Pause Fest is a manifestation of the digital and creative industries featuring the world’s most creative minds of the 21st century within the Melbourne CBD.
Recent Articles
Beaver&Beaver // UK
March 4, 2012No Comments
“The success of Beaver&Beaver stems from the pair’s different, but complementary, areas of expertise.”
FutureDeluxe | UK
March 3, 2012No Comments
“Their forte is producing unique and innovative design-led experiences that range from animation and motion graphics to interactive and digital design and interface and application design.”
PictureDrift | AUS
September 26, 2011No Comments
“With each edge, fade out and render, PictureDRIFT’s formula for success is steadily revealed. It quickly becomes clear that the utopian results they produce are anything but aesthetic flukes.”
Home de Caramel | ESP
September 24, 2011No Comments
“Nostalgic nuances meet pop culture references in a creative mish-mash of stunning seamlessness.”
Radium Audio | UK
September 22, 2011No Comments
“This kind of devotion to their craft is what makes Radium a leader in their industry and an innovative trendsetter.”
Cake | UK
September 20, 2011No Comments
“These two bakers have cooked up some exciting and evocative projects in the short time they have been working together.”
Yu Fujii | JPN
September 19, 2011No Comments
“Each work by Yu Fujii feels one million layers thick, a visual banquet for every audience member regardless of their design preferences.”
Gero Doll | GER
September 19, 2011No Comments
“His greatest passion is combining 2D and 3D animation and he says, “The perfect balance of different media in animation with an emotional significance is what I strive for.”
Graphset | FRA
September 18, 2011No Comments
“Doczekalski’s history in industrial robotics and automation techniques, and his ability to blend discipline with innate creativity, has resulted in unseen graphical logic and method in his designs.”
Richard De Souza | AUS
September 13, 2011No Comments
“Innovative, calculated and full of the youthful energy, the work of De Souza harnesses everything your grandma wishes she could bottle, an elixir of life.”
Blac Ionica | UK
September 11, 2011No Comments
“From concept to execution, the slick sophistication of Blac Ionica’s work is becoming a force to follow within the ever-evolving industry.”
Benjamin Ang | SGP
September 10, 2011No Comments
“With an impressive portfolio of work, and a number of prestigious award already under his arm, Ang is well on his way to creating some serious waves in the industry.”
Lumbre | ARG
September 7, 2011No Comments
“Lumbre’s work is infused with refreshing ideas that breathe life into all the campaigns they work on. Even when playing with well-known images of maps and religious symbols, like they did for the “Ancient Secrets” campaign on Nat Geo, their lateral approach to design creates visually and emotionally pleasing pieces.”
JL DESIGN | TWN
September 6, 2011No Comments
“Their work abounds with ideas of the magical and unexpected and, at times, almost impossible to imagine textures coming together to surprise and delight.”
Squint/Opera | UK/AUS/WW
September 6, 2011No Comments
“The work that is produced at Squint/Opera offices shares a common characteristic: excellence. It is visually and emotionally stimulating whether commercial or conceptual.”
MRK | UK
September 3, 2011No Comments
“An extraordinary MA final work by MRK is now a permanent exhibit at the Phylogenic Museum in Germany and his personal projects are an amazing amalgam of ethereal, scientific and digital.”
Nomint | GRE
September 3, 2011No Comments
“NOMINT is an award-winning motion design production company that directs, designs and produces for motion. Their interdisciplinary creative team, based in Athens, collaborates with a broad range of clients in the advertising, broadcasting and entertainment industries worldwide.”
Robert Seidel | GER
September 1, 2011No Comments
“Seidel’s work isn’t restricted to being behind the camera. Architectural canvases are the latest of his projects, transforming the very ordinary (think museums and old infrastructure) into breathing creatures using his own combination of film projection, synched light choreography and dramatic soundtracks.”
MK12 | USA
September 1, 2011No Comments
“Comprising of self-diagnosed art school refugees Jed Carter, Tim Fisher, Matt Fraction, Ben Radatz and Shaun Hamontree, these young Missouri masterminds have found refuge in nothing more than sheer visual brilliance.”
Studio Freak | ARG
September 1, 2011No Comments
“Sometimes bubbly and bright, sometimes seductive and dark, Studio Freak infuse their work with a palpable visual texture that is hard to resist.”
Omnilab Media | AUS
August 30, 2011No Comments
“Omnilab Media is one of Australia’s premier film, TV, post-production, advertising and digital media specialists.”
Damian Dunne | AUS
August 23, 2011No Comments
“It is Dunne’s unique ability to combine his passion in still, motionless photography with active, high-powered moving pictures, which make the results of his innovation one of a kind.”
Yenko | ARG
August 17, 2011No Comments
“Yenko’s ability to make audiences forget the commercial nature of advertising through humour is an appreciated rarity in the industry.”
Hi Organic | TWN
August 14, 2011No Comments
“Whether independent or international, the team at Hi Organic have the ability to transform any thought infused dream into an aesthetic reality.”
James Boorman | AUS
August 9, 2011No Comments
“His dedication, or as he says “unhealthy obsession” with motion design spurred him to teach himself how to use After Effects late at night during his studies.”
Netzer Alima | AUS
August 6, 2011No Comments
“His mix of live light effects, graphic compositions and images not only syncs to the music but becomes an integral part of creating the mood and translating its nuances, bringing the prowess of the DJ to life in the minds of the audience.”
Kit Webster | AUS
July 31, 2011No Comments
“The key to Webster’s work lies in his innate ability to use multi-layered compositions in order to illustrate the many levels of animation, which are so often teamed with his work.”
Graham Elliott | US/UK
July 30, 2011No Comments
“Elliott insists on constantly pushes boundaries, making each work extremely powerful and his depth of understanding his medium creates substance throughout New York in Motion.”
Efozy | MYS
July 30, 2011No Comments
“Fauzi Yusoff, head visual artist and creative director of Efozy, is critically acclaimed for his futuristic, live optical creations. Each piece by Fauzi Yusoff radiates the unseen and the evolutionary.”
Can Fly | ARG
July 29, 2011No Comments
“The power of collaborative authorship seeps through every piece by the masterminds at Can Fly- with radiating results creating a buzz among critics in Europe.”
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