FilmTecknarna: ATG Vinnare V75
Beautiful CG and an almost poetic concept power “ATG Vinnare V75,” a new spot from Swedish studio FilmTecknarna. Translation of the end-tag: “Winners 75 –…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Psyop heads back to the MiO Watering Hole with “Nose Job”
Continuing the MiO Watering Hole campaign, Psyop once again proves their prowess in character sculpture and non-mocap animation with the piece, “Nose Job“. From Psyop:…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 13 years ago
Antibody: Tom Clancy’s Division
Sydney-based Patrick Clair has made a name for himself pushing visual communication to the next level. His infographic dissecting the nature and ramifications of Stuxnet…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago
Makoto Shinkai: Neko no Shuukai
Roughly translated as “Kitty Gather Together,” this gem from the Far East comes from anime director Makoto Shinkai. Admittedly it’s a few years old now,…
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James Wignall • 13 years ago
Chris Randall: Pilsner Urquell “Book of Legends”
Stunning stop-motion from Chris Randall and Second Home Studios to celebrate the birthday of Pilsner Urquell. It’s exciting to see the work of paper artist…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago
Johnny Kelly gets to the core of Het Klokhuis
Het Klokhuis is the Dutch childrens television show title that literally translates as ‘The Apple Core’. Nexus Director Johnny Kelly along with sculptor, Jethro Haynes…
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Ryan Rothermel • 15 years ago
HUSH: Release 2014
In Release 2014, HUSH gathers 100 vocal “releases” about the end of 2013 and beginning of 2014 and translates them into visual forms.
Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago
Stardust Profile on Apple.com
While it’s not exactly news, Stardust is featured on the Apple Pro website. Interestingly, a lot of the article reveals the way Stardust pre-visualizes a…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Kayak.com and Loyalkaspar
LK back again this month with some really fun work. Making some pretty rash stabs at the powers that be gives a unique perspective to…
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Tread • 18 years ago
Innuendo
Making of "Innuendo," a sensual, experimental short film about a fantasy world's reproductive processes
Harm van Zon • 10 years ago
Best Tutorial Ever?
Wildly entertaining and incredibly practical, are these... the best tutorials ever?
Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago
6 motion design industry predictions for 2015
Somehow, 2015 is here. So I dug up my crystal ball (a Times Square snow globe from 1987), put on some trance-inducing music and visited the…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Motionographer Podcast: Making “Anomaly”
Set against the space-race canvas of the 1960’s, Anomaly is inspired by the traditional Christmas Nativity and explores, through a modern-day lens, the events of…
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Brian Gossett • 10 years ago
Motion and code: Getting to know Lucas Zanotto
Italian-born designer/animator Lucas Zanotto’s career is as varied and playful as his creations. Moving seamlessly between analogue and digital techniques, he’s created commercials, short films,…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Artist Profile: Joshua Harvey
After 4 years at Buck’s LA office, creative director Joshua Harvey has struck out on his own, signing with Passion Pictures for representation. The body of…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Game of Thrones: Sword Experience
The wizards at Red Paper Heart just returned from San Diego Comic-Con, arguably the largest orgy of geek culture in the world, where eager fans…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
How to change the world (and get paid for it): Making SolarCity “How Energy Gets To You”
Learn how a group of passionate environmentalists used innovative production techniques to tell stories that genuinely matter to them — all while getting paid.
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Making the Motionographer Patreon launch video
We go deep with Michelle Higa Fox (Slanted Studios) and Erica Gorochow (PepRally) about the making of the Motionographer launch video for its Patreon campaign.…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Dan Savage and the importance of community building
We are thrilled to bring you this month's guest post by none other than New York's very own, Dan Savage. Dan is an incredibly talented…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Personal Portfolio Round-Up
It's the end of the year, and everyone's relaunching their personal sites. Here are a few that have popped up on our radar.
Staff • 8 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
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
Age of Sail
The latest installment from the Google Spotlight Story series is Age of Sail, a beautiful short directed by John Kahrs with creative direction for none…
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Joe Donaldson • 6 years ago
Sharon Harris and what it’s like working in tech
There are a lot of questions surrounding the topic of what it's like to work in tech as a motion designer. Thankfully, in this Guest…
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Joe Donaldson • 5 years ago