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Super Delicious Ingredient Force
Below is a 4 1/2 minute viral commercial for Taco Bell. It’s another parody of 1970s Saturday morning super-hero TV cartoons — the kind …
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UAE Ecological Footprint
The Al Basama Al Beeiya (or United Arab Emirates Ecological Footprint) is an initiative aimed at inspiring people in UAE countries to …
Get Him to the Greek Commercial
Get Him to the Greek is a live-action film that will be released in a few days. I don’t know anything about the film, but they’ve got …
McDonald’s Spot by Guilherme Marcondes
It’s hard to make a bad commercial when you’ve got Guilherme Marcondes (Tyger) directing and Peter de Sève (Ice Age) designing the …
Japanese animated commercials online archive
Here’s one for the history buffs: a link to a fascinating online archive of fifty vintage Japanese animated commercials. This site is …
Hulk Hogan sues Cocoa Pebbles
It’s Hulk Hogan vs. The Flintstones – for real. The “Hulkster” is suing Post Cereals, maker of Cocoa Pebbles, accusing the company of …
Maf the Dog book trailer
Here’s an animated trailer for The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog and of His Friend Marilyn Monroe , a new book by Andrew O’Hagan. The …
City Park by Courtland Lomax
You may remember the Courtland Lomax House of Cats viral we posted last July. Here is his second Swarovski spot, recently released, again …
Amazing Archive of Vintage TV Commercials
The commercial above comes from Duke University’s AdViews digital archive which is the most significant collection of vintage TV …
Three Legged Legs for Starbucks
Santa Monica-based Three Legged Legs created this Starbucks spot in four days, including design, animatic, animation, and revisions. …
Vintage Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear Ad from Japan
Everybody’s already seen this one, but did you know the Japanese also made Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear toys. Take note: this is how you do viral …
Scott Kravitz
Saturday night I attended a reception at the Cella Gallery in North Hollywood, which is currently featuring sets and puppets from Scott …
Vintage German ad for Felina lingerie
The animation isn’t so good, but the imagery – not to mention the live action ladies in their under garments – make this vintage German …
Ann Arbor Film Fest Opening by Michael Langan
Michael Langan, whose short film Doxology holds the distinction of being the first episode of Cartoon Brew TV, created this striking …
A New Era of Animated Political Ads
Last weekend’s New York Times discussed a new trend in political ads in which politicians are depicted as grotesque animated caricatures. …
Sexy 1950s Camay Soap animated spots
Who needs Viagra??? Just get a bar of Camay Soap! Check out this set of five smokin’ hot animated spots from the 1950s that our …
Tostitos Salsa Ad by Nicholas Weigel and Laika
As far as CG spots for salsa go, this one directed by Nicholas Weigel at Laika offers some impressive art direction. An in-depth …
Washington State Lottery by PES
Ambitious new spot for Washington State Lottery. A fine example of PES doing what he does best. This is the one-minute director’s cut; a …
BBC Winter Olympics Promo by Marc Craste
This spot promoting the BBC’s Winter Olympics coverage is one of the finest examples I’ve seen of an illustrative style applied to …
Aides Graffiti by Yoann Lemoine
As long as we are being XXX rated today, here’s an ad promoting safe sex by animator Yoann Lemoine. It’s cleverly conceived, funny and …
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