“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

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

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

Dan Savage and the importance of community building

We are thrilled to bring you this month's guest post by none other than New York's very own, Dan Savage. Dan is an incredibly talented… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago

✌️Farewell Motionographer✌️

"Farewell has a sweet sound of reluctance. Good-by is short and final, a word with teeth sharp to bite through the string that ties past… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 5 years ago

Tronic’s Gesture-based Interactive Wall

Tronic + Brandfirst created “Trail of Tiles,” an interactive installation for Yahoo! and agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners.

Justin Cone • 14 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

Lauren Indovina: 10,000 Arrows to the Heart

Aside from being a Creative Director and Designer at Psyop since 2008 and collecting a number of top honors (Clios, ADC, BDA, AICP and the… Read more

Staff • 11 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

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

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

How Firstborn became an agency without losing its soul

When I stepped off the elevators and into Firstborn’s headquarters, I thought maybe I’d made a mistake. I’ve been to quite a few agencies. No… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

How to change the world (and get paid for it): Making SolarCity “How Energy Gets To You”

Learn how a group of passionate environmentalists used innovative production techniques to tell stories that genuinely matter to them — all while getting paid.

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

The key to Facebook Reactions? Animation (of course).

"Early versions were static and we knew animation would be key in making them more expressive. "

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Crafting a digital comic: Q&A with André Bergs

André Bergs is no stranger to animation. And the iPad is no stranger to digital comics.  But André’s recently released “Protanopia” sports a unique look… Read more

Justin Cone • 7 years ago

Nickelodeon Global Rebrand | Project Breakdown

Give us a brief introduction to yourself and the studio. My name is Braden Wheeler and I’m an on-the-box creative director (with a general focus… Read more

Staff • 7 months ago

Gretel

Nice, elegant new reel from Gretel – Greg Hahn’s studio in new York City. Letting the imagery and typography speak for itself with powerful simplicity,… Read more

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 18 years ago

Pardon Our Dust

You may have noticed that we’ve freshened up the layout a bit. It’s still a work in progress, and I have some bug-squashing left to… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

Artificial Army is hiring

Artificial Army is looking for After Effects animators and compositors for an upcoming project. You would need to be able to start immediately and commit… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago