Will Sweeney has created an animated cover for the second iPad issue of Lodown Magazine. As well as an interview, videos and images from Will, the issue also features Lars Von Trier, Jon Rafman and Craig Ward. Available now from the iTunes App Store. Animation by Dan Britt.

18 November, 2011 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Moving Image, Will Sweeney | | Permalink

Will Sweeney has just completed the artwork for the latest promo for French electronic act Birdy Nam Nam. The video, which accompanies new song Goin’ In, is centred around a cosmic royal wedding in the land of Nam Nam. The video is Will’s latest for the group since The Parachute Ending, which was nominated as one of the 25 YouTube Play / Guggenheim videos, marking the most exceptional talent in online video. You can see more of Will’s animation work here.

06 September, 2011 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Moving Image, Will Sweeney | | Permalink

Jody Barton is the latest of Big Active’s artists to be invited to contribute to Studio Output’s digital art store The Studio, a project commissioning creative content for the world’s 50 million PlayStation 3 users. Jody’s theme, with six different screens and seventy icons, contains his trademark humour, including his own take on ‘Gamer’s Thumb’. For an overview of the project, visit The Studio.

25 July, 2011 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Jody Barton, Moving Image | | Permalink

Parra has teamed up with Mr. Boonstra to co-direct the lastest video for electronic act Rimer London. The promo, for the single Put Your Gun Away, sees Parra’s take on traditional carnival cutouts. Look out for the Cousin It mask near the end, too.

15 July, 2011 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Moving Image, Parra | | Permalink

It has been almost two years, but we’re finally able to show you Will Sweeney’s ninety second epic paean to friendship – Help Your Friends. Will’s animation is ably accompanied by a jingle from indie four-piece DeVotchKa, and was commissioned for cult children’s television show Yo Gabba Gabba!

21 June, 2011 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Moving Image, Will Sweeney | | Permalink

Jasper Goodall has been invited to create an interactive illustration for Sony’s PS3 platform. As Jasper explains, I had been meaning to create a piece of moving illustration for some time and the PS3 platform provided the ideal space to try this out. Although I was aware that the guys at Studio Output would have to work in PS3 coding language, I wanted to provide them with an animation to demonstrate how my theme should move, which they then had to dismantle and reconstruct in the PS3 code.

Jasper devised the dynamic theme as part of a new feature for PlayStation 3 called The Studio, where users can purchase themes from a range of graphic artists and illustrators. PS3 users can view and purchase the themes from within the console’s PlayStation Store.

14 April, 2011 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Jasper Goodall, Moving Image | | Permalink

Will Sweeney has a designed and directed a video for Belgian band Das Pop. For the promo, Will was given free reign to to create the organic / mechanic universe in which lead single The Game comes to life.

As Will explains, ‘When I was asked by the fine gentlemen of Das Pop to create a video for their new motorik pop single The Game, the first image that sprang to mind was ‘motorbikes!’, followed by post ‘apocalyptic warrior punks’. Theses are subjects close to my heart, and I wanted to do my best to create a mini movie for the mind’s eye.’

24 March, 2011 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Moving Image, Will Sweeney | | Permalink

As part of the Dior Illustrated: René Gruau and the Line of Beauty show at Somerset House, Jasper Goodall was asked to reinterpret one of Gruau’s main theme’s, Line & Silhouette. Jasper took the opportunity to move away from his usual medium and produce a large scale piece cut from sheet acetate. The show continues until January 9th.

30 November, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Jasper Goodall, Moving Image | | Permalink

Here’s a new track from Parra’s music side project with LeLe.

07 April, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Moving Image, Music, Parra | | Permalink

Here’s a really simple but effective animated alphabet from Letman, a little taste of things to come.

17 March, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Letman, Moving Image | | Permalink