Yearly Archives: 2014

Celyn: Vitra “Map Table”

With a charming jewel tone palete and lovingly wrought 2D animation, designer/director Celyn (Nexus Productions) shows how simplicity and complexity can coexist in “Map Table.”… Read more

Conor Finnegan: Candice Gordon “Sound of Horns”

After the brilliant “Fear of Flying“, Conor Finnegan is back with the new music video for Candice Gordon – “Sound of Horns”. Make sure to… Read more

Assembly + W+K Portland: Sony “Be Moved”

Beautiful transitions and CG work in this scroller for Sony created by New Zealand-based Assembly with agency W+K Portland.

Pause Fest ID Breakdown

Molten (Juan Andrés Molteno) shares a colorful breakdown of his work on the Pause Fest open created by Váscolo.

Gobelin: Sweatness

Gobelins students flex their animation muscles in this ode to getting ripped, “Sweatness.”

Sanghon Kim for France 5

Great abstract character animation in this opener for Duels on France 5 by Sanghon Kim. Animation at Mathematic.tv. Animation lead: Ruben Sellem.

See No Evil Tonight!

Tonight! The first See No Evil of 2014! Evening of inspiration with the O.G’s of motion design, Mainframe.

Ram Bhat’s Warriors

Ram Bhat re-imagines the 1979 NYC street gang film, Warriors, in this fan trailer set in 1992 Los Angeles. Check out the art, too.

Imaginary Forces: Black Sails Title Sequence

Art of the Title has some great coverage of Imaginary Forces’ stunning new title sequence for Black Sails.

NYC Mograph January Meetup

The NYC Mograph January Meetup is Tuesday, January 28th at 8pm @ Sweet & Vicious

Patrick Clair + Elastic: HBO’s True Detective

One of our favorite projects from 2013 was Patrick Clair’s launch trailer for Tom Clancy’s The Division, a global conspiracy theory rendered in elegant typography… Read more

Fraser Davidson: A Guide To American Football

UK-based Fraser Davidson’s latest, “A Guide To American Football,” is a hilarious distillation of one of America’s most beloved pastimes. In the same spirit as… Read more

ADC Germany new Animation Category

The german ADC has a new, dedicated category for animation in this year’s awards and the deadline was just extended.

NOMINT for BassAwards 2014

BassAwards 2014 are open for entries, as this quirky promo from NOMINT announces.

HUSH: Release 2014

In Release 2014, HUSH gathers 100 vocal “releases” about the end of 2013 and beginning of 2014 and translates them into visual forms.

Naoki Yoshibe 2D FX Reel

Naoki Yoshibe (aka yotube) totally killing it with his 2D FX Reel.

Miwa Matreyek

Animator/performance artist Miwa Matryek incorporates the silhouette of her own body into projections of her lush animations. Having seen her perform at last year’s Vimeo… Read more

See No Evil February

Keep Wednesday February 5th free for the first See No Evil of 2014! Evening of inspiration with the O.G’s of motion design, Mainframe.

New York Q&A with VFX Soldier

New York Q&A With VFX Soldier this Saturday, January 18 at SVA.   Daniel Khin Lay aka VFX Soldier will be in town to discuss… Read more

Dvein: We Wander

In Dvein’s latest short, “We Wander,” you won’t find CG fluid sims or virtual Rube Goldbergs of visual oddities. Instead, you’ll find haunting visuals of… Read more

Caleb Wood: Goodbye Rabbit, Hop Hop

Love, love, love the chasing the rabbit sequence at 2:08 in Caleb Wood’s Goodbye Rabbit, Hop Hop.