Tolm

Tolm is a boutique animation and motion design directing studio based in Tallinn, Estonia. Established in 2008 by motion designers and directors Joosep Volk and Maido Hollo, the studio creates commercial films, broadcast identities, opening titles and animated explainers. Its work combines design, animation and direction across both 2D and 3D production.

The studio takes a flexible approach to visual style, choosing techniques to suit each project's subject and communication needs. Its output ranges from abstract motion graphics to character animation and detailed product imagery, using colour, shape, timing and movement to communicate ideas. Rather than maintaining a single house style, Tolm describes its approach as matching its technical and creative capabilities to the challenge at hand.

From concept to finished animation

Tolm offers animation direction and production from concept through final delivery. Its capabilities include storyboarding, styleframes, art direction, 2D animation, 3D motion design and audiovisual post-production. Broadcast projects can encompass identity packages, channel idents and on-screen graphics, while commercial commissions include promotional films, product narratives and brand storytelling.

A significant strand of its work is television design. Collaborations with Estonian Public Broadcasting include channel branding and idents for ETV+, alongside opening titles and on-screen graphics for the cultural programme OP+. These projects sit alongside work for technology, telecommunications, financial services, public institutions, education and consumer brands.

Commercial projects include films explaining 1oT's connectivity and eSIM services, product narratives for logistics platform Sixfold, and character-based animation for job discovery platform MeetFrank. Other commissions include work for Bondora, Admiral Markets and Fyma. The portfolio also extends to public-sector communication, including Estonia's Bürokratt virtual assistant ecosystem and cybersecurity explainers.

Music and cultural commissions provide another outlet for the studio's animation work. Its experimental 3D music video AVA, created for composer Janek Murd, illustrates a practice spanning commissioned communication and visually exploratory projects.