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01 · Senior hands
Only people who've shipped.
We pay our creatives above industry average and hire only for passion — a combination that's rare in this industry.
02
Studio
A studio about characters.
Small by design. Senior by default. Built for clients who want the same characters showing up in their brand every month, not a different vendor every quarter.
Our team
01
Videographer
Live-action capture
& on-set direction
& on-set direction
02
Animator
Character rigging
& shot animation
& shot animation
03
Copywriter
Script & voice
across every frame
across every frame
04
Illustrator
Style design
& character art
& character art
A note
After ten years of art-directing for agencies and brands, I started Zeo to make one specific thing very well: B2B character animation that doesn't feel like everyone else's.
Every studio promises a custom look. Most deliver one of three off-the-shelf styles dressed up with your brand colors. We built four proprietary styles from scratch and a puppet system that keeps them consistent across every animation we ship.
Once you're on a retainer with us, that style becomes yours. Same characters, same rig, same hands — running through every onboarding video, product launch, and explainer for as long as you want to keep them.
Tony van Haarlem
Founder / Creative Director
Approach
Three principles.
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02 · One system
Pre-rigged puppets. Endless reuse.
Once your characters are rigged, every animation after is faster, cheaper, and visually consistent. The system compounds in your favor.
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03 · Built for retainer
Long horizons. Lower friction.
Project work means re-onboarding every time. We're built for clients who want a small in-house team they don't actually have to staff.
Ready when you are
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