Interactive experiences at the human scale: Making CenterStage with Andrew Bell and Lutz Vogel
It’s rare that a single project can sum up the possibilities for the convergence of motion design and interactive experiences the way that CenterStage does. Created…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Poland rising: Juice studio explains why we’ll be seeing more Polish talent soon
Poland is bristling with CG talent, and our interview with Juice studio explains why. We also dig into the technical details behind the promotional short,…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Making “Uncanny Valley,” an eye-popping sci-fi short about a very possible future
The sci-fi short "Uncanny Valley" presents a grim but very possible future in an eye-popping style laced with beautiful VFX work. Our chat with the…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
40 Instagram accounts you should be following
Brian Gossett shares 40 of his favorite Instagram accounts — and explains why Instagram matters more than ever for artists and designers.
Brian Gossett • 9 years ago
40 more Instagram accounts you should be following
40 more Instagram accounts you should be following right now (according to Brian Gossett)
Brian Gossett • 8 years ago
Two More Envelope-Pushers
If you’ve been reading this site (or Tween) for any time at all, you know I love to talk about the convergence of web and…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Robert Hodgin/Flight404
I first happened upon Ben Fry and Casey Reas’ a/v-oriented programming language, Processing, when I attended FITC back in 2005. (I even did a little…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Advanced Beauty Podcast
Advanced Beauty is now available as a weekly podcast (link will open in iTunes). We’ve been following Advanced Beauty with great enthusiasm here on Motionographer…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Coca-Cola “Unity”
W+K Portland tapped the prodigious powers of Smith&Foulkes (Nexus Productions) for this lively Coke spot starring Yao Ming and LeBron James. It’s a battle royale…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Shy the Sun: United Airlines “Sea Orchestra”
QuickTime version Shy the Sun, a new commercial studio founded by South African design/art collective The Blackheart Gang, splashes onto the scene with a beautiful…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
NFL on Fox Sports Redesign by Michael Cina Q&A
Can you give us a little background on how this project started and the approach you took with it? Around four years ago we were…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 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…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
George & Johnathan
The microsite promoting George & Johnathan’s latest album is a dynamically generated visualization of the MIDI data for each song. Hat tip to Stephanie Russell…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Playgrounds Festival Titles 2014
Again, the Playgrounds Festival was a blast. Solid line-up, nice presentations and a good overall atmosphere. This year, Playgrounds had not one but two title sequences.…
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Harm van Zon • 10 years ago
It’s Back: Yule Log 2.0(14)!
Gather round world wide web! Daniel Savage, Oddfellows and Wondersauce have banded together to present the blazing work of over 80 artists. Inspired by the…
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Erica Gorochow • 10 years ago
Trollbäck+Company got in the game and scored big time! Motion Award winner.
In it to win it? Get in the game, submit to The 2020 Motion Awards!
Millie Verastegui • 4 years ago
Crush: R.E.M. “Hollow Man”
Watching the work of Toronto-based Crush is refreshing. They exercise a decidedly straightforward approach to motion graphics: no 3D (not even 2.5D), no crazy camera…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
AI for Good | “Life Is Plastic”
A baby consists of 75% water and 0.0001% plastic’.The awful fact that nanoplastics are already found in foetuses inside the womb.
Staff • 6 months ago
Marco Brambilla: Civilization
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/civilization_final.mov 960 540] Installation Credits Title: Civilization (MEGAPLEX), 2008 By: Marco Brambilla Client: The Standard Hotel, New York Editor/Research Assistant: Beau Dickson Assistant: Swapna Tamhane…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Civilization by Marco Brambilla (featuring Crush)
Imagine stepping into an elevator and looking through a viewport that reveals your ascension to heaven or—if you’re on your way to the street—your descent…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Maxim Zhestkov “RECURSION”
Q&A with Maxim Zhestkov by Igor Sordokhonov, with help from Lilian Darmono, Bran Dougherty-Johnson, Lauren Indovina, Brian Gossett and Sofia Radnabazarova. In your words, who…
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Igor Sordokhonov • 14 years ago
LEGS & Mother Take Over The Standard NYC
Last night, it seemed like everyone in NYC was talking (and tweeting) about one thing: The Standard Hotel. Funded by Target, Mother NY and LEGS…
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Matt Lambert • 14 years ago
TRON Legacy In-Depth with David Lewandowski
Editor’s note: The following is a guest contribution from writer Meleah Maynard. What would the DNA of a one-of-a-kind being look like if it could be…
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Staff • 13 years ago
Sosolimited: Patterned by Nature
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences commissioned Sosolimited, Plebian Design, and Hypersonic Design & Engineering to create Patterned by Nature, a 10 ft. wide…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago