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June 19, 2013 Do I Wanna Know? Nice, clean and simple. New videoclip for Artic Monkeys by British wonderboy David Wilson. Leave a comment Beautiful destruction abounds in this music video for Young Galaxy’s “New Summer” directed by Les Enfants. Hat tip to Noah Norman. 4 Comments Stunning CG work and face-paced storytelling buoy this white-knuckled trailer for “The Crew.” Directed by The Andys (Wizz). 8 Comments June 14, 2013 Nathan Love’s latest reel is bursting with insane character work across a wide range of styles. Leave a comment June 13, 2013 Lovely stylized CG inspired by the illustrations of Charley Harper in this PSA for Tuggerah Lakes Estuary from The Magnificent Itch. 8 Comments Very excited about Below, the upcoming game from Capy, the co-creators of Superbrothers: Sword and Sorcery EP 1 Comment Beautiful, wonderfully animated piece by Pinata for McDonald’s 1 Comment June 5, 2013 A cute little loop from Ronda – Samba. Leave a comment June 4, 2013 Tonight’s the big night, See No Evil’s June event! Join us for an evening of inspiration with VFX aficionado’s, Analog Studio. Free entry, prizes & good times! Leave a comment June 3, 2013 The #VFX conversation continues with the Collider 2013 VFX Town Hall. In-room and live streaming audience members can join us and vote on key issues at 6:00 PM EST, Monday, June 10th. Leave a comment June 1, 2013 Great mix of illustration and AE by YELLOWSHED (Soyeon Kim and Todd Hemker) in this Father’s Day greeting. 1 Comment May 28, 2013 AENY meets this Thursday, May 30 with Senior AE Product Manager Steve Forde and all things Creative Cloud AE. Sign up here. Leave a comment May 24, 2013 A lot of nice moments in this rotoscope music video for Singular “Revoke” by Bangkok-based Famefamous (aka Nitcha Tothong) 1 Comment May 21, 2013 A heartbreaking and skillful tour-de-force from the west coast Buck office. With an emotive score by Antfood this piece tackles the difficult subject of child sexual abuse. 2 Comments May 15, 2013 June 4th is almost upon us which means it’s nearly time for See No Evil’s! This time we are joined by VFX aficionado’s Analog Studio. Free entry, prizes & good times! Comments Off May 13, 2013 Promotive.tv is focused on showcasing outstanding television marketing and promotions work. Looks interesting. 3 Comments May 10, 2013 From solid block to glass cow with milk inside — a quick look at the process. 1 Comment May 9, 2013 NYC based Director / Designer Jon Saunders updates his web presence with the usual amazing work! 7 Comments Estudio Ronda is back with these awesome funky characters for Nick! Impossible not to love it! 1 Comment May 6, 2013 NYC Mograph May Meetup, Tuesday, May 7th, 8pm @ Sweet & Vicious. 1 Comment May 2, 2013 Antfood’s 35-second sound design reel is a frenetic, fun romp for the eyes and ears. Comments Off May 1, 2013 Pulsing organic forms set against a cosmic backdrop star in the Sci-Fi London Titles directed by Jordi Pages. Music by Combustion. Comments Off The speaker lineup and master classes for Collider look pretty interesting. Who’s going? UPDATE: Motionographer’s Michelle Higa Fox will be on the VFX panel. Use promo code COLLMotion for 10% off. 17 Comments April 29, 2013 Mesmerizing editing and wonderful typography in the latest reel from IAAH (Nessim Higson). 1 Comment April 28, 2013 The Line pull together an impressive team to bring us an eerie and beautifully crafted tale of misadventure. 1 Comment



The History of Motion Graphics Posted by Justin Cone SCAD’s Professor Michael Betancourt has penned the first (that I know of) comprehensive history of motion graphics: The History of Motion Graphics: From Avant-Garde to Industry in the United States. Posted on 12 February 2013 \| Tags: books, history 6 thoughts on “The History of Motion Graphics” Florencia on February 13, 2013 at 10:43 am said: Great compilation, I would like to see a booktrailer too. Butt I Wont on February 13, 2013 at 10:16 pm said: Justin, how much are you making for each purchase you send to Amazon? :) Justin Cone on February 13, 2013 at 11:55 pm said: Not sure if that’s a serious question, but I will be making exactly zero dollars for every purchase. I did work with Michael at SCAD, though. He’s a serious academic, so I suspect this will be an authoritative read. stephen offort on February 14, 2013 at 1:23 pm said: Am in love motiongraphic Isabella on February 18, 2013 at 6:43 pm said: Congrats Professor! movecraft on February 27, 2013 at 2:16 am said: I’ve been waiting for such a volume. Can’t wait to pick this up.