Auckland-based studio The Craft Shop acquires The Department of Motion Graphics
Auckland based studio The Craft Shop has added yet another string to its already impressive bow with the acquisition of The Department of Motion Graphics.
The Craft Shop co-founders Jacko van Deventer and Ben Lockwood say the move follows a string of successful collaborations between the two companies in recent times.
“For the past seven years our focus has always been on craft – whatever form that takes – be it type, art direction, retouching, illustration, you name it. More and more we’ve found our clients are requesting we apply animation and motion graphics to the mix and offer a more integrated solution,” Lockwood said.
“We’ve always admired DMG, we love working with them, and most importantly, their work is always top shelf, so getting them on board was a no brainer.”
DMG animator Dan Short says he’s excited about the opportunities the new enterprise will create: “The really exciting bit is to see what can be done with all these skill sets now under the one roof, and being able to pull them all together seamlessly. And I can’t think of two better guys to do it with than Jacko and Ben.”
Contact +649 379 9444 or email jacko@thecraftshop.co.nz.
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Good move. The industry can’t seem to get enough good motion graphics people at the moment. Hint hint to any designers struggling to get work.