Raymond Pai-Looking Outwards-08

Shadi Petosky and Mike Owens founded Puny Entertainment. The design studio, based in Minneapolis, created animations for introductions. These introductions ranged from TV shows, Amazon Prime originals, and Eyeo Festival’s 2011 show. The founders of Puny Entertainment both studied film and animation in college, going on to create their own animated shows. The studio has been closed for several years for unknown reasons.

Their work consists of mostly animation, such as the title cards of Eyeo. Titles and intros make up most of the studio’s work, although the founders have worked on full length shows and books. Puny presents their work as dynamic and reflective of the design styles of the speakers of Eyeo. Names of the speakers are clearly presented, with their work animated in the background. The energy and vibrancy of their animation can be learned from. The link for the animation: