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Playlist Pyramid

Playlist Pyramid

2022

Art Direction

Illustration

2D Motion

Concept Development

Storyboarding

Sound

How do you make complex, data-driven processes feel simple, engaging, and fun? For Spotify, we leaned into imaginative 2D design and animation to bring the inner workings of its playlist ecosystem to life. Through a playful visual world, we broke down how songs, artists, and playlists connect, transforming a complex system into an accessible, colorful story about how Spotify helps musicians reach new audiences.

Gabe Bornstein

Executive Producer

Jay Brown

Ececutive Creative Director

Jake Eisner

Head of Production

Bryan Louie

Designer

Jared Flynn

Lead Animator

Arley Cornell, Gabriele Calvi, Riccardo Agostinelli

Animators

One Thousand Birds

Sound Design & Mix

Hayley Livingston

Creative Sound Lead

Project details

Project details

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Playlist Pyramid

Playlist Pyramid

2022

Art Direction

Illustration

2D Motion

Concept Development

Storyboarding

Sound

How do you make complex, data-driven processes feel simple, engaging, and fun? For Spotify, we leaned into imaginative 2D design and animation to bring the inner workings of its playlist ecosystem to life. Through a playful visual world, we broke down how songs, artists, and playlists connect, transforming a complex system into an accessible, colorful story about how Spotify helps musicians reach new audiences.

Gabe Bornstein

Executive Producer

Jay Brown

Ececutive Creative Director

Jake Eisner

Head of Production

Bryan Louie

Designer

Jared Flynn

Lead Animator

Arley Cornell, Gabriele Calvi, Riccardo Agostinelli

Animators

One Thousand Birds

Sound Design & Mix

Hayley Livingston

Creative Sound Lead

Project details

Project details

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Playlist Pyramid

Playlist Pyramid

2022

Art Direction

Illustration

2D Motion

Concept Development

Storyboarding

Sound

How do you make complex, data-driven processes feel simple, engaging, and fun? For Spotify, we leaned into imaginative 2D design and animation to bring the inner workings of its playlist ecosystem to life. Through a playful visual world, we broke down how songs, artists, and playlists connect, transforming a complex system into an accessible, colorful story about how Spotify helps musicians reach new audiences.

Gabe Bornstein

Executive Producer

Jay Brown

Ececutive Creative Director

Jake Eisner

Head of Production

Bryan Louie

Designer

Jared Flynn

Lead Animator

Arley Cornell, Gabriele Calvi, Riccardo Agostinelli

Animators

One Thousand Birds

Sound Design & Mix

Hayley Livingston

Creative Sound Lead

Project details

Project details

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Playlist Pyramid

Playlist Pyramid

2022

Art Direction

Illustration

2D Motion

Concept Development

Storyboarding

Sound

How do you make complex, data-driven processes feel simple, engaging, and fun? For Spotify, we leaned into imaginative 2D design and animation to bring the inner workings of its playlist ecosystem to life. Through a playful visual world, we broke down how songs, artists, and playlists connect, transforming a complex system into an accessible, colorful story about how Spotify helps musicians reach new audiences.

Gabe Bornstein

Executive Producer

Jay Brown

Ececutive Creative Director

Jake Eisner

Head of Production

Bryan Louie

Designer

Jared Flynn

Lead Animator

Arley Cornell, Gabriele Calvi, Riccardo Agostinelli

Animators

One Thousand Birds

Sound Design & Mix

Hayley Livingston

Creative Sound Lead

Project details

Project details

Playlist Pyramid

Spotify

How do you make complex, data-driven processes feel simple, engaging, and fun? For Spotify, we leaned into imaginative 2D design and animation to bring the inner workings of its playlist ecosystem to life. Through a playful visual world, we broke down how songs, artists, and playlists connect, transforming a complex system into an accessible, colorful story about how Spotify helps musicians reach new audiences.