Hi friends! 👋
We’re a motion design, direction, and animation production studio that partners with curious and creative brands to make their projects shine.

Our work can be found dazzling audiences on giant LED screens, supercharging in-house production pipelines, creating visual clarity in videos, and enhancing experiences through interactive animations.

Project inquiries:
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General inquiries:
ciao@poolbar.studio

CAPTRUST   Motion Design System

With the ultimate goal of super charging their in-house video team, we partnered with CAPTRUST to define, design, and deliver a completely refreshed motion design system.

Google Cloud   Next ‘23 Animated Signage

Using a healthy dose of custom Javascript coding and a squeeze of silky smooth motion, we delivered a batch of animated agendas for a pair of LED screens at the Google Cloud Next ‘23 conference in San Francisco.

Alviere   Trade Show LED Wall

Mixing financial objects - credit cards, smartphones, and apps - with a kaleidoscope of abstract visuals, we created a modern and approachable fintech universe to make an impact at Alviere’s trade show booth.

Nugget   Magical Mystery Clue Hunt

Nugget, a beloved children’s furniture brand founded in Durham, NC, reached out for help teasing their latest fabric release through a super fun animated video announcement.

Red Hat   The Age of Open Data

In 2021, our friends at Jumping Rock invited us to collaborate on an intro video for Red Hat, to kick off their Government Symposium Virtual Experience in November of 2021. They handled the script and we created the visuals, which were based off of the minimalist vibe of the event website.

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival ‘22 
Pre-show Trailer

Inspired by themes of connectivity, particularly during another virtual film festival, Full Frame entrusted Poolbar to design and execute the vision for their opening trailer, which played before each film as a “palette cleanser” and sponsor reel.

Durasein   Brand Portal Video

Durasein, a global solid surface company based in Maryland, wanted to make an impression on their corporate partners who visited the Durasein brand portal, so they asked Poolbar to come up with interesting ways of conceptualizing solid surface designs.

Kronos Quartet   Kronos Festival

In close collaboration with our friends at High Dive Studio, we created a promo trailer for Kronos Festival 2023, hosted by the Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet.

*Just a quick taste of a few things we’ve made with our clients over the years.