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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

I was introduced to “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” iPad app by my friend’s five-year-old son while traveling the North Island of… Read more

Legs for Diet Coke in “Love it Light”

Legs hooked up with Diet Coke and put together an all-girl ensemble — of marionettes! Directed by Georgie Greville and Geremy Jasper, Love It Light introduces… Read more

Oscar Nominees 2012: Best Animated Short Film

The nominations for the 84th Academy Awards are in, and although they were announced last week, we thought we’d dig up snippets of each flick for… Read more

Hush for Marsh

Hush Studios delivers again with a beautiful piece for Marsh. A gorgeously minimal design paired with great animation make this a real treat. Director Jodi… Read more

This Idea Is Not Working by Henrique Barone

After we were initially sent Henrique Barone’s stellar short, This Idea Is Not Working, our jaws hit floor. We immediately wanted to share it with… Read more

Bill Maher’s ‘Irritable Bowl Syndrome’ by Fraser Davidson

Earlier this week, we posted Fraser Davidson’s slick, type-driven animation, Irritable Bowl Syndrome: an infographic piece inspired by a cutting excerpt taken from Bill Maher’s… Read more

ManvsMachine: More4 Rebrand

ManvsMachine created this lovely rebrand for Channel 4’s More4. The logo morphs through a series of flips, folds and reveals, reflecting the range of content… Read more

Plenty for AXN LatinAmerica

I recently stumbled upon “Criminal Minds,” Plenty’s latest addition to their repertoire. I love the way they united analog and digital by using a 3d… Read more

The DMCI: Fox Classics

No need to say a lot: These IDs from DMCI for Fox Classics are all about great transitions and beautiful, clean designs. Can you guess all the… Read more

Psyop for IBM

All In The Cloud Ahead of Demand Split Second To say that Psyop has it down pat would be an understatement. In this latest batch… Read more

Onesize: Ericsson CES 2012 Keynote Film

Just when you think Onesize can’t outdo themselves, they do. In their most recent efforts, the gang teamed up with agency Jack Morton Worldwide and… Read more

Dougal Wilson: Lurpak “Lightest”

I’m loving this colorful, catchy reminder to eat your vegetables. Wieden+Kennedy, Blink, and director Dougal Wilson create a visceral rainbow of food and food experiences… Read more

Lynn Fox: Mercedes Benz “Thanks, Airbag”

Blink’s Lynn Fox and Jung von Matt create this captivating ode to airbags for Mercedes Benz. Also check out Fox’s Killer Moves, another experiment with… Read more

Blur Talks: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Titles

If you haven’t seen Blur’s opening titles for David Fincher’s rendition of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, now would be a good time to climb… Read more

Art & Graft: Spectrum

Art & Graft worked with Spectrum, a leading provider of autism services based in Cornwall, to create a complete visual rebrand including printed material, signage,… Read more

Kevin Dart & Stéphane Coëdel: A Year of Sun with Mr. Persol

While global climate change has made January feel more like autumn than the dead of winter in New York, I still yearn for the sunny… Read more

Next Steps in Interactive: Marshmallow Laser Feast and Design I/O

Real-world projection mapping was all the rage in 2011. Many a building was seen breaking apart or getting filled up with geometric shapes. This technique… Read more

Anthony Francisco Schepperd & Chris Milk: “Two Against One”

Two great tastes that taste great together. A phrase that applies to the Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi musical collaboration “Rome,” to Jack White and… Read more

We Weren’t the First Ones Here

A lovely exploration of paper-craft and frame animation by Kate Broadhurst, Emma-Rose Dade, Helen Dallat, Daisy Gould and Joseph Wallace. Made at Newport Film School,… Read more

Motionographer Holiday Catalog 2011 (Part 3)

In a wrap up of this year’s Motionographer Holiday Catalog (see Part 1 & Part 2), here’s the third and final post saluting story, tradition,… Read more

An Update on Motionographer Jobs

You may have noticed that Motionographer Jobs now charges a small $50 fee to employers looking to post a work opportunity on our job board.… Read more

Motionographer Holiday Catalog 2011 (Part 2)

In a continuation of last week’s post and Royale’s excellent holiday short, this is the second of Motionographer’s Holiday Catalog three-part series, which reviews some… Read more

Big Lazy Robot on the Keloid trailer

We recently Quickied Keloid, a stunning trailer for an as-yet-unrealized film that the wizards at Barcelona-based Big Lazy Robot hope to produce someday. BLR’s director, J.J.… Read more

Prologue: X-Men

The main sequence for X-Men: First Class, produced by Prologue, has a special retro/2D hand-made feel and serves as a strong example of how a… Read more