About Motionographer
Motionographer (pronounced like “oceanographer”) seeks to be a source of inspiration for filmmakers, animators and designers by sharing:
- outstanding work from studios, freelancers and students
- feature stories that give readers a closer look at influential studios and individuals
- commentary that sparks discussion or introspection about the creative process
- miscellaneous items that Motionographer contributors find interesting
Motionographer isn’t just about motion graphics. Inspiration can come from anywhere, and the Motionographer contributors hope to provide you with interesting material regardless of the medium in which it was created.
What’s under the hood?
Motionographer is proudly running on Media Temple’s Dedicated-Virtual Extreme plan. Combined with Media Temple’s legendary service, Motionographer’s hosting solution is rock solid and full of features. If you want to know more, contact Justin at Motionographer for a candid conversation about the ins and outs of Media Temple.
In terms of software, Motionographer runs on the most excellent blogging software on the planet, WordPress.
So who are we?
Generally speaking, Motionographer is comprised of design and filmmaking enthusiasts. We are students and teachers; designers and thinkers; hard-working professionals and downright slackers. More specifically, we are:
Editors
Justin Cone, Editor-in-chief
Justin has taken the long route to motion graphics. While getting an undergraduate degree in creative writing, he discovered his passion for design. After working as an interactive designer for five years, he earned an MFA in motion design from SCAD and moved to New York City, where he worked as a writer, consultant and designer. He also co-organized F5 in April of 2009.
Justin’s Motionographer Posts
Matt Lambert, Associate Editor
Born and raised in LA, Matt (dieLAMB) is a director based between NYC and London with 1stAveMachine.
Matt’s Motionographer Posts
Matt’s website
Jon Saunders, Associate Editor
Jon works in New York City, but lives in Brooklyn. He is a designer that sometimes directs people at Psyop.
Jon’s Motionographer Posts
Jon’s website
Contributors
Onur Aksoy
Babe Elliott Baker
Babe is a freelance artist, designer & director based in Asheville, NC. He’s conceptual freak of nature at heart with a self-taught multidisciplinary background in traditional and digital art, design, motion, sound and dance. Babe dropped out of high-school early to pursue a career in illustration, which led him to design for web, print and identity, then eventually to dvd and broadcast where his passion now lies in film, compositing, visual effects, motion graphics and sound design.
His well-rounded experience in advertising for film & entertainment, broadcast, and corporate markets give him an approach and style like no other, developing fresh creative solutions for clients such as Showtime, ABC, HBO, Disney, Sony, National Geographic, Universal, Warner Brothers, Nickelodeon, HGTV, AXN, Animax, Food Network, Spike TV, Speed Network, International Paper, Honeywell, and Barclays. His new focus is branding and affordable solutions for the upcoming entrepreneur and small business through his newly formed creative representation agency, the Creative Coalition of 2009, Big & Fancy.
Babe’s Motionographer Posts
Babe’s website
Marcos “Boca” Ceravolo
Bounding out of São Paulo, Brazil, Boca (aka Marcos Ceravolo) began his Motion Design career when he was a Graphic Design student at FAAP. Subsequent to graduating and gaining experience in the field, Boca moved to Vancouver, Canada, where he achieved his diploma in Digital Design at Vancouver Film School.
Boca now resides in beautiful Copenhagen, Denmark where he works as at Danish studio THANK YOU.
Boca enjoys surfing (although he is still in search of the perfect wave in Denmark,) making people laugh and is always caught with a pen in hand doodling.
Boca’s Motionographer Posts
Boca’s website
Jesse Casey
John Cranston
John’s Motionographer Posts
John’s website
Lilian Darmono
Born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, Lilian moved to Singapore and eventually Australia for her studies, eventually graduating from Swinburne NID in Prahran, Melbourne. She then worked in print design before deciding to switch to the field of Motion Design in late 2003. Her obsessions include travelling, illustrating, and cats. She is currently in the London leg of her ‘Mograph Tour Around The World’, and calls Melbourne home.
Lilian’s Motionographer Posts
Lilian’s website
Bran Dougherty-Johnson
Bran’s Motionographer Posts
Bran’s website
Eric Edwards
Eric’s Motionographer Posts
Eric’s website
Ted Gore
After spending 5 years in engineering school, spending no time entertaining his creative side, a lucky little opportunity to make a short film sprung up, the passion set in, and the rest is history. After attending design school and teaching himself animation, Ted set off to New York to find work and currently freelances there.
Ted’s Motionographer Posts
Ted’s website
Jon Gorman
Brian Gossett
Brian’s Motionographer posts
Brian’s website
Yotam Hadar
A graphic designer based in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Graduated in 2006 from the Visual Communication dept. in the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem.
Yotam’s Motionographer Posts
Yotam’s website
Greg Herman
Greg began an intensive study of design at R.I.T where he majored in New Media Imaging. He soon realized his passion for storytelling and his longtime inspiration of the silver screen nudged Greg toward making it a full time job. He now lives in Brooklyn and works as a designer and animator for DigitalKitchen in NYC. In his spare time he enjoys matte painting, making short films, and beer tasting.
Greg’s Motionographer Posts
Greg’s work portfolio | Greg’s personal site
Michelle Higa
Michelle’s Motionographer Posts
Michelle’s website
Matt Hunter Ross
Lauren Indovina
Stephen Kelleher
Stephen’s Motionographer posts
Stephen’s website
Daniel Oeffinger
Daniel’s Motionographer Posts
Daniel’s website
Simon Robson
Simon’s Motionographer Posts
Simon’s website
Jake Sargeant
Jake’s Motionographer posts
Jake’s website
Igor Sordokhonov
Originally from the deepest parts of Siberia, Igor is now located in Moscow, working as a freelance designer/animator with a great team of designers at MTV Russia.
Igor’s Motionographer Posts
Igor’s website
Mate Steinforth
Mate Steinforth (born 1977 in Hannover, Germany) is a director and designer based in New York City. In his teen years he became active in the computer art subculture called Demoscene and eventually began working as a graphic artists for computer games. He studied graphic design at University of Applied Arts Hildesheim and the University of Madrid, Facultad de Bellas Artes.
In 2002, he moved to Madrid to work as an Art Director in the graphic studio Juan Dela Mata. From 2004 on he worked as a freelance motion designer/director for several companies in Berlin and Munich. In 2006, he started to work for the New York based production company PSYOP.
Next to his professional work he always tries to spend time on collaborative projects, directing and animating short clips.
Mate’s Motionographer Posts
Mate’s website
James Wignall
Raised in northern England, James now works as a freelance director/designer/animator type person in Central London under the guise of Mutandhands. In between working for lovely people like MTV, VH1, Nike, he also joins in on collaborative projects such as Psst! Pass it On, is a regular contributer to Computer Arts magazine and has talked at events such as BD4D.
James’ Motionographer Posts
James’ website
Tyquane Wright
Tyquane’s Motionographer Posts
Drop us a line
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