Playdead

We bring our love of craft, inspiration + drive through design, animation + visual fx.



Design Agency of the Year 2021
(Scottish Design Awards)

We're trusted by National Geographic, BBC, Luxembourg Space Agency, National Galleries of Scotland, Studio Lambert, E4, Graff Diamonds, Cut Media and Channel 4.

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Life Beyond Earth

Life Beyond Earth

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Reel

Reel

2021
Solita | Fireflies

Solita | Fireflies

Ntropic
Digital Competency Framework | Classroom Films

Digital Competency Framework | Classroom Films

BBC
Space Resources

Space Resources

Luxembourg Space Agency
Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema

Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema

National Galleries of Scotland
Neom

Neom

Sublime
Element

Element

ONO
Coronavirus FACTS

Coronavirus FACTS

Tanami
Scottish Design Awards

Scottish Design Awards

The Drum
No.67 Trailer

No.67 Trailer

BBC
Brucey the ‘Gimp’

Brucey the ‘Gimp’

Playdead
Ted Hughes: Stronger than Death

Ted Hughes: Stronger than Death

Matchlight
Flooded Tombs

Flooded Tombs

National Geographic
Area 51

Area 51

National Geographic
Mölnlycke

Mölnlycke

Pollitt & Partners
Inside America’s Secret Missions

Inside America’s Secret Missions

National Geographic
China’s Science Revolution

China’s Science Revolution

Crosswalk Films
Bin Laden’s Hard Drive

Bin Laden’s Hard Drive

Karga Seven
Professor Green

Professor Green

Bitter & Twisted Management
Skull Challenge

Skull Challenge

Playdead
KS3 Science

KS3 Science

BBC Bitesize
Victorian Scotland

Victorian Scotland

BBC Bitesize
Ocean Fight Night

Ocean Fight Night

National Geographic
Digital Competency Framework | Explainer Films

Digital Competency Framework | Explainer Films

BBC
The Nest

The Nest

Studio Lambert
National Geographic

National Geographic

Disney +
Eberspächer

Eberspächer

Cut Media
Leicester Children’s Hospital

Leicester Children’s Hospital

Raw TV
Beneath

Beneath

Playdead
The Hidden Kingdoms of China

The Hidden Kingdoms of China

National Geographic
Brexit Debate: A Very British Coup?

Brexit Debate: A Very British Coup?

Mentorn Media
Style Frames

Style Frames

TBC
When Predators Attack

When Predators Attack

National Geographic
LAI Video

LAI Video

LAI Video
Sacred Wonders

Sacred Wonders

BBC Scotland
Wild Way of the Vikings

Wild Way of the Vikings

Maramedia

Debate Night

Debate Night

Mentorn Media
Death Defying Gauntlet

Death Defying Gauntlet

E4
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted

Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted

Studio Ramsay
Blue Planet: Drowning in Plastic

Blue Planet: Drowning in Plastic

Raw TV
Cubela

Cubela

Playdead
We Are Weir

We Are Weir

Weir
The Time it Takes

The Time it Takes

Hat Trick Productions
The Great War: An Orkney Memorial Experience

The Great War: An Orkney Memorial Experience

Kirkwall Townscape Heritage Initiative
Black Pharaohs: Empire of Gold

Black Pharaohs: Empire of Gold

National Geographic
Evelyn

Evelyn

Grain Media
American Dream: Part 2

American Dream: Part 2

Home Matters America
Métiers d’Art Graffiti

Métiers d’Art Graffiti

Graff
Trust Me, I’m A Doctor

Trust Me, I’m A Doctor

BBC Scotland
Connecting Europe with Global Markets

Connecting Europe with Global Markets

Luxembourg for Finance
Amazing Planet: Born of Lava

Amazing Planet: Born of Lava

National Geographic
10 Year Anniversary

10 Year Anniversary

Luxembourg for Finance
Galvanizers

Galvanizers

SWG3
RBS ◦ £10 & £5

RBS ◦ £10 & £5

Royal Bank of Scotland
BBC Bitesize ◦ Elements of Art & Design

BBC Bitesize ◦ Elements of Art & Design

BBC Scotland
Yuri

Yuri

Callum Costello
Still Game

Still Game

BBC Scotland
The Monarch of the Glen

The Monarch of the Glen

National Galleries of Scotland
Graff Diamonds

Graff Diamonds

Spiral Diamond Watches
Once Upon a Time in Zombieville

Once Upon a Time in Zombieville

Bigmouth Audio
Safari Live

Safari Live

National Geographic
A Breakthrough Treatment for Verrucas

A Breakthrough Treatment for Verrucas

Swift
A Little Piece of Luxembourg Everywhere…

A Little Piece of Luxembourg Everywhere…

Luxembourg For Finance
BBC Bitesize ◦ Biology

BBC Bitesize ◦ Biology

BBC Scotland
Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Luxembourg Stock Exchange
SWG3 Promotional Film

SWG3 Promotional Film

SWG3
Colzium Estate and Museum

Colzium Estate and Museum

North Lanarkshire Council
Inside Paul’s Head

Inside Paul’s Head

Design Museum
Wildless

Wildless

A Playdead Project
Climate Finance: Together we can make a difference

Climate Finance: Together we can make a difference

Luxembourg For Finance
American Dream: Part 1

American Dream: Part 1

Home Matters America
Britain Beneath Your Feet

Britain Beneath Your Feet

BBC Scotland

First Peoples

First Peoples

Wall to Wall
Shetland

Shetland

ITV Studios | BBC One
Kevin Bridges What’s the Story?

Kevin Bridges What’s the Story?

Open Mike
A Spot of Lunch

A Spot of Lunch

The Fox and Squirrel

Planet Oil

Planet Oil

BBC Two
Sketchland

Sketchland

BBC Two
Saving Britain’s 70 Stone Man

Saving Britain’s 70 Stone Man

IWC