Wow. What a year! I won’t hit you with a ‘hope you’re well’ or an ‘I’m doing ok all things considered’ platitude. It’s been tough for everyone, and I’m more thankful now than ever for the support of my clients and roster companies. So a heartfelt thank you from me to you.

As we move into 2021 and greener pastures, there still have been some amazing recent projects from the teams. Here are a few that I think will inspire you, and I hope we get to work together on something soon. -Dan

Wildlife x Sid Lee x DC

With the usual fan experience offered by Comic-Con on hold in 2020, DC Comics and WB launched the DC FanDome as an exciting way to engage fans through panels, trailers and exclusive content. As part of this global experience, Wildlife teamed up with Sid Lee to create an interactive escape room to thrill fans of Batman's iconic arch-nemesis, The Joker. Check it out.

More from Wildlife:
Reebok x Venables Bell x Zig the Runway
Cyberpunk 2077 x 215 McCann x ARG

makemepulse x Estée Lauder

Estée Lauder is turning to a seemingly unlikely way to reach customers for its new Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex—video gaming. The brand’s ANRcade site is a global, mobile-focused effort with four games that mix fun with some product information, all designed and developed by makemepulse. Play now.

More from makemepulse:
Netflix x Money Heist
Lego x WebAR

Psyop x Aldi Christmas Journey

It's that time of year again! Kevin the Carrot is back with more shenanigans in Todd + Kylie's new annual holiday spot for Aldi UK, which has received AdAge's Creativity Pick of the Day! You definitely don't want to miss Kevin's latest stunts so check it out.

More from Psyop:
Absolut / It’s In Our Spirit
Expedia / Let’s Take a Trip
Supercell / King of Clash Trivia Show

Bukwild x CLIF Bar

As a brand who has built such a strong loyalty within its audience, it was only a matter of time before CLIF Bar would want and need to have some control over how their consumers experienced purchasing online - directly from them. Bukwild’s job wasn’t just to spin up a well-designed, exceptionally functional DTC website, but to guide their teams in understanding the impacts of decision making, learning about new technology, new ways to operate, and to build a comfortable knowledge-base in the new world of e-commerce. Learn more.

More from Bukwild:
Kiva Cannabis Website
Solutions for going DTC

Spillt x Coda

Coda is a new app that brings words, data, and teams together. It starts with a blinking cursor on a blank page and can grow as big as your team's ambition. It’s a breathlessly simple idea with very complicated applications, and they chose Spillt to bring their story to life in a lovely animated spot. Watch now.

More from Spillt:
Nat Geo Wild Sundays
Odell Brewing Company

Superhero Cheesecake x Lucid Motors

Fresh from Superhero Cheesecake’s teams in Amsterdam and Austin, they worked directly with Lucid Motors to breathe new life into their digital brand platform. They created a new home online that conveys emotion and the brand philosophy of ‘redefining the future of luxury mobility’ through carefully crafted motion design paired with a sophisticated front-end site experience. Resulting in a luxurious and modern feeling for users that is reflective of their brand and their beautiful Lucid Air EV.

More from Superhero Cheesecake:
Wajer Yachts Website
The Year of Greta

metajive x SoftBank

metajive had the opportunity to partner with Mococo to help SoftBank Group update its digital presence. SoftBank has made its name as one of the largest investors in the world by working with forward-thinking companies. metajive made sure they had a strong voice to effectively communicate with a global audience.

More from metajive:
Fuse
Iyuno

So, what else is cool?

With the pandemic shutting down most live-action and travel, I hoped we’d see a huge influx of animation, AR, games, digital and more. And while it’s definitely increased (in fact, makemepulse and Mullen Lowe are hoping to do a panel about the rebirth of the microsite at SXSW) there’s still plenty of room for more. So here’s to making 2021 full of fresh and experimental creative thinking in the digital space.

Current roster:
Bukwild - Channel - Little Moving Pictures - makemepulse - metajive - Psyop - Superhero Cheesecake - SCPS - Spillt - Wildlife