Auckland’s Assembly Expands With New York Office
August 6, 2026
Half Rez Storms into Chicago Sept 11
Half Rez is part education, part celebration, part reunion. This year, we’re taking over Chicago’s CineCity for an afternoon and evening of motion design, animation, creative work, and the lovely people making it. [Watch]
Auckland’s Assembly Expands With New York Office
Assembly, the award-winning design and animation studio based in Auckland, New Zealand, has opened its first overseas office in New York in 2026. [Watch]
Furry Fun: Ditroit & C41 Focus on Ray-Ban Kids Campaign
Working thru EU production agency C41, CD Salvatore Giunta and the CG motion crew at Ditroit in Milan (whose work we track here) conjure a cast of mischievous mascots, for Ray-Ban’s fuzzy new kid’s campaign. [Watch]
David Carson & DxD Launch LOLA’s Crazy Ambitious Rebrand
To mark the leap from Madrid-based agency to micro network (with offices in São Paulo, NYC, and LA), Omnicom’s LOLA enlists the one and only David Carson to add his signature graphic deconstruction to their rebrand. [Watch]
Shredding Shellfish: Josh De Boer & Outer Circle “Eat the Wild” for Skull Island
Prawn Rock is not a music category you’ll find on Spotify but that could change with the release of this spot from the all-Australian team of director/animator Josh De Boer, prodco Outer Circle, and agency Bonfire. [Watch]
MakeMake Welcomes Carlos Crooks to Editorial Roster
From the release: MakeMake announces that it has added editor Carlos Crooks whose aligns with the studio’s belief that stories, whether for a brand or a screen, should reconnect audiences to each other and be executed with meticulous care. [Watch]
