An Appreciation of Marky Maypo

Animation master Eric Goldberg pens an appreciation of classic cereal commercials directed by John Hubley.

No on Prop 8 Spot

Pixar story artist Adrian Molina created this after-hours animated piece to inform California voters about Proposition 8, a ballot …

Similar Ideas, Different Approaches

I couldn’t help and notice a similarity between this music video by Kristofer Strom of Sweden… …and this signal film for …

“SFW–XXX” for Diesel

I have no idea what it’s advertising and the idea is not exactly original, but this Diesel online viral titled “SFW–XXX” is silly and …

Paddington Bear Marmite ads

A new series of British TV spots, featuring Paddington Bear for Marmite, are quite refreshing. They mimic the cartoon series from the …

Nieto’s Nike Spot

This new Nike commercial featuring British sprinter Nicola Sanders is a real winner, particularly in its artful execution. The …

New United Airlines Animated Spots

United Airlines has unveiled five new animated spots for the Beijing Olympics. The commercial are elegant, visually-driven and beautiful …

“Muffin Man” by Tom & Mark

“Muffin Man” is a new spot for Royal Bank of Canada directed by Tom and Mark Perrett (repped by Nexus Productions). The commercial uses …

Jamie Hewlett’s Olympics Short

Jamie Hewlett’s new BBC promo for the Olympics is damn impressive. Watch it on the BBC website. Also, there’s a new interview with …

Zurich29

Zurich29 is a Paris-based motion graphics studio founded in 2005 by Philippe Constantinesco and Dorian Gourg. They caught my attention …

The People’s Republic of Animation

This commercial simply blew me away. It was produced by The People’s Republic of Animation, an outstanding animation studio in Australia, …

Rexona Skin Care Spots

Effective paper doll concept and fine execution in this series of South American ads for Rexona Skin Care. One of the spots can be viewed …

Uncannily Smokey

I can’t describe this commerical any better than Jason Kottke does on his blog: “Smokey the Bear is back! And he’s preventing forest …

Christian Aid Week Spot

Richard Mitchelson writes in to tell me about a new ad that he animated in Flash for Christian Aid Week. Though created before any of the …

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