeo/YouTube due to legal crossfire between a record label and the artist. As soon as it… Read more

Moniker: Do Not Touch

Amsterdam-based Moniker (Roel Wouters, Luna Maurer, Jonathan Puckey) have created a Do Not Touch – a crowd-sourced music video for Light Light’s Kilo. “After 50… Read more

Hayley Morris: Iron & Wine “Joy”

Hayley Morris creates a beautiful watercolor and stop-motion world for Iron & Wine’s Joy. The stunning music video was created over the course of two… Read more