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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

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

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

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

New Sensation

French collective CRCR delivers yet again with some brain bending traditional animation in their new short “New Sensation.” Director: CRCR Animation: Rémi Bastie Paul Lacolley Jérémy Pires… Read more

Gretel: mun2 Rebrand

Another fine piece of work by Gretel, this time for Mun2. When invited by the network to do their 2013 rebrand, they decided to go for a clean and simple… Read more

Caleb Wood: Dana Willams “One More”

More beauty from Caleb Wood in this music video for Dana Willams’s “One More”. If you’ve been pining for Gerald Scarfe, you now have your… Read more

The Missing Scarf

With a boat load of awards, narration by George Takei and an excellent script, it’s no question that Eoin Duffy’s new short The Missing Scarf deserves a… Read more

Onward Internet!

Buck brings us a delightul tale of the internet using a variety of styles and techniques, combined with the always solid sound design by Antfood—love the old… Read more

Butter Fingers

LA based 2D animator and designer Jordan Scott just released a charming, beautifully designed short titled “Butter Fingers.” “Butter Fingers” takes us through a brief… Read more

Animography Monthly No. 8: ‘Magnus’

Animography Monthly is a monthly recurring animation project to explore the use of animated typefaces. Joe Donaldson teamed up with Jay Quercia to take on… Read more

STATE Design Creates motion 2014 Show Open

State Design’s opener for the Motion conference features a plethora of playful vignettes executed in a clean, poppy style. Credits STATE Design Creative Director: Marcel… Read more

Robot King

This isn’t for everyone, but it’s definitely for me. As a child of the 80s, I grew up watching awesomely terrible animated series like “Voltron”… Read more

Men’s Health “How a Bean Becomes a Fart”

Giant Ant strikes again for Men’s Health, this time explaining how a bean becomes a gaseous expulsion of malodorous intent (i.e. a fart). Check out… Read more

Imaginary Forces: “Manhattan” title sequence

Imaginary Forces’ Dan Gregoras and Jeremy Cox co-directed this elegant title sequence for Manhattan, a new series on WGN: Set in Los Alamos in 1943,… Read more

Horde

When your mother warned you against riding motorcycles, this isn’t what she had in mind. “Horde” is a stylishly terrifying short from Brvtvs Collective, a… Read more

Prosper

Michigan Motion Buds, Ian Sigmon and Nick Forshee, team up on two excellent spots for Prosper that are full of great animation, charming sound design and even an armadillo!

Uloba

Tom Rainford’s warm, approachable illustration style takes center stage in this promo for Uloba, a Norwegian charity offering personal assistance to the disabled. Credits Agency:… Read more

Proposal

Adam Rosenbaum proposes to his girlfriend via motion design. Nerdy and awesome. Hat tip to Bran Dougherty Johnson.

The Story of a Story

Brikk created this poetic encapsulation of the process behind creating an animation, from pitch to delivery. Credits Brikk Daniel Isedal Edward Moulder Calle Wachtmeister Dencity… Read more

Wild & Woolly

2veinte creates what is possibly the most interesting walk cycle ever in “Wild & Woolly.” Lots of traditionally animated love went into this one. UPDATE:… Read more

Draco: Bringing Life to Illustrations with Kinetic Textures

Autodesk Research introduces Draco: Draco is a prototype sketch-based interface from that allows artists and casual users alike to add a rich set of animation… Read more

IBM Phones And Food

The interplay of live action and exaggerated device interactions give this spot for IBM a shot of whimsy that separates it from the herd. (And… Read more

Pearson English: “One”

Although the script is a bit on the dry side, this explainer video from Territory kept my attention with its whimsical cel work and cheerful… Read more