Private Equity Firm Gemspring Invests in Residence Creative Network
June 13, 2025
Edu Torres and Diego Cavallaro, the founders of CG studio two&tall, just dropped this passion project, an intense spec spot for Aston Martin where complex technical challenges are well-hidden under a sleek and atmospheric exterior. [Watch]
What would it look like if perpetually cool industrial designer Dieter Rams applied his beautifully functional aesthetic to the humble guitar pedal? London motion designer Connor Bannister has a go at imagining “What would Dieter do?” [Watch]
Chu-Chieh Lee, a Taiwanese animation director/illustrator based in London, just dropped us her multi-award-winning graduate short film Minus Plus Multiply, an ambitious multi-media blend of 2D animation and stop-motion pottery. [Watch]
ECD Brandon Hirzel and his team at LA multimedia studio Bemo break out the full motion toolkit (including 2D, 3D, cel, and VFX) in this electrified spot for Syracuse-based sports brand Powell Lacrosse. [Watch]
Missed the deadline? The Collision Awards grace period runs through Friday, June 13. Open to animators and motion designers worldwide across all styles—Commercials, Experimental, TV, Games & XR, Film, and Digital Communication.
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The design and motion crew at Giant Ant in Vancouver ride deep into the details for US bicycle component brand SRAM and their Eagle Powertrain for electric mountain bikes in this perfectly paced explainer. [Watch]
The CG mavens at someform Studio in Berlin and Panoply in London combine their design and technical talents on this launch film for a therapeutic boot designed by athletic performance recovery brand Hyperice in collaboration with Nike. [Watch]
London creative agency weareseventeen’s latest work for Viasat is an atmospheric suite of ID’s for the broadcaster’s slate of film channels designed to “celebrate the beauty of spontaneous framing and unexpected moments of focus.” [Watch]
Golden Wolf ECD Stefan Falconer (whose multi-media madness we track here) energizes the launch of the Coca-Cola Frozen slushy with a chaotic, rapid-fire take on the cranial phenomenon of sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia, aka brain freeze. [Watch]
The design and motion crew at Geneva-based CG studio le truc ventures into the rarefied air of the ultra-exclusive sneaker market with this film for Swiss brand Jamaivu and their bespoke footwear sculptures for the very well-heeled. [Watch]
Veteran designer, illustrator, and visual artist Sebastian Onufszak takes the plunge into AI motion experiments with Dreams Between Sleeps, a compilation of eight personal short films he says “feel like fragments of daydreams”. [Watch]
3D motion specialists Studio Taktil in Stockholm take a break from their client work (Microsoft, IKEA, Samsung, Volvo, etc.) to explore their inner pyromaniac in this experimental CG short film called Sulfur. [Watch]
Computer hardware maker Tenstorrent, who’s goal is to democratize AI, opened its initial Developer Day conference with this motion sequence by Champ Panupong Techawongthawon and his team at Please Call Me Champ Studio in LA. [Watch]
The crew at Peter Anderson Studio in London won their second BAFTA (Titles and Graphic Identity) for the opening sequence of Sweetpea, a British dark comedy/drama series starring Ella Purnell and airing on Sky Atlantic and Starz. [Watch]
