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Beautiful, Inside and Out. We teamed up again with our friends at NIO to produce a collection of CGI stills for the launch of the EC6 “Lighten Up” campaign. We designed and built an elegant and fluid space of subtle architectural minimalism which highlights the graceful roofline and sculptural proportion of the EC6 creating a perfect balance between the natural and human-made. Click here to learn more

Our animations celebrate Braun products in all their glory and a design ethos we love, by elevating function and the small but essential details, and honouring the minimalist aesthetic we champion in our own work. Click here to watch them all!

We had the pleasure to work with Polestar and Benedict Redgrove to create the launch imagery for the all-electric Polestar 02. We travelled to South Korea to Zaha Hadid's iconic Dongdaemun Design Plaza which provided the perfect backdrop for our dream-like, futuristic and clean world of tomorrow. Click here to see the images

Our debut images collection showcasing the Salaff C2 in collaboration with designer Carlos Salaff and artist Benedict Redgrove. The supercar is dominated by powerful modernist strokes but in keeping with the vintage values synonymous with the Salaff brand. Simply put, the C2 is sublime. Take a look a look for yourself here.

A brilliant evening spent at the International Motor Film awards celebrating the best of the industry. Better yet, our Honda E Prototype Launch film was nominated for Best Creative Film! It was a huge win for us to be recognised alongside some of the best automotive work this year. We could not have been more thrilled to be part of the event. See our nominated film here.

The highly anticipated launch of the Honda E to markets worldwide was a cause for a big celebration here at INK. Being part of the journey from concept stage many years ago to seeing the production model debut over the summer, it has been an extraordinary opportunity to be a part of Honda’s electric vision. Click here to learn more

Not often do we get to a part of something so personal and insightful as Benedict Redgrove’s NASA project. With over 1,200 backers and more than £190,000 raised through the Kickstarter campaign, the extraordinary history locked away within the NASA archives will now be shared with space enthusiasts for many many generations to come. Get your hands on a copy here.

Technology designed for perfection. Collaborating with Nicholas Alan Cope and the talented team at Select World, we created a series of images for the biggest launch in Miele’s 120 years history, the Generation 7000 campaign. Discover more here

We are extremely proud and honoured to have worked alongside Benedict Redgrove on his recently launched NASA project Over the course of 5 years, we have meticulously creatively retouched over 200 images of historic artefacts stretching back to the dawn of the space age. The images are to be published in Redgrove’s book ‘NASA: Past and Present Dreams of the Future’. If you are also a space fanatic and would like to own your own piece of space history, please head over to Redgrove’s kickstarter page here to show your support, and help him turn his childhood dream into reality.

Feast your eyes on our latest CGI launch film for the all-new Amazfit Verge 2. The film is designed to arouse and awaken the senses through it's clean and calming aesthetic. Purposefully building the fluid landscapes and sculpted undulating waves to mimic the rhythm of the user’s movements. Discover more here

Working alongside the teams at Indigo Technologies and Upstatement, we helped bring to life Indigo's advanced new technology which is pioneering the future of mobility. We created an set of interactive suite of CGI assets for the launch of their brand-new website. Find out more here.

Who wants coffee? Our latest CGI campaign in collaboration with Nespresso USA, Wednesday Agency and Visual Artists explores a surreal world of coffee for the launch of the all new Barista. Click here to discover more!

We directed and produced the launch film for Honda’s gorgeous retro EV destined to melt our European hearts when it launches later this year. Combining a motion graphic ‘Honda World’ design, seamless live-action and integrated CGI lifestyle sequences, this film made a big impact at Geneva Motor Show 2019. Click here to watch the film.

New CGI stills and animations for our friends at SERES. Combining our passion for cars and technology we created a suite of assets for the technology page of the forward-thinking Silicon Valley-based car brand. Head over to the project page now to discover more

The purrfect project, the purrfect team. In collaboration with photographer Wilson Hennessey and Creative Agency MadeBy Partners we made E.ON's playful kitty concept a reality in a mesmerizing looping animation. Click here to discover more!

We’re thrilled to announce that Miles joins INK as our new Creative Director.

With a background in design and motion graphics, Miles has built an impressive portfolio over 20 years spanning broadcast, film and games. Cutting his teeth with big titles such as Call of Duty and TitanFall – Arkham City. Behind all of Miles’ work is a strength and passion for storytelling. His ability to craft narratives and find beauty in the complex is unparalleled. We can’t wait to see how he will bring a fresh shape to INK’s work.

NEW WORK: In our latest collaboration with San Francisco based agency UENO, we created effortlessly cool CGI stills and interactive animations for SiFive's new website. Click here to discover more.

Find out more about our most ambitious VR project to date: a digital field trip in collaboration with Pi and ENEC designed for the Samsung World Skills Event. More coming soon.

Bloated Motors A bloated blast from a timeless past. Our playful set of CGI animations pay homage to a trio of seventies vehicles from a period of design that taste forgot. Click here to discover more!

Our Porsche 959 is featured in the 2018 Creativepool Annual. We're so proud to be part of a book which celebrates the best creative work of the year. A big thank you to the judges and Creativepool team for selecting the work - great awards party too! 

