We are a multi award-winning studio, supporting industry through digital visualisation and applied technology solutions.

Taking traditional architectural needs to new heights, we utilise advanced technologies and photorealistic visual capabilities, to unleash the power of CG visualisation, immersive property marketing, planning, tours, and more.

Architectural Studio

Our creative offerings span visionary depths. We're dab hands at graphic design and branding, move-makers in digital development and strategy, and big picture implementers when it comes to marketing.

Creative Studio

Supporting industry is where Bloc began... By creating reusable assets and cost-effective digital solutions, we provide end-to-end assistance with the product lifecycle and its management.

Engineering Studio

Imparting knowledge, improving skills, and influencing behaviour... we create self-paced learning and immersive classroom training aids that accelerate time-to-competence, build procedural and muscle memory and alleviate skill fade.

Learning Studio

Our Media studio crafts digital visualisations, creative productions, and immersive content. Big picture, fine detail, impressive sound - we impact, engage, and entertain audiences with awe-inspiring visuals and interactive multi-media experiences.

Media Studio

Driven by continuous innovation, we combine digital visualisation, immersive technologies, and our extensive software expertise to help clients across all sectors inform, engage, and optimise.

Technology Studio

About Bloc Digital

For the epic art and culture discovery trail, we crafted a sense of adventure - producing a vibrant brand, interactive AR app, and everything in between. We engaged Derby and beyond!

Derby Ram Trail 

Deep diving into research, we modelled and visualised the historical past of St Bartholomew's hospital – sharing the beauty of its heritage with its current occupants through wall graphics.

Re-visualising Bristol's past

A compilation of projects from our specialist in-house studios, showcasing our expertise in digital development and visualisation. From houses to engines and marketing to VR...

Bloc Digital Showreel 2022 

Created for use on a tablet, this step-by-step procedural maintenance application provided guided support - helping employees and alleviating skills fade.

GSK Maintenance Support App 

For the arrival of Ivygrove Group's new ‘Homes’ division, an essence of quality was key. We realised that vision with refreshed group branding and a website that generates countless leads.

‘Building’ a Luxury Property Developer

Keeping the property market going in Covid times, for Rafati Way we crafted visuals with styled interiors and a 360 tour  – helping potential buyers to explore the property virtually.

Virtual Exploration of Rafati Way

To demonstrate the importance of good engine oil, 'piston run' took players on a journey through the heart of an engine. The aim was to remove deposits, collect lives, and beat the clock.

Engine oil education via gamification 

In contrast to our other animations for Rolls-Royce, MT30 marked new creative direction for our collaborations. Drawing inspiration from the world of cinema - it's dark, moody, and dramatic.

MT30 Rolls-Royce Marketing Animation

Gamification of key engine components enabled customers to understand the build, technology, and composition of an engine - creative elements encouraging users to engage and interact...

Getting creative with key engine components

Setting up products to promote optimum sales is an art. Generating appeal and enticing purchases – creating the ideal environment that encourages repeat custom was the key for Grimbergen. 

Guidance for Grimbergen

Pilsner product marketing toolkits assist with merchandise placement, branded accessories, and the set up of an ideal sales environment – creating consistent on-brand commercialisation. 

Pilsner product marketing 

Commercial visualisations are instrumental to Quantum’s point of sale toolkits. For Somersby, we crafted enticing environments for festivals, rooftop bars, pub gardens, supermarkets and more

Festival set-up: Somersby Cider

Derived from data and algorithm-based profile matches, we created an HTML app for a Rolls-Royce mentoring programme that enabled first-level engagement, communication, and connection.

Matching mentors to mentees 

Uniting their leading net zero vision, we created a new brand, executive report, animation, and interactive virtual platform to communicate Rolls-Royce’s commitment in a clear, inspiring way

Rolls-Royce net zero mission

To aid the shut-down, clean, start-up, and operation of machinery, we created a VR replica environment and functionality to boost skills competence and provide procedural assistance.

GSK operational VR training 

As part of a community-focused project, we donated our branding, modelling, and animation skills to reimagine the visitor attraction. Here’s how the stars aligned for Sherwood Observatory…

'Star-chitectural' visualisations

Using super-imposed diagrams over industry components, this AR learning tool connected 2D material to 3D spatial visualisations – aiding the learning and retention process. 

Using 2D and 3D to create AR learning tools

Our latest animation compilation is a true showcase of our visualisation capabilities... check it out! 

Bloc Animation Showreel 2021

A 20-year relationship with Manchester Airports Group has seen us create a range of collateral. From TV ads to educational materials and corporate reports, we design to exacting standards.

Long-term Relations With Leading Airport Group

Supporting Quantum’s marketing guidance toolkits, we produce CGIs to help bars with point of sale – ultimately enticing the purchase of products through idyllic environment creation.

Peroni point of sale 

After 15 years, for Morecrofts it was time for a rebrand. From refreshing their logo to designing signage, vehicle livery, stationery, and more... we supported the full process.

‘Constructing’ a Rebrand

To encourage exhibition interactions, Lubrizol used a quiz to gauge supplier understanding of their products. Not only was it interactive and model accurate, it also collected user data...

Exhibition, Education, Gamification 

Aiding convenient and accessible education, we developed platform-agnostic eLearning courses of previously flash-based programmes to assist with assessment processes and competence testing.

From flash to platform agnostic e-learning courses

Supporting virtual & hybrid communications for marketing, events, and STEM, we’ve been working with GD to create interactive 3D content, product showrooms, and virtual spaces for exploration

General Dynamics X virtURL 

Visualising tranquil oceans and transformational technology in unity, we helped Kongsberg engage stakeholders in its sustainability pledge. 

