Rooftop Films: NYC

Rooftop Films, NYC: “This is What We Mean by Short Films.” 5/15 @ 8

Nathan Love’s Suicidal Cabbage

Director: Nathan Love Executive Producer: Mike Harry Producer: Derrick Huang Creative Directors: Joe & Kate Burrascano Character Design / Storyboards: Morgan Schweitzer Animatic: Chase Massingill… Read more

Halogen: Branding a Network from the Ground Up

[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Halogen-IDs2.mov 785 441] It’s not every day that a new network is launched. And it’s not every day that the network has a strong social… Read more

I AM interview

Sebastian Agneessens sat down to interview Vivian Rosenthal on November 2nd, 2009 about Tronic’s recent personal spot, I AM: I AM from TronicStudio on Vimeo.… Read more

Rebranding by Scott Benson Q&A:

Questions: What inspired you to make this particular piece? Hey, thanks so much for asking. The concept of questioning of how passive creatives in this… Read more

Baby I’m Yours Q&A

Questions: How did you come up with the concept and idea for your treatment of this music video? The day me and Breakbot decided to… Read more

Happy F5!

For its second birthday, F5 is throwing a big party with all its friends. (That’s you.) Since the initial fest in 2009, we’ve seen the… Read more

[Review] New York in Motion

Editor’s note: The following interview and review are by guest contributor Cheryl Yau, a 2012 MFA candidate in SVA’s Design Criticism program. Catch the next… Read more

On The Back Of A Tiger

One effect that I feel many of us can agree on when working in the commercial world is that it can be a bit of… Read more

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.

Step by Step: Jake Armstrong

With the boom of hand-drawn animation in the world of motion design, it's a no-brainer that we do a Step by Step profile on the… Read more

Understanding Patrick Clair

Ever wonder what makes Patrick Clair’s work so darn good? Nol Honig sits down with the Emmy Award-winning title designer to find out. Hint: it’s… Read more

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Stepping Back

[Warning: There are no links to exciting new projects in the following post.] As usual, when I’m between quarters (or between massive projects), I get… Read more

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… Read more

Perception: More Than Meets the Eye

One of Perception’s early concepts Playing with 3D space Another early concept using scale to create visual interest Animation test, experimenting with pacing and camera… Read more