Animate your way to Google
[…] that cleverly expresses why they should be a Fiver. The animation system uses Flash-like shape tweens that will be familiar to older folks but…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Interview: Motion design and the Google identity
Google’s recent rebrand involved rebooting the company’s identity system across thousands of implementations and dozens of products and services. At the core of that Herculean…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
How Google uses motion design to make tangible tech
[…] expecting for years was finally pulling into the station. What is Material Design? Material Design is Google’s user experience (UX) design philosophy for Android and a broadening range…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Google’s Project Loon and How We Create the Future
Google’s latest gloriously ambitious initiative, Project Loon, is all over the news this week. This beautiful piece – directed by Google Creative Lab with Mixtape…
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Elliot Blanchard • 11 years ago
The Epic Doc Interview
[…] talk about your process and how this led you to Google Creative Labs and working on projects like this? The works of KOICHIRO TSUJIKAWA…
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Lauren Indovina • 14 years ago
Motion and code: Getting to know Lucas Zanotto
Italian-born designer/animator Lucas Zanotto’s career is as varied and playful as his creations. Moving seamlessly between analogue and digital techniques, he’s created commercials, short films,…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
The Epic Doc
[…] the team created early in the process). Reaching over a half million hits in less than a weak, “The Epic Doc” is a reminder…
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Lauren Indovina • 14 years ago
Google Wallet
More gorgeous work from Buck, this time for Google Wallet. Impeccable faux analogue and brilliant transitions anchored by solid design make this a worthy addition…
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Staff • 10 years ago
Google Instant With Bob Dylan
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Matt Lambert • 14 years ago
Glen Keane: Duet
Disney animator Glen Keane creates a moving short film for Google's Spotlight Stories project.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Code and motion, exploring new frontiers with Marcus Eckert
[…] app and then moving on to broader territory. If you’re remotely interested in coding, you’ll definitely want to read this. His thoughts on the accessibility of…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Google’s Chrome Shorts
[…] Whole Wide World Default Office: 9-5 8.5×11 To echo a constantly recurring theme in my recent posts; this is yet another example of web-based…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
Google’s Superbowl Ad: Falling In Love with Search
Of all the Superbow ads, my favorite is Google’s “Parisian Love.” Simple, on-brand and surprisingly poignant. Kudos to director Aaron Duffy for his restraint and…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
1st Avenue Machine: Google Fiber
1st Avenue Machine’s Ben Steiger Levine and Aaron Duffy have created this cute spot for the introduction of Google Fiber. This “car” film takes us through the…
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Angelo Collazo • 12 years ago
Great job playing with line and iconic imagery in Rafael Macho’s spot for Kelly Services.
Great job playing with line and iconic imagery in Rafael Macho’s spot for Kelly Services.
Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Motionographer App for iOS
For all you native app lovers, we’ve quietly launched a dedicated Motionographer app for iOS. Get it from iTunes (for free, of course) for iPhone…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Jack Black explains why he loves California, and it is awesome
[…] musician with a distinctive take on humor. Together, they are a surprisingly charming duo, as “California Inspires Me” perfectly illustrates. Created for The California Sunday…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
We Are Play
We Are Play is the name for 6 French graphic designers that do visual performances during events. Their name speaks volumes about their work. It…
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Jon Saunders • 17 years ago
RE:PLAY Film Festival: Batch Four
It’s with great pleasure that I share another batch of films created for the F5 RE: PLAY Film Festival. This time around, we’re proud to…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
F5 RE:PLAY Film Festival: Batch Two
As promised, here’s the second batch of films from the F5 RE: PLAY Film Festival, featuring work from Shilo, Pistachios and Superfad. Our sincerest thanks…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
From animator to app developer: Practical insights from James Bartley, maker of “Melody Jams”
From mastering sprite sheets to managing coders, James Bartley dove head first into app development after freelance animating in the NYC motion graphics scene for…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Josh Raskin for Google
[…] ‘I met the Walrus’. Personally I’d been wondering what Josh had been up to of late, so I was delighted to take delivery of…
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Simon Robson • 12 years ago
Master Plan: How Google is Going to Dominate the Entire Universe
[…] essay/conspiracy theory about how Google might be evil after all. Maybe I’m naive, but I’m not too concerned about Google amassing a database of…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
The Genius of Play
Working with Mash Studio, Tom Rainford focused his directorial talents on The Genius of Play, a 9-part animation series for for the Toy Industry Association. Each of the 9…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago