Crafting graphics for the Oscars: An interview with Henry Hobson

Like people who tune into the Super Bowl just to watch the ads, I turn on the Oscars just to watch the graphics. The opening… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 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

4 ways “Don’t Blink” is a masterclass of type and rhythm

"Don't Blink" is a breathless, high-stepping dance between word and image set to a percussion-heavy soundtrack befitting a trailer for a summer blockbuster. Here are… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Interview: Quayola

Quayola at MUV festival in Florence, Italy. Watch Architectural Density Watch Path to Abstraction – Live A/V show Rome – S. Agnese Lambda Print –… Read more

Babe Baker • 17 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… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Micaël Reynaud: Amalgamation

Winner of the best use of displacement map/compound blur ever — Micaël Reynaud, with portraits by Michael Jang. Also available as an animated gif, of… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago

BKYC & Théoriz crew: Extrapolis

BKYC and Théoriz crew combine traditional drawing with interactive animations in the pulsing landscape of Extrapolis.

Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago

Michael Fragstein: Boozoo Bajou “Jan Mayen”

Stuttgart-based Michael Fragstein created this music video for Boozoo Bajou’s Jan Mayen. Inspired by a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean, landscape and weather maps,… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago

Hybrid by birth: Getting to know Animade

I first became aware of London-based Animade via their iOS game Ready Steady Bang, a twitchy dueler packed with charming animation. They popped up again on… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Tendril, relaunching and repositioning in a shifting landscape

Toronto-based Tendril relaunched their web presence today, joining the growing number of nimble, mid-sized shops repositioning themselves in response to the hand-writing on the wall: … Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Magic Leap… no, for real this time

Augmented reality startup Magic Leap made headlines last year when it raised over $540 million dollars in funding while still managing to hide its plans from… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

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… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Daniel Oeffinger, finger puppets & Buck’s special POV

Daniel Oeffinger and Buck NY dive head — well, in this case, hand first into the world of finger puppets to create this brilliantly fun new series… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago

Alexander Chen: “Conductor”

Interactive Designer and Google Creative Lab’s own Alexander Chen reinvented the subway map of  New York City into an interactive, real-time instrument at mta.me. By… Read more

Brandon Lori • 14 years ago

UVPHACTORY: Designer Needed

Designer UVPHACTORY New York, NY United States Background UVPHACTORY ( https://www.uvph.com ) is an award-winning NY-based design and production company offering a complete range of… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

Greg Herman: Morechi.com Update

Greg Herman updates his portfolio and blog, More Chi, with a considerable amount of freshness.

Brandon Lori • 15 years ago

Talli Peled: TalliPeled.com

London Technical Director, Talli Peled, flaunts a big, fat reel that’s bursting at the seams with lighting and vfx shots for the feature film market.… Read more

Brandon Lori • 15 years ago

We Are Seventeen for hotels.com

We Are Seventeen for hotels.com

Igor Sordokhonov • 14 years ago

Linas Jodwalis updates with spilledkarma.com

Spilledkarma is a comprehensive overview of the VFX design, motion and photography works of Linas Jodwalis.

Jake Sargeant • 13 years ago

Street Fighter III – Furrinkazan Trailer

Victor Hugo, a talented Brazil-based artist, has created yet another fantastic piece this time based around the world of Street Fighter.  In this teaser trailer… Read more

Andres Weber • 12 years ago

“Black Gold” by PES

PES doesn’t release new work very often, so when he does, we tend to get excited. His latest, “Black Gold,” was commissioned to accompany the… Read more

Justin Cone • 11 years ago

Superteam proves power of collaboration in title sequence for FITC Tokyo

To kick off the FITC Tokyo 2015 conference, a superteam of artists working around the world (and sometimes around the clock) created a sublimely glitchy… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Artist Profile: Graham Elliott

Everyone finds their own way into the ever-expanding house of motion design. Side doors, back doors, parachuting onto the roof — it seems any entrance… Read more

Justin Cone • 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