Featured Cases 7


design agency

AICP

MOMA

CLIENT:

DESIGN SYSTEMS

FINE ART

GRAPHIC DESIGN

TYPOGRAPHY

ANIMATION

COLLATERALL

PROJECT:

DESIGN KEYNOTE & PRODUCE AN IDENTITY THAT IS IN LINE WITH THE MOMA NY BRAND

ASK:

We were approached by MOMA NY to design a keynote for the biggest motion design awards of the year — AICP Awards.

brief

concept

No video was arbitrarily pulled to synth with our artwork and no artwork was created without a color theory in mind.

Each Awards show received its own unique spin with specific selection of color and texture to go with its individual story.

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As this years event marked a return and the first time that all three events are in one night we pushed to create a bold, bright vibe. Three palettes that were colorful and different enough to allow each show to own its individual identity, but cohesive enough to represent the event as whole.

A Graphic Design structure was created to hold the unique textures. The formats were built in a way where they can keep content orderly but still feel fluid and seamlessly allow movement.

An additional human touch was incorporated with various layouts to include torn pieces of texture.

systems

THE GRID

GRID APPLIED IN SYSTEM DESIGN

USHER X REMY MARTIN

remy martin

CLIENT:

branding

GRAPHIC DESIGN

TYPOGRAPHY

ANIMATION

COLLATERALL

PROJECT:

DESIGN of keynote

PRODUCE AN IDENTITY THAT IS IN LINE WITH THE MOMA NY BRAND

ASK:

DESIGN SYSTEMS

FINE ART

GRAPHIC DESIGN

TYPOGRAPHY

COLLATERALL

ROLE:

brief

the Grammy award-winning musical artist Usher, launches his limited edition 1738 bottle with Rémy Martin.

concept

The artist used his own musical vocabulary to describe the taste of Cognac to the A.I. technology. Usher’s avant-garde depiction of tasting notes is fed to several AI engines to produce one final result, seen on the limited 1738 Remi Martin Cognac turned into artwork made by me, making the invisible, visible.

process

01. usher drinks

02. usher describes the taste

smooth mix, vibrant, baroque, pops, golden, gold, ornate

03. ai generates the prompt

04. we make art

05. final image

“abstract, dark, wood, explosion”

“spicy, swirly baroque”

  • vfx the mill

    packaging & design out of line

    Executive Producer katie tricot

    creative director mike shaeffer

    Producer edward rilli jr

    Lead Compositor Tim Crean

    Mid Artist Muliki Shanmukha Kameswara Rao, Nelikanti Goutam Raju, Rajashekhar Nagappa Nadiminti

    Junior Artist - Compositing: Ashique T

    Technical Director David Rowley

    Senior Editor. Leanne Belgiorno

    Art Director kris nord chet hitch

    Designers kris nord Brian O'Donnell. Laura Nash Akshay Tiwari

    Designer / Animator Ken Pelletier

    Associate Producer Claire Stiefel

    Production Coordinator Siggy Chojnacki

nascar

DESIGN ANIMATION TOOLKIT

NBC

CLIENT:

animation

color correction

compositing

branding

toolkit

PROJECT:

DESIGN 50 short animations for broadcast commercials

ASK:

DESIGN SYSTEM

art direction

cel animation

composition

rotoscope

ROLE:

brief

In summer 2022, NBC has approached us with a task to design a way to spin off the live action footage of NBC NASCAR race during the Playoffs season.

process

The process consisted of a few major parts:

design

-exploration of style frames

-color palette

-looks of the elements

-toolkit

-branding

animation

-cell animation

-rotoscope

-color grading

-post production

design

We have designed four looks: fire, smoke, lighting strokes and speed lines. each are used to extend the already existing environment and bring a new, exaggerated ands almost heroic moment to the existing footage.

roto scope

The live footage was rotoscoped — meaning that each element was tracked by a special effect and it allowed us to overlay 2D animations with the camera movements fast.

animation

In the final stage of the project, design, rotoscope and cell animation came together to produce the final result.

in the post production, we added additional textures and color correction.

style frames

we had to experiment with the variety of styles before settling down for the one.

Here are some snippets of our early design work showcasing .

  • Executive Creative Director Marcel Ziul

    Executive Producer Alex dos Santos

    General Manage. Tais Marcelo

    Producer Lusia Share

    Creative Directors. Marcel Ziul. Luis Suarez (Lucho)

    Designers Kristina Sharabinskaia Carmela Caldart Mayumi Takahashi

    Animators / Compositors Ricardo Perosa Luis Vilani Cel Animators Oliver Wee Andre Dias Sijia Huang Kristina Sharabinskaia Matt Everton Danila Ribeiro Rodrigo Estravini Production Coordinator Ray Freedman

rebelde

Netflix Originals releases a new series that evokes nostalgia of all the kids growing up on “rebelde” — spanish version of high school musical.

of course, part of brand is music. so we were asked to create a music video for the show.

brief

inspo

When looking for inspiration,we’ve settled on distinct style of illustrator Benjy Brooke, and the fascination with the adult-swim characters.

characters

we made sure to capture the way clothes, physical features and manuerism were representing the characters in the show and applied it in the video.

explorations

We had multiple variations of Dixon and MJ before we have settled on something we like.

  • Executive Creative Director Marcel Ziul

    Executive Producer Alex dos Santos

    General Manage. Tais Marcelo

    Producer Lusia Share

    Creative Directors. Marcel Ziul. Luis Suarez (Lucho)

    Designers Kristina Sharabinskaia Carmela Caldart Mayumi Takahashi

    Animators / Compositors Ricardo Perosa Luis Vilani Cel Animators Oliver Wee Andre Dias Sijia Huang Kristina Sharabinskaia Matt Everton Danila Ribeiro Rodrigo Estravini Production Coordinator Ray Freedman

(brutal)

brief

(BRUTAL) is a concept for Nano Zinc Sunscreen - the ultimate defense against the sun's harsh rays. We cultivated an identity centered around strength, power, and relentless protection.

With an emphasis on minimalistic packaging design and a bold, striking logo, we position Nano Zinc Sunscreen as the go-to choice for those seeking a brutal and unwavering shield against the sun.

  • Executive Creative Director Marcel Ziul

    Executive Producer Alex dos Santos

    General Manage. Tais Marcelo

    Producer Lusia Share

    Creative Directors. Marcel Ziul. Luis Suarez (Lucho)

    Designers Kristina Sharabinskaia Carmela Caldart Mayumi Takahashi

    Animators / Compositors Ricardo Perosa Luis Vilani Cel Animators Oliver Wee Andre Dias Sijia Huang Kristina Sharabinskaia Matt Everton Danila Ribeiro Rodrigo Estravini Production Coordinator Ray Freedman