Award-winning animation and motion graphics
Illustration, animation, graphic design and motion graphics
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, capturing and retaining audience attention is more challenging than ever. Our bespoke animation and designs are a vibrant alternative for digital campaigns, product demos or TV commercials.
So what style of animation would best represent your brand?
Get in touchOur animation work
Buglife
Animated explainer to take action for pollinators and wildlife
Skylark’s animation features hand-drawn illustrations in a style sympathetic to Buglife’s brand assets. 2D vector graphics ensured a simplistic yet contemporary style. This animation helped secure $400,000 funding from Klarna's Give One initiative and generated over 30,000 organic views, 1000 video shares and 150+ items logged on the B-Lines map.
Michelmores
Mixed media to communicate natural capital
Natural capital gives a value to Earth's natural assets and is becoming an important part of the economy. Our animation introduces BNG and carbon credits and also highlights Michelmores' expertise in advising professionals in this crucial domain.
Viva!
Award winning hand-drawn illustrations for vegan charity
For vegan charity Viva!, connecting meat eating with its effect on the planet was a message they wanted to communicate in a video that they wanted to go viral. We took a familiar meme, 'This is fine', and developed a humorous concept for a serious issue. The animation went viral on YouTube (over 322,000 views) and won Gold at The Drum Roses Creative Awards.
Upland PostUp
Animated explainer for marketers in publishing
PostUp simplifies email marketing for publishers. Its purpose-built email and newsletter software is technical yet visually appealing - and we wanted to reflect this in a beautiful and engaging animation that could retain attention and explain its key benefits. Our playful design takes screen recordings to another level by reframing into 3D, lending itself to an interactive and eye-catching visual style.
Animation
Animated video can be the most visually impactful way to tell your story or to explain complex ideas. It’s a vibrant alternative for digital campaigns, product demos or TV commercials and can be tailored to your brand voice to target your audience, whether that’s customers, investors or employees.
- 2D and 3D animations
- Full service from script to character and sound design
- Unique illustrations based on your branding
- Motion tracked labels to highlight features and benefits
- VFX and CGI
Illustration
Elevate your brand’s visual identity with bespoke illustration. Harness the expertise of our award-winning graphic designers and illustrators to craft tailor-made visual assets for social media, online, outdoor, and print.
- Character design
- Infographics
- Hand-drawn scenes
- Icons
Motion graphics
Motion graphics blends animation, video, sound, and infographics to convey ideas. Our graphics artists create custom imagery to enhance your brand, showcase product features, simplify complex concepts, and increase viewer engagement.
Graphic design
From your branding, we create all the assets you need for your overall marketing strategy. Whether developing a new logo, refreshing your marketing collateral or creating imaginative conceptual artwork, our eye-catching designs will bring your vision to life.
How it works
Pre-production
Discovery, moodboard, storyboard, scriptwriting, illustration, design, music and voice over selection
Production
Illustration, graphic design, animation
Post-production
Voice over record, music, sound design
Marketing
Delivering assets with the optimal duration and ratio for all your delivery channels
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What’s the difference between motion graphics, graphic design and animation?
Animation is the term used to describe moving imagery; everything from classic 2D cartoons like Tom and Jerry, to the stop-motion creations of Aardman Animations. Essentially, any technique that makes static objects or images appear to move can be considered animation.
Motion graphics, on the other hand, is a specific type of animation. It focuses on the movement of graphic design elements. Motion graphics can be used to create engaging presentations, explainer videos, and animated logos.
You can use the graphic design elements created by our designers for static visuals to broaden the reach of your campaign.
Traditional animation typically involves storytelling with characters and plots. Motion graphics are primarily used to convey information or illustrate concepts using animated text, shapes, and other graphic elements.
You’re based in Bristol. Do you work across the UK?
Absolutely! Animation doesn’t require us to do any filming on location. Our animators will deliver drafts for online review at every stage of production and we hold regular update meetings over Teams.
What’s an animated explainer?
An animated explainer is a short, engaging video that uses animation to clearly and succinctly explain how a product or service works. These videos are designed to simplify complex ideas, making them easily understandable and visually appealing. Animated explainers are often used in marketing, education, and training to convey information and capture the audience’s attention.
What sort of illustrations do you offer?
We offer a range of illustration styles tailored to your brand guidelines and animation needs. Our illustrators are experts at 2D character design, vector graphics, concept art, storyboarding, and custom illustrations to bring your ideas to life.
Which is better, animation or live-action video?
We appreciate both formats for their unique strengths. The best choice depends on your specific needs and goals. Contact us with your brief, and we offer a free consultation on which format will work better for you and why.
What’s cheaper – animation or live action?
It depends. The expense of live-action video is in the production team, equipment, and location setup. The expense of animation is in the development of the concept, bespoke illustrations and the time it takes to create a video when you’re starting from a blank canvas.
You pay more for 3D or CGI animation due to the increased complexity and resources required.
" Skylark is great to work with, full of creativity and able to provide a fast turn around on a tight budget that fully meets the need and helps to spread a message/grow income. Highly recommended. "
Buglife
