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Every successful creative project requires a single, guiding hand to ensure all elements work toward a unified vision. Our Creative Direction service provides high-level oversight from an experienced Director and Art Director. We establish the aesthetic quality, tone, and strategic goals for the entire production. This leadership ensures all design, animation, and technical teams remain perfectly aligned. We act as the critical filter, guaranteeing the final output is of the highest quality and directly hits your strategic targets.
Creative Roles
Animation is the most compelling way to explain complex ideas or captivate an audience with engaging narratives. We specialize in both 2D and 3D animation, transforming static concepts into vibrant, moving content. Our team excels at sophisticated motion design to clarify data, as well as emotive character animation for deeper storytelling. These visuals are perfect for explainer videos, marketing campaigns, and interactive experiences. We deliver fluid, high-quality animation that immediately captures and holds attention.
Benjamin DeJesus
Chief Creative Officer
NGL Collective
When you're producing a project that will be seen by millions, good is simply not enough. In the 8 years we've been working with Garbanzo, they have never settled for just good and have always delivered dynamic elements that complement our vision. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with the Garbanzo family for years to come.
Dana Ross
Showrunner/Co-Executive Producer
Optomen Productions
Wes and his team worked on a variety of graphics for a 12-episode Travel Channel series. They were incredibly helpful in coming up with a style for everything from 2D explainers to basic maps to animating photos.
Matthew Mento
SVP Director of Creative Technology
Arnold Worldwide
Wes Townsend and Garbanzo are a pleasure to work with and a go-to partner for me. They deliver great projects under tight deadlines and make it seem easy. They aren't afraid to try new things and they are fast learners too. I often recommend them.
Marni Zampa
Partner and Director
PaperSky Design
We've worked with Garbanzo for almost 4 years and they are a great creative partner! They've worked on various projects for us such as digital renderings and graphic animation. Their great team, amazing creativity, attention to detail and 'under promise and over deliver' work ethic is why we love working with them!
Mario Gonzalez
Director Of Digital Operations
Rethink First
My company has worked with Wes and Garbanzo on various projects for years. They provide excellent services and creativity under tight deadlines, as well as delivering compelling products. They go out of their way to provide the best services for us and are extremely amazing at meeting our expectations. Highly recommend Garbanzo if you're looking for top quality work!
Andrew Nethery
Executive Creative Director
Our Next Energy (ONE)
Wes and his team at Garbanzo have worked across a number of projects and media campaigns for Our Next Energy. His work has been fast and top quality. Especially impressive is the complexity of the topics and partnerships: He helped lead projects in collaboration with ONE and BMW, and ONE and Berkshire Hathaway Energy Renewables. With so many stakeholders involved, the projects became extremely complex, but Wes delivered on time and to great result.
Greg Henry
Co-President
Lucky 8 TV
Wes and his team at Garbanzo are our go-to company because they bring together the perfect mix of high quality broadcast graphics design, creative collaboration and problem solving.
Eddy Remy
SVP / Marketing Director
Bank of America
Wes is a detail oriented manager who watches the balance sheet. He is extremely creative and I can’t wait to collaborate with him again.
David Sepulveda
Partner/ Architect
GSA
My company has worked with Garbanzo multiple times, and their quality of work and attention to detail keeps us coming back.
Scott Barbey
Creative Director
Dentsu / 360i
We came to Garbanzo initially with a tightly budgeted 15 for in-store usage. We left with a beautiful 30, on budget and better than the client thought possible. The process was smooth. The teamwork was genuine. The result was impressive. Look forward to working with them in the future.
Christopher Delarenal
Head of Production
Work Editorial
Work Editorial has been working with Garbanzo since October 2021. We have been through some pretty tough campaigns since then and Wes has maintained such a high degree of professionalism and patience.
Charina Espino
Senior Post Producer
NO6
Garbanzo has always been my go-to when I need anything…may it be a scheduled project or an emergency fast turn around one. I love working with Wes, he is so easy to talk to, he makes it a point to make time for you to discuss your project. I highly recommend him and his team!
Marc Baill
VP, Executive Producer
Edelman
Wes and his team at Garbanzo are unmatched. They are a group of quick thinking, creative, and hard working folks that bring new ideas to the table and never back down from a challenge. Just when I think something is too crazy Wes is always ready to call in the team and make magic happen. Highly recommended for anyone looking for motion and CGI vendors. Always love working with Garbanzo!
Charina Espino
Senior Post Producer
NO6
Garbanzo has always been my go-to when I need anything…may it be a scheduled project or an emergency fast turn around one. I love working with Wes, he is so easy to talk to, he makes it a point to make time for you to discuss your project. I highly recommend him and his team!
David Sepulveda
Partner/ Architect
GSA
My company has worked with Garbanzo multiple times, and their quality of work and attention to detail keeps us coming back.
