Broadcast Design News
Food and Google Translate Come Together in #EveryoneSpeaksFood
m ss ng p eces brought a wide array of cultures to the table for Google Translate, illustrating that food is a universal language.
Sonic Union and Blackrose Evoke the Spirit of Modern Rebellion for Adidas Y-3
Sonic Union mixer Brian Goodheart teamed up with director Robert Broadhurst to bring the edgy aesthetic of the Autumn/Winter 2016 collection for Adidas Y-3 to visceral life in an intense new campaign video from the Blackrose.
25th ADCE Awards: The Champions League of Creativity
The 25th edition of the ADCE Awards are now open for submissions. The ADCE Awards is unique in only being open to creative work that has been awarded at a local European show, ensuring a selection in which every single entry has already been deemed outstanding.
Oishii Creates What's Next for PromaxBDA: The Conference 2016
Oishii Creative developed a branding package for the PromaxBDA 2016 Conference. Just as in 2014, Oishii was tasked with providing digital, motion and print collateral for The Conference.
Trollbäck + Company Creates 2016 Next Awards Show Opener
Trollbäck + Company (T+Co) created the 2016 AICP Next Awards Show opener. The animated opener took audiences on an electrifying journey through a graphically and sonically stylized 3D world.
Houses in Motion Creates Frenetic Video for Kanye West's Artist of the Year Webby Award
Kanye West was honored at this week's 20th Annual Webbys with the 'Artist Of The Year' award, in recognition of the social media phenom's pioneering use of the internet and his impact on the music landscape.
Airbnb Launches Live There Campaign
Airbnb has launched a reimagined mobile app that gives travelers the keys to finding perfect neighborhoods globally via bespoke matching, along with the a new global marketing campaign.
David Carson: All For a Few Good Waves
Dress Code recently made a new short film, 'All For a Few Good Waves,' that offers a raw glimpse into the life and work of David Carson, an uncompromising genius who refuses to be anyone but himself.
T+Co Crafts Own Letterpress Business Cards
When it came time to make new business cards, creative agency Trollbäck + Company (T+Co) seized the opportunity to multiply their creative imprint to artfully express the tenets of their creative philosophy as a company and created a beautiful short film that captures the time-honored craft of letterpressing.
UNICEF Releases Unfairy Tales Animated Series
Together with 180LA, UNICEF has released "Unfairy Tales," an animated film series to promote their global initiative #actofhumanity.
Sagmeister&Walsh and SpecialGuest Create Flavorful, Fun Frooti Spot
A year after leading an animated rebranding campaign for Indian mango drink giant Frooti, NYC design firm Sagmeister&Walsh, along with creative company SpecialGuest and production company 1stAveMachine, have rekindled their partnership with the brand and its longtime spokesman, Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan.
Ben Jennings Creates Animated Trailer for BOY
Ben Jennings, the award-winning cartoonist and the youngest ever winner of the Political Cartoon of the Year Award has unveiled his new work, a dark animated trailer for BOY, a new play at London's Almeida Theatre which explores how young people are being effected by austerity.
Framestore Unveils All-new Look for Channel 4 F1 Coverage
Framestore and Whisper Films have created a brand new fast-paced title sequence for this weekend's broadcast of the 2016 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix on Channel 4.
Meredith Levine Joins Troika's Research and Insights Team as Senior Analyst and Fanthropologist
Troika has added Meredith Levine to its roster as Senior Analyst reporting to Susan Kresnicka, Anthropologist and the head of Troika's Research and Insights Team.
Trollbäck + Company Creates Digital Campaigns for Spotify Premium, Video, and Party
Trollbäck + Company (T+Co) recently partnered with Spotify to create a series of digital advertising campaigns for Spotify Premium and several new features, such as Spotify Party and the streaming service's highly anticipated addition of video content.
Adidas Golf Launches Geared for More
Venables Bell & Partners has created the launch campaign for adidas' new 'Geared For More' platform.
Aardman Nathan Love Animates Revved Up Intro for New Camaro App
To help unveil a new app that touts the aesthetic beauty of the sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro, Aardman Nathan Love has infused its trademark flourish in an all-digital intro film that showcases the multi-hued models in the mysterious confines of a hangar space.
MPR: Class Notes Series by Crash+Sues
About three years ago, Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) began a program called Class Notes, designed to teach children about the different aspects of music based on standards set by the MN Department of Education.
