MK12 Interview: Making “Man of Action! II: Ashes of Vengeance”
For many, MK12 is where it all started. Just as Kyle Cooper’s iconic title sequence for Se7en signaled a renaissance for the craft of opening credits,…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
New Work from Moth Collective
It’s been quite a productive year for Moth Collective, and the London based trio is here again with more great work for a great cause! Continuing…
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Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago
The Sentinel
Set in a world where even gravity is broken, up and coming LA-based studio, Boketto, is off to a great start with this haunting trailer…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Oddfellows expands with a new office, website, team and body of work
Proving they do much more than tech videos, the San Francisco-based Oddfellows have expanded to Portland and established themselves as a new contender in the…
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Joe Donaldson • 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
11 of the best showreels from 2015
As the creator of the Shit Showreels Say channel, the popular PQ FUI Toys and a portfolio of slick motion design work, Peter Quinn knows…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Saving the World, One Animation at Time
I was reading through the latest issue of Discover magazine, when I came across an interesting interview conducted by Jennifer Barone. She was chatting with…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Promax|BDA State of Design 2008
For those of you who attended my Promax|BDA State of Design presentation, I hope it was worth your time and that you had as much…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Cool idea: Shake the World
This is a cool idea. Help make it happen!
Justin Cone • 16 years ago
NATPE 2010 Coverage
Photo by Todd Ehlers NATPE 2010 Day One: “It’s the content, stupid!” There is no better place to get a snapshot of the state of…
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Dominique Elliott • 15 years ago
Hybrid by birth: Getting to know Animade
I first became aware of London-based Animade via their iOS game Ready Steady Bang, a twitchy dueler packed with charming animation. They popped up again on…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
On The Back Of A Tiger
One effect that I feel many of us can agree on when working in the commercial world is that it can be a bit of…
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Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago
Magic Leap… no, for real this time
Augmented reality startup Magic Leap made headlines last year when it raised over $540 million dollars in funding while still managing to hide its plans from…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Step by Step: Jake Armstrong
With the boom of hand-drawn animation in the world of motion design, it's a no-brainer that we do a Step by Step profile on the…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Two needles in the haystack
Two films, 2D animation, and two vastly different yet mesmerizing worlds created.
Joe Donaldson • 5 years ago
Mac Guff Makes the World Smile
I’m probably going to regret this later, but I’m a couple beers into the night, so what the hell. I’m going to use the word…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
An oldie but a goodie: “World On Fire” music video/visual essay (Thanks CJ!)
An oldie but a goodie: “World On Fire” music video/visual essay (Thanks CJ!)
Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Richard Fenwick Joins Passion Pictures [Press Release]
Independent film maker and director Richard Fenwick has joined Passion Pictures for commercial representation. Fenwick is well known for the versatility of his work which…
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Justin Cone • 16 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
Mass Animation: A Guest Rebuttal
Back in July, I scribbled out a diatribe against Mass Animation, a Facebook-supported competition to create a CG short film by crowd-sourcing the animation to…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Edouard Salier: Massive Attack “Splitting the Atom”
The fixed moment of the catastrophe. The instant the atom bursts on the beast, the world freezes into a vitrified chaos. And we go through…
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Harm van Zon • 15 years ago
Bob Nelson on Joining Eyeball
With 25 years of ad industry experience under his belt, Bob Nelson recently joined New York City-based design studio Eyeball as President. Given his ties…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
One Day On Earth
I’ve been watching this project evolve over the past few months and it’s scope and depth has grown to something worth noticing. As part of…
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Matt Lambert • 14 years ago
Sam Mason’s Miniature Worlds
I first saw the work of Sam Mason a few months ago with his graduation film, Wild Robot; a surreal, psychedelic sci-fi piece inspired by…
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Matt Lambert • 14 years ago