Jonathan Jarvis and Ray Dalio: How the Economic Machine Works
Jonathan Jarvis burst onto the scene (or at least onto Motionographer’s homepage) back in 2009, when he created an extremely helpful 10-minute animation, “The Crisis…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Adobe CMO Stats
The bevy of elegant and sometimes surprising transitions that pepper this explainer video for Adobe never upstage the real star of the video: the red…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Nicolas Menard: CompHealth “Locum Tenens”
These days, explainer-style videos are a dime a dozen. It’s rare to come across one that stands out. When you add to that the “excitement”…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Using motion graphics to explain the future: Nokia’s Morph concept video
Using motion graphics to explain the future: Nokia’s Morph concept video
Justin Cone • 15 years ago
The Greek Crisis Explained by NoMint
The Greek Crisis Explained, Episode Two by NoMint … Also catch Episode One here.
Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 13 years ago
How Animation Works
If you’ve ever been curious, New Zealand-based Cirkus explains in irony-laden detail how the commercial 3D animation process works. It’s so simple, even an idiot…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Poland rising: Juice studio explains why we’ll be seeing more Polish talent soon
Poland is bristling with CG talent, and our interview with Juice studio explains why. We also dig into the technical details behind the promotional short,…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Sehsucht explains how they created a real-time, VR-friendly advent calendar
Sehsucht explains how they created real-time WebGL animations for Google Cardboard with online tools (and a good dose of design and animation mastery).
Justin Cone • 7 years ago
Fast Draw on CBS News
Josh Landis and Mitch Butler combined some bad green-screening, a whiteboard and After Effects to explain the mystifying concept of super-delegates. Katie Couric loved it.…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Nvidia Grid VCA: “Wherever Life Takes You”
This buttery smooth explainer video for Nvidia gracefully oscillates between representational and abstract illustrations to communicate its highly technical material. Co-directed by Bureau Hardy Seiler…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Pearson English: “One”
Although the script is a bit on the dry side, this explainer video from Territory kept my attention with its whimsical cel work and cheerful…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
How a husband and wife team took a startup from brand to product launch
What makes “IMANDRA” a fascinating case study in the world of explainer videos is not its intricately detailed but elegant animation (although that’s very nice),…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Making “Uncanny Valley,” an eye-popping sci-fi short about a very possible future
The sci-fi short "Uncanny Valley" presents a grim but very possible future in an eye-popping style laced with beautiful VFX work. Our chat with the…
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Justin Cone • 7 years ago
Guilherme Marcondes on going it alone
Aspiring directors, listen up! Gui explains the ins and outs of representation in this insightful and honest interview.
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Motion design in games with Ubisoft’s Wylie Robinson
Motion design in games? It's more important than you think. Our interview with Wylie explains why.
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Jack Black explains why he loves California, and it is awesome
Nicolas Ménard is a graphic designer and animator with a distinctive voice. Jack Black is a comedian and musician with a distinctive take on humor.…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
What is web animation? Rachel Nabors explains it all.
Web design and motion design have been on a collision course since the early 2000s. Today, they’re finally merging, spawning strange new fields — and…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Are you a “bricklayer” or an art director? Chris Do explains.
Chris Do clarifies some of the controversial assertions he made in the "Rethinking Design Education" video that made the rounds on social media earlier this…
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Justin Cone • 7 years ago
VFS students explain the Voyager mission
Nice transitions and animation in this visual essay about NASA’s Voyager mission (Vancouver Film School)
Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Handmade with computers: H&M Conscious Films
At first glance, the H&M Conscious Films directed by photographer Bela Borsodi look like 100% hand-made creations. And they are. Kind of. While everything was shot in…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
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Joe Donaldson • 6 years ago
Adobe CS3 Product Tours Redux
There’s always more to a project than meets the eye. I recently made a post about how motion graphics is used in product tours, with…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Robert Seidel’s processes: living paintings
Robert Seidel, the man behind the work of 2minds has created a wonderfully lush new piece designed specifically to be projected onto the Phyletic Museum…
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Jon Saunders • 15 years ago
