The Studio Promo To End All Studio Promos
How does a traditional animation studio promote itself in a CG-obsessed world? Austin, Texas-based Powerhouse Animation Studios, which …
How does a traditional animation studio promote itself in a CG-obsessed world? Austin, Texas-based Powerhouse Animation Studios, which …
For a short period of time during the mid-1950s, the Disney company allowed corporations to use its characters to sell products. There’s …
Viewers of Beyoncé’s half-time Super Bowl performance—all 111 million of you—might have noticed that it started with this animated …
Here’s all the important nutritional information about Good & Plenty candy, spelled out by the candy itself, in stop-motion.
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Former Cartoon Network animation artist Andy J. Smith has a thriving illustration, children’s book and advertising career in Newburyport …
What some will do for a good cup of noodle soup. Hang on! This is one slick piece of anime goodness – courtesy of our friends at …
Disney’s tie-in to Barneys holiday-themed Electric Holiday has yield this 5-minute promotional cartoon, meant to run at Barneys stores as …
I just caught up with these cool-looking new Cheeerios Kids animated commercials, which began appearing on Aol this past September. I …
Once again Universal Pictures is using animation (in this case quite limited, though artistically done) to create a viral promotional …
London-based Sarah Beeby made this highly visual, non-narrative piece to promote last week’s Frame at Frieze Art Fair. It as sponsored by …
Here’s a gem I saw in Ottawa a couple weeks ago: “100% Renewable Energy” by Amica Kubo and Tori is a colorful kawaii intro to clean, …
An excellent piece of motion picture promotion, created by animator Noah Fisher and artist Zachary Johnson, for the upcoming Bruce …
I absolutely love this little promo for the forthcoming children’s book Let’s Make Some Great Fingerprint Art. It was animated by the …
Even if you don’t care about football shoes, this Nike commercial provides good entertainment value. Montreal-based filmmaker Patrick …
These striking illustrated posters promoting Laika’s latest film ParaNorman are being displayed around various US cities. I saw them in …
In the six years since the publication of my book Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in 1950s Animation, a lot of new artwork and films …
French comics artist/animator Joann Sfar created this brand new, somewhat bizarre animated promo for Lancome Cosmetics. Betty Boop stars …
When was the last time an animator was the centerpiece of a nationwide ad campaign? I was flipping through the latest issue of Time …
While visiting with animation art dealer extraordinaire Mike Van Eaton today, he showed me a piece of Eyvind Earle art I was unfamiliar …