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January 30th, 2012
by Linda Buchner
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Meet The 3 Latest Additions to the T2 + Back Alley Films Team!

 ”JZ” – Jane Zander – Editor

Knowing that the :30 spot is still alive and well, we’ve    added Jane – “JZ” – (back in KC after a six-year stint at Cutters – Chicago) to our editorial team.  Her work experience includes campaigns for Tide, Dell, Hanes, Secret, and KFC.

“Step one in working with agency creatives is finding common ground. At the end of the day, we are all just people. I enjoy the human connection as much as I do the editing process.

Matt Antrim – VP/Original Program Development

After 14 years in reality television as a casting director in Los Angeles, we think he’s seen it all – so adding him to the staff at T2 is a no-brainer!

“My friends call me the dog whisperer!  I have the coolest dog you’ll ever meet.” (Easy now – Charlie, T2′s mascot, was here first!)

Having worked on shows like “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader”, “Joe Millionaire”, “It’ Me Or The Dog”, and “Thintervention” (just to name a few), Matt is ready to be on the pitching side of the table for T2 and our clients.

Adam Buritsch – Animator

Adam has a background in traditional hand-drawn animation ~ he has motion in his blood! He brings an eclectic and historical knowledge of animation to T2, a drive to push boundaries, and an endless supply of optimism.  Now, what could be wrong with that!

“I never let an inspiration slip past!  From Eastern European folk dancing to Blues harmonica and everything in between – I use a little bit of everything when I’m brainstorming.”

September 5th, 2010
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Elephants Can Too Jump

Okay, I seriously need to get a life. The bozos leave for a long weekend and I steal into their offices and troll YouTube for interesting videos.

This 3D animation short by Nicolas Deveaux was the winner winner chicken dinner of the weekend.

Directed, designed, animated and illustrated by Deveaux, 7 Tonnes 2 is a 3D animation short film produced by Cube Creative, a production company in Paris specializing in animation, special effects, digital art and 3d animation.

It is impossible to watch this video without laughing. And admiring the talent that it took to create it. These crazies that work here at T2 + Back Alley love this animation stuff – maybe they’ll even give me an extra treat or two when I show ‘em what I found.

March 20th, 2010
by Carson Catlin
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me make summer


I wish it was that easy.
But unfortunately we will have to wait a few more months.
I used to look forward to spring, but this winter has been so crappy that now, I just want summer.

Anyhoo, that was the idea behind this post’s background.
I wanted to create something with a warm feel to it.
As always, your comments are appreciated.

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March 3rd, 2010
by Michael Ong
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Let me edutaine you…

Fun infographic!
Well-designed edutainment
with facts and figures.

– Michael Ong

JESS3 / The State of The Internet from Jesse Thomas on Vimeo.

Footnote: Jesse Thomas did a fantastic animation on Vimeo, comprised of a series of fun factoids on the state of the Internet. All fascinating contents aside, the presentation of the facts are witty and entertaining. I’m a big advocate for camouflaging complicated and voluminous information and making it fun and entertaining. This piece reminds me of the motion graphic we worked on for the documentary, “The Next American Dream”, which has 226 airings on 90 PBS stations in 59 markets in 22 states so far. As the Art Director for this project, the challenge I posed for the motion design team was this: “How could we translate a long and confusing statement into something as simple as it can be? And most importantly, it has to be entertaining.” I’m proud to say that we successfully made the otherwise arduous textbook facts into a living-room friendly material. If you have the opportunity, watch The Next American Dream sometime – I’d love to know how you think we did. (How many times did I say entertaining?)

February 28th, 2010
by Garrett Fuselier
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Little World – Amazing Changes Afoot in Mobile User Interface

Nokia and the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design recently funded a study focusing on how we will interact with our mobile devices in the next 2 to 4 years. Kevin Cannon and Tobias Loft spearheaded the work on this project. They devoted two weeks of intensive study to the project, essentially exploring how user interfaces will change, especially as they relate to young, tech savvy users.

They ultimately created a concept they called “Little World.” Little World assigns images and user behaviors to user interfaces so that our mobile experiences are not only more realistic, but more animated. An example is pinning a new girlfriend’s phone number to a cloud (since she is, at least at that moment “dreamy”) and grouping friends together, visually, on the interface. Their amazing work on this project has been featured in Fast Company, as well as in Core77, a design magazine and resource.

In a recent interview explaining the concept, Cannon says, “We found out that the featurism around modern phones was actually getting in the way of its core function: connecting people.” That’s just what the interface does – it brings people to the forefront. Little World went on to become a finalist at the IxD10 student competition this month. Brilliant! Congratulations, guys! Check it out the video!