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…
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Justin Cone • 10 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…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Kung Fury
As a child of the 80s, there are three things that course through my blood: buddy cop films, martial arts flicks and Tang. Kung Fury, a…
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Justin Cone • 9 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…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
PES creates “Paper,” a stop-motion masterpiece for Honda
PES creates "Paper," a stop-motion masterpiece for Honda (includes behind the scenes video)
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Sehsucht explains how they created a real-time, VR-friendly advent calendar
Sehsucht explains how they created real-time WebGL animations for Google Cardboard with online tools (and a good dose of design and animation mastery).
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Boomerang Mono: The collaborative birth of an animated typeface
"Basically, I wanted the effect of a mad room full of drum machines doing a call and response drum off!" We interview motion designer Andrew…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Confirmation Bias, Motionographer and You
Is Motionographer just perpetuating trends by posting only a small selection of work? We dive into the numbers and find out. BONUS: We present one…
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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
The 2017 Motion Awards
Gunner and Antfood team up to launch The 2017 Motion Awards.
Justin Cone • 7 years ago
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…
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Nol Honig • 7 years ago
From our experience, we suggest interfacing with Gunner! Motion Award recipient.
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Millie Verastegui • 5 years ago
[Interview] Buck: Good Books “Metamorphosis”
From Buck’s website: “The Buck team dug deep, channeling our inner gonzo, to direct and produce this homage promoting Good Books, the online bookseller that passes…
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Angelo Collazo • 13 years ago
Bitfilm Festival Deadline Extended to August 8th
I was going to post a Quickie about this, but I figured it’d be better to post the full poop here: The 7th International Bitfilm…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
BLACKLIST DIRECTOR CISMA TAKES IT TO THE BASKET FOR ESPN AND THE NBA
NEW YORK – January 8, 2007– Psyop’s (www.psyop.tv) new design, animation and mixed media company Blacklist (www.blacklist.tv) recently completed production on a package for ESPN-NBA…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Vancouver 2010 Mascot Animations
Meet Miga, Quachi and Sumi, the cuddly mascots for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, in this fun animated short from the grand masters at Buck. Although…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
State of Design 2009
Thanks for attending my State of Design presentation at Promax|BDA North America. Below you’ll find my playlist, including links to videos and credits. Again, I’d…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
SyFy House of Imagination
Say what you will about SyFy’s new name, but the House of Imagination trailer does a fantastic job getting the rebrand off to an epic…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Jean-Julien Pous: Gedda Headz “Spaced Out”
Following up on his poetic short film “Seeking You,” director Jean-Julien Pous recently released a new music video for Gedda Headz’ (MySpace) first single, “Spaced…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Minivegas Does It In Realtime
London-based directing collective, Mini Vegas, not only works on animation projects; they also do computer programming and run their own art gallery. To bring all…
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Mate Steinforth • 15 years ago
Alaska Nanooks 2010 Hockey Intro
Mike Martinez’s Alaska Nanooks’ Intro of 07-08 was a truly over-the-top pastiche of lo-fi animation with hockey, explosions, a huge Polar Bear and 80s music.…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
PES: The Deep
How did Showtime and PES come together for “The Deep”? One day I woke up and had an invitation via email to be part of…
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Brandon Lori • 14 years ago
Full Coverage: Talking Tron with Digital Domain
We had a chance to catch up with the crew that brought TRON: Legacy to life, Digital Domain. Not only were they the forces behind…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Fx & Mat: Coke “Siege”
If you tuned into Superbowl 2011, you may have seen a slew of dazzling commercials that caught your eye. Here at Motionographer, we where particularly…
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Brandon Lori • 14 years ago