Young Ones 2016
The 2016 Young Ones is now open for entries. The competition challenges creative students to show off their skills by developing advertising campaigns for clients chosen by The One Club.
MotionElements Launches AudioSearch
MotionElements will launch AudioSearch, a tool that for the first time makes it drag-and-drop simple for creators to find the perfect music to use in their projects, on January 11.
Daniel Rosen Named Vice President of Technology at Digital Domain
Digital Domain has added Daniel Rosen to its roster as Vice President of Technology. A recognized expert in strategic technological design, development and implementation, the addition of Dan comes as Digital Domain intensifies its pursuit of innovation and the latest in Visual Effects technology.
MindOverEye Creates Dazzling Three-Floor Installation in Petersen Auto Museum
MindOverEye has recently completed an elaborate, eye-catching installation in Los Angeles's newly remodeled Petersen Automotive Museum.
Trollbäck + Company Designs Painterly Opening Titles For Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict
Trollbäck + Company recently designed the opening titles for the documentary "Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict," which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Awesome Inc & Bluetube Create New Adult Swim ID: Evolving Thoughts
"Evolving Thoughts" is a new Adult Swim ID sprung forth from the imaginations of Awesome Inc and featuring music and sound by Bluetube.
LOGAN Collaborates with G-Shock on S Series Launch
LOGAN recently developed the image campaign for the release of G-Shock's new collection for women.
Carbon VFX's Leo Nguyen Crafts Minimal, Mesmerizing Intro for 2015 Kickstarter Film Festival
In an effort to whet the audience's appetite for the 2015 Kickstarter Film Festival, award-winning Design Director Leo Nguyen of Carbon VFX has crafted a pre-roll video that not only teases the films being shown during the one-day event, but one that intrigues viewers in the process.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Debuts New Flight Safety Film Featuring Delftware Animation
KLM debuted its new innovative and unique flight safety film, inspired by Delftware decoration techniques, which will be screened on all intercontinental flights effective November 1, 2015.
DBLG Creates New Brand Identity for Channel 4
DBLG has created a new look for Channel 4, the first brand overhaul for the broadcaster in 10 years.
Troika Creates New Identity for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Troika has created the new show identity for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.
Leftchannel Dives Into Fashion Week for E! with Enchanting, New Promo
leftchannel recently created a brand-new promo for Fashion Week for E! The new promo promises viewers an exciting, insider's view to all of the happenings at Bryant Park and beyond this fall.
Autodesk Flame 2016 Extension 1
Autodesk has unveiled Extension 1 for its Flame 2016 family of 3D VFX software at IBC 2015.
Leftchannel Provides Animated Adventure for Rise & Sci
Leftchannel has completed animation for a vibrant open for Discovery Science, as well as a new logo/bug for the morning block of programming entitled "Rise & Sci."
William Armstrong Directs Celebrity-studded Mercedes-Benz SUV Campaign
Mercedes-Benz launched a vibrant, celebrity-studded campaign to showcase its complete range of SUVs, which has been expanded this year to include the all-new GLE, GLE Coupé and GLC vehicles.
Wildlife Creates Viral Social Marketing Campaign and Broadcast Spot for The Walking Dead: Road to Survival
Wildlife created an innovative viral marketing campaign across multiple social platforms to launch The Walking Dead: Road to Survival mobile game.
New York City 2050 by Arvind Palep
1stAveMachine founder/director Arvind Palep has created a new short film that depicts a vision of New York City in the year 2050.
Loyalkaspar Rebrands Peabody Awards
Loyalkaspar recently created a bold new strategy and identity for Peabody, a world-renowned institution dedicated to recognizing excellence in electronic media and storytelling.
Dusty Film & Animation Festival 2015
The 26th Dusty Film & Animation Festival will be held in New York City, Saturday, May 9 through Tuesday, May 12, 2015. The four-day event will showcase more than 100 films and animations from students graduating this spring.
Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2015
The 2015 Red Dot Award: Communication Design is now open for entries. Red Dot invites designers, agencies, freelancers and companies to submit their projects to the scrutiny of the international jury.
SpecialGuest + Sagmeister & Walsh Deliver Vibrant Stop-Motion for Frooti
Sagmeister & Walsh has been tasked with a full rebrand of Frooti and invited SpecialGuest to produce a vibrant and surreal stop-motion piece at the center of the campaign.
62nd Cannes Lions Awards: Call for Entries
The 62nd International Festival of Creativity is calling for entries. The event will take place in Cannes from Sunday 21 to Saturday 27 June 2015. All entries will be shown in the Palais des Festivals.
MPC LA, Peter Berg and 72andSunny Create an Immersive World for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
The raw power of intense combat sets the stage in the latest live-action trailer for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - shot entirely in first-person POV with actor Taylor Kitsch and a cameo by Emily Ratajkowski.
Reel FX VR: Reel FX Launches Dedicated Virtual Reality Division
Reel FX has launched a new division dedicated to the creation of cutting edge virtual reality content for virtual reality platforms including the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition.
2014 Original iPhone Film Festival: Call for Entries
The 2014 Original iPhone Film Festival is now open for entries.
Picture Mill Creates Signature NFL Broadcast Logo
Picture Mill has created a signature animated logo for National Football League's championship season.
Samahope: The Crowd
Visual Creatures worked with the non-profit organization Samahope to create an animated anthem showcasing the outreach of the company, which crowdfunds resources to give directly to doctors providing medical treatments to women and children who cannot afford them in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America.
2014 PromaxBDA Conference Europe
PromaxBDA's 2014 Europe conference is slated for 24-25 March at London's Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel. Internationally renowned designer, typographer, art director and brand strategist, Neville Brody, will deliver this year's creative keynote.
Troika Assists with Rebrand of Encore Premium Pay TV Channels
Troika recently completed its agency consulting work with Starz, a leading provider of premium channels in the U.S., to rebrand the suite of eight ENCORE premium cable channels.
HBO's Holiday Card Revisits Network's Original 1983 Intro
Working directly for HBO, Shilo director Anthony Furlong and his colleagues recently created a :44 holiday card for HBO.
Artbox and Filmenzo Create New Spot for Cintiq Companion
Artbox and Filmenzo in Amsterdam teamed up with Director Anders Schroder of Frame.dk to create a new spot for Wacom Cintiq Companion, a super tablet with the computing power to do serious work on the go.
Become Electric: World's First Interactive 360 Film
WCRS, as part of EngineDare, has teamed with Mustard Films and Tool to create the world's first interactive 360° film for the launch of BMW's first electric car, the BMW i3.
Autodesk Releases Five Free Smoke Effects Templates
Autodesk has released five free 3D effects templates created by Smoke master Brian Mulligan in Autodesk Smoke 2013 Extension 1 on AREA.
Troika Rebrands TSN's That's Hockey
Troika has recently partnered with TSN, Canada's number one sports network, to rebrand their daily hockey news show, That's Hockey.
Atelier Bruckner and Shilo Bring Viking to Life for National Museums in Denmark, London and Berlin
The National Museum in Copenhagen recently opened its doors for the largest Viking exhibition in more than 20 years, featuring a fantastic cinematic centerpiece conceived and brought to life by Atelier Bruckner and Shilo.
2014 AME Awards for Advertising & Marketing Effectiveness
The International AME Awards for Advertising & Marketing Effectiveness is now open for entries. The award honors campaigns that successfully demonstrate groundbreaking solutions to challenging marketing problems.
Rdio Launches New Music Weekly Campaign
Rdio's New Music Weekly series is a cutting-edge campaign that brings together the best in independent art and music with a series of original video pieces from visual artists around the world inspired by new music.
Imaginary Forces Casts an Apocalyptic Eye on the Epic Monsters of Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific Rim
Imaginary Forces created a gallant main-on-end title sequence for Guillermo Del Toro's sci-fi blockbuster, Pacific Rim.
Journey: MPC, Pereira & O'Dell, and MJZ Create an Unlikely Hero for Ad Council
As classic tales of self-discovery and personal growth go, a discarded plastic bottle makes an unusual protagonist, but the VFX team at MPC collaborated with MJZ's Victor Garcia to help to bring just such a character to life in the latest for The Ad Council.
Bombay Sapphire Imagination Series: Call for Submissions
Bombay Sapphire has launched a competition, giving everyone the chance of having their imagination turned into a short film and premiered on the big screen.
Utopic Signs Motion Graphics Designer Kevin O'Rourke
Utopic has added award-winning motion graphics artist Kevin O'Rourke to its roster of talent.
Autodesk FBX Review: Free App for Reviewing 3D Entertainment Assets
Autodesk has unveiled FBX Review at SIGGRAPH 2013. The new, free app allows professional artists and animators to review 3D entertainment assets on Windows devices.
