All my life, I have carried a feeling I couldn’t name, a sense of being alone, of being other, of something inside me being wrong. As a kid, my mind, my heart, and my body rebelled, trying to tell me something I wasn’t yet able to understand.
“We think there’s something fundamentally different in a picture shot in camera – the imperfections and the intricacies of real light and dust grounds the experience in a way that’s hard to replicate digitally.”
“Asking the team, it seems we don’t have any stand out influences, just that we love most film, anime, TV, games and music. There’s almost not enough time in the day to consume it all but suffice to say we’re just a bunch of nerds who love what we do. In an effort to not appear completely beige we would venture that we’re all more into the darker side of storytelling!”
“The idea from the start was simple: document Jack’s work and animate his heads speaking. I’ve used this animation style in one or two of my past projects. But Jack’s heads—his art, his sculptures—were so striking and intriguing that I wanted to bring them to life. Maybe even take them to another level, though they certainly don’t need it.”
Carlos El Asmar—founder of Motionographer®—stormed SCAD CoMotion as keynote speaker and portfolio guru, delivering a multiple-choice talk that left crowds gasping. Attendees gambled on topics—creative anarchy, nostalgia algorithms, pixelated soul-searching—and won the trifecta.
Alright, let’s break this down without getting too fancy. The difference between lowercase motion design and uppercase Motion Design isn’t just about grammar—it’s about perception, purpose, and identity. Think of it like the gap between ‘I build houses’ and ‘I’m an architect’. One is a task; the other, a profession.
There are animation awards, and there are design awards—but for most of them, Motion Design is just a category.
But Motion Design isn’t just a category.
F5 EMPATH, renowned for curating spaces where creative minds converge, presents ‘Motionographer’s Day’, a rare chance to engage with the minds driving the evolution of Motion Design, all together in the same venue. From bold animation to avant-garde experimentation, these studios are shaping how we experience visuals in an increasingly digital world.
“This approach might sound unbelievable, even absurd—who would entrust such a pivotal project to an artist without any oversight? Is it just an urban legend in the motion design industry? Perhaps. Is it risky? Maybe.But that’s what makes the reveal so magical. Whether this process is fact or folklore, it’s become part of the mystique of the F5 Opening Titles.”
