Inspire 07 Schedule

 Inspire 07 is fast approaching, and I’m getting really excited. This thing has really blown up! Our lineup of speakers is awesome, and the Cream… Read more
Justin Cone • 18 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… Read more
Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Interview: LAMBO brings the RAD

 Working out the logo A sketch for the Coke “Oh Yeah” spot Style frame for Fox College Sports Characters for the Coke “Bubbles” spot Motionographer… Read more
Justin Cone • 18 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… Read more
Justin Cone • 17 years ago

Virtual reality is not filmmaking

 Let’s agree on something: 360-degree video presented inside a virtual reality headset isn’t really virtual reality. It’s a novel, sometimes powerful experience, but it’s not what makes VR arguably the most… Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Daniel Garcia updates

 You may remember recently Daniel Garcia, the dark master of motion graphics, directed videos for MF Doom and the late, legendary J. Dilla. He’s back… Read more
Justin Cone • 18 years ago

A&P Beautiful TV

 Some animated goodness for London based Accept and Proceed by Beautiful TV.
James Wignall • 16 years ago

Autofuss 001: Katelyn

 You may recall that we interviewed an internal motion design team at agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners that went by the name The Action Cats.… Read more
Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Trollbäck + Company: Website Update

 Trollbäck + Company updates their portfolio with several noteworthy broadcast design projects: Cooking Channel rebrand, End Tag montage, AICP 2010 open, World Science Festival open,… Read more
Brandon Lori • 14 years ago

Thing Pit

 \’th`ing\ p`1t\ Noun An entity, an idea, or a quality perceived, known, or thought to have its own existence. Thing Pit is a traveling guerrilla… Read more
Ryan Rothermel • 14 years ago

NYC Mograph Meetup

 NYC Mograph Meetup: June 29, 8 p.m. @ Mary O’s (32 Avenue A, New York, NY).
Justin Cone • 13 years ago

Rest in Peace: Ray Harryhausen

 R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen, whose creatures delighted and inspired so many of us. Video hat tip to Mashable.
Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago

America Fun-Pak

 I got an enigmatic little e-mail this morning about “America Fun-Pak“. No mention of the creators’ identities, just a link. Parked on a domain with… Read more
daniel • 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… Read more
Justin Cone • 18 years ago

The Unsung Art of Screenwashes

 About a month before Inspire, we realized we needed something on the screens between presentations and during introductions. “Yeah, like one of those looped animation… Read more
Justin Cone • 18 years ago

Mekanism: Let’s Green This City

 Mekanism created a bunch of videos for Let’s Green This City, a big environmental awareness initiative from Pacific Gas & Electric (or PG&E for all… Read more
Justin Cone • 17 years ago

Thorbjorn Ankerstjerne: Pflum Form

 With his project Pflum Form, Thorbjørn Ankerstjerne mixes one part installation art with one part design to create a unique mechanism for creating live visuals.… Read more
Justin Cone • 17 years ago

Nervo: Let Us Kiss

 Nervo has created a series of lushly detailed online promos for Let Us Kiss, a new online e-card-kind-of-thing fueled by a love of visual beauty.… Read more
Justin Cone • 17 years ago

New Justice: D.V.N.O.

 Justice’s “D.A.N.C.E.” promo burned up the interwebs about a year ago, catching hipster eyeballs with its DIY look and countless variations on the simple theme… Read more
Justin Cone • 17 years ago

Crush: R.E.M. “Hollow Man”

 Watching the work of Toronto-based Crush is refreshing. They exercise a decidedly straightforward approach to motion graphics: no 3D (not even 2.5D), no crazy camera… Read more
Justin Cone • 16 years ago