CMYK

Ronda's Fernán Graziano directed and co-wrote clever animated vignettes that teach the principles of color combination.

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Tako Faito!

Giant Ant just released an eye-popping, action-packed in-house short, “Tako Faito!” We wanted to push our cel character animation in a character-driven piece—in this case,… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Truffle Pig, an other-worldly virtual reality experience from Gentleman Scholar

LA-based Gentleman Scholar have joined the growing number of animation studios seduced by the creative possibilities (and technical challenges) of virtual reality as a storytelling… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Buck for Nike Hypervenom

Nike’s Hypervenom line has been the subject of some fiercely sexy CG work, but these two spots from Buck take things an entirely different direction.… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

The Genius of Play

Working with Mash Studio, Tom Rainford focused his directorial talents on The Genius of Play, a 9-part animation series for for the Toy Industry Association.  Each of the 9… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Ronda does “Banda Valentia” for Boomerang Latina America

This incredibly cute promo campaign from Ronda (co-directed by the prolific Gabriel Fermanelli) for Boomerang Latin America’s works within the network’s tight brand guidelines while still… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Blend Manifesto

From the candy coated palette to its cheery metaphors of rainbows and confetti, the manifesto video for the upcoming Blend conference is bubbling over with the… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

My New Animation

Japanese director/animator Masanobu Hiraoka’s latest short film, titled simply “My New Animation,” is a hypnotic study of division and collision. Created in a style consistent… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

PQ FUI: A delightful collection of meaningless sliders and knobs

Peter Quinn’s promo for PQ FUI Toys is a self-deprecating romp through an impressive collection of over 100 fake user interface elements that he’s selling over at… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Lucky Charms “Diamond Dancers”

Channeling the charming wackiness of Adventure Time, 2veinte has released the first in a series of three rollicking spots for Lucky Charms brand cereal. Says 2veinte:… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Plenty, new work and new site

Buenos Aires-based Plenty relaunched their site and posted some new work, including a set of charming vignettes created for Viacom’s lobby screens.  The process imagery… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

LOOPIMAL Launches

LOOPIMAL, the latest app from Lucas Zanotto’s YATATOY brand has launched in iTunes for iPhone and iPad. Featuring the same adorable character animation found in the… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Working backwards: From rig to character to story with Andrew Vucko

Editor’s note: This animation features cartoon-style nudity and sex, and therefore might be NSFW for some office environments. As any experienced animator will tell you, character animation… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Superteam proves power of collaboration in title sequence for FITC Tokyo

To kick off the FITC Tokyo 2015 conference, a superteam of artists working around the world (and sometimes around the clock) created a sublimely glitchy… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Buck and Antfood get friendly for Facebook

To celebrate Facebook’s 11th birthday, Buck teamed up with long-time audio partners Antfood and created a charming series of hand-drawn vignettes illustrating friendship in all… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

What it takes to be “Original”

What is originality? Does it even exist? If so, how can we be original? Those are the questions that haunted Toronto-based designer Andrew Vucko as… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Jack Black explains why he loves California, and it is awesome

Nicolas Ménard is a graphic designer and animator with a distinctive voice. Jack Black is a comedian and musician with a distinctive take on humor.… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Handmade with computers: H&M Conscious Films

At first glance, the H&M Conscious Films directed by photographer Bela Borsodi look like 100% hand-made creations. And they are. Kind of. While everything was shot in… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Greenpeace turns 20, but its mission is still the same

This elegant PSA for Greenpeace from Le Cube packs a stylish punch to mark the environmental organization’s 20th birthday. Process breakdowns From boards to color,… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Psyop tri-awesomeness

Psyop updates with three 2D spots for the holiday season. Airbnb “Walls and Chains” Target + Toms “One for One for All” Tiffany & Co.… Read more

Igor Sordokhonov • 9 years ago

Richard Hogg and Mummu: Hello FutureLearners!

Charmingly sharp character animation in this spot for FutureLearn.com. I got a chuckle out of everyone featured, but really, Lynn steals the show. More about the making-of from… Read more

Erica Gorochow • 9 years ago

Gravy spills from a Ferrari and is lapped up by a Bengal tiger

Gravy spills from a Ferrari and is lapped up by a Bengal tiger. That’s really all you need to know about this low-fi, retro-inspired promo… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

10 years of Fox Italy told through characters

This charming ID from Ronda shows the 10-year evolution of Fox Italy through elegantly designed and animated characters. Credits Dierction: Ronda Direction, Character Design and… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Medicine Online

Lucas Zanotto’s latest animation warns that buying drugs online can lead to engorged limbs, glitchy craniums and pretty adorable deaths. Credits Animation/Design/Direction: Lucas Zanotto Art… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago