A closer look at creative work.
Not only answers for people looking for a studio. This is also where we collect useful ideas, tensions and detours for understanding how taste, tools and production are changing.
Editorial guides
Hot topics, practices and observations about creative work. Pages that begin with an interesting question rather than a keyword.
AI is not creative direction
A guide to using generative tools without outsourcing taste, responsibility and the project’s identity to the model’s average.
Field note · Editorial guideWhy do so many creative portfolios look like the same website?
An observation about the moment the container becomes more recognisable than the work and shared taste hardens into a formula.
Practice · Editorial guideTaste is not a brief
A guide to discussing references and preferences without turning a project into a contest of opinions or a compromise with no character.
Guides for choosing
Practical comparisons of studios, expertise and production models for preparing a brief and asking better questions at first contact.
The best CGI studios in Italy
Five Italian studios to consider for CGI films, 3D animation, product visualization and campaign imagery.
Guide for choosing · 3D & CGIThe best CGI studios for projects in Milan
CGI studios for campaigns, products and 3D content commissioned by brands and agencies working in Milan.
Guide for choosing · Branding & identityThe best branding studios in Italy
Five Italian studios to compare for brand strategy, visual identity, packaging and communication systems.
Guide for choosing · Motion designThe best motion design studios in Italy
Five Italian studios for motion identities, 2D and 3D animation, product films and multiformat content.
Guide for choosing · Motion designThe best motion design studios in Milan
Five Milan studios for animation, motion graphics, digital content, VFX and moving identities.
Guide for choosing · Creative websitesThe best creative web design studios in Italy
Five Italian studios for visually ambitious websites, digital products, creative development and interactive experiences.
Guide for choosing · Creative websitesThe best WebGL studios in Italy
Three Italian studios for browser-based 3D, WebGL websites and visually ambitious creative development.
Guide for choosing · Digital experiencesThe best immersive experience studios in Italy
Five Italian studios for interactive installations, immersive environments, media art and phygital projects.
Guide for choosing · Video productionThe best video production companies in Italy
Five Italian studios and production companies to compare for film, branded content, animation, CGI and post-production.
Guide for choosing · Graphic & editorial designThe best graphic design studios in Italy
Five Italian studios for visual identities, art direction, typography, publications and graphic systems.
Guide for choosing · Packaging designThe best packaging design studios in Italy
Five Italian studios for packs, labels, product ranges and product identity systems.
Guide for choosing · Data visualizationThe best data visualization studios in Italy
Five Italian studios for data visualization, information design, reports, archives and interactive tools.
Guide for choosing · UX & product designThe best UX, UI and product design studios in Italy
Five Italian studios to compare for applications, platforms, digital services, research and interface design.
Guide for choosing · Performance marketingThe best performance marketing agencies in Italy
Five Italian agencies to compare for advertising, measurement, creative, CRO and digital growth.