nineteentwenty Welcomes Producer Hannah Ruddleston
From the release: nineteentwenty has announced the appointment of Hannah Ruddleston, who joins the company’s London office after seven years at MPC. Hannah started her career in post production,...
View ArticleTurning Milk Advertising “Inside Out”
UK mathematician turned champion slam poet Harry Baker provides the word flow behind this otherworldly spot created by Assembly in Auckland for New Zealand diary giant Anchor. Assembly: “Our idea was...
View ArticleLA’s Golden Announces New Director Ross Cooper
From the release: Los Angeles-based multidisciplinary studio Golden is excited to announce the signing of celebrated director Ross Cooper. Formerly known by the directing moniker OneInThree, Ross...
View ArticleKev Minney “Dark Stars” Music Video
UK acoustic guitar virtuoso Kev Minney comes to life as a dreamy rocketman in this animated interpretation of “Dark Stars” by London director, animator and motion designer Rich Hinchcliffe. Lyrics and...
View ArticleBrave: A Humdinger of a Browser
The sad state of internet browsing gets a thorough airing in this snappy explainer from Minneapolis creative agency Humdinger & Sons for Brave, the new browser from Brendan Eich, aka Javascript...
View ArticleJAMM Welcomes CG Supervisor Brian Burke
From the release: Visual effects creative studio JAMM has added CG Supervisor Brian Burke to its Santa Monica-based roster. Brian Burke joins JAMM with a literal lifetime of visual effects experience....
View ArticleTrollbäck+Company Welcomes Alex Moulton as Chief Creative Officer
From the release: Creative agency Trollbäck+Company has added Alex Moulton as Chief Creative Officer. He is tasked with leading the next wave of success at Trollbäck+Company, which is distinguished for...
View ArticleSenior VFX Artist/Designer Scott Stephens Joins Flavor Detroit
From the release: The leaders from creative production studio Flavor are very proud to announce the addition of Scott Stephens to their Detroit staff in the position of senior VFX artist/designer. The...
View ArticleEnjoy the Gentle Minimalism of “White Oaks Mall”
Maintaining visual and narrative interest for a three minute music video can be hard enough. And it certainly gets tougher when you restrict yourself to a few pins, a roll of paper, red thread, and a...
View ArticleNot To Scale Signs Director Drew Lightfoot
From the release: Film and animation production company Not To Scale announce the latest addition to their roster with the signing of multi-disciplinary director Drew Lightfoot for representation in...
View ArticleRomancing the Home Renovation
The romantification of the European home improvement business continues with this captivating odyssey of a young couple adrift in their clapboard fixer upper. Directed by Reynald Gresset at La Pac thru...
View ArticleMake Porn, Save Pandas
In their ongoing attempt to convince the world they’re just good corporate citizens, randy entertainment colossus Pornhub just released this film explaining how you can help save giant pandas by...
View ArticleHow to Be Confident: Simply Accept You’re a Fool
I’ve been a fan of School of Life founder Alain de Botton’s brand of pop philosophy (and calm, erudite voice overs) for years, but this newest film rings so true I want to hug him. Animated with wit...
View ArticleNicolas Ménard on Making “Wednesday with Goddard”
In his latest animated short, “Wednesday with Goddard,” Nexus designer/director Nicolas Ménard pairs realistic pencil illustrations by his wife Manshen Lo with his own simple, geometric characters and...
View ArticleSander van Dijk: the State of Motion Design Tools
Brooklyn’s Sander van Dijk is a motion renaissance man: designer, director, writer, teacher, speaker, festival co-founder, and builder of After Effects workflow tools. Ray Dynamic Textures, his third...
View ArticleTimber Welcomes Art Director Jon Lorenz & Digital Effects Supervisor Jeff...
From the release” Timber Creative Directors/Co-Founders Jonah Hall and Kevin Lau have welcomed Art Director Jon Lorenz and Digital Effects Supervisor Jeff Willette to the company’s expanding team....
View ArticleCatch The Line and Yukai Du at See No Evil Mar. 28
The March 2017 See No Evil meet up features The Line & Yukai Du at Cafe 1001 91 Brick Lane, London. March 28th Doors Open 7.00pm Talk Starts 7.30pm As usual it’s FREE and there are great prizes to...
View ArticleGetting to Know You: Toyota Concept-I Vehicle Intro
At CES 2017, Toyota unveiled their Concept-I vehicle featuring an “automotive UX that is intelligent, friendly and helpful.” In other words, HAL is now along for the ride. The task of designing a...
View ArticleGrab a Peek at the Treats on Stash 122
Stash 122 does what every Stash issue does, it keeps subscribers inspired by adding another 31 amazing films to the Stash Permanent Collection, the planet’s largest online video library of design,...
View ArticleAnne: The CBC’s Timeless Canadian Girl?
The new CBC series “Anne,” revisits the most popular Canadian narrative of all time “Anne of Green Gables,” and opens with a sequence of striking vignettes created by a US studio (Imaginary Forces)...
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