Two hits for Oreo, each with its own twist

Chances are you’ve seen either one or both of the Oreo “Wonderfilled” spots that have been burning up the interwebs. The :90 anthem was directed… Read more

Justin Cone • 11 years ago

Modern Love: Under His Misspell

NYC-based designer/animator Joe Donaldson was commissioned by the New York Times to create an animated interpretation of “Under His Misspell,” a column penned by Jessie… Read more

Justin Cone • 11 years ago

UFO: Nissan Juke “What If”

What starts as car porn (albeit very good car porn) turns into an elegant sci-fi dream. Nissan Juke “What If” was directed by Sebastien Cannone… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Phantom Limb

Alex Grigg’s “Phantom Limb,” created for Late Night Work Club, is now online in its entirety (and apart from the LNWC compilation film). Poignantly minimal,… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Parasol Island: “Pink Troubles”

Parasol Island’s self-initiated short “Pink Troubles” features endearing character design and lush environment design. From PI: ‘Pink Troubles’ is the story of a lonesome flamingo… 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

LEGO: Everything is NOT Awesome

UPDATE: This video has been removed from Vimeo, just as it was removed from YouTube prior to that, due to a takedown request from Warner… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 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.… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Assembly’s VR museum exhibit brings an interactive humpback whale to life

New Zealand-based Assembly put their budding Unreal Engine skills to test and built a virtual reality museum experience for the Oculus Rift. If you have an… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Motion design education: MoGraph Mentor

My recent op-ed post, “6 Problems with Motion Design Education,” looked at challenges facing students and educators through the lens of brick-and-mortar design schools. But over the last 20… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 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

Kung Fury

As a child of the 80s, there are three things that course through my blood: buddy cop films, martial arts flicks and Tang. Kung Fury, a… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Start Loving the Graph Editor

Editor’s note: As part of our ongoing education series, we present a guest post from Nol Honig, co-founder of The Drawing Room and part-time professor… Read more

Nol Honig • 9 years ago

Virtual reality is not filmmaking

Let’s agree on something: 360-degree video presented inside a virtual reality headset isn’t really virtual reality. It’s a novel, sometimes powerful experience, but it’s not what makes VR arguably the most… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Artist Profile: Sean McClintock

With nearly 20 years experience under his belt, Sean McClintock has done a little bit of everything.  From the early days of Flash during the… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Ash Thorp remixes Adobe in this psychedelic journey through the creative process

Take an inter-dimensional voyage through the creative process with Ash Thorp's latest for Adobe

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Making “The Wisdom of Pessimism”

For his directorial debut, Claudio Salas took on an ambitious challenge: a 2-minute visual essay for the philosopher Alain de Botton’s School of Life project.  What began as… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Interview with Johnny Kelly: Dropbox “Creative Freedom”

Johnny Kelly’s approach can best be described using the principle of Occam’s Razor. In short, if all things are considered equal, the simplest solution is… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago

40 Instagram accounts you should be following

Brian Gossett shares 40 of his favorite Instagram accounts — and explains why Instagram matters more than ever for artists and designers.

Brian Gossett • 9 years ago

Making the Motionographer Patreon launch video

We go deep with Michelle Higa Fox (Slanted Studios) and Erica Gorochow (PepRally) about the making of the Motionographer launch video for its Patreon campaign.… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

What does heart-based leadership have to do with my creative potential?

A leader of the heart: Are you one of them? #6 is a series of compact, heart-charged articles where executive coach Marie Reig Florensa –… Read more

Marie Reig Florensa • 3 months ago

Roses are Blue

Good ol’ friends of tween…it’s been a while… If you have time on your hands and are looking for inspiration and maybe even a few… Read more

Babe Baker • 18 years ago

1K Studios: Call for Reels

CALL FOR REELS 1K Studios is looking for skilled freelance Designers/Animators to join our team. Qualified candidates should have experience concepting/designing on high-end projects for… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

Passion Pictures: Oxfam “Roar”

As I watched this new Oxfam spot from Passion Pictures directed by SSSR, I was reminded of a recent post I made concerning dynamic typography… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago