BBC TWO BRAND REFRESH Superunion | STASH MAGAZINE

BBC Two: Brand Refresh IDs x 16

UK brand agency Superunion calls on an array of UK and international studios to rebrand BBC Two and reflect the diversity of its programming with 16 broadcast IDs all anchored by the curve of the numeral 2. [Watch]

Get Ready for Pictoplasma Berlin 2018

On May 2, the Pictoplasma Festival returns to Berlin to celebrate the art and craft of character design – an electric and eclectic gathering of over 700 artists, illustrators, filmmakers, plus game, graphic, and product designers. [Watch]

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Aardman Signs Animation Director Daniel Hope

From the release: Daniel Hope is the latest director talent to join Aardman’s stable of top animation directors. The studio will represent him in the UK, Europe, United States and Canada. Growing up in near Norwich, Daniel went on to spend many years working in London’s top animation and visual effects houses before moving towards […] [Watch]

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Aardman wonders: What if “Santa Forgot”

A powerful concept and frame-perfect execution from director Åsa Lucander and the Aardman crew made this emotional, low-key ad for Alzheimer’s Research UK a stand-out in the crowded 2016 holiday season. [Watch]

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Aardman and NSPCC “Talk PANTS”

Animation director Lucy Izzard, the Aardman crew and Adelphoi Music channel the style and tone of a bouncy pre-school video to get parents talking to their 4-8 year-olds about sexual abuse in this work for UK charity NSPCC. [Watch]

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Aardman: Stop Motion “Monster Stains” for Persil

Ten artists, three months, 340 white shirts and 2,576 stain-painted frames later, Aardman and Kode Media prove “Dirt Is Good” for Persil laundry detergent in this painstaking stop-motion film thru Ogilvy & Mather, UK. [Watch]

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