Trollback + Company Creates Show Open for AICP Next Awards
Trollback + Company (T+Co) recently created a live multimedia show open for the 7th annual AICP Next Awards. T+Co conceived the film and visual assets to set the stage for the inaugural AICP Week and the AICP's bold new direction with the Next Awards.
Cary Flaum joins Shilo as Executive Producer and Head of Production
Shilo has announced that it has added veteran VFX producer and post-production supervisor Cary Flaum to its roster as executive producer and head of production.
Adobe Releases Anywhere for Video
Adobe has today released Adobe Anywhere for video, which brings virtual teams of talent together, enabling them to efficiently log, edit, share and finish video productions using standard networks and hardware.
Troika Creates the Bet Awards '13 Identity
Troika has recently developed the identity for BET Networks' top-rated show, the BET Awards '13.
This is Myspace: Rock Paper Scissors Brings the Party in Myspace's First TV Spot
Myspace pulled out all the stops in their recent launch, tapping Rock Paper Scissors Editor Damion Clayton and a52 to help put the finishing touches on the brand's first-ever TV spot.
Moment Factory Collaborates in the Transformation of Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) recently commissioned Moment Factory to work in collaboration with Marcela Sardi of Sardi Design and Mike Rubin of MRA International as the executive multimedia content producer for seven iconic media features at the New Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
On Camera! Marketing Your Message Using Photography, Video, and Documentary
On Camera is a two-part series that focuses on the increasing popularity of interactive photography, videography, and documentary to convey a firm's story and the cutting-edge trends for their use.
Nathan Love Steps Into the Ring for Battroborgs
Battroborgs, TOMY's motion-controlled battling robot toys, leap to vivid life in a CG spot from the animation pros at Nathan Love.
Cyberpunk 2077: Platige Image Continues Videogame Tradition with Cyberpunk Cinematic
Platige Image's game division, led by Director Tomek Baginski, follows the success of their epic The Witcher 2 cinematic with a stunning game teaser for CD Projekt RED's Cyberpunk 2077, a follow up to Mike Pondsmith's successful Cyberpunk 2020 games of the 1990s.
Nathan Love Draws on 80s Nostalgia for New National Geographic Look
Nathan Love Director Jim McKenzie brings a wildly nontraditional look to the National Geographic Channel in a promo for the network's new The 80s: The Decade That Made Us miniseries.
Trollback + Company Creates Brand Package for YEAH! TV Launch
Trollback + Company (T+Co) has recently created a cinematic branding package for YEAH! TV - AMC Networks recently launched the interactive streaming movie service.
Adobe to Live Stream the Creativity Conference Keynotes
Adobe will live stream two keynotes from the MAX 2013 - The Creativity Conference.
Click 3X Brings Humor to Variations on a Hail
The art of catching a cab is about to get a 21st century makeover, courtesy of a new app from the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission.
Juniper Jones for the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival
Juniper Jones has created the official Tribeca Film Festival Pre-Show for the second consecutive year.
Philips Sonicare: Stick with Technology
Ogilvy & Mather and Director Jonathan Notaro of Brand New School are calling out the history of humanity's tooth-cleaning habits with their spot for Philips Sonicare, "Stick with Technology" for their Odyssey campaign.
Poetica Takes a CG Journey with Trek
As if borne of a dream, Poetica's beautifully monochromatic spec film for Trek Bicycles bares the distinct look and feel of a surreal mindscape.
Bent Image Lab Revisits Portlandia
IFC's hit comedy series, Portlandia, has returned with the beloved Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein as their anthropomorphic rat personas.
FEST 2013: Call for Entries
FEST is calling for entries for the Official Competitive section in the festival, aimed for Directors up to 30 years of age, on the short film competition, and Directors with their first or second feature on the Feature Film Competition.
Commonwealth Creates New Online Campaign for Chevrolet Volt
Commonwealth has teamed up with Gentleman Scholar to create a web experience for Chevrolet that educates their customer on the efficiencies of the Chevrolet Volt vehicle in the new online campaign.
Fix it in Post: A Short Film to Showcase Autodesk Smoke 2013
Autodesk recently created a humorous, action-packed short film showcasing the movie-making magic of Autodesk Smoke 2013 video editing and visual effects software.
Poetica Signs Director Douglas Purver
Poetica has signed Director Douglas Purver to its roster. A visionary storyteller, Purver joins Poetica's talented roster of artists specializing in award-winning live-action and post-production for commercials, music videos, and web content.
