DMLA February Meeting

February 15, 7PM Hollywood. Terence Lee from Roger will discuss creation of the TBS Conan spots. Early bird tickets are free @ https://dmala.eventbrite.com

C4D Live

Tune into c4dlive.com for live talks from Andrew Kramer, Ash Thorp, Casey Hupke and more — including a demo of Element3D for AE.

Lagoa Launches, Blows Minds

I was invited to the beta of Lagoa.com (then called TeamUp) several months ago, and even in that early stage it blew my mind. As… Read more

It’s a Plastic World

This depressing but educational visual essay explains the ubiquity of plastic in our oceans using an interesting low-poly microverse contained in a cube. After you’ve… Read more

America Fun-Pak

I got an enigmatic little e-mail this morning about “America Fun-Pak“. No mention of the creators’ identities, just a link. Parked on a domain with… Read more

Inside SIGGRAPH 2006

Monster Samurai / Grace McNamee Doll Face / Andrew Huang Brush / Victoria Caution Fog (Niebla) / Santi Fort e-scape / Masakazu Takano Mask of… Read more

The Unsung Art of Screenwashes

About a month before Inspire, we realized we needed something on the screens between presentations and during introductions. “Yeah, like one of those looped animation… Read more

Mekanism: Let’s Green This City

Mekanism created a bunch of videos for Let’s Green This City, a big environmental awareness initiative from Pacific Gas & Electric (or PG&E for all… Read more

Thorbjorn Ankerstjerne: Pflum Form

With his project Pflum Form, Thorbjørn Ankerstjerne mixes one part installation art with one part design to create a unique mechanism for creating live visuals.… Read more

Nervo: Let Us Kiss

Nervo has created a series of lushly detailed online promos for Let Us Kiss, a new online e-card-kind-of-thing fueled by a love of visual beauty.… Read more

New Justice: D.V.N.O.

Justice’s “D.A.N.C.E.” promo burned up the interwebs about a year ago, catching hipster eyeballs with its DIY look and countless variations on the simple theme… Read more

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… Read more

Velvet for Mattoni

UPDATE: :60 QuickTime version has replaced previous link Munich-based Velvet Mediendesign oversaw some liquid simulation magic for this astouding Mattoni spot. Sure, it’s pure eye… Read more

Supinfocom: Cafe Serre

School’s out at Supinfocom, and the end of year projects keep rolling in. Everything we’ve seen so far is astounding, and “Café Serré” only adds… Read more

Jonny Kofoed, PAMS Q&A

What was the initial pitch brief from the agency, and how did you choose to answer it? (I.e. by sticking closely to their wish list… Read more