October 27, 2008We've finally got the go ahead to make a pilot episode of our children's animation series, Fur Wars. For those who don't know about Fur Wars, it's inspired by one of the short films we made for Live Earth last year, The Beginner's Guide.

Fur Wars picks up where Beginner's Guide leaves off – with the savvy animals teaching Carl, the hapless human, some lessons about the environment and climate change.

Aimed at the CBBC pre-teen audience, Fur Wars has received funding from the BBC here in the UK and Disney in France, and the series will take the form of two minute episodes. Our intention is to entertain kids and adults alike whilst informing the target age group using good old fashioned slapstick cartoon. The pilot is being made with the co-operation of La Station Animation in Paris and hopefully the series will be made and aired in 2009. Keep an eye on Airside news for further developments.

Shown here: one of the animals under whose tutelage Carl will learn his (sometimes painful) lessons.

October 17, 2008The animations we created for Fiat's Eco:drive technology over the last year are now being used online as part of Fiat's campaign to get people driving more efficiently.

Originally shown at motor shows in Europe, the animations are now appearing on the Fiat Eco:drive website, offering tips and downloads to conscientious drivers.

Visit the Fiat Eco:drive website to see Franco and Merv in action.

Illustration & animation by Airside
Client: Fiat
Agency: AKQA

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October 16, 2008The England football team’s recent victory against Kazakhstan saw Airside’s Sony idents being shown in the UK for the first time.

Originally created for Sony's sponsorship of the UEFA Champion's League a couple of years ago, we were commissioned by Fallon to adapt the colours of the neon ball to reflect the red and white of England after Sony became sponsors of ITV’s international football coverage this year.

The idents will be on our site shortly; meantime watch the original idents here.

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October 13, 2008Nat was interviewed by the Design Council during the recent London Design Festival. They did a series called 'A week in the life of...' featuring various designers.

Read it here.

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