Lessons learned: Daniel Coutinho’s journey from Brazil to Buck
In 2011, Daniel Coutinho left his family, his home and his girlfriend in pursuit of a dream. Now, as a staff animator at Buck —…
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Justin Cone • 9 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 • 9 years ago
MK12 Interview: Making “Man of Action! II: Ashes of Vengeance”
For many, MK12 is where it all started. Just as Kyle Cooper’s iconic title sequence for Se7en signaled a renaissance for the craft of opening credits,…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Confirmation Bias, Motionographer and You
Is Motionographer just perpetuating trends by posting only a small selection of work? We dive into the numbers and find out. BONUS: We present one…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
SPECTRUM: Yussef Cole
For this month's SPECTRUM profile, we talked with Bronx-based motion designer Yussef Cole about experimentation, critical thinking and questioning meritocracy.
Lilian Darmono • 8 years ago
Late Night Work Club is here to save 2016
Let's face it, 2016 has been a weird and divisive year. Thankfully, Late Night Work Club is back to instill hope and unite us all…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Personal Portfolio Round-Up
It's the end of the year, and everyone's relaunching their personal sites. Here are a few that have popped up on our radar.
Staff • 8 years ago
Jack Cunningham and the White House build an AR tour powered by a buck
Reach for your phone and wallet to learn more about “The People’s House.” Don’t worry, it won’t cost you a cent.
Erica Gorochow • 8 years ago
Motion Matters’ Sponsored Spaces
Reach a motion-savvy audience looking for unexpected inspiration in innovative products, services and solutions. Promote your studio, initiative, product or service to an audience that…
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Àngel Bermejo • 6 months ago
Interview: Lobo Does Dupont
A series of mood boards (PDF) The whole set of mood boards in one go Animatic, showing influences from Maeda and Vasarely (QT 6) An…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Buck. Fuel TV. Rad.
Check out these gnarly new IDs that Buck lovingly crafted for Fuel TV. “Below Deck” is a flourescent homage to early skateboard deck graphics with…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 17 years ago
Goobees!
Goobees is a fantastic and twisted short film made by four grad students at Texas A&M. In order to not be a spoiler for the…
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Jon Saunders • 17 years ago
Smith and Foulkes: Comcast “Sing-a-Long”
For a series of four spots, Nexus Productions‘ Oscar-nominated directing duo Smith & Foulkes built a campy world brimming with detail and color for Comcast…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Pipilotti Rist Interview
Pipilotti Rist Interview
Mate Steinforth • 16 years ago
EP Banter: Talent, Trends & Technique
What is an Executive Producer? This role may go unnoticed by many of us, but the success of a company is often defined by this…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
Not To Scale: LateRooms.com “Bubbles”
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/BMB-LATE105-030H264.mov 960 540] What was the brief for this project? Agency BMB approached us to make a commercial that had something of the same charm…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Buck: Against Dumb
Buck‘s back again for Smart Car’s campaign, Against Dumb. It’s the eco-friendly-car idea explored in quite a particular way; a retro colour pallette, mixed with…
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Daniel Coutinho • 14 years ago
Psyop: Fage “Plain”
[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Psyop_Fage_Plain.mov 848 480] What was CG and what was live action? Early in the project, we learned we only had two weeks for post…
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Brandon Lori • 14 years ago
Haynes “Beans”
This mock commercial is just too much fun not to share. I only wish real clients had the guts (pun intended) to fund this kind…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Johnny Kelly: Shape
Director Johnny Kelly’s latest short, “Shape” is about the changing shape of the world around us. From home to school to work, it’s a tale…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Naked and Roof: TF1 Pub Bumpers
Paris-based Naked tapped NYC-based Roof to co-create 45 eight-second bumpers for TF1. Each one is a tiny world packed with clever details that hold up…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Steve Scott: Time’s the Charm
The talented Steve Scott returns with this elegantly crafted film for John Lobb via Not To Scale. Steve’s charming illustrations capture the subtle tones of…
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Andrew Montague • 10 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
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