Watch how the Sao Paulo office of Wieden+Kennedy created their striking new visual identity based on a geometric pattern found right under their feet – on the city’s sidewalks. [Watch]
Demo reels serve as the primary sales tool for studios, but they also act as unintentional time capsules reflecting the tastes and attitudes of the company, their clients, and the audiences they target. [Watch]
This head-snapping piece of editorial surgery marks only the second time Stash has inducted a demo reel into the Permanent Collection. The clip celebrates 15 years of branding and motion by London’s DixonBaxi, showcasing not only the breadth of the studio’s work but the process and the humans behind it. [Watch]
Here’s a good study in contrasts: The sheer quantity of fun animation styles found in the maximalist holiday mashup known as Yule Log versus the minimalist strangeness of Eoin Duffy’s look at strange strangers entering the room of another stranger. [Watch]
Here’s a fresh idea from Amsterdam studio Woodwork to replace that tired ambient fireplace video running on your living room TV: a warm, two-minute animated loop with just enough detail and narrative to warrant your attention but also gentle enough to blend into your holiday coziness. [Watch]
Three fun holiday bits from Passion Animation Studios, one of the many tentacles of Passion Pictures which has grown since its founding in London in 1987 into a multi-continent media machine creating everything from advertising to feature documentaries and winning every possible award along the way. [Watch]
