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June 21, 2011Hinge Digital Wins Two Tellys!

Reel Spring 2011Hinge Digital has won two Telly Awards for our work on the “Mark it Down” spot for hhgregg retail stores. Check out the winning spot!





May 23, 2011Hinge Digital Has a New Look

Reel Spring 2011Hinge Digital launches its new website. Check out our latest projects, the new hingeblog and learn about the team. If you like what you see, and you think we'd be a great fit for your next project, contact us.




May 17, 2011New US Cellular Spots

US Cellular ArchitectBlacklist and SDF1 teamed up with Hinge Digital on two new US Cellular spots, "Architect" and "Family Man". Check them out!





May 2, 2011Ramiro Gomez Joins Hinge Digital as Head of Business Development

Film and advertising industry veteran brings passion and expertise to business development role at 3D animation and visual effects studio. Ramiro brings two decades of experience to the role including a background as an artist and supervisor, giving him a unique perspective for operational and marketing leadership in the visual effects industry. Read the Press Release [PDF].

April 29, 2011Hinge Digital Wins a Telly Award!

Telly Award Winning Mark it DownWe are pleased to announce that Hinge Digital has won a Telly Award for the all CG "Mark it Down" spot created for appliances and electronics retailer hhgregg. Watch hhgregg "Mark It Down".




April 19, 2011Hinge Digital Featured in Post Magazine

Post Magazine April 2011 The April issue of Post magazine has a great article entitled "Promoting a Brand with Character." The article featured Hinge Digital's collaboration with Zimmerman Advertising to bring to life "hh", a Spokes-Character used in over 34 spots for the Indianapolis-based hhgregg stores. Read the full story [PDF].



April 10, 2011Contest Winner Featured in Animation Magazine

Post Magazine April 2011 Last month, young artist and illustrator Erin Koehler won Hinge Digital’s inaugural "Bring Your World To Life" character design contest, which was sponsored by Wacom Technology Corp., Luxology and Animation Magazine.

"Hinge Digital is focused on telling original stories, developing unique characters and worlds, and collaborating with new talents. We see the Bringing Your World to Life contest as an opportunity to help bring undiscovered talent to the forefront," explains Roland Gauthier, cofounder of Hinge Digital. "The winning contest submission can be from any story genre and any creative level or background. The only requirements are that each entry is original and compelling."

"We were very pleased with the work submitted to the Bring Your World to Life Contest," says Hinge Digital co-founder, Michael Kuehn. "We are excited to have helped showcase a wide variety of talented artists and storytellers through the contest and look forward to working with them in the future." Read the full story [PDF].

February 7, 2011Bringing Your World to Life Contest Winner: Erin Koehler

Contest Winner AnnouncedWe are pleased to announce that artist/illustrator Erin Koehler is the winner of Hinge Digital's inaugural "Bringing your World to Life" character design and story contest. As part of her prize, Koehler wins a Wacom Intuos4, Luxology modo and an article in the next issue of Animation Magazine. Read the full article at Animation Magazine.



Jan 31, 2011New Spot: hhgregg Super Sale XLV

hhgregg Super Sale 45 In our latest all-CG spots for hhgregg and Samsung, "hh" is getting ready for the big game. The "energy drink dump" liquid and dripping effects were created using RealFlow and mental ray for Maya. Watch "hhgregg Super Sale 45".