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Stop Motion Whiteboard...Blackboard Style

We have said it once, or a few times before, and we will say it again because we like to say what we feel here at Switch Video – Confession: We love Whiteboard…

Brandon Houston November 8, 2011

The IOU Project

The Switch Video team certainly has an affection for infographic animated videos. One of our favourites is The IOU Project. This video seamlessly illustrates the…

Brandon Houston November 3, 2011

Water and Whiteboard

We try to mix it up here at  Switch Video and the Switch blog. We mix it up in the styles of videos we produce and the videos we love.  So today we’re posting…

Brandon Houston November 2, 2011

Stress, Stress, Go Away

At Switch, I see my entire workforce everyday. All 25 of us work together in a rambling old home. I cross their paths constantly: on the way up to sales and marketing,…

Brandon Houston November 1, 2011

Switch Video: Weekly (Whiteboard) WrapUp

Check out this client video for Allari Solutions, featuring Switch’s Digital Whiteboard Style: Poor James, the company IT guy is in crisis mode. He is about…

Brandon Houston October 28, 2011

Wordless Video Animation: 350.org

An animated video without words eliminates all language barriers. Communicating information through animated graphics and symbols can bring everyone together regardless…

Brandon Houston October 19, 2011

Animated Video: Google Doodles

John Lennon, Martha Graham, PacMan, Freddie Mercury, Isaac Newton and the Muppets. What do they all have in common? Fame, fortune, and an animated Google Doodle…

Brandon Houston October 19, 2011

On the Bay Magazine - The New Entrepeneurs

“Boyish grin, sharp entrepreneurial mind and highly creative spark.” Got a picture in your mind of who’s being described here? It’s Andrew Angus, the founder…

Brandon Houston October 17, 2011

Stop Motion Animation - Dot & Gulp

Sometimes I play favourites. I like Dot more than Gulp. What am I talking about? Is this a cryptic riddle? No, Dot and Gulp are, respectively, the smallest and the…

Brandon Houston October 14, 2011

Don’t Punch Your Customers in the Face (Scott Stratten got me started)

Just the other night I enjoyed dinner at a lovely restaurant with my business partner. We hailed a cab to get home. In the cab I got punched in the face. In that…

Brandon Houston October 12, 2011

Are You Typical?

Right handed or left handed? Income higher or lower than $12,000US? Cellphone or no cellphone? Bank account or no bank account? Male or female? Curious to know if…

Brandon Houston October 7, 2011

Finding Professionals that Care

Lawyers, accountants, and HR professionals; every business needs their services and the services of other so-called “professionals”. Here’s some hiring advice:…

Brandon Houston October 6, 2011

Meet “Switch Faves”

Welcome to Switch Faves – a new blog feature where the Switch team shares the best animated marketing videos in the biz with you. At Switch, we are politely…

Brandon Houston October 4, 2011

Plasticine is in the house

I never really wished I worked on the first floor of Switch. Noisy automated doorbell, busy kitchen, walls of blinking sound editing equipment.  But now I’m looking…

Brandon Houston August 12, 2011

Consistency for Clients: Our Three promises

How Switch’s Three Promises Keep Us Accountable In businesses such as restaurants it can be tricky to turn a profit. There are any number of things that have to…

Brandon Houston June 24, 2011

Apple’s iPhone Gets Switch’ed Up!

Now Switch Videos can be viewed from your iPhone Oh Yeah, it’s official, there’s an app for that! Or rather there’s an app for Switch. Since February 2011…

Brandon Houston June 14, 2011