HUSH Adds Multi-Talented Artist Salyer into the Fold
HUSH has added art director and design and concept development artist Andre Salyer to its ranks.
Brickyard VFX Animates Animals for Adobe
Brickyard VFX delivered animation for Adobe spot "Animals," a tongue-in-cheek reflection on huge Super Bowl ad spends, which premiered exclusively online.
Yves Geleyn for BBC
Yves Geleyn of Hornet, known for his tactile aesthetic backed by an endless cache of animation techniques, created a luminescent and mysterious world for BBC Radio 6 Music's latest promo.
Adobe MAX 2013: The Creativity Conference
Adobe MAX 2013 will bring together more than 5,000 creative industry leaders, designers, developers, strategists, video professionals and photographers from around the world to exchange ideas, innovations and inspiration.
LOGAN and Conscious Minds Animate Nike Fuel Missions
LOGAN plunges Nike+ users into a spectacular post-apocalyptic ice storm of a world with two 6:00, fully CG, stylized character-animated games featuring a cast of top athletes and promoting a new line of weather-resistant clothing.
Luminous City Short
Luminous City, the latest in the ODD NY series of shorts, examines what the cityscape of Manhattan looks like at night, as each pinpoint of light seen against a building facade represents a bit of human activity.
MPC and 4Creative Team Up Again for New Series of Black Mirror
MPC and 4Creative have collaborated on a collection of new promos for Charlie Brooker's satirical mini-series Black Mirror.
Safeway Trades Paper for Elastic
Elastic Director and Annecy International Film Festival winner Andy Hall has teamed with DDB Chicago to create "Paper," a whimsical new :30 for Safeway's "just for U" app.
Conversations at the Edge: Spring 2013
Conversations at the Edge, the screening and visiting artist series organized by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Department of Film, Video, New Media, and Animation (FVNMA), returns to the big screen on February 14, with Chicago-based filmmaker Fern Silva.
Flying in the Face of Ordinary
MPC and RKCR/Y&R have delivered an extraordinary campaign for Virgin Atlantic. Directed by Antoine Bardou-Jacquet of Partizan, Flying in the Face of Ordinary features a cast of 5 super-humans who were 'born different' than the rest of us.
Autodesk Smoke 2013 Now Shipping
Autodesk has started shipping Smoke 2013. The new version of Smoke is designed to meet the needs of professional editors working in video production, corporate video, online video and other competitive creative environments where productions require editing and effects.
August Trollback Wows TEDYouth with 3D-Animated Opening
August Trollback, an 8th grader at NEST+m, a K-12 school for gifted and talented students in New York City, and son of Trollback + Company (T+Co) Executive Creative Director Jakob Trollback, recently wowed TEDYouth attendees with his :30 animated opening.
PromaxBDA Europe 2013: Renaissance
PromaxBDA Europe 2013 will be held on March 11-12, in Paris, France. David Shing, Digital Prophet from AOL, will keynote for the conference.
Elastic's Andy Hall Returns for the Red Cross
After scoring top honors at the Annecy International Film Festival for "Stuff," an eye-catching Claymation spot that encouraged viewers to give charitably during the holiday season, Elastic Director Andy Hall has brought his inimitable skills to the Red Cross yet again for a second round of Holiday giving.
Oishii Creative Designs Show Open and Graphics Package for A-List Listings
Oishii Creative has recently designed the new show open and graphics package for "A-list Listings," an E! show that tours America's most desired dream homes, offering an up-close look at the extravagant designs and over-the-top amenities behind properties ranging from the "Home of the Future" to the "Over $40 Million" "Great Escapes" fantasy.
ADC 92nd Annual Awards
The 92nd ADC Annual Awards is now open for entries. The competition identifies and honors the best work of the year in print and broadcast advertising, interactive media, graphic design, publication design, packaging, photography and illustration.
PromaxBDA Sports Media Marketing Awards Open by Spacejunk
PromaxBDA tapped Spacejunk to create the open for the 2012 Sports Media Marketing Awards Show.
Selena Gomez Paints LA Neo for Adidas
Pulse Films director D.A.R.Y.L. has delivered a dramatic new spot for Adidas NEO, the brand's youth orientated label starring their new global style ambassador Selena Gomez.
John Sunter Joins MPC Motion Design Studio
John Sunter, the multi-skilled creative who specalises in dynamic motion graphics, animation and Directing has joined MPC Motion Design Studio.