Shynola
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Shynola is the collective name of a group of, then, four visual artists
based in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

 who have collaborated on a variety of projects,
most notably a number of acclaimed music videos for several pioneering artists.

Shynola formed when Gideon Baws, Chris Harding, Richard Kenworthy and Jason Groves
met in 1994 at the Kent Institute of Art & Design
Kent Institute of Art & Design
The Kent Institute of Art & Design was an art school based across three campuses in the county of Kent, in the United Kingdom. It was formed by the amalgamation of three independent colleges: Canterbury College of Art, Maidstone College of Art and Rochester College of Art...

. They collaborated on a number
of different art projects during their time at college, including organising a show
of work at a London gallery in 1996 called "Shinola".

The name Shynola is a reference to the wax based shoe polish from the early 1900s, Shinola
Shinola
Shinola is a brand of wax shoe polish that was available in the early- to mid-20th century. The original trademark was filed in 1929 by 2-in-1 Shinola-Bixby Corporation, New York.-In popular culture:...

.

Gideon Baws died due to viral myocarditis on October 11, 2008. He was 33.

1999/2000

Music videos
  • UNKLE
    UNKLE
    Unkle are a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy. Originally categorized as trip-hop, the group once included producer DJ Shadow and have employed a variety of guest artists and producers.-First incarnation :Lavelle and Goldsworthy were joined...

     - Guns Blazing (Drums of Death Part 1 Instrumental) (originally used as substitute to an acceptance speech by James Lavelle
    James Lavelle
    James Lavelle is a DJ, electronic recording artist and record label boss.-Early years:Born into a family with a strong tradition of music, Lavelle first began by learning the cello with his grandmother in Oxford....

     at NME
    NME
    The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...

     Brat Awards and subsequently for UNKLE's live shows)
  • Quannum feat. Lyrics Born
    Lyrics Born
    Lyrics Born , is a Japanese American rapper, record producer, songwriter, and voice over announcer. He is also one half of the group Latyrx with Lateef the Truthspeaker.-History:...

     & The Poets of Rhythm - I Changed My Mind (Stereo MCs
    Stereo MCs
    Stereo MCs are an English electronic dance group, which formed in Clapham, London in 1985. They are best known worldwide for their 1992 transatlantic Top 20 hit single, "Connected"...

     Rattlesnake Mix) (in fact the song is solely performed by Lyrics Born & The Poets of Rhythm, Quannum is only the label http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?what=R&obid=144018)
  • Grooverider
    Grooverider
    Grooverider is a British drum and bass DJ.-Biography:Grooverider began his DJing at illegal raves and warehouse parties in the UK in the late 1980s, and rose to prominence with partner Fabio through his sets at nightclub nights such as 'Rage'. Grooverider was also on the London pirate radio...

     vs. Cypress Hill
    Cypress Hill
    Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino hip-hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide...

     - On The Double
  • Morgan
    Morgan
    -Places:Australia*Morgan, South AustraliaCanada*Morgan, OntarioUnited States*Morgan, California*Morgan, Georgia*Morgan, Minnesota*Morgan, Texas*Morgan, Utah*Morgan, Vermont*Morgan, Wisconsin, a town...

     - Flying High
  • Radiohead
    Radiohead
    Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...

     blips: 'Basement Bear', 'Bear Witch', 'Dead Air', 'Drown', 'Eyes', 'Geese', 'Giant', 'Planes', 'Scarecrows', 'Six Million Thom', 'Stars', 'Thom Over Planes', 'Valley', 'Wake Up', 'White Mountains', 'Yeti'


Short films
  • Doug Gives a Talk About: Electronics
  • The Littlest Robo


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  • Natwest 'Fishing Line'
  • Nike
    Nike, Inc.
    Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...

     Presto campaign: 'Brutal Honey','Orange Monk', 'Rabid Panda', 'Shady Milkman', 'Trouble At Home', 'Unholy Cumulus'
  • Orange
    Orange SA
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     'Eak'

2001

Music videos
  • Radiohead
    Radiohead
    Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...

     - Pyramid Song
    Pyramid Song
    "Pyramid Song" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead. It was the first single from their 2001 album Amnesiac and the first Radiohead single released in over three years, after none were taken from their previous album Kid A....

  • Stephen Malkmus
    Stephen Malkmus
    Stephen Joseph Malkmus is an indie rock musician and icon, and a member of the band Pavement. He currently performs with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.-Early years:...

     - Jo Jo's Jacket
  • U.N.K.L.E. - Eye for an Eye


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  • PlayStation 2
    PlayStation 2
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     Frequency: 'Q*bert', 'Worm'

2002

Music videos
  • Lambchop
    Lambchop (band)
    Lambchop, originally Posterchild, is a band from Nashville, Tennessee. Lambchop is loosely associated with the alternative country genre...

     - Is a Woman
  • Athlete
    Athlete (band)
    Athlete are a British rock band formed in Deptford, London, comprising Joel Pott , Carey Willetts , Stephen Roberts and Tim Wanstall...

     - You Got the Style
  • Morcheeba
    Morcheeba
    Morcheeba are a British band, mixing influences from trip hop, rock, R&B, and pop.They have produced 7 albums since 1995, two of which reached the UK top ten.-Biography:...

     - Otherwise


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  • Nike
    Nike, Inc.
    Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...

    /Footlocker
    Foot Locker
    Foot Locker, Inc. is an American sportswear and footwear retailer, with its headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and operating in approximately 20 countries worldwide. Formerly known as Venator Group, Inc., it is the successor corporation to the F.W. Woolworth Company , and many of...

    : 'Uptempo Press 2', 'School Ya Again'

2003

Music videos
  • Queens of the Stone Age
    Queens of the Stone Age
    Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...

     - Go with the Flow
    Go with the Flow
    "Go with the Flow" is a song by Queens of the Stone Age from the album Songs for the Deaf, released as a single in 2003. At the 46th Grammy Awards, the song was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance.-Music video:...

  • Blur
    Blur (band)
    Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...

     - Crazy Beat
    Crazy Beat
    "Crazy Beat" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur. It was released as the second single from their seventh album Think Tank in 2003. "Crazy Beat" has been compared by critics and the band to Blur's 1997 hit "Song 2" in its guitar-driven simplicity...

  • The Rapture
    The Rapture (band)
    The Rapture is an Indie rock band based in New York City. The band mixes influences from many genres including post-punk, acid house, disco, electronica and rock, pioneering the post-punk revival genre...

     - House of Jealous Lovers
  • Blur
    Blur (band)
    Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...

     - Good Song
    Good Song
    "Good Song" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur and is the fourth track on their 2003 studio album Think Tank. In October 2003, the song was released as the third and final single from that album, peaking at #22 in the UK Singles Chart...

     (co-directed by David Shrigley
    David Shrigley
    -Life and career:Shrigley was born in Macclesfield on 17 September 1968, the younger of two children born to Rita and Joseph Shrigley. Shrigley grew up in Oadby, Leicestershire, England...

    )
  • Junior Senior
    Junior Senior
    Junior Senior was a pop musical duo from Denmark. The duo consisted of Jesper "Junior" Mortensen and Jeppe "Senior" Laursen ....

     - Move Your Feet
    Move Your Feet
    "Move Your Feet" is a song by Danish pop duo Junior Senior. The song, recorded in 2002, was Junior Senior's biggest hit, reaching #3 in the United Kingdom and #20 in Australia, and played at dance clubs the world over. The song appears on the album D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat along with a live...


2004

Film
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Guide animations
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a 2005 comic science fiction film based on the book of the same name by Douglas Adams. Shooting was completed in August 2004 and the movie was released on April 28, 2005 in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and on the following day in Canada and the United...


2005

Music videos
  • Beck
    Beck
    Beck Hansen is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by the stage name Beck...

     - E-Pro
    E-Pro
    "E-Pro" is the opening track on Beck's 2005 album Guero. It was released as the lead single from the album in March 2005. The song was Beck's second #1 on the Modern Rock chart and his first in eleven years...



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  • Honda Civic Si
    Honda Civic Si
    The Honda Civic Si is a sport compact / hot hatch version of the Civic built by the Japanese automaker Honda. The Si trim, which stands for "Sport Injected," was introduced for the third generation of Honda Civics in both Japan and North America...

     - 'Tail Pipe'


TV
  • Nathan Barley
    Nathan Barley
    Nathan Barley is a Channel 4 sitcom written by Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris, starring Nicholas Burns, Julian Barratt and Claire Keelan. The series of six weekly episodes began broadcasting on 11 February 2005 on Channel 4...

     - Various graphics

2010

Film
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - title sequence
    Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
    Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a 2010 comedy film directed by Edgar Wright, based on the graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley. The film is about Scott Pilgrim , a young Canadian musician, meeting the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers , an American delivery girl...


2011

Music
  • Art for Laura Marling
    Laura Marling
    Laura Beatrice Marling is an English folk musician from Eversley, Hampshire.Initially prominent within the London folk scene, she has also toured with a number of well-known indie artists in the UK. Her debut album Alas, I Cannot Swim and her second album I Speak Because I Can were nominated for...

    's album cover, sleeves, booklet, etc; A Creature I Don't Know
    A Creature I Don't Know
    A Creature I Don't Know is the third album by British singer-songwriter Laura Marling, released on 9 September 2011. The album was announced in June 2011, along with a preview of a new song, featured in a video posted on Laura Marling's official YouTube channel. The first track from the album to...

    .

Awards

  • D&AD Awards (2010) Music Video (Animation) - Coldplay Strawberry Swing
  • UK MVA Awards (2009) Video of the Year - Coldplay Strawberry Swing
  • UK MVA Awards (2009) Best Rock Video - Coldplay Strawberry Swing
  • UK MVA Awards (2009) Best Animation in a Music Video - Coldplay Strawberry Swing
  • McLaren Animation Award (2004) - Blur Good Song
  • CAD awards (2004) Best Animation in a Music Video
  • D&AD Awards (2004) Best Direction
  • D&AD Awards (2004) Best Animation
  • British Animation Awards (2004) Best Music Video - Blur Good Song
  • MTV VMA award (2003) Best Special Effects in a Video (shared with Clear) - Queens of the Stone Age Go with the Flow
  • CAD award (2003) Best Director
  • CAD award (2003) Best Rock Video - Athlete You Got The Style
  • LEAF Award (2002) Best Pop Promo - U.N.K.L.E. Eye 4 An Eye
  • McLaren Animation Award (2002) - U.N.K.L.E. Eye 4 An Eye
  • NME Brat Award (2002) Best Video - Radiohead Pyramid Song
  • CAD Award (2002) Best Rock Video - Radiohead Pyramid Song
  • CAD Award (2001) Best Alternative Video - Morgan Flying High
  • CAD Award (2001) Best Marketing Campaign (Shared with Dilly Gent and Chris Bran) - Radiohead Blips Kid A
  • LEAF Award (2000) Best Computer Animated Advertisement - Nat West 'Fishing Line'
  • BBC2 Awards (2000) Best Music Video - Quannum I Changed My Mind
  • MPVA Awards (2000) Best Video For Under $25,000 - Quannum I Changed My Mind
  • Ottawa International Animation Festival (1999) Best Computer Animation The Littlest Robo

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