Psyop: Norton “Stuff Anthem”
Working with Smuggler for agency Leo Burnett Chicago, Psyop directed a lovable new spot for Norton, an anti-virus and personal data protection company. (Ah, anti-virus…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
Erick Oh: How to Eat Your Apple
We are a bit late to the game on How to Eat Your Apple, a surrealist gem by Erick Oh, but it still tastes great!…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Motionographer Holiday Catalog 2011 (Part 3)
In a wrap up of this year’s Motionographer Holiday Catalog (see Part 1 & Part 2), here’s the third and final post saluting story, tradition,…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 13 years ago
Bill Maher’s ‘Irritable Bowl Syndrome’ by Fraser Davidson
Earlier this week, we posted Fraser Davidson’s slick, type-driven animation, Irritable Bowl Syndrome: an infographic piece inspired by a cutting excerpt taken from Bill Maher’s…
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Brandon Lori • 13 years ago
[Interview] John Kassab: “Childhood of a Circle”, et al.
As I was being transported back to my youth watching Childhood of a Circle, I noticed a thread lining several recent posts here… Melbourne-based audio…
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Matt Hunter Ross • 13 years ago
Buck and Sehsucht for MTV
We wanted to take a moment to highlight two great pieces that Motionographer favorites Buck and Sehsucht have released for MTV. The quality of the…
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Elliot Blanchard • 12 years ago
Classic Quickie: Chris Casady’s FX for TRON (1982)
Motionographer Classic Quickie: Chris Casady’s effects animation for TRON (1982). Read more about Chris’s amazing work in this short retrospective.
Matt Hunter Ross • 12 years ago
Mischa Rozema’s Stardust
Stardust is PostPanic director Mischa Rozema’s haunting love letter to loss, exploration, and Voyager 1. When I was a kid, I thought that Voyager’s golden…
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Elliot Blanchard • 12 years ago
[London] London’s Hero
Cut&Paste hosts Fred & Eric, Animade, Territory & Golden Wolf for live animation sessions on Oct 14-15 as part of the London’s Hero collab in…
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Staff • 11 years ago
John Lasseter’s CalArts Commencement Speech
It’s that time of year again. Wide-eyed kids march into the workforce, hungry to take a bite of the industry pie. The day is graduation…
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Brandon Lori • 10 years ago
OK Go “The Writing’s On the Wall”
Directed by the always brilliant Aaron Duffy, OK Go’s latest music video is chock full of fun optical illusions and in-camera tricks that required as…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Paul Trillo: Sarh “U and I”
In the music video for Sarh’s U and I, up-and-coming filmmaker Paul Trillo explores a relationship that is one part Chris Parks fluids, one part…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 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
Interview: The Lessons Behind We Are Royale’s Manifesto
Surviving eight years as a motion design studio is no easy feat. In addition to riding the unpredictable ebb and flow of service work, motion design…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Min Stora Dag
When a new project from Stockholm-based Brikk drops, I can count on two things: I won’t understand a word of it. I will watch it…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Hyejin Hwang
No, she’s not a motion graphics guru. No, she doesn’t make films or commercials for high-profile clients. And she probably could care less about Motionographer.…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Inside SIGGRAPH 2006
Monster Samurai / Grace McNamee Doll Face / Andrew Huang Brush / Victoria Caution Fog (Niebla) / Santi Fort e-scape / Masakazu Takano Mask of…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Nando Costa and Friends Embrace the Elements for Nike
Nando Costa recently finished three super-clean :20 animations for Nike. Each sports balanced yet dynamic compositions and beautifully fluid movement—two of Nando’s trademarks. I’m super…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
BLACKLIST DIRECTOR CISMA TAKES IT TO THE BASKET FOR ESPN AND THE NBA
NEW YORK – January 8, 2007– Psyop’s (www.psyop.tv) new design, animation and mixed media company Blacklist (www.blacklist.tv) recently completed production on a package for ESPN-NBA…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Not to Scale Brings the Volvo Vox Popular to Life
"If it was up to me, I’d drop it in the sea." "I can see, like, a superhero driving it as a safe car." "I…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
HEMA Products Page
This Flash viral for discount Netherlands merchant HEMA is a load of fun. It’s like an IKEA catalog was sliced up and fed to a…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
31 Days of Oscar
This spot for Turner Classic Movies by Fresh Paint is full of subtle and effective visual effects that tie together a montage of classic movie…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 17 years ago
Cassiano Prado ‘in Berlin’
New director Cassiano Prado has directed this stunning video for the band Electralane, for their track ‘In Berlin’. The promo is an emotional tour de…
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Simon Robson • 17 years ago
The Neighbourhood update their site
Nice site update for Manchester’s, The Neighbourhood. Check out their new reel for 08 under Work > Motion!
James Wignall • 17 years ago