“… OFFF is more than a design conference, a multimedia trade fair, or a digital animation festival. OFFF is an enthusiastic celebration of a new visual culture. After eight years on the frontline of digital arts events, OFFF has trascended its own nature as a festival to become a synonym for modernity, both aesthetic and technological.” Esthetische moderniteit? Een aantal opvallend mooie voorbeelden:

• Julien Vallée > prachtig papieren (en ander) handwerk http://www.jvallee.com/
• Craig ward http://www.wordsarepictures.co.uk/
• Soso http://sosolimited.com/
• Non-Format > Grafisch & typografisch erg sterk! http://www.non-format.com/
• Tara McPhereson > illustratie http://www.taramcpherson.com/

Last week OFFF took place in Paris. This three-day festival showcases top digital artists, web, print and interactive designers, motion graphics studios, and new music adventurous. I enjoyed the festival together with five of my colleagues and listed some of my highlights below.

Dixon Baxi

What? We are an independent creative agency working with some of the worlds most interesting companies across TV, advertising, print, digital and the ways they overlap. Where? London Top work? MTV2 Channel Rebrand We created a positioning to inspire an irreverent, bold and strongly opinionated tone of voice. Entirely statement driven the new approach fused audience comment with channel opinion.

Goodbyesilverstein

What? Advertising agency. Where? San Fransisco Top work? Haagen Dasz advertising campaign

Universal Everything

What? Universal Everything sits at the crossover between design and art. Making content for mobile, broadcast, architecture and events. Creating digital installations for galleries and commercial spaces. Directing expressive films for brands, TV and cinema. Designing exhibitions, interactive and digital brand identities. Where? Sheffield Top work? AOL rebranding

Knife Party

What? Knife Party is an animation collective helmed by Simon Robson, working across a range of media with an emphasis on diverse creative collaborations. Where? all over the world Top work? ‘Coalition of the Willing’ is a collaborative animated film and web-based event about an online war against global warming in a ‘post Copenhagen’ world.

Coalition Of The Willing from coalitionfilm on Vimeo. *** Also worth checking out: Dvein, Julien Valée, Pleix and many others!