2020: achievements, learnings, memes
Grand historical narratives aside, what will we remember from this year? Small at scale is a theme for Flying Object: a feature film knitted together from phone videos of daily life, Tweets taking…
Applying for creative jobs: advice we’d give after reviewing 350 applications
If you’re applying for creative jobs at the moment, especially at a junior level, you’re probably going to be up against a lot of other people. We found this when we recently posted a hire for a…
A Critique of Pure Rishi
Remember, remember, the fifth of November 2020 - a key date in both economic policy and personal branding, two things that operate in a Venn diagram populated by a man whose year cannot have gone as…
Brand love in the age of lockdown
2020 has made us reflect on what really matters. So what have supermarket deliveries taught us about our relationship with brands? Supermarket deliveries have never been so vital. They were always…
How do we make animations?
Making original, high quality animations for our clients is one of our favourite things to do at Flying Object. If it’s your first time working with us, or you’re thinking about dipping a toe into…
Not Spooked by Covid-19 Halloween
Covid-19 hasn’t stopped us doing our FLO thing. In fact, it’s made us hone our skills. Our Halloween campaign for Twitter going live today is a great example. In our third partnership with Twitter…
In 2018 we were asked to envisage what a Spanish Flu outbreak would look like today. Little did we know that 2020 would show us how right (or wrong) we were.
In early 2020, as reports of a novel coronavirus spread, the eerie headlines and growing sense of collective unease began to feel strangely familiar to our team at Flying Object, thanks to Spanish…
Animation: Is it the right fit for your brief?
Animations offer a lot to the right audience, and can be an amazing part of your marketing strategy. From simple motion graphics pieces through stop-motion, hand-rendered work to realistic 3D,…
Got a great idea for an experience? Here’s 3 ways integrating with video can make it work harder for your brand post-Covid.
It’s no secret that the continuing Covid-19 situation has created a difficult atmosphere for experiential marketing. If you’ve had to postpone the genius pop-up or amazing event you’ve had in the…
On creative adventures (and 7 years of Flying Object)
In 2013, when Tom and I were contemplating leaving our cushty stable jobs and thinking about what came next, a friend suggested that what I needed was an adventure : a step outside of my comfort…