Psyop directors Todd Mueller and Kylie Matulick combine a taste of Disney’s “Lady and the Tramp” with hyper-enhanced dog-vision in this rollicking treat, created thru Wieden+Kennedy and hand-animated by Duncan Studio in Pasadena. [Watch]
One definite way to keep the client happy with your spot is make sure their product dominates the screen at all times. Nexus director Jack Cunningham combines that very strategy (even if the couch is CG) with charming and minimalist hand-drawn character animation in this sunny, feel-good spot for Vitra created [Watch]
Montreal VFX and animation studio Shed and agency Cart1er turn the decidedly unglamorous challenge of informing fellow Quebecois about the don’ts of recycling into a fun, snappy and informative :30. [Watch]
London motion studio Art&Graft just sent us their latest in-house animated short “The Walk.” Marked by a peaceful/atmospheric tone and meticulous palette, the film “about the simple pleasure of putting one foot in front of the other” was inspired by the spectacular Lake District in the North-west of England. [Watch]
The Chicago outpost of The Mill/Mill+ expand their repertoire with this impossibly happy 2D character fest for Dairy Queen powered by a catchy ditty scripted by agency Barkley US and composed by Sam Billen at Primary Color Music. [Watch]
Childline, the 24-hour UK counseling service for children and young people, takes on the problem of porn-overload among 10-13 year olds with a series of three incredibly frank and therefore controversial webisodes based on illustrations by James Wignall and Mina Song and animated by Alexander Shaharovsky [Watch]
