Luca and Ilenia are the founders of Illo, a studio based in Turin, Italy. During our conversation, we discussed their self-driving video bot named Algo, how Illo was formed and how they’ve crafted a unique office culture.
Links:
Website- http://illo.tv
Twitter- https://twitter.com/illotv
Vimeo- https://vimeo.com/illo
Algo- algo.illo.tv
Highlights:
-How they met
-Studied communications
-Focused learning on start-ups
-Started in a small apartment
-Hired one person to learn animation
-Computer coding
-Algo
-Producing 100 videos in a weekend
-Hiring someone good with expressions for Algo
-The future of Algo
-Growing their company
-3 persons per year on average
-Creating a good and unique working culture
-Every two weeks they change their desks
-Ideation process
-Swedish brainstorming sessions
-Delegating & working as a team
-Good & great projects
-Future of their work
-Working with start-ups allowed them to try lots of new things
-Get started tips
-Learning how to lead creatives
-Dream Client: Fashion brand
-Favorite Animated Movie: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
-What does your family think you do: videos
-Animalator: French Bulldog