Brooklyn Public Library asked us to create a spot that promotes New York’s fabulous new Culture Pass program. It’s an ambitious, city-wide collaboration that offers free access to many of the city’s top cultural institutions to anyone who lives in the five boroughs.

They wanted a fantastic video, but they also wanted the video to feature the artwork of a local Brooklyn artist, Jing Wei. While I wrote the script, Jing got to work creating some beautiful backgrounds and character designs. The collaboration worked seamlessly, and we’re super honored that we got to work with her, along with the passionate folks at BPL.

Bonus: Be sure to check out the Spanish version!

We recently kicked off a new relationship with the wonderful people at NPCA, whose passion for protecting America’s national parks touched and inspired the whole team. This project was close to my heart, as I visited Cumberland Island many times as a child. It’s a magical place that’s more than worthy of our care, which we tried to impart in this short video.

Yana and Egbert is here! We produced the first five episodes of this adorable series in collaboration with professor Laura Schulz, who heads up the Early Childhood Cognition Lab at MIT. Designed to teach preschool- and early-elementary-aged kids how to think and reason like scientists, Yana & Egbert began as bedtime stories Dr. Schulz once told to her daughter. Thanks to our amazing partnership with her and her team, they’re ready for all to enjoy.

A gaggle of arguing aardvarks, some not-so-sneaky zebras, and a smarty-pants ostrich named Izzie. These are just some of the creatures Yana and Egbert meet on their adventures. The series was our most complex project to date. We called on multiple voice talents and a deep roster of artists, animators, and sound designers to produce these episodes.

Each 3- to 4-minute episode begins in live-action with Yana playing at home, helping her mom at the store, or watching her dad cook. Yana’s curiosity soon leads her into a cartoon world, where she, Egbert the hippo, and their animal friends use scientific thinking as they explore imaginary worlds.

You can watch the first five episodes right now at Preschool Pioneer. They’re also airing daily on KUEN TV in Salt Lake City to coincide with the National Association for Education of Young Children’s Week of the Young Child. A huge thanks goes out to our longtime friends at the Utah Education Network for airing the show and hosting the episodes along with supplemental materials for teachers and parents. They worked very hard to bring Yana & Egbert to their audience.