Putting Motion Graphics to Good Use
We recently got word of an interesting spot for the Control Arms campaign organized by Amnesty International, Oxfam & IANSA. No, it’s not a high-end…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Audi “Emotions”
Here’s a cleverly concepted, deftly executed car commercial that doesn’t show one single image of the car. It’s a nice respite from all the zooming,…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
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…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Save the Date: Inspire 07, Feb 16th
Mark February 16th down on your calendars, my dear readers. That’s the date of Inspire 07, a symposium dedicated to excellence in motion graphics being…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
The Ebeling Group’s Tennant for HP’s Halo
So apparently HP has whipped up some new fancy-pants video conferencing technology called “Halo.” I was a little disappointed to discover it’s not a first-person…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Forget the Film, Watch The Titles!
Here’s a project definitely worth checking out. From Remco, the editor of SubmarineChannel: The project is called ‘Forget The Film, Watch The Titles!’. It’s a…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Laundry!
Seems like a crime that PJ Richardson’s and Anthony Liu’s shop has never been featured on here. Laundry has some fresh work to show off…
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Jon Saunders • 17 years ago
New Interview: Quayola
Motionographer’s Babe Elliott Baker recently had a chance to chat with Italian artist/multimedia wizard/DJ/graphic designer Quayola. The resulting interview gives us a nice look into…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Yannick Puig: “I Lived on the Moon”
Yannick Puig directed, designed, and animated “I Lived on the Moon” for Kwoon. It’s an ethereal short film brimming with atmosphere and a childlike sense…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Trollback + Co: Hippies
I love that headline. If you know anything about Trollbäck + Co’s modernist portfolio, you know they are anything but hippies. That’s why creating this…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Framestore CFC: “Sugar Battery”
“Sugar Battery,” a new visual essay from Framestore CFC‘s design team, is a solid follow up to their previous “Hydrogen” for production company Coast. Taking…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Knife Party & Sixty40. F#*K!
Knife Party (Motionographers own Simon Robson) & Sydney crew Sixty40 collaborated on this 40 second promo for a new show on the UK’s Channel 4,…
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Jon Gorman • 17 years ago
New Interview: Shilo
Motionographer’s Jon Saunders interviewed Andre Stringer and Jose Gomez, founders of Shilo, about their company’s genesis and its future. Shilo also shared some inside info…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Takashi Murakami
If you’re in the LA area any time between now and February 11th, you might want to check out the Takashi Murakami show. Murakami is…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Lobo Updates
Lobo has updated their site with new work, including a self-produced monograph, “Silkmag,” featuring non-commercial work. It’s interesting to see how Lobo’s work has changed…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
National Television for Fair & Square
National Television channeled modernist aesthetics of yesteryear in “Dots” and “Pattern,” two new spots for British lending agency Fair & Square. “Dots” really does it…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Capacity Updates
It’s been a while since Capacity has updated—and from them that’s usually a good sign. They’ve just put up some of their recent blood, sweat…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Studio Chu
Studio Chu is the work of Julian Pablo Manzelli an illustrator, designer and animator from Buenos Aires. He’s got great new work up for Ford…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 17 years ago
Suzie Templeton “Dog”
Suzie Templeton’s “Dog” isn’t new—it was first released back in 2002—but it’s a beautiful example of how subtlety can convey so much emotion. The father…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Avoid Surrealistic Nightmares with GPS
Argentina-based Punga and Rodrigo Valdés of The Meastros teamed up on this surreal spot for Steren GPS systems. It’s a kooky but friendly romp styled…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Dreamers Ink Aesthetics Updates
Dreamers Ink Aesethetics (a.k.a. Mitchell Paone) has updated with an epic new reel and some sick new design work. I’m so impressed by Mitch’s range;…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Book Review: Graphic Design: The New Basics
As promised, this is my review of Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips’ Graphic Design: The New Basics, published by Princeton Architectural Press. Overview Ellen…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene
Original video source This presentation is more like a Super Quickie. It’s a bit long and dry, but the University of Washington’s Computer Science &…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
[Reprise] Lobo’s “Go Miniman Go”
We posted this epic ode to Lego’s miniman a few days ago. But we’ve since gotten our hands on a higher resolution version, and it’s…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago