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It’s A Book
I’m posting this more because I like the message, not for its artistic merits. Not that it doesn’t have that too… Animator Chris …
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Lipton Brisk Does Animated Ads Again
Lipton’s Brisk iced tea brand aired one of the most memorable animation ad campaigns of the Nineties which starred stop-motion versions …
Palm Springs Short Fest by MAKE
How sweet it is! Minneapolis-based MAKE created this animated signal film for the forthcoming Palm Springs International …
Russian viral ads Versus
A series of Russian cartoon ads for some sort of crunchy snack called Xpyc Team have been posted on You Tube. The stick figure animation …
Hanged by Pat Dorian
A stop-motion viral by illustrator/animator Patrick Dorian, created to promote the Hangman word game App for Apple iPhones and iPads; …
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 …
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. …
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