The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) and creative agency Oberland approached Hornet to create a 45-second spot, “Grace,” detailing how LLS can help people come to terms with the earth-shattering news of a cancer diagnosis. Hornet’s own Natalie Labarre directed the animated spot. In her words, it was supposed to be “a visual representation of what it’s like to have your life fall apart.” So, she made it literally fall apart with an unraveling of structures around the characters, a blurry focus, and a swirl of levitating objects.
The message is that once LLS comes into the picture, these characters feel grounded again. Ultimately, the film is a heartfelt, soothing, beautifully-illustrated 2D animation that has a heavy, yet hopeful, tone.
The spirit of the piece is in line with the LLS mission and motto: “Beating Cancer Is in Our Blood.”
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Credits
Client Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Agency Oberland, New York Production Hornet, New York Natalie Labarre, director, storyboard artist, character designer, environment designer; Hana Shimizu, exec producer; Kristin Labriola, development producer; Matt Creeden, producer; Anita Chao, editor; Riley Spencer, production coordinator; Sarah Litzenberger, storyboard artist, lead animator; Sami Healy, lead animator; Josh Brennan, Tyler DiBiasio, Ty Enos, Natalie Labarre, Seongjin Yoon, Hazel Zheng, animators; XiaoXiao Tang, lead compositor.(Toolbox: Photoshop, Toon Boom Harmony, After Effects, Premiere) Audio “Limited Wisdom,” written by Taubenblau, courtesy of Extreme Music. Jen Lawson, voiceover artist.
Mosaic North America has been named Canadian agency of record for the Buffalo Bills. The partnership focuses on growing the NFL football team’s fan base in Canada, with Mosaic leading strategy and creative in-market, and deepening the team’s connection with Bills Mafia north of the border.
Mosaic’s debut work for the team is a Toronto-wide playoff activation that transformed familiar “Post No Bills” signage into bold “Go Bills” rally cries across the city. Launched overnight following the end of the regular season, the campaign replaces hoarding walls with large-scale street tags across Toronto — from Queen West and Little Italy to the Distillery District and the West Don Lands — creating a mysterious, highly visible rally cry tied to the Buffalo Bills’ playoff push.
Each installation features a QR code that drives fans to a dedicated landing page, where they can sign up for Buffalo Bills Canada communications and enter a playoff contest offering flights, hotel, and game tickets. One winner is selected each weekend for every round the team remains in the postseason, allowing the campaign to evolve in real time alongside the playoff run.
The work taps into a long-standing truth about the franchise: Ontario is already a meaningful part of the Buffalo Bills’ fan base. On any given game day, Ontarians accounted for an estimated 20% of attendees at Highmark Stadium, home to the Bills. With the NFL encouraging northern teams to expand their fan bases beyond the U.S., Mosaic’s mandate is to build fandom and engagement in Canada by meeting fans where they already show up.
“The goal with this campaign was to create a kind of love letter to fans, from fans. Something they could feel part of,” said Dan Berzen, creative... Read More
