Advanced Beauty Podcast

Advanced Beauty is now available as a weekly podcast (link will open in iTunes). We’ve been following Advanced Beauty with great enthusiasm here on Motionographer… Read more

Velvet for Mattoni

UPDATE: :60 QuickTime version has replaced previous link Munich-based Velvet Mediendesign oversaw some liquid simulation magic for this astouding Mattoni spot. Sure, it’s pure eye… Read more

m a c h i n a r i u m

Machinarium, an upcoming game already “nominated at the Independent Games Festival for Excellence in Visual Art” looks amazing and I can’t wait to play it.… Read more

Zigtech by Logan

The Zigtech spot we posted earlier this week is by Logan, and they’ve sent along credits and a link to a high-res version of the… Read more

Masterpieces in 3D

Masterpieces in 3D EDIT: Link Broken: Sorry, folks! Found a new one … D’oh! Gone again…

Ray Dynamic Color

Sander van Dijk, who previously brought us Ouroboros, is back again with a wonderful new color management plug-in for After Effects, Ray Dynamic Color. Anyone who has had to… Read more

fantastic PSA

PSA’s seem to have an unspoken right to be as graphic as they want to be for the sake of people’s safety. The result is… Read more

Stepping Back

[Warning: There are no links to exciting new projects in the following post.] As usual, when I’m between quarters (or between massive projects), I get… Read more

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… Read more

Upper First and Keith Loutit: Colorama

[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/colorama-980.mov 980 551] Upper First and Keith Loutit work together for Colorama. Check out Upper First’s project page for the treatment and storyboards. Related links:… Read more

Buck: HGTV Home “Global Spice”

Says Buck: In the second of our Sherwin Williams HGTV spots in partnership with McKinney, our inspiration goes global. Spices, slippers, masks and maps from… Read more

Psyop (yes, again): MTVHD

As Bran pointed out in the comments to my previous Psyop post, their spot for MTVHD is friggin’ incredible. Wow. EDIT: I updated the still… Read more

Make Me Human

Make Meâ„¢ is the personal portfolio of Art Director and Designer Bryan Lee, who made his directorial debut with The Format music video that was… Read more

Orgesticulanismus

It’s rare to me to find a piece of work in our industry that seems to have true meaning to someone beyond just creative expression.… Read more

Freelance Standards of Practice

At some point in their careers, freelancers have probably asked themselves perfectly reasonable questions like, “How did a 10-hour day become standard?” And “Why are… Read more

State of Design 2011 Playlist

This is the playlist of videos from Justin Cone’s PromaxBDA State of Design 2011 presentation. In most cases, credits are on the linked pages. Thanks… Read more

Alexander Perry: The Future of Money

LA-based animator and designer Alexander Perry delivers on this expertly crafted piece for Ripple. We see a lot of stroke-centric motion graphics popping up these days but this… Read more

Big Spaceship Gets in the Game

Some of you may remember a Quickie we posted a while back linking to Big Spaceship’s first ever motion reel on Newstoday. Well, now that… Read more