In honor of Black History Month, Target recently launched its “Dare, Dream, Do” campaign. The print, web, broadcast, and interactive campaign tells the inspiring stories of Malaak Compton-Rock, Marc Morial, Marcus Samuelsson, and Steve Stoute. The banner ads and video interviews are a blend of 2d and 3d, Digital Kitchen seamlessly mixes live video with Sarah J. Coleman’s intricate hand-drawn illustrations.
FriendsWithYou has been very busy bringing magic to life. They paired up with US Sydney to produce the latest animated spot for Match.com. It’s never too late to find your match! “Better Together” tells the animated tale of a pea and a carrot destined to find one another. From strawberries and cream, fork and knife, to rabbit and hat, watch beloved duos connect in Friends With You’s delightful universe.
2009 is coming to a close and we would like to thank all of our talent, clients, agents, and friends for a wonderful year. A blog was started (which became our homepage), new artists were signed on, and lots of cool projects were carried out. We leave you with this animated video and wish you happy holidays and a happy new year!
Launched in 2004, Tory Burch is a lifestyle brand with classic American sensibilities. In just five years the brand has grown in popularity to fast recognition, with many women sporting the Tory Burch medallion on their ballerina flats, totes, clothes, and more. Shoppers who visit the Tory Burch website will be greeted by a special homepage featuring the work of Andrew Bannecker as animated by KTV Media.
The cheery animation is a first by Andrew Bannecker, who hopes to do more animations in the future. Keep checking the Tory Burch website for new animations as the rest of the series unveils!
2009 has been a busy year for Tristan Eaton, founder of Thunderdog Studios. He’s traveled around the world for Dell Design Studio, launched the B-Bot iPhone application, been featured in Art for Obama, released Thundermutt 3.0, and created murals for the Ace Hotel. We caught up with Tristan again to discuss his latest project, the rebranding of the 2009 Soul Train Awards for Viacom’s new network, Centric. The comprehensive campaign includes logo design, a new train design, print and outdoor art, subway station takeovers, animation sequences, on-air graphics, and the Soul Train award itself. Interspectacular wrote, directed, and animated the pivotal opening sequence (shown above) and all transitional elements. Bernstein & Andriulli produced the entire show package.
With a television show as heavily embedded in America’s cultural history as Soul Train, all eyes were on Tristan and Thunderdog Studios to see where they would take the updated identity. Never one to shy away from high expectations, Tristan was honored to be chosen for the task. Working closely with other Viacom networks VH1 and BET, he sought to keep the funk and spirit of the original show while making it look sharp and modern for today.
KTV Media worked with Showtime Network for Dexter: Early Cuts, a series of webisodes that serve as a prequel to the wildly popular and multiple Emmy winning show Dexter. Dexter is a serial killer who works at as a blood splatter forensic officer at a police department with a very selective process of choosing his victims. The webisodes reach deep into Dexter lore and gives fans insight into three watershed killings that mark the beginnings of Dexter’s bloody career.
Mini Cooper celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Am I Collective worked with agency Blackriver FC on the “Through the Ages” campaign that features typographic elements creating the shape of the car. Each phrase represents a specific era in time.
After the print campaign Am I Collective suggested the idea of using its illustrations in an animation. Blackriver FC was quite keen and loved Am I Collective’s treatment, giving them the go-ahead and creative freedom to create a viral ad that matches the Mini Cooper’s playfulness and energy.
Storied Japanese anime studio and production house, Production IG, asked Rhythm and Hues to design the heroine for the new feature film Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror (original title: Hottarake no Shima – Haruka to Maho no Kagami). Production IG is best known for top anime films such as Blood, The Last Vampire and Ghost in the Shell. The feature film will air Fall 2009, shown exclusively on TV Tokyo in Japan.
Click here to view the trailer (Japanese language only).
A series of classic ‘game’ moments has been captured in 15 and 30 sec animated shorts. MasterCard PayPass was developed at McCann Erickson New York. Artwork designs and animation by Jeremyville. Watch the animated shorts here.
