Creative Boom

JUNE 30, 2024

Animation studio Tentacle Media has decided to remind us of the wonderful human touch of creativity with the launch of its first physical product. Tentacle Media , a UK-based animation studio, has launched a handheld animation device called the Mini-Mutoscope. They're also a unique challenge to create animations for.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The London-based stop-motion animation studio started around four years ago during the pandemic, initially focusing on making miniature props and sets. We understand that trends in film and animation evolve rapidly, often peaking and then dissipating. MA students, in particular in animation, are often seeking assistance," says Kidd.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The UK-based illustrator and animator shares how he developed his unique style, embraced the art of letting go and offers some top advice for emerging artists. Con McHugh has built a reputation for his distinctive analogue-inspired, looping animations characterised by hand-drawn imperfections and a rhythm that feels almost musical.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 4, 2024

Illustrator and animator Dale Crosby-Close is on a mission to bring back the weirdness that dominated online videos at the start of the Noughties. And for illustrator, animator, and "general human being" Dale Crosby-Close, who was a teenager when clips like these first came out, it's a vibe he's trying to recreate in his own work.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 25, 2023

Animal Religion collage The Chinese artist has been drawing out people's inner animals and turning them into incredible art. It's a fun dinner party game: asking each other, "If you were an animal, what animal would you be and why?" We talk to her about her process and inspiration for this unique series.

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Creative Boom

MAY 22, 2024

Barcelona-based studio Niceshit encourages readers to look beyond book covers and discover stories in new ways with a fun series of beautifully animated reels. To combat this trend, animation studio Niceshit has whipped up some glorious reels to encourage people to look past covers and focus instead on the stories themselves.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

The award-winning animator explains how she brought a needle-crafted cat to life using Cartoon Animator 5 and why other creatives should try it. Are you a graphic designer or illustrator to extend your skills and get into animation? I found Cartoon Animator and jumped right in." Well, it's great for that too!

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Creative Boom

JUNE 4, 2024

Illustrator and animator Dale Crosby-Close is on a mission to bring back the weirdness that dominated online videos at the start of the Noughties. And for illustrator, animator, and "general human being" Dale Crosby-Close, who was a teenager when clips like these first came out, it's a vibe he's trying to recreate in his own work.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 16, 2023

Portland-based creative studio Super Dope has brought to life how it feels to pluck up your courage and make a romantic move in its latest animated project, In Love. It's this euphoric feeling that Super Dope has explored with In Love, the studio's latest animated short, which saw the team push themselves both creatively and technically.

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Creative Boom

JULY 30, 2024

Animals can't speak up for themselves. It continues to this day within animation, from Looney Tunes to Tom and Jerry through Shaun the Sheep. To put life into the campaign, RSPB teamed up with a purpose-driven strategy and creative agency GOOD and Emmy and BAFTA-winning animation studio Blue Zoo. but what if they could?

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Creative Boom

MARCH 21, 2023

Multi-style animator Stephen Smith , AKA Wobbly Lobster, has collaborated with dream pop duo Moon Panda to create an out-of-this-world animated music video for their latest single, Tangerine Light. I wanted the animation process as well as the final result to fit with the tone of the music."

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

We talk to the up-and-coming claymation animator Alistair Nicholls about his hands-on process, the smell of plasticine, 1970s camera lenses and handmade film noir. Based in Norwich, Alistair studied animation, but his stop-motion skills are largely self-taught. No method of creativity is as tactile as claymation.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Independent creative studio Mutant™ has created an animated new identity for Belgium's largest film festival, Film Fest Gent , and it contains a genius subtle nod to the nature of motion pictures. First established in 1974, Film Fest Gent is an all-encompassing, ten-day celebration of cinematography.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 15, 2024

Mexican animator Mark Diaz explains. Want to take your skills as an artist, illustrator or designer and transform them into 3D models and animation without having to spend years learning difficult software? Populate the city with walkers : Use the crowd generation tools to add animated characters along the paths.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Case in point: Welsh CGI and animation studio Bomper Studio recently harnessed Blender and Unreal Engine to create a new short, Laundry Day. It has the potential to support an entire animation pipeline, including modelling, sculpting, rigging, 3D and 2D animation, simulation, rendering, compositing, motion tracking and video editing.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 18, 2024

Crafted by animation studio ROOF, this inspiring 3D spot captures a mother-son bond, a journey of vision loss, and a new dawn promised by the new drug therapy Vabysmo. Award-winning animation studio ROOF recently teamed up with Grey Health to create a touching 3D-animated short film for Vabysmo, and it's a real winner.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 28, 2023

And in his latest video, each illustration has been compiled into a charming time-lapse animation. Written in 1847, the popular tune has already been featured in other animations, with the 1955 Bugs Bunny cartoon Hyde and Hare being a notable example.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The aesthetic was laid down by British illustrator and animator Con McHugh, who works in a rougher, wobblier, and more honest style but is still bold and graphic. Instead, it features vector outlines of houses with solar panels and little sparks running along cables to batteries or pylons that represent the grid.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 10, 2024

Sydney-based animation studio Never Sit Still has turned self-promotion on its head with an anti-showreel that takes a fresh approach to showcasing the company's services. When it comes to the animation industry, showreels are like business cards. This was the challenge faced by Never Sit Still. Their solution?

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Creative Boom

APRIL 22, 2024

Manchester-based creative company Flow has created a striking animation for The Trussell Trust, which aims to help students and teachers alike understand the challenges facing young people in poverty. Genuine and relatable stories are at the heart of Flow's latest animation for The Trussell Trust.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 5, 2024

New York-based graphic and motion designer Esther Rou Jiao looks at how removing negative emotions isn't the miracle cure-all you may imagine it to be in her award-winning animation Overdose. This is the premise behind Overdose , a trippy, sci-fi animation made by multidisciplinary creative Esther Rou Jiao.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 2, 2024

From digital painting to cut-paper stop-motion animation, this award-winning Chinese artist is passionate about creating visual narratives with energy, positivity, and a sense of life. Fast forward to 2024, and she's recently won a World Illustration Award for New Talent in Animation. The London Underground logo animation set.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 10, 2024

With its new, more distinct logotype, richer colour palette, and suite of iconography, the RSPCA hopes to rally support for tackling the growing global challenges in animal welfare. The change aligns with the charity's new strategy, devised to respond to the growing challenges faced worldwide in animal welfare.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

London-based artist and urban wanderer Zilan Zhao has transformed her experiences living in a Western city into a disgustingly beautiful VR-sculpted animation that transforms everyday objects into curious creatures. Having lived in Asia for over 20 years, Zilan Zhao felt it was time she moved abroad in 2021. So, welcome to my wicked life."

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Creative Boom

MARCH 14, 2024

Stoke-on-Trent-based illustrator and animator Qianhui Yu is on a mission to highlight social problems and tell stories from new perspectives. Originally from Guilin, China, Qianhui Yu has travelled around the world and settled in the UK to pursue her career as an animation director and illustrator.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 30, 2024

Atlanta-based graphic designer and illustrator Broly Su brings both his skills together in work inspired by retro toys, hip-hop culture and graffiti. We met him to hear more about his creative journey, from growing up in Changsha to being commissioned by McDonald's and Tesla.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 6, 2023

© María Jesús Contreras Chilean artist María Jesús Contreras explores the influences behind her distinctive and entrancing artwork, which often focuses on animals and always looks on the bright side. Plus, I'm from the countryside, where many stories centred around something surreal or the idea of animals behaving like humans.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 11, 2023

World-renowned animation company Aardman has launched a new series exclusive to YouTube called Adventures of ArachnoFly. Aardman has entertained viewers for decades, with its animated characters like Morph and Wallace and Gromit becoming household names. I've no idea how the comics in Lloyd's world are printed.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 3, 2024

Illustration and animation studio Squid&Pig gives classic Street Fighter characters a cute, kawaii makeover in animated tributes that showcase the value of personal projects. As well as being a fun tribute to a game they loved, this project also worked as an effective showcase of Squid&Pig's capabilities as animators.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

3D artist Jose Andrés García explains how he used Character Creator and iClone to bring the Spanish heroes of American independence back to animated life. Jose's work involved transforming static historical figures into animated life. The workflow and the ease of creating animations and characters greatly surprised me.

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Creative Boom

JULY 23, 2024

A new campaign for Transport for Greater Manchester, led by local agency Flow Creative, combines live action and animation in a bid to get families using public transport across the summer months. She taps the Bee Network app on her phone, and a world of animated fun and summer magic opens up to them." "We

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Creative Boom

MARCH 21, 2024

Colour pairings informed everything from signage to animations to swag. When animated, the system cycles through a series of dynamic geometric movements, freely expanding, transforming, shifting, and revealing itself in fresh ways. Meanwhile, in between sessions, playful animations took over the stage.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Washington DC-based illustrator and artist Katty Huertas has ticked off her goal to be more involved with the local art community by painting her first ever mural, which depicts a train full of human animals going about their day. Her other love, animals, proved to be more of a challenge when it came to realising them.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 8, 2023

"I have always loved expressing myself," says Henri Campeã , a queer visual artist, illustrator, 2D animator and art director hailing from the vibrant city of São Paulo, Brazil. Drawing has always been, and still is my main passion." Some pieces are completed in a single day, while others may gestate for months or even years.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Animation New Talent Winner: Fangfang Han The hustle and bustle of the London Underground comes to life in Fangfang Han 's animation project, The Tube. In addition to winning the New Talent award in Animation, FangFang Han also won the Society of Artists Agents Award New Talent award on the night.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 8, 2024

Cast in a documentary style, the charming film featured a cast of loveable wild animals and pets made out of clay, matched with human voices to great effect. The interviews inspire the Claymation animal character scenarios. The vox-pop style shorts highlight the 'things we love' about the public service broadcaster.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 24, 2024

Having worked both freelance and in-house, with clients including the Wall Street Journal, the BBC and the New York Times, he's constantly honing his craft for advertisers, magazines and animation studios. I find what happens a lot, particularly in my animation jobs, is a client may already have a set style for you to work in.

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