Rebrand for ESPN’s College Football franchise centers around the concept “Mania,” a frenetic visual interpretation of the excitement and anticipation surrounding the College Football season. Viewers are taken on a visual journey through an Escher-esque world of descriptive typography and iconic visuals inspired by the game.
Motion studio Gkaster, created by two French motion graphic masters, Pierre Magnol and Pierre Fabre, produced this stunning video that unveils the technology behing the new Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly II boot. “Rays of speed slowly moving, windingly seducing you. You’ll never see them that way, on a pitch: they’d be too fast, too unpredictable, they’d flash in front of you and then disappear. Simply disappear.”
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This incredible video of Yosemite National Park was shot by Henry Jun Wah Lee in late May of 2010. Lee guides us through some of Yosemite’s most remarkable destinations like Cook’s Meadow, Bridalveil Falls, Nevada Falls, El Capitan, Yosemite Falls, and, of course, Half Dome. Favorite part? When the morning fog magically blankets Half Done. This video is beautifully set to Coldplay’s Life in Technicolor.
3M created in Brazil, the first exhibition of digital art, an event with lectures, exhibitions and digital experies. The studio Nitro was invited to make this opening for the event.
A determined young boy, Ragu, is sent by his master on his final quest to become a monk. A seemingly simple task becomes an unexpected challenge for Ragu as he discovers the real value of his quest.
One man challenges another rather more reluctant man to a duel in this funny animation. The loser will die in an instant, from one swift shot. Or not…
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Montage of professional and personal 3D and motion design work from 2009-2010. Feel free to fullscreen and watch in HD. And yes, the flowers are for you.
Working with Nike, Buck directed and produced one 30 sec spot for TV and a plethora of other animated goodness that coated multiple screens in Times Square for the World Basketball Festival in NYC.
The use of showreels is one of the best ways for a motion graphic designer to show off their portfolios. Once these talented artists set static elements into motion and add funky music, they can accomplish visually stunning animations and special effects that will leave you drooling for more. When viewing these amazing creations, it makes you feel like you are actually traveling through the artist’s portfolio and all their works. What you will find in this post is a great collection of beautiful and creative personal and company showreels. Enjoy!
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These visuals all started out from a single illustration. As Kraak & Smaak translates to Crunchy & Tasty I thought it’d be too good an opportunity to miss to get a set of food-themed illustrations turned into VJ loops.
2010 a Micheal Langan Odyssey, along with Mekanism create a nice spot for imakemycase.com
Solid and Ember have joined forces and launched a brand-new reel and site
Brand New School creates an awesome look in their Cartoon Network Rebrand.
Kompost just finished Mc Donalds “Spaceman Stu” for Leo Burnett via Duck Studios.
Sixty40 is Sydney based design and animation company powered by a team of dedicated Ninjas. We’ve been producing unique and wonderful pieces for a huge range of clients and purposes for 10 years now. Every job we do hones our skills in 2D, 3D and Stopmotion animation, shooting live action, making puppets, designing characters, producing motion graphics and compositing it all together.
Nathan Love‘s Pink Bubblegum: another delightful spot for Baskin-Robbins.
Yan City is a beautiful, ancient city in China. It is steeped in mythology and has a long and rich history. It is a place that is other-worldly, with a sense of mystery, harmony and tranquillity.
With the opening of the impressive Yan City museum, Spinifex was commissioned to create an epic video piece depicting the history of this ancient place. The video coincides with continuing efforts to build a strong brand and attraction for Yan City. It is played out in a permanent, nightly show to entertain an audience of up to 300 people at one time during a 40 to 60 minute show.
Yan City: The Past Meets the Future from Spinifex Group on Vimeo.
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This time-lapse video of the 1:1 scale model Gundam in Shizuoka, Japan, is the most visually stunning thing you’re bound to see all day. Watch it and go into a trance, only to wake up and book flights to Japan. It was built to mark the 30th anniversary of the Gundam plastic figurines at the end of July.
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