Marni Zampa
Partner and Director
PaperSky Design
We've worked with Garbanzo for almost 4 years and they are a great creative partner! They've worked on various projects for us such as digital renderings and graphic animation. Their great team, amazing creativity, attention to detail and 'under promise and over deliver' work ethic is why we love working with them!
Scott Barbey
Creative Director
Dentsu / 360i
We came to Garbanzo initially with a tightly budgeted 15 for in-store usage. We left with a beautiful 30, on budget and better than the client thought possible. The process was smooth. The teamwork was genuine. The result was impressive. Look forward to working with them in the future.
Benjamin DeJesus
Chief Creative Officer
NGL Collective
When you're producing a project that will be seen by millions, good is simply not enough. In the 8 years we've been working with Garbanzo, they have never settled for just good and have always delivered dynamic elements that complement our vision. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with the Garbanzo family for years to come.
Dana Ross
Showrunner/Co-Executive Producer
Optomen Productions
Wes and his team worked on a variety of graphics for a 12-episode Travel Channel series. They were incredibly helpful in coming up with a style for everything from 2D explainers to basic maps to animating photos.
Greg Henry
Co-President
Lucky 8 TV
Wes and his team at Garbanzo are our go-to company because they bring together the perfect mix of high quality broadcast graphics design, creative collaboration and problem solving.
Mario Gonzalez
Director Of Digital Operations
Rethink First
My company has worked with Wes and Garbanzo on various projects for years. They provide excellent services and creativity under tight deadlines, as well as delivering compelling products. They go out of their way to provide the best services for us and are extremely amazing at meeting our expectations. Highly recommend Garbanzo if you're looking for top quality work!
Christopher Delarenal
Head of Production
Work Editorial
Work Editorial has been working with Garbanzo since October 2021. We have been through some pretty tough campaigns since then and Wes has maintained such a high degree of professionalism and patience.
Andrew Nethery
Executive Creative Director
Our Next Energy (ONE)
Wes and his team at Garbanzo have worked across a number of projects and media campaigns for Our Next Energy. His work has been fast and top quality. Especially impressive is the complexity of the topics and partnerships: He helped lead projects in collaboration with ONE and BMW, and ONE and Berkshire Hathaway Energy Renewables. With so many stakeholders involved, the projects became extremely complex, but Wes delivered on time and to great result.
Matthew Mento
SVP Director of Creative Technology
Arnold Worldwide
Wes Townsend and Garbanzo are a pleasure to work with and a go-to partner for me. They deliver great projects under tight deadlines and make it seem easy. They aren't afraid to try new things and they are fast learners too. I often recommend them.
Eddy Remy
SVP / Marketing Director
Bank of America
Wes is a detail oriented manager who watches the balance sheet. He is extremely creative and I can’t wait to collaborate with him again.
Marc Baill
VP, Executive Producer
Edelman
Wes and his team at Garbanzo are unmatched. They are a group of quick thinking, creative, and hard working folks that bring new ideas to the table and never back down from a challenge. Just when I think something is too crazy Wes is always ready to call in the team and make magic happen. Highly recommended for anyone looking for motion and CGI vendors. Always love working with Garbanzo!
What Our Clients Say
FAQ
Garbanzo is a boutique 2D/3D animation and motion design studio for brands and agencies. We create product launch films, explainer videos, technical visualizations, hero product shots, motion graphics, and VFX-driven spots that help you market complex products clearly and make campaigns look top-tier.
We focus on high-impact commercial work: product launch videos, technical explainer films, 3D product animations, broadcast and online ads, social cutdowns, and animated brand systems. If it’s tied to a campaign, product launch, or fundraising story - and it needs to look expensive and perform - it's probably a fit.
We work across tech, software/SaaS, hardware and electronics, CPG and kitchenware, automotive and mobility, and other marketing-driven brands. On the agency side, we plug into creative, production, and post teams as their dedicated motion graphics and 3D animation studio.
Most 3D product animations and explainer videos land between $15k and $30k, depending on length, visual complexity, and how many versions/cutdowns you need. Very short, focused assets sometimes start around $10k. We scope each project individually so you know exactly what you’re getting and what it costs.
Most projects take 4–8 weeks from brief to final delivery. Faster timelines are possible, but require tighter scope, quicker feedback, and rush rates. Longer, more complex films, big campaigns, or heavy R&D can push beyond that. We’ll give you a realistic schedule up front and keep it updated.
Both. We work directly with in-house marketing teams, founders, and product leaders and as a white-label animation partner for agencies. We’re very comfortable staying in the background, following your process, and making your team look great in front of your client.
We can take you from blank page to final master or plug into an existing idea. Many clients come to us with only a rough brief. We help clarify the message, write or refine the script, build storyboards and styleframes, then move into design, 3D, animation, and finishing.
Yes - and that usually saves time and budget. We regularly ingest CAD models, engineering drawings, product photos, live-action plates, and existing brand systems. We’ll clean, optimize, and enhance what you already have so the final animation feels on-brand and technically accurate.