Inspiring Sustainability in Maritime

3D motion graphics and atmospheric CGI bring power, impact and technical detail in this campaign animation for Kongsberg Maritime.       

Kongsberg EEXI Animation

As part of a prime-time BBC Panorama episode 'Australia Burning,' we created a feature that aired nationally - highlighting international news topics and bringing real stories to life. 

BBC Panorama: Australia Burning

For concept property exploration and promotional marketing use, we created a self-guided 360 virtual tour of Brownsea View, Poole. Clickable hotspots also provided enhanced interactivity.

Brownsea View Virtual Tour

Utilising our virtual platform virtURL, we enhanced Marshall’s DSEI presence with globally accessible 3D product showrooms and interactive hangars, which were repurposed for on-stand VR too.

Marshall X virtURL

Social media management means copywriting, design, scheduling, and maintenance. For Morecrofts, we craft goal-driven content to enhance its reputation as a leading electrical contractor.

Morecrofts social media management

Web3D experiences – the 3D visualisation of concepts and products on the web – are powerful tools for product demonstrations and interactive showcases.   This example for Rolls-Royce ACCEL highlights their 'Spirit of Innovation' aircraft and its new world record for all-electric flight.

Interactive Web3D for Rolls-Royce ACCEL

The Capability Map allows users in government and industry to quickly and accurately answer key questions surrounding the capabilities of UK rail based on the results from two main tools: the Company Search Mode and Statistics Mode. 

Rail Sector Data: Supply Chain Capability Mapping

With leading US Coating Systems Manufacturer Nordson, we're developing Industry 4.0, smart IoT platforms fuelled by real-time data to optimise processes and support predictive maintenance. 

IoT Platform Solution

Showcasing our talents in visual effects... From scenery to wildlife, and automotive to Chinese warrior queens - our creativity knows no bounds. 

Mini VFX Showreel 2022

Commercial CGIs for marketing toolkits are something we consistently provide for client, Quantum. William Grant and Sons' point of sale assistance entailed supermarkets, cellars, and bars. 

Supermarkets, Cellars and Bars...

Powerful, impactful, and photorealistic – interior and exterior CGIs were designed and created to help increase off-plan sales for a luxury property development in Poole, Dorset. 

Powerful sales CGIs for Munster Road

 Personal testimonies, aerial filming and moments of shared reflection were combined to enable Treetops Hospice to deliver their annual memorial service online, during Covid pandemic restrictions.

Treetops hospice 'Light up a Life' Campaign 

A relaunch campaign transformed the look and positioning of Bowman, an eTurbo Systems leader. What began with branding, visualisation and web now continues with social and email marketing. 

Turbocharged marketing for Bowman Power 

Tempest is the start of the next generation of defence aircraft. Bringing life to a vision with 3D animation - this innovation showcase won 3 'Communicate Lens' awards! 

Tempest Rolls-Royce Animation 

This immersive step-by-step VR training solution for Rolls-Royce enabled their Customer Training Centre to deliver Split Engine Stand refresher training to their customers globally.

Rolls-Royce SeS VR Training

Bringing interactivity through a browser with WebGL technology - Inovance delivered a 3D web-based experience of their MD800 compact AC multidrive, in the form of a responsive product tour. 

Web interactivity with Inovance 

Developing engaging and interactive AR visuals of 'work in progress' property projects simulates, showcases, and helps sell! AR at The Avenue highlights the power of immersive marketing...

AR at The Avenue 

Created for use at exhibitions and events, this explainer animation was commissioned to support the University's exciting new research... creating catalysts to use biomass for a sustainable future!

Educational Explainer for progressive Uni research

Aired as a feature in an international documentary for European Network 3Sat, our Media studio created motion graphics that visualised the latest in 'LifeSaver HIV' medical innovations.

Factual TV 3D CGI 

Drawing inspiration from the past to visualise the future is exactly how we helped Bobby & Co. to promote its re-opening – from promotional window graphics to internal commercial layouts...

Bringing Bobby's back to Bournemouth...

With life-sized AR, 3D models of past and present, and accessibility centre stage, users can see this Victorian home brought virtually back to life – uncovering its rich heritage, from anywhere.

AR App for Errwood Hall Heritage site

An interactive web-based learning resource was created to support the exploration of the 'red meat food system' in Scotland, educating young students on how to make more sustainable choices.

QMS interactive learning 

Helping the University of Derby to attract and inspire increasingly tech-savvy students, we harnessed emerging WebAR technologies and print expertise to provide a new kind of experience – bringing an immersive showcase of the university's culture directly to students’ fingertips. 

Elevating Print with Web AR technology

This Showreel demonstrates the support our group of studios provided throughout 2019. Collated over the course of the year, take a look at a collection of our work! 

Bloc Digital Showreel 2019 

Supporting a Nidec rebrand, and an up-and-coming product launch for 'Commander S', we created a dynamic and eye-catching animation to help showcase, sell, and shed light on specifications.

Nidec Product Launch Animation

Collaborating with Urban Canyons, we showcased our VFX skills within film production to help tell the tale of the Chinese Warrior Queen - a heroic, and empowering drama-documentary series.

Chinese Warrior Queen Documentary 

Harnessing AR with Rolls-Royce, we took a simple engine model and visualised a full heat, flow, and data overlay. It then went on to be used by Microsoft as a European demonstration. 