The source
Stories with something useful to say.
Alexforbes supplied the original book, financial lessons and story material. Each tale carried a practical idea about saving, patience, planning, value or better money decisions.
In collaboration with StoryLabDigital
Save Squad.
Ten animated stories designed to turn financial lessons into something younger audiences could understand, enjoy and remember.
10
episodes
10
timeless stories
1
connected learning world
001The challenge
Complex enough to matter.
Simple enough to remember.
Financial education matters early, but information alone rarely holds attention. Alexforbes had a collection of financial-literacy stories rooted in familiar fables and folk parables. The opportunity was to transform that source material into an animated series with energy, personality and a consistent world of its own.
The response
Build a world, not ten disconnected videos.
StoryLabDigital adapted the material into a complete animated series, developing the visual language, characters, scenes, narration, sound and final episode delivery.
002What we delivered
One production system.
Ten finished stories.
A series this size needs more than individual good ideas. It needs a repeatable production approach that protects consistency while giving every episode its own personality.
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Story adaptation
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Visual development
03
Character-led animation
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Narration and sound
05
Editing and delivery
06
Ten connected episodes
003The complete series
Ten stories.
Ten smart money moves.
Watch the official Save Squad episodes published by Alexforbes. Select an episode below to play it without leaving the case study.
Episode 01
Karabo the Crow's Clever Plan
Created for
004The result
From source material
to a launch-ready series.
Completed · Approved · Launched
The complete ten-episode series was delivered to Alexforbes, approved and launched through its public marketing channels. The project shows what happens when financial education is treated as a creative storytelling challenge rather than another content requirement.
The original stories and financial-learning material were supplied by Alexforbes. StoryLabDigital adapted and produced the animated series.
In their words
The work speaks.
So does the client.
Chris Combrinck was the driving creative force behind the Save Squad animated series. His passion, creativity and commitment to excellence helped transform our financial literacy stories into an engaging 10-episode series that children can both enjoy and learn from. Chris was a true partner throughout the journey, always willing to go the extra mile to ensure the final product exceeded expectations. His enthusiasm and dedication brought our vision to life, creating a vibrant animated series that makes financial education accessible, engaging and memorable for children. Working with Chris was an absolute pleasure, and we are incredibly proud of what we achieved together.
Joannie Maass
Senior Technical Investment Specialist, Alexforbes
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