Kung Fury
As a child of the 80s, there are three things that course through my blood: buddy cop films, martial arts flicks and Tang. Kung Fury, a…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
PQ FUI: A delightful collection of meaningless sliders and knobs
Peter Quinn’s promo for PQ FUI Toys is a self-deprecating romp through an impressive collection of over 100 fake user interface elements that he’s selling over at…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
My New Animation
Japanese director/animator Masanobu Hiraoka’s latest short film, titled simply “My New Animation,” is a hypnotic study of division and collision. Created in a style consistent…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
What is web animation? Rachel Nabors explains it all.
Web design and motion design have been on a collision course since the early 2000s. Today, they’re finally merging, spawning strange new fields — and…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Poland rising: Juice studio explains why we’ll be seeing more Polish talent soon
Poland is bristling with CG talent, and our interview with Juice studio explains why. We also dig into the technical details behind the promotional short,…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
School Profile: Ringling College of Art & Design
Our second school profile looks at Ringling College of Art & Design's Motion Design program
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Gentleman Scholar animates with techniques from A to Z for Bleacher Report
For the Bleacher Report, not only did Blackalicious rewrite “Alphabet Aerobics” as “Sports Alphabet” — but then Gentleman Scholar went and animated the whole damn thing.…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
30 Seconds of Sound
Musician and sound designer Simon Pyke (Freefarm) recently released round two of 30 Seconds of Sound Visualised.
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Process: The Feel Good Bakery
weareseventeen's adorable spot for The Feel Good Bakery is a break from the conceptual CG work for which they're known. The spot's director explains why…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
School Profile: CalArts
Conceived by Walt Disney in 1960 and established through a merger of two older art schools, CalArts is one of the nation's premiere institutions for…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
VR without goggles: “Field Trip to Mars” sends a souped up school bus to space
Winning 19 awards at Cannes last month, "Field Trip to Mars" is an innovative group VR experience powered by stunning real-time visuals and a bus-load…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
In a great big world, dare to be little
In their new campaign for Tic Tac, Hue&Cry take you on an escapade that is equal parts fun, cute and outrageous.
Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Ray Dynamic Texture
Textures can be a great way to enhance your work. They can also be quite laborious! Thankfully, Sander van Dijk is here to make all…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Step by Step: Freddy Arenas
In this Step by Step profile, look over the shoulder of one of our industry's best. Here, Freddy Arenas dives deeper into his recent exploration…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Time for sushi
David Lewandowski is back with "time for sushi", the third film in his surreal series of impossible forms behaving... impossibly.
Joe Donaldson • 7 years ago
Two needles in the haystack
Two films, 2D animation, and two vastly different yet mesmerizing worlds created.
Joe Donaldson • 5 years ago
BDA Focus Group: May 2nd, Hollywood
Normally, I wouldn’t post this kind of stuff, but since I’m going to be speaking at Promax/BDA this summer, I figured I have an obligation…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Two More Envelope-Pushers
If you’ve been reading this site (or Tween) for any time at all, you know I love to talk about the convergence of web and…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Kris Moyes, Expatriate and more
Kris Moyes’ latest video for Expatriate is a monochromatic playground of slow-mo fun. The piece is comprised of long, flowing black-and-white shots, each beautifully composed.…
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daniel • 18 years ago
Tronic for Target
Tronic has recently released some stylish new projects for Target. The first three are minimalist semi-narratives (1 | 2 | 3) following marbles through abstractions…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
AENY Celebrates One Year
This week’s After Effects NY meeting looks like it’ll fun. To celebrate their first year as a successful user group, AENY is hosting Tronic and…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Interview: Garson Yu of yU+co
“300” main-on-end titles Storyboards for “300” main-on-end titles Animatic for “300” sequence “Bee Movie” end credit sequence Storyboards for “Bee Movie” end credit sequence “Enchanted”…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
The People of Burma (Updated with Q&A)
QuickTime version I think this new :90 PSA for the people of Burma is my favorite Shilo piece to date. This collaborative effort was conceived…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Psyop: Adidas “CVA”
The final spot in Psyop’s four spot run for the Adidas “Impossible is Nothing” campaign centers on the Chinese Volleyball Association. It rounds out the…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago