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

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Richard Hogg and Mummu: Hello FutureLearners!

Charmingly sharp character animation in this spot for FutureLearn.com. I got a chuckle out of everyone featured, but really, Lynn steals the show. More about the making-of from… Read more

Erica Gorochow • 10 years ago

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,… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

The key to Facebook Reactions? Animation (of course).

"Early versions were static and we knew animation would be key in making them more expressive. "

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Animade launches Boords storyboarding tool

The wizards at Animade recently released Boords, a simple, web-based tool for sharing storyboards.

Justin Cone • 8 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,… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

After Effects Seattle: “Pearls of Wisdom – VO to AE to C4D Lipsync” with Casey Latiolais

Casey will be showing us how he synced voiceover to an animated character on a recent project. The process he used to make a tediously… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

After Effects Seattle June

Making Hi-Res Monsters in ZBrush with Quincy Vadan Quincy is a Seattle-based advanced 3D modeler with a love of designing hi-res characters in ZBrush. In… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Final Schedule for Inspire 07

Just got the final schedule for Inspire 07, this time with some details about the sessions. Man, even if I wasn’t helping organize this thing,… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

LA AIGA presents The Pentagram Papers

The Los Angeles chapter of AIGA, the professional association of design, will be hosting an open-to-the-public event on Thursday, March 15th at the Pacific Design… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

Questioning the Freelance Dilemma

A recent article at Animation World Network has stirred up many passionate comments from freelance visual effects artists in the industry as well as a… Read more

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago

40 more Instagram accounts you should be following

40 more Instagram accounts you should be following right now (according to Brian Gossett)

Brian Gossett • 8 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… Read more

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… Read more

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

How Google uses motion design to make tangible tech

When Google introduced its Material Design visual language in the summer of 2014, it felt like a train I’d been expecting for years was finally pulling into the… Read more

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… Read more

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,… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 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… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Process: Lincoln Continental Concept

Block and Tackle and shares the process behind their painterly masterpiece promoting the Lincoln Continental concept car.

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

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… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 8 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