What it takes to be “Original”
What is originality? Does it even exist? If so, how can we be original? Those are the questions that haunted Toronto-based designer Andrew Vucko as…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
VR storytelling wars begin, but will anyone be watching?
As predicted in my earth-shattering post, “6 Motion Design Industry Predictions for 2015,” augmented reality (AR) platforms like Magic Leap and Microsoft Hololens and virtual…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Jay Quercia
Brooklyn-based freelance illustrator and animator Jay Quercia updates with a slick new site and a boatload of new projects. I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Jay, and time and…
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Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago
Motion design education: MoGraph Mentor
My recent op-ed post, “6 Problems with Motion Design Education,” looked at challenges facing students and educators through the lens of brick-and-mortar design schools. But over the last 20…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Kenesha Sneed updates
Lovely illustrations by Kenesha Sneed.
Igor Sordokhonov • 9 years ago
Adam Plouff: Building Tools for Animators
“If I’m known for anything, it’s the utilization of some of the more obscure features in After Effects and a weirdo obsession with mathematical phenomena,”…
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Erica Gorochow • 9 years ago
Monument Valley creators to release VR game, Land’s End
Can the makers of Monument Valley repeat their success — in virtual reality?
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Late Night Work Club is here to save 2016
Let's face it, 2016 has been a weird and divisive year. Thankfully, Late Night Work Club is back to instill hope and unite us all…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Motionographer Expands Its Reach in Asia Through WeChat with Final Frontier Partnership
Motionographer partners with Final Frontier to debut on China's WeChat, expanding their reach in Asia. This collaboration offers motion designers global exposure through WeChat’s vast…
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Staff • 4 months ago
Interview: Freestyle Collective
Stills from the MTVK launch series From the opener for Fly, a DVD magazine Still from a FUEL ID entitled “Chemistry” From the show package…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Double Glazed is Looking for Talent
Shit, I probably should have posted this sooner, but it slipped through the cracks. This might be a good opportunity for exposure/networking or it might…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Marcelo Garcia: IX Virtuosi
Ex-Lobo member Marcelo Garcia recently finished up a design campaign for the IX Virtuosi music festival in Brazil. The project included posters, ads, logotype and…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
The Brothers Saunders
Chris and Jon both used to work at Stardust LA, until Chirs went freelance and Jon relocated to NY. Their sites, www.cobracoil.tv and www.jonsaunders.tv both…
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Jon Gorman • 18 years ago
New HP Campaign: A “Twist” on the Old?
Eight VFX teamed up with director Olivier Gondry to create a three-spot campaign for HP. The first spot in the series stars fashion designer Vera…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
The Winning Moment by Alphabetical Order
These spots for Nike, by Alphabetical Order, may be more of the same slow motion drama, but they are a good examples of control and…
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Jon Saunders • 17 years ago
Smith & Foulkes for PLATFORM
One of my favorite animation/direction duos, Smith & Foulkes (of Nexus Productions), has decided to jump on the stop-motion bandwagon in this title sequence for…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Interview: Troika Design Group
Talk to enough seasoned west coast mographers and you’re bound to hear Troika come up in conversation more than once. In addition to fostering a…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Echolab/Shilo for Lucozade Alert
Sound design and music composition studio Echolab teamed up with Shilo to create a high-impact spot for Lucozade Alert energy drink. In addition to the…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Sony vs. Kozyndan Update
Background For those of you who’ve missed the drama, I’ll try to bring you up to date. Last week, we posted the latest spot in…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Nervo and Barbarian Group for FOX Japan
Nervo (Nando Costa’s design and animation shop) created a series of dark and spooky IDs for FOX Movies, a new sci-fi and horror channel launched…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
The Mill: Puma “Until Then” (or “Speed Legs”)
“Until Then,” a futuristic spot for Puma with vfx from The Mill, features some stunning choreography—both in terms of the mo-cap and the digital choreography…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
“Sharp Teeth” Promo Animations from Radium
It seems more authors (or their publishers) are turning to the power of animation to promote their works. First it was former poet laureate Billy…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Cisma: Handmade
Although it was completed nearly two years ago, Cisma can now release his lyrical short film, “Handmade,” into the wild of the interw3b. It was…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago