Chinese New Year is almost here! Have you ever wondered what this colourful, elaborate celebration is all about? What’s the meaning behind it, why is it celebrated? Well, Google search no further. Animation director Sharon Liu talks superstitions, the Chinese Zodiac, folktales and what the fortune for those born in the Year of The Rat is destined to hold.
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So, can someone hurry up and tell us where the last twelve months have gone?
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Christmas came early here at NERD! We’re excited to spread some brotherly love through our roster as we say our season’s greetings to Chris and Tyler Guyot, the brothers who founded Toast.
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How is the movement in equal representation shaping the future of our society? Live-action director and diversity and inclusion advocate Anthony Dziworshie explores how this positive shift we’re finally witnessing on-screen is moulding the tomorrow off-screen for our generations to come.
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Need some assistance in mastering the basics of animation? NERD’s Garth Lee challenges the routine step-by-step method of how to animate a bouncing ball.
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Are you ready for the Trojan takeover? We’re reaching new mythical heights with our key visuals and animation for the next instalment in the Total War saga.
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Peek-a-boo! No throwing your toys out of the pram with our charming online commercial for Bonjela, as we follow the nail-biting journey all parents go through with a teething toddler on their hands.
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We’re amping up the action with our latest creation for notorious Xbox gaming franchise, Gears of War. With brand new gaming modes, an almighty terminator and an on-going battle for Kait’s soul, Gears 5 is readily anticipating its launch at the ‘Gears Ink’ event this September. But who created its killer rock and roll logo? Our team here at NERD.
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What better time than the present is there to start drawing? Whether you’ve kept a sketchbook, journal, scrapbook or a series of loose paper drawings, whether you’ve consistently doodled each day for years, sporadically added to the same (or several) different books never quite completing one, or failed to start one altogether… what follows is a list of helpful tips that I live by to spur my creativity and encourage me to keep a lively, over-used book of artistic brilliance.
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Following the success of the enticing concept art for the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity visionary competition ‘Future Lions’, Billelis was joined by the visionary VFX and CGI-savvy Peter S, along with AKQA, to bring to life the opening film for the world-famous awards ceremony.
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