A wild, animated ride through Portland’s food, drink and culture
CRCR's "Travel Portland" spots are swirling masterpieces of typography, cel animation and mixed media filmmaking.
Justin Cone • 8 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 • 8 years ago
A mobile game made entirely out of clay?
The visuals for Tiny Passengers, a new mobile puzzle game from Shape Minds launching in iTunes today, were created almost entirely in clay. Check out…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Ready to Inspire Your 2024 Submissions
The Motion Awards Winners Reel
Staff • 5 days ago
Helios Design Labs / Nokia
What could be better than blowing the crap out of a bunch of consumer electronics? Blowing the crap out of them at six-thousand frames-per-second. And…
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daniel • 18 years ago
Andy Rutledge’s “The Opposite of Professional”
A friend of mine passed me Andy Rutledge’s “The Opposite of Professional,” a diatribe that argues, among other things, that design professionalism cannot be instilled…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Robert Seidel’s new work
Robert Seidel is one of my personal favorites in this industry. He utilizes the same tools that we are all accustomed to in order to…
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Jon Saunders • 15 years ago
Stink/Psyop: Audi “Synchronised”
Taking a cue from some of the human-pixel videos on the web, this new Audi advert from Stink and Psyop for Berlin-based agency HEIMAT blends…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
RIOT Atlanta: Branding From Scratch
Network branding doesn’t get a lot of attention here on Motionographer. We tend to favor the quick-cut, visual slam-dances of advertising and music videos over…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
I AM by Tronic
Tronic just finished up this beautiful personal spot, I AM, which aims to bring the voice of the animals back on to the human radar.…
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John Cranston • 14 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 • 14 years ago
GEL 2010 by Thornberg & Forester
The new GEL 2010 opener and introductory titles by Thornberg & Forester are just delightful. This is the kind of project that looks like it…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago
In-Depth: Comedy Central Re-Brand
Editor: The following post is a guest entry from JaegerSloan Inc., a new venture headed up by Doug Jaeger and Kristin Sloan. For our first…
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JaegerSloan • 13 years ago
FITC Amsterdam 2012 opening titles
The first time I watched these titles my sound wasn’t working, but I thought, “What the heck.” I liked it. The visual style, the transitions,…
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Harm van Zon • 12 years ago
[Interview] Buck: Good Books “Metamorphosis”
From Buck’s website: “The Buck team dug deep, channeling our inner gonzo, to direct and produce this homage promoting Good Books, the online bookseller that passes…
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Angelo Collazo • 12 years ago
In-Depth Coverage: Stylefames NY Opener
Conference openers have become the vehicle of choice for many studios to show what they can do without an overbearing client or agency brief hemming…
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Staff • 11 years ago
Q&A: Dark Noir
Maybe there's an approach to crowdsourcing that isn't creatively repulsive or ethically bankrupt. Here's how Red Knuckles, Rafael Grampá and Absolut worked with a few…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
An interactive love story: Making Jeff Buckley’s “Just like a Woman”
Coders create an infinite love story machine. Motion designers tackle user experience challenges. These are the times we live in. We dive into the process…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Open for entries: The Motion Awards by Motionographer
Yesterday, after we launched The Motion Awards by Motionographer, I saw this tweet: Wow, what a comprehensive and considered endeavour. Suddenly feels like a vacuum has been filled.…
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Justin Cone • 7 years ago
Diesel Holographic Fashion Show
It’s been really interesting seeing what new mediums motion graphic design spreads to. Clothing company, Diesel, recently implemented some holographic technology to use in a…
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Tread • 17 years ago
Claude Chabot: Apnee
Claude Chabot’s “Apnée” is a deceptively simple film that uses cleverly conceived 3D scenes to tell a story in a refreshingly innovative way. Each scene…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Superfad: Sprint
Superfad posted a couple new spots for Sprint that fall neatly into my category of “visual essays.” Employing a style that’s reminiscent of the data…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
ANNY: Ukiyo-e
QuickTime Version I’m always curious about Japanese motion graphics studios. I know so little about how Asian studios in general are set up, and yet…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Fast Forward: The Future of Web Video
The web is rife with predictions for 2009, most of which will turn out to be pure bunk. But I must admit I enjoy speculations…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago