Hot on the heels of their striking “Utopia” short film released earlier this month, Optical Arts in London craft an intricate and obsessively detailed ode to British textile designer and Arts and Crafts icon William Morris. [Watch]
Motion designer/CD Kota Iguchi at Tokyo prodco CEKAI pulls together multiple styles and techniques in this showcase for the latest from Nike’s customizable N. 354 line and the work of Japanese graphic designer Macciu. [Watch]
Director Nicolas Cantarelli at Laposta in Buenos Aires: “Ten years ago I was told that Stanley Kubrick did actually film the Apollo 11 moon landing as a hoax. This conspiracy theory got stuck in my head for quite some time. This short film [done during the lockdown] is a tribute to that idea and of course a tribute to Kubrick himself.” [Watch]
Untold Studios, who nailed the VFX on the 2019 John Lewis holiday spot, joins Blink director Nick Ball to rustle up a new mascot called the Money Calm Bull in this blockbuster for UK financial services website MoneySuperMarket. [Watch]
Completed from start to finish in lockdown, this high-flying spot was crafted by a remote team of 20+ artists and animators lead by Nexus directors Smith & Foulkes for HP printers thru Goodby Silverstein & Partners. [Watch]
A lead designer at BMW Group Designworks in Munich, Evgeny Maslov found inspiration in the constraints of COVID lockdown, deciding “to act and put all my knowledge to use.” The first result is the foldable cardboard BUMASK. [Watch]
