Norfolk Southern: “City of Possibilities” by The Mill NY

The Mill marries inventive character design and animation with their incredible CG in this beautiful piece for Norfolk Southern.

Elliot Blanchard • 12 years ago

Blender: Tears of Steel

If you can stomach the acting, there’s some impressive CG work in “Tears of Steel,” the latest open source short from the Blender Foundation. Like… Read more

Justin Cone • 12 years ago

Cartoon Network’s 20th Birthday Music Video by I Love Dust

Pull up a seat, put on a party hat, and have yourself a big slice of cake; Cartoon Network just turned 20! On October 1st,… Read more

Brandon Lori • 12 years ago

Julia Pott: The Event

Julia Pott (Hornet) has struck again. “The Event” is an apocalyptic love story based on a Tom Chivers poem by the same name. As in… Read more

Justin Cone • 12 years ago

Prologue: “Elementary” Title Sequence

Prologue’s Creative Director Simon Clowes has crafted an elegantly sinister title sequence for CBS’ new series, “Elementary,” starring Jonny Lee Miller as a contemporary Sherlock… Read more

Staff • 12 years ago

Process: Psyop’s Prequels for Dishonored

Bethesda’s Dishonored (developed by Arkane Studios) was one of the mostly hotly anticipated games of the year. Thanks to nearly three years of pre-production, the… Read more

Elliot Blanchard • 12 years ago

Late Night Work Club

Here comes Late Night Work Club! LNWC is a collective of indie animators. That is, animators who do independent, non-commercial work. Or, in some cases,… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago

Macro: A Neon Christmas

Get ready for the flood of holiday-inspired shorts. This one from Neon stands apart, though. No Santa. No reindeer. Not even a Christmas tree. Instead,… Read more

Justin Cone • 12 years ago

Beakus Studios + Daniel Chester/Moth: The Epistle

Seems only natural that Moth Collective would follow up the fantastic Mad Dogs and Englishmen by working with Beakus Studios on this section from the feature… Read more

Elliot Blanchard • 11 years ago

Protected: SXSW 2013: Music Videos

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Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago

“Marvel” by BlackMeal

Paris-based Blackmeal loves Marvel so much, they decided to make an homage to the company’s 74-year history of creating inspiring characters and telling thrilling stories.… Read more

Justin Cone • 11 years ago

Smith & Foulkes: Fuze Tea “When This Meets That”

Adorable design in this Smith & Foulkes directed gem for Fuze Tea. Big thanks to Lewis and Nexus for the team credits!

Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago

TSB – The Story by Studio AKA

Studio AKA (London) tells the history behind the building of the TSB bank through this beautiful piece. Combining the hand crafted artistry of 2D character animation within… Read more

Daniel Coutinho • 11 years ago

Giant Ant: Men’s Health Magazine “How a Protein Becomes a Muscle”

Follow ingenious peptides through a visual essay explaining how muscle mass is created in the human body. Illustrations by the inimitable Mike McQuade, directed by… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 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

Destiny: Mars Opening Sequence, Q&A with the Directors

Prologue's opener for "Destiny" kicks off one of the most anticipated games of 2014. Motionographer goes deep with its co-directors, Ilya V. Abulkhanov and Simon… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

“Interesting Ball” is, in fact, very interesting [NFSW]

Warning: Not safe for work (by most people’s standards) Directing duo Daniels have long been one our favorites here at Motionographer. Their latest short film,… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Psyop tri-awesomeness

Psyop updates with three 2D spots for the holiday season. Airbnb “Walls and Chains” Target + Toms “One for One for All” Tiffany & Co.… Read more

Igor Sordokhonov • 10 years ago

In-Depth: Making the Best of Motionographer with Aran Quinn and Mill+

With the word “motion” emblazoned in white block letters on its back, a blue, muscle-bound creature deadlifts a barbell and turns to face the camera,… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

The Fermi Paradox

One of motion design’s greatest powers is its capacity for presenting complex information in compelling, informative ways. But without clear thinking — and clear writing —… Read more

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),… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

[Detroit] Mograph Monday

Hey Rock City, the next Mograph Mondays event in Detroit will be Monday, June 29th at 7:30pm. The location is Vectorform: 123 W 5th St Royal… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

The Line: Amaro and Walden’s Joyride

Dang. So much attitude and animation skill in The Line‘s latest short, Amaro and Walden. Warning some bits are NSFW. Don’t miss the full making of… Read more

Erica Gorochow • 9 years ago

The Moth Collective: Modern Love

At this point anyone who follows my posts will think I sound like a broken record, but… The Moth Collective does it again! This time… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago