2020: A year to remember, or maybe, to forget
It’s probably fair to say that not many people could have predicted the way 2020 has turned out if you’d asked them this time last year. It’s been a challenging year (to say the least), and we are truly honoured that in this climate of uncertainty, so many organizations have come to us with such great stories to supercharge!
Ideas, Animation and Society
Ideas, Animation and the Creative Process
The RSA Shorts Series wins at the Webbys!
260 Years of History in 11 Metres
Sketchnote Diaries: Visual Thinking Superchargers
What is Whiteboard Animation? The 9 techniques that make it work
Why does whiteboard animation work so well?
Professor Ray Laurence: Animation, History and University Research
The Power of Visual Language
Often the very first books we encounter are picture books, our first introduction to the power of rich visual language. While our books change, the power of this language doesn’t. Senior Creative Dan Stirrup reflects on this visual language from picture books to explainer films and Whiteboard Animation.
Visualising and explaining Prof. Stephen Hawking's Supertranslations theory
Black Holes might not seem to be visually engaging at the outset. Ultimately there’s not a lot to work with when you think of a hole that swallows light so nothing can be seen. But for Cognitive this is exactly the sort of challenge we love. Hear from Andrew Park about how he and the team visually translated Prof Hawking’s final Black Hole theory of Supertranslations.
Creating appealing characters – Simplify and exaggerate!
Stages of Samatha - Visualisation and Metaphor
When pictures really are worth a thousand words
Character Development in Gaming
Powerful storytelling in games is a key feature for creating a world that players can immerse themselves in. Broaching a variety of difficult subject matters, interactive software has increased it’s suitability and accessibility to a wider audience and it’s fair to say the gaming world has expanded its horizons exponentially, giving it’s creative fantasy world a fundamental core of all-too-real issues.