United Fakes
Wow, I’ve been truly admiring stop-motion and video work and have never really tried my hand at it. I am in awe of the work of UnitedFakes. reel 09 from UnitedFakes on Vimeo. And not only do they show the finished pieces, they also show the “making of” in several of their projects. I really admire there use of not your everyday materials and willingness to play and experiment. Read More
Dress Code
Dress Code is a New York based design company with expertise in motion and branding. MTV seems to really like them and so do most of their clients, and I would too if I received this kind of work from my design company. Dan and Andre both graduated from the California College of Arts and landed in New York where they both teach classes at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. View a video of the two designers behind the studio and the work in this video. I... Read More
Play-Doh Stop Motion
I love this commercial created using Play-Doh for American Express by National Television. They kick tail when it comes to motion work and I couldn’t resist sharing this one, a few screen shots in case the link doesn’t work. Read More
Boomerang Promo for Johnny Quest
I wish I knew who creates the promos on the Cartoon Network’s Boomerang channel because this one is just plain awesome. This one uses a game concept and is a great idea! One of the great advantages of working from home is being able to take breaks and catch some of the things on tv. Read More
Dreamers Ink Aesthetics
Love this poster above by Dreamers Ink Aesthetics, the work of designer/art director/jazz musician, Mitchell Paone. His work is chock-full o’goodness from typography and illustration to motion and branding. I’m not sure there’s too much he can’t do in terms of design. And many thanks to Mitchell for posting his sketches for the type above. So cool, I love seeing the idea and the final images! Read More
De Monsters
Monsters: 045 Barry metro from Volstok Telefunken on Vimeo. I am loving these adorable clips that incorporate animated monsters into real scenes from illustrator Volstok Telefunken. Check out the website for more of these fun-loving clips! Monsters: 040 Ballenbad from Volstok Telefunken on Vimeo. Thanks to Drawn! for the great link! Read More
