4 Web Design Tips for Motion Graphics Sites

(Photo from muteboy) Here at Motionographer HQ, we spend a lot of time looking at motion graphics websites from around the world. Over the last… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Trailer Thrash

First and foremost, kudos to Justin for running this amazing website and acting as the provider to all of us in the motion world, no… Read more

Jon Saunders • 16 years ago

Capitu Titles

So, due to popular demand, I’m pleased to re-present (as a full post) the title sequence to ‘Capitu’–a TV miniseries, based on a 19th century… Read more

Lilian Darmono • 16 years ago

Ghost Robot: “Bonnaroo Line-Up”

Waaay back in July 2008, we posted a Quickie on Javan Ivey’s beautiful “My Paper Mind” video, produced using a self-devised method called “Stratastencil” (inspired… Read more

Boca Ceravolo • 16 years ago

Tintori and NABIL: Breaking your internets

It’s happened to you at least once — a color explosion on your screen created by an ill-fated download or a codec mismatch. A compression… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 16 years ago

Smith and Foulkes: Comcast “Sing-a-Long”

For a series of four spots, Nexus Productions‘ Oscar-nominated directing duo Smith & Foulkes built a campy world brimming with detail and color for Comcast… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Ben & Julia: Dove Nets

Updated with Q&A A couple of weeks ago I posted a music video by Ben & Julia for The Main Drag‘s song ‘Dove Nets’. Ben… Read more

Lilian Darmono • 15 years ago

Michael Wiehart and Visual Comforts for The Florida Times Union

Michael Wiehart and Visual Comforts for The Florida Times Union

Staff • 15 years ago

Sometimes The Stars: Ari Gibson & Jason Pamment

Ari Gibson and Jason Pamment (Director and Art Director of The Cat Piano–read also our post on that award-winning film here.) teamed up again, this… Read more

Lilian Darmono • 14 years ago

Ned Wenlock: “Apache” for Danger Beach

What was the concept behind the spinning environment in the piece? I had a rough, hazy idea for what happens in the video based on… Read more

Brandon Lori • 13 years ago

AICP Southwest 2011 Sponsor Reel

Dallas-based Element X Creative garners a trainload of nostalgia for the AICP Southwest Awards Show with their 2011 Sponsor Reel. Through a mixture of blood,… Read more

Matt Hunter Ross • 13 years ago

Best Tutorial Ever?

Wildly entertaining and incredibly practical, are these... the best tutorials ever?

Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago

Papercraft and pop-ups for Pellegrino

Directing duo Parallel combined two popular motion design tropes — faux papercraft and pop-up books — to create a sumptuously designed spot for Pellegrino, “Are… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Making “Party Pooper,” a browser-based game from Animade

"For anyone trying to make a game as a small project, I’d recommend scaling it back to make it manageable — focus on the core… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Mistborn

JM Blay's Magical Quest: Translating Mistborn from Page to Screen - Breaking Free from Constraints to Unleash Creativity

Staff • 6 months ago

Motionographer Expands Its Reach in Asia Through WeChat with Final Frontier Partnership

Motionographer partners with Final Frontier to debut on China's WeChat, expanding their reach in Asia. This collaboration offers motion designers global exposure through WeChat’s vast… Read more

Staff • 4 months ago

Two More Envelope-Pushers

If you’ve been reading this site (or Tween) for any time at all, you know I love to talk about the convergence of web and… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

Get Out And Play

This new Nokia N-Gage viral is sizzling through the interw3b. The general idea is at least 50 years old, but Swedish director Hobby and agency… Read more

Justin Cone • 17 years ago

Capacity: Cartoon Network Rebrand

LA-based Capacity proved their ability to think big and follow through with their breakthrough NBC rebrand back in 2006. Since then, they’ve been kicking out… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Review: Gangpol & Mit “Faits Divers”

My first introduction to French duo Gangpol & Mit (Guillaume Castagne and Sylvain Quément) was through their music. It wasn’t until recently that I learned… Read more

Justin Cone • 15 years ago

Prologue for Robin Hood

Make sure to visit Prologue’s site to see more of this project and others they have worked on, very inspiring stuff. [qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/robinhood_et.mp4 640 272] I… Read more

Jon Saunders • 14 years ago

MmmHmm, the new Flying Lotus music video ft. Thundercat

MmmHmm is a fun visual journey through a mixture of beautifully animated and live action worlds, directed by Special Problems and produced by Warp Films.… Read more

John Cranston • 14 years ago

Work/Life: A Conversation with Ash Thorp

A few days ago, we shared the portfolio of designer/illustrator Ash Thorp. Ash recently finished a year-long tour of duty at Prologue, where he crafted much… Read more

Justin Cone • 13 years ago

Nico Casavecchia: “A Boy And His Atom” The World’s Smallest Movie

Working with animation studio Punga,1stAveMachine’s Nico Casavecchia had the honor of creating the world’s first movie at the scale of individual atoms — the world’s… Read more

Staff • 11 years ago