Category Description

A single spot advertising a product or service

Project Description

Challenged by The Garden to create an ad for the global launch of Rakuten Kobo’s new color eReader, AIM Creative Studios blended a minimalist aesthetic with a grainy texture reminiscent of paper or watercolor paintings, creating a tactile connection to books.

Drawing inspiration from the surrealism found in beautiful book designs, their goal was to evoke the boundless realms of imagination experienced while reading. The primary challenge laid in balancing the technical intricacies of the production pipeline with a very demanding schedule, all while upholding the uncompromising quality standards they had set for the project.

Credits

Brand: Rakuten Kobo

Production: AIM Creative Studios
Producer: Tiago Ribeiro
Direction & Illustration: Christoph Sarow
Project Manager: Daniela Carvalho
Technical Director: André Cunha
Lead Animator: Jay Septimo
Animators: Ana Iutes, Ana Luísa Farinha, Daniel Roque
Additional Animation: Christina Pirvu, Daniela Carvalho
Motion Design: André Cunha
Composer & Sound Designer: André Aires Augusto

Agency: The Garden
CCO: Shane Ogilvie
Executive Creative Director: Lindsay Eady
Copywriters: Lindsay Eady, Shane Ogilvie
Art Director: Mriga Suchdeva
Project Lead: Julia Zammit
Executive Producer: Melanie Lambertsen
Voice Over: Mike Regan