Interview: Motion design and the Google identity
Google's Jonathan Jarvis tells us how integral motion design was to the recent Google rebrand, why you should give users superpowers and what kind of…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Animate your way to Google
Each year, Google’s in-house agency, Google Creative Lab, combs the planet in search of promising young creatives to become “Fivers.” In Google’s own words: The…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Process: Making the F5 Opening Titles with Block & Tackle
Over the last several years, conference openers have joined music videos, film titles and visual essays as ideal showcases for ambitious motion designers and visual…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
How Google uses motion design to make tangible tech
When Google introduced its Material Design visual language in the summer of 2014, it felt like a train I’d been expecting for years was finally pulling into the…
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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
6 motion design industry predictions for 2015
Somehow, 2015 is here. So I dug up my crystal ball (a Times Square snow globe from 1987), put on some trance-inducing music and visited the…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
User interface design: Why motion matters
For a presentation at CSSConf Australia 2015, Benjamin De Cock (no jokes, please) shared insights gleaned from years as an interactive designer with a penchant…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
The Epic Doc Interview
THE EPIC DOC INTERVIEW The following is an interview with Varathit Uthaisri, (“Tu”), the Director of Google’s “The Epic Docs” animation, a DemoSlam campaign project,…
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Lauren Indovina • 14 years ago
Interactive experiences at the human scale: Making CenterStage with Andrew Bell and Lutz Vogel
It’s rare that a single project can sum up the possibilities for the convergence of motion design and interactive experiences the way that CenterStage does. Created…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Colin Hesterly: Lovaganza 2015
Director Colin Hesterly (recently added to The Academy’s roster) blends geometric illustrations with vintage textures to promote the interesting Lovaganza 2015 event coming this September.…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
The Epic Doc
“The Epic Doc” is a short advert directed by Varathit Uthaisri (aka “Tu”), a filmaker currently working with Google Creative Lab in NYC. A few…
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Lauren Indovina • 14 years ago
Call for Proposals: MODE 2015
MODE 2015 is accepting entries for the following topics: Academic Papers and Presentations Curriculum Case Studies Professional and Creative Work Case Studies Conference themes The…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
DEmark 2015 Opening Titles
Nord Collective’s quirky titles for the DEmark 2015 titles feature a literal interpretation of the event’s theme, “Touch of Design.” Combining a custom tailored typeface…
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Justin Cone • 9 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
School Profile: Savannah College of Art & Design
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of school profiles we’ll be sharing on Motionographer. The following profile was compiled in August, 2015. Since…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Brian Michael Gossett updates for 2015
Designer, illustrator and director Brian Michael Gossett tops off his portfolio for 2015. Definitely worth a spin.
Justin Cone • 10 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
Glen Keane: Duet
Disney animator Glen Keane creates a moving short film for Google's Spotlight Stories project.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Digital Kitchen: Mirage 360
Digital Kitchen recently posted a 360 degree panoramic project they did for the MGM Mirage CityCenter in Las Vegas. These projects always require a little…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Golden Wolf proves you can’t go wrong with cats for Offset 2015
For the Offset 2015 conference title sequence, Golden Wolf put all their chips on the internet’s only sure bet: cats. Lots and lots of cats.…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
SXSW 2015 Gaming Awards
Working only with dots, lines and squares, Imaginary Forces’ Jeremy Cox and friends crafted a abstract homage to the history of video gamings for the…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Semi-Permanent 2015 Opening Titles
Raoul Marks (a frequent collaborator with Patrick Clair at Elastic), directed a goosebump-inducing title sequence for Semi-Permanent 2015. In Marks’ words: A surreal trip. An allegory…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
11 of the best showreels from 2015
As the creator of the Shit Showreels Say channel, the popular PQ FUI Toys and a portfolio of slick motion design work, Peter Quinn knows…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
