State of Illinois –
All in Illinois

In the fall of 2020, the state of Illinois needed to inspire as many citizens as possible to celebrate the holidays in a pandemic-safe way. Together with Framestore Chicago we created a new illustration style and used it in over 30 different deliverables, ranging from enormous outdoor posters to a social media toolkit with illustrations and videos.

In all honesty, celebrating Christmas on the porch or New Years over Zoom was a tough sell. But with a focus on inspiration rather than pointing fingers, the campaign was well received and every person who chose a more pandemic-safe alternative was a win in it’s own right.

HOLIDAY LOOPS

In tight collaboration with Framestore Chicago we produced deliverables for tv, outdoor, social media and online video.

”Soja is an artistic powerhouse.”

- Daniel DelPurgatorio, ECD Framestore Chicago

Credits

CLIENT

State of Illinois

AGENCY

OKRP

PRODUCTION

Framestore

ANIMATION

Soja

CREATIVE DIRECTOR 
Daniel DelPurgatorio

ANIMATION DIRECTOR / CREATIVE LEAD
Sofie Edvardsson

PRODUCER
Simon Österhof

ART LEAD
Karolin Gu

ANIMATION SUPERVISOR
Jakob Nyström

DESIGN

Karolin Gu
David Karlström

ANIMATION
Jakob Nyström
Carl Johan Hasselrot
Salla Lehmus

FULL CREDITS

Client: State of Illinois
Agency: OKRP
Production company: Framestore
Creative Director: Danny DelPurgatorio
Design/Animation: Alma Kim, Soja
Flame Operator: Serina Flores
Designers: Ben Javes, Roman Muradov
Executive Producer: Larissa Berringer
Associate Producer: Alissa Nunley

Animation Studio: Soja Animation
Producer: Simon Österhof
Animation Director: Sofie Edvardsson
Animation Supervisor: Jakob Nyström
Illustration: Karolin Gu
Design: Karolin Gu & David Karlström
Animation: Jakob Nyström, Carl Johan Hasselrot & Salla Lehmus