Visual Stories with a Sense of Direction
At Studio Bearing, we create animated map videos that turn complex information into clear, emotionally engaging stories. Whether you're a travel brand, NGO, or real estate developer, we help audiences connect to places and projects, through cinematic storytelling, spatial clarity, and considered design.
Our animations bring context to life, beautifully and with intent.
These are not maps
About
Studio Bearing was founded by Erik Lieshout, a designer and filmmaker with a lifelong love for maps and a deep fascination with how people form connections to place.
There is always a gap between being somewhere and truly belonging there. That gap is where we work.
We bring together aesthetic clarity, spatial awareness, and storytelling to create visual narratives that don't just place a viewer, but move them. Stories that give a place a hold that outlasts the viewing, and turn desire into a decision.
Some things pull you.
Others hold you.
We do both.
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Looking to give your project a clear sense of direction? We’d love to collaborate.
Whether you’re exploring ideas or ready to move forward, reach out to request a demo or start a conversation about your project.
Maps powered by MapTiler
All maps in our projects run on MapTiler's infrastructure. They handle the geospatial date, we design on top of it. A straightforward partnership that lets us focus on what we do best.
