Golden Wolf proves you can’t go wrong with cats for Offset 2015
For the Offset 2015 conference title sequence, Golden Wolf put all their chips on the internet’s only sure bet: cats. Lots and lots of cats.…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
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 next time your mom asks you what typography is, show her this video (thanks Michael!)
The next time your mom asks you what typography is, show her this video (thanks Michael!)
Justin Cone • 16 years ago
OFFF Cincinnati 2014 Main Titles
It’s getting hard to stay afloat in the sea of title sequences being produced each year. The dominant trend has been to create increasingly epic…
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Staff • 10 years ago
How a husband and wife team took a startup from brand to product launch
What makes “IMANDRA” a fascinating case study in the world of explainer videos is not its intricately detailed but elegant animation (although that’s very nice),…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Say What Again
SCAD student Jarratt Moody is in Time-based Typography I here at SCAD (a course for which I’m currently the teaching assistant), and he recently finished…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Marshmallow Laser Feast: Typography from Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors Showcase 2011
Keyframe-less type for the Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors Showcase 2011. Created by Marshmallow Laser Feast.
Justin Cone • 12 years ago
Crafting graphics for the Oscars: An interview with Henry Hobson
Like people who tune into the Super Bowl just to watch the ads, I turn on the Oscars just to watch the graphics. The opening…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Nicolas Menard: CompHealth “Locum Tenens”
These days, explainer-style videos are a dime a dozen. It’s rare to come across one that stands out. When you add to that the “excitement”…
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Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago
Shadowplay: Thank You for Smoking
Shadowplay: Thank Your for Smoking Check out Shadowplay’s opening titles for the upcoming film Thank You for Smoking. Excellent typography, great palletes, a strong command…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Gretel
Nice, elegant new reel from Gretel – Greg Hahn’s studio in new York City. Letting the imagery and typography speak for itself with powerful simplicity,…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 18 years ago
Hush
Mr. Todd Sines (+ SCALE) tipped us off to the excellent work of Hush. The showreel is packed with polish and the Nike work is…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Strung Out
Yarn on Vimeo This is such a simple concept but it’s mesmerizing. I wish I would have thought of something like it for my last…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Elegantly executed piece by Heebok Lee
Check out this short film by Heebok Lee, based on a sad story of unrequited love. Visually it is beautiful and emotionally it delivers. I…
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John Cranston • 17 years ago
Stop-motion goodness from Jared Eberhardt
This stop-motion music video for the Brazilian-based band, CSS (Cansei de Ser Sexy), uses good ole’ analog motion graphics. Fun character concepts, nice set designs…
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John Cranston • 17 years ago
Danny Yount
Danny Yount is an award winning designer who is currently a creative director at Prologue Films. He has a keen eye for typography, and the…
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Jon Saunders • 17 years ago
Digital Kitchen: Finish Line
Fun typography and super-fluid pacing in this Finish Line spot from the masters at Digital Kitchen. Incredible job on the motion tracking as well. This…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Petra Mrzyk & Jean-Francois Moriceau: Katerine “Excuse Moi”
This treat from Petra Mrzyk & Jean-Francois Moriceau has been burning up the interw3bs, and for good reason. Thinking about the sustained level of creativity…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Fall Is Just Something That Grown-Ups Invented
Shilo smashed together live action, hand-drawn typography and cel animation for a raucous redesign of Cartoon Network. What’s nice about this approach is that Shilo…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
EyeballNYC: New BioShock “Quotes” spot
Basking in the glow of neon lights and its rave reviews, 2K Games (the makers of the blockbuster Xbox 360 game BioShock) and agency RDA…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Ca Se Soigne?
Forget the Film, Watch the Titles has the opening title sequence by French studio Deubal for Ça Se Soigne? inspired by Oskar Fischinger and synaesthesia.…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 16 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…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Passion Pictures: Oxfam “Roar”
As I watched this new Oxfam spot from Passion Pictures directed by SSSR, I was reminded of a recent post I made concerning dynamic typography…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
More Brazilian Action: Vitor Cervi
While you’re waiting for the recently posted Dogday site to recover from its bandwidth woes, check out Vitor Cervi. There’s some overlap between the two:…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago