Big Spaceship: ActivateDrinks.com

Scrolling made fun by the fine folks at Brooklyn’s Big Spaceship: ACTIVATE Drinks, putting a new twist on vitamin-enhanced water. Scroll it … all the way.

Nando Costa: The New America

This is pretty damn cool … Nando Costa is putting together a new short film called The New America, where an advanced society experiences structural and financial collapse (good timing), re-emerging with values rooted in nature. Interesting enough on its own, but the extremely unique apsect of the short is that every frame of the movie would be engraved on wood – similar to Nando’s previous wood engraved artwork – and each person sponsoring the film would essentially keep a one-of-a-kind wood frames.

For more info on the project and how to become a sponsor check out: Nando’s Kickstarter page … or nandocosta.com

Korb + Echolab: Infinity Water

Vilnius based CGI director Rimantas Lukavicius, aka Korb recently finished up Infinity Water – Case Study; a journey through physical properties of the most abundant compound on Earth’s surface. Exploring the interaction between colorless, odorless liquid and music, discovering the infinity encoded in water’s memory.

Music: Turquoise Hexagon Sun – Boards Of Canada

Piano Cover by Goldmund

Sound Design & Final Mix: ECHOLAB

Superfad, Nando Costa: Cartoon Network

Superfad’s Nando Costa recently directed this spot for Cartoon Network Asia’s customizable avatars Toonix website.

New Superfad shirt designed by Nando as well.

LemonGood: Audi R8 Spec Commercial

This looks like it was alot of fun to make –> A spec spot for Audi R8 by London based LemonGood. Created in Softimage XSI/ICE/ Momentum/Vray/Nuke. Have been hearing alot about XSI/ICE lately.

Nexus Interactive Arts: Quayola ~ Strata #4

Quayola, a London based artist, has created a new multi-screen video-installation premiering on October 7-9, 2011 at the renowned Palais des Beaux Arts in Lille, France’s second museum after the Louvre, as the opening of their 2011-2012 season. Strata #4 is part of his on-going series of films, prints and site-specific installations for the project devised to challenge accepted perceptions of classical art, architecture and iconography. Quayola strips away outer layers of dramatic symbolism from masterpieces and explores the world beneath their figurative skins.

Quayola is screening Strata #3 in Ottawa tomorrow Sept 21 – 25 at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.

You can watch a great interview of Quayola on The Creators Project and get behind-the-scenes info here.

James Wignall: updates

London based freelance director / designer / animator James Wignall updated his Mutanthands portfolio with new projects including work for Sony, Southern Comfort, Hammer & Tongs, OFFF, and Bare Bones Gallery. James was also recently a winner at this year’s Art Directors Club Young Guns 9 awards. James will be attending the exhibition on October 13th at the ADC Gallery in New York.

GMUNK + Black Swan: FOTB Titles

Since late 2010 GMUNK has been design director at Black Swan. GMUNK recently directed these titles for the 2011 Flash on the Beach festival currently running in Brighton. Check out a huge behind-the-scenes breakdown. Also check out Black Swan’s reel.

Tendril: Fibe TV / Bell

Tendril creates a world of wonder for Bell’s Fibe TV

Nerdo: IdN opening title

NERDO is a Turin, Italy based studio, established in 2009 by Alessandro Durando and Lorenzo Levrero, recently producing this dvd opening title for IdN’s new issue “IdN Video v18n4″.

A few months ago Nerdo was contacted by IdN World to publish this projection mapping project for SEAT Portugal.