The Animated Life & Work of Jeff Scher

[…] without life. How magic it is when they “come to life” by moving… or animation. Motion is the strongest indication of life. Motion captures… Read more

Mark Webster • 15 years ago

Mauro Carraro, Raphael Calamote, & Jeremy Pasquet: Matatoro

[…] wouldn’t seem “frozen”, as we are used to seeing, but would seem to “vibrate” as redrawn frame by frame. We made an animation loop… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago

Nico Casavecchia: “A Boy And His Atom” The World’s Smallest Movie

[…] presentations, we finally realized that the Scanning Tunneling Microscope arranged atoms in an hexagonal pattern. This changed all our designs and made it complicated… Read more

Staff • 11 years ago

Kim Dulaney on going freelance and mastering her craft

[…] week, Kim (finally) launched her personal web presence. We caught up with her to get some back story on her career so far. Have… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Ash Thorp teams up with friends to launch Learn Squared

[…] Hawryluk, Maciej Kuciara and Anthony Jones have teamed up to launch Learn Squared, an offering of online courses that (for now) focus on concept… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Author of “Design for Motion” talks industry, education and the state of design

[…] a passive aggressive response. I don’t remember. Later, though, I realized there was a lesson to be learned here. While I believed that design —… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

AI for Good | “Life Is Plastic”

[…] techniques did you use? What programs do you use? In essence it’s an extremely simple workflow. Over the course of a few months we’ve prompted… Read more

Staff • 7 months ago

pictureDRIFT & Smog: Rock Bottom Riser

Hello all. Yes, I’m not dead – I’ve been really busy with finishing University for good. Not that you care, but it just means I’ve… Read more

Jon Gorman • 18 years ago

4 Web Design Tips for Motion Graphics Sites

[…] that approach, then you probably have too much work on your site. It’s a portfolio, not a basement. Only put your shining examples of… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Interview: Troika Design Group

[…] role in the MHD packaging. What was the thinking behind that decision? This particular network package is unusual in that it is so story-based.… Read more

Justin Cone • 17 years ago

Chatting with The Action Cats

[…] Mike: Well, sometimes you have a print campaign and they want to turn it into motion. And someone might be a really good designer… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Is It Really All Stop-Motion?

Watch “Building” | Watch “Contents” | Watch “Motor” When I first watched these three commercials by Australian director Liz Murphy and TAXI for RAC Insurance,… Read more

Boca Ceravolo • 16 years ago

Anima Istanbul: IF 2009 “Zoetrope”

[…] time in 8 timelines. And ping-pongs were readied. Keying and masking were finished. So we were ready to prepare the setups in Fusion. First… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Tintori and NABIL: Breaking your internets

[…] delta frames here, where you can step through a sample clip to see the pixels codecs come up with in order to save bandwidth… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 16 years ago

NATPE 2010 Coverage

Photo by Todd Ehlers NATPE 2010 Day One: “It’s the content, stupid!” There is no better place to get a snapshot of the state of… Read more

Dominique Elliott • 15 years ago

Sometimes The Stars: Ari Gibson & Jason Pamment

[…] about it after the jump. But for now, sit back, turn up the volume, dim the lights, and enjoy… Thanks for the tip, Jayden!… Read more

Lilian Darmono • 14 years ago

Ned Wenlock: “Apache” for Danger Beach

[…] to make more. It’s just a matter of finding a track that sparks something I want to say in animation.     Legend for… Read more

Brandon Lori • 13 years ago

Q&A: Dark Noir

Maybe there's an approach to crowdsourcing that isn't creatively repulsive or ethically bankrupt. Here's how Red Knuckles, Rafael Grampá and Absolut worked with a few… Read more

Justin Cone • 11 years ago

Jack Black explains why he loves California, and it is awesome

[…] reminded me of that time when Morris had to replace Lucky Luke’s cigarette for a wisp of straw. I hope they don’t mind if… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Gregory Herman updates

Designer/director Gregory Herman is a rare individual. He is a hurricane of positive energy, and his approach to work is no less intense. His recently… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

67th Primetime Emmy Awards adds Motion Design category

UPDATE: The deadline for entry in the Motion Design category has been extended to May 15th. See below for more details. The Motion Design category… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Poland rising: Juice studio explains why we’ll be seeing more Polish talent soon

[…] team management and a lack of access to more advanced technologies and CG schools. This resulted in many talented artists leaving Poland to work in… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

SoundOn with Sono Sanctus

[…] continue to gain popularity in pop culture, what do you think the future holds for this format? I’m not sure but I’d have to… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 6 years ago

DANIELS Strip to Their Underwear

[…] 60s. There are java scripts and plug-ins to do this effect. But if you want to do it DANIELS style, you slow your footage… Read more

Ryan Rothermel • 14 years ago