A 292 lightbulb moment: our work for Audi sees a simple creative idea come to life. We were part of a wider team working on the Audi A7 Sportback campaign which showcases uncomplicated art direction at its best.

Parking up on your doorstep this week. Launching our latest book showcasing the very best of our Automotive CGI work, click here if you would like your very own copy.

ClearMotion has developed technology that defies gravity. We collaborated with the US based company and digital agency UENO to generate a series of animated CGI assets, designed to integrate seamlessly within the user-interactive features of ClearMotion's website. Discover more here

Our latest project with Wired Magazine captures the story behind Roborace: a brand engineering racing cars with artificial intelligence. The car was designed by Daniel Simon, photographed by Benedict Redgrove and lovingly retouched by us. It's great to be working with such a pioneering brand - there's more work to come, so watch this space. 

We need you! Our Porsche 959 is shortlisted for Creativepool's 2018 Annual. The 959 was crafted from scratch in CGI and presented in true 'Plain Bodies' style: a beautiful car framed on an uncomplicated white backdrop. Vote for us in the 3D category here.

Saying YES with luxury shoe brand Stuart Weitzman. We created CGI letters to compliment the striking composition of the photography. Click here to discover more.

As beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside: the Audi A8's luxurious interior shines in our new CGI campaign with BBH. We animated light pouring out of the car, showing that it's what's inside that makes the A8 special. Click here to discover more.

Honda's Electric Vision takes shape with the launch of the EV Urban Concept car, coming to Europe in the not too distant future. We scripted, directed, filmed and animated the launch film packed with kaleidoscopic split-screen graphics to be shown at Frankfurt Motor Show, 2017. Discover more here

The Dirt Track Racers spend their weekends hurtling around tracks in various parts of the country. Sometimes winning, sometimes losing. Sometimes breaking down and breaking bones, but always with a smile. We had the pleasure of retouching this atmospheric series by Benedict Redgrove. The work recently won the AOP award in the Project Category.

Materials meet machinery in our latest creative retouch work. The bi-annual Hermès magazine plays host to a Memphis inspired shoot. We played with the bold colours and asymmetric boots, bags, silk scarves and even a skateboard in this giant mechanical playground. Head over to our Behance page to learn more. 

The secrets of the Aston Martin Valkyrie’s design are finally revealed in this next chapter of the three million pound hypercar. We created the hyper-futuristic CGI environment and composited the car to launch its ground-breaking next generation design. Head over to the project page to discover more. 

Stadiums have come a long way from their Greek origins. We put our heads together with the clever people at National Geographic and Populous to visualise their vision of a stadium of tomorrow. You can unfold five glorious pages of hyper trains, drones and sustainable technology in the July 2017 issue.

It’s all about the future of technology at the FOS Future Lab. An intoxicating mix of cars, stars and motorsport royalty come together for the annual Festival of Speed. We’re thrilled to see our work for Benedict Redgrove’s inspiring ‘NASA - Past and Present Dreams of the Future’ exhibited. Click here to learn more about the project.

Our latest project with Benedict Redgrove captures the incredible beauty and ground breaking design of the heavy lifters of the sky. This is creative retouching at high altitudes. Large fonts and light colours compliment the craft of these resting colossal cargo planes. Read about the spot on Wired Magazine.

Combine McLaren supercars with Esquire and a master automotive photographer and you’ve got the kind of project that makes our mouths water. We’re excited to release our latest creative retouching work in collaboration with Benedict Redgrove, recently published in The Big Black Book. Read more about the project here.

A new office and another new member of staff! We’re thrilled to welcome the talented Ioanna to our animation team as Junior 3D Artist. A recent graduate from Bournemouth University in Computer Visualisation and Animation, Ioanna has jumped into London studio life and proved her passion for all things art and CGI. Her boundless energy and hunger to learn on every project makes her a force to be reckoned with and we can’t wait to see what she’ll create here with us. 

Our latest instalment with our friends at Honda launches a bold new vision for an electrified Europe by 2025, head over to our project page to discover more

We did it again, well, Docubyte did... Congratulations to our Art Director James Ball for winning the Creativepool Photography award for his stunning photography series ‘The Guide to Computing’. It’s been fantastic to have been a part of this incredible project. Read more about the project here.

Three time zones. Two shoes. One brief: Give birth to a tiger. We have truly broken the mould in our latest project… The launch assets for ASICS Kayano TigerKnit were an act of true international collaboration spanning three continents; from developing a detailed shoe model to simulating realistic fracturing porcelain, it’s been an exciting project and we stepped up to the challenge! Learn more.

We’re proud to have been part of the incredible team with Benedict Redgrove, BBH and Visual Artists to launch the all new Audi A5 campaign. The stunning lighting rig was shot in camera and brought to life using a wide variety of disciplines in the INK studio. Click here to learn more.

We’re honoured to be a part of BenedictRedgrove’s ‘NASA - Past and Present and Dreams of the future’ retouching his images. This seven year body of work (with two more to go) is a veneration of NASA’s space suits, craft, facilities and all that it has accomplished. It is showcased for the first time in this month’s WIRED.

We’re passionate about engaging automotive work so we’ve produced the new ‘Automotive Type A’ book featuring some of our best work, including CG animation, live action, photography and motion graphics for brands including Land Rover, Jaguar, Honda and McLaren. Head over to our Behance page to learn more.

Prints of our plain body series are now available for sale at Petrolicious! The first poster available is the iconic 917 which gave Porsche its first ever win at Le Mans. Check it out here.

We’re happy to announce our brand new work with Gtech and the release of three playful CG Animations to showcase their Garden Tool range! This series marks the start of a great collaboration with an exciting company and we look forward to more projects on the horizon.

It's incredibly exciting to see our new ‘Guide to Computing’ photography series created in collaboration with Docubyte featured in WIRED, Creative Review, The Telegraph and Motherboard, to name just a few! Find out more about the project here.

We are extremely proud to have won the Creativepool Annual 2016 award in 'Best of 3D' with our Land Rover Versatility and Packaging film! Find us featured in the new printed annual and online. You can also watch the original film in full here.

We're delighted to have been shortlisted for the Creativepool Annual 2016! Be sure to pick up your nearest device and vote for our Jaguar D-Type or Land Rover Discovery Sport CGI film before Feb 19th.

We are excited to announce our newest addition to the Project Management team at INK. A graduate of Bristol University, Flo joins us fresh from orchestrating online reviewing platform Ed Fringe Review’s coverage of the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Working across a number of INK’s Architectural Visualisation accounts, Flo is looking forward to turning her keen eye for detail to bricks, bytes and budgets.

Thanks to the team at Photoshop Creative for featuring a great article about the INK studio in their January issue. Take a look for some top Photoshop tips, an exclusive look at our plain-body Jaguar D-Type and an insight into a day-in-the-life of Ruxi, the newest member of our retouching team.

We are pleased to release our latest work in collaboration with Land Rover: a short CGI film with an accompanying set of stills to launch the brand new Range Rover Evoque Convertible, the world’s first luxury compact SUV convertible.  Read more about the project here!

We are delighted to welcome a new member to the INK team! Ruxi joins our retouching department after recently moving to London from Bucharest, where she trained and worked in architecture. With a passion for illustration and the visual side of architecture as well as excellent Photoshop skills we are looking forward to the creative talent that she will bring to the studio.

Thanks to Tom May and the team at 3D World Magazine for writing a great profile on our studio! Take a look at the Christmas 2015 edition to read all about some of our best work and what it’s like to be part of INK.

We’re excited to release our 2015 automotive showreel! It features a selection of some of our best CGI and animation work for clients including Honda, Jaguar, McLaren and Land Rover. Head to our Vimeo page to watch the film in full.

We’re proud to announce that some incredible photography, shot by James Ball and retouched by INK, has been featured in WIRED Magazine. After two years of persistence James made it into the top-secret testing area at Reaction Engines, Oxfordshire to shoot the new air-breathing rocket and jet concept engine, offering an exciting glimpse into the future of Britain in Space.

After one and a half years of detailed CGI work we are proud to deliver our set of launch images showcasing the new Tottenham Hotspur football stadium, marking the start of a new and exciting chapter for the club and its fans. Take a look at the launch images and find out more about the project here.

We are pleased to introduce another new face within our growing team. Levi joins our 3D department after recently relocating from Romania where he worked as an interior architect. With a passion for design and a flair for illustration, Levi brings his own touch to all his work and we look forward to seeing what he can do!

The 2015 CG Awards are upon us! Celebrating the best and brightest in the industry, we’ve been nominated for Best CG Commercial Campaign and Best Arch-Viz Still and are proud to be selected alongside so many great studios. Find out more here on the CG Awards website.

We’re proud to be featured on The Foundry showreel 2015. INK’s Packaging and Versatility work with FP Creative and Land Rover makes an appearance 2:11mins in to the video, which compiles animation clips from the great and the good of the CGI industry. You can watch the full reel on the Foundry’s Website.

We're proud to announce that our film Versatility & Packaging, for the New Land Rover Discovery Sport, was nominated for Best Animated Film at the 2014 London Motor Film Festival. Proud to be coming up against our friends at Jaguar and Porsche in the category; the award extended to hand drawn, 3D animation, stop motion and heavy VFX based productions in automotive film.

We were recently invited to speak at the 5th annual bluegfx expo; a day where the Games, Film & TV and Design Visualisation industries come together to teach each other new things. We had a lot of fun talking to people about some of our favourite projects, as well as listening to some of our friends discuss their own creative approach and work in more detail.

Another successful partnership with FP Creative recently unveiled, this time taking the stage at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Our varied digital assets for the Jaguar F-TYPE Coupe all-wheel drive and manual gearbox were both launched in a luxury media app at the event, available to both press and fans of the focused sports car.

Our latest collaboration with FP Creative, for the New Land Rover Discovery Sport, recently launched at the 2014 Paris Motor Show – but not before the 4x4 made its own debut sailing down the River Seine with supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Loaded onto custom iPads for the launch, our digital assets gave media and audiences alike an in-depth understanding of the first member of the all-new Discovery family.