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

Catwalk with large LED screen surrounding it. Red graphics are on the LED screens.

Team Canada x lululemon   Olympics Kit Reveal

Did these graphics lead Team Canada to bring home 56 medals at the Olympic and Paralympic Games that year? We sure like to think so! 🏅

Graph with a yellow fluctuating line chart overlaid on the U.S. Federal Reserve building and seal, symbolizing economic trends.

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.

Motion design of the agenda screen for the Showcase Theater at Google Next 2023.

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.

A black Visa debit card with contactless payment symbol, colorful gradient top edge, and a geometric logo. The card floats against a dark background with large, blurred multicolored spheres.

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's Magic Mystery Clue Hunt logo with colorful block letters on a blue background featuring star and question mark patterns.

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.

Digital abstract background with red and white geometric shapes and text that reads 'Innovate faster', made for Red Hat.

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.

Decorative scene with illuminated archways and wooden boxes, featuring a sign for the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival floating above, set against a lavender background.

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.

Close-up of colorful 3D letters on a white surface, with the letters made from different materials like wood, terrazzo, and glossy plastic.

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.