Artist Profile: Fletcher Moules
Everyone blazes their own path into this crazy industry of ours. A few chosen ones march in a straight line from birth to a beautifully…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Start Loving the Graph Editor
Editor’s note: As part of our ongoing education series, we present a guest post from Nol Honig, co-founder of The Drawing Room and part-time professor…
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Nol Honig • 9 years ago
Lessons learned: Daniel Coutinho’s journey from Brazil to Buck
In 2011, Daniel Coutinho left his family, his home and his girlfriend in pursuit of a dream. Now, as a staff animator at Buck —…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Ronda does “Banda Valentia” for Boomerang Latina America
This incredibly cute promo campaign from Ronda (co-directed by the prolific Gabriel Fermanelli) for Boomerang Latin America’s works within the network’s tight brand guidelines while still…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
PES creates “Paper,” a stop-motion masterpiece for Honda
PES creates "Paper," a stop-motion masterpiece for Honda (includes behind the scenes video)
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
A horde of humans obeys the “Witch Doctor” in this creepy music video
The concept is simple: Dutch rock band De Staat’s lead singer, Torre Florim, stands in the center of a throng of shirtless men, who seem obey his…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Min Stora Dag
When a new project from Stockholm-based Brikk drops, I can count on two things: I won’t understand a word of it. I will watch it…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
A tour of Hannah Jacobs’ work
Hannah Jacobs' work captures the best qualities of animation: Each of her films feel human, emotional and made with intent.
Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago
Down The Rabbit Hole
"Down the Rabbit Hole" is a psychedelic odyssey that blends 2D and 3D techniques in a series of delightfully surprising moments.
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Animated A-Z
Al Boardman (one of the folks behind the 9 Squares project), has shared his compilation of typographic explorations for the 36 Days of Type Project.
Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Marcus Eckert releases Squall for AE to iOS workflow
After months of anticipation (and beta testing), Marcus Eckert has quietly released Squall, a "a tool to read vector animations from After Effects and reconstruct…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Oddfellows expands with a new office, website, team and body of work
Proving they do much more than tech videos, the San Francisco-based Oddfellows have expanded to Portland and established themselves as a new contender in the…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Crafting a digital comic: Q&A with André Bergs
André Bergs is no stranger to animation. And the iPad is no stranger to digital comics. But André’s recently released “Protanopia” sports a unique look…
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Justin Cone • 7 years ago
AESeattle January: Virtual Reality Night!
Hey everyone! Join us for a night of exploring the creation of virtual reality worlds within After Effects and learning more about the way the…
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Justin Cone • 9 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
Motion plus design
Pour la première fois en France, Motion Plus Design invite 8 des plus grands noms du Motion Design international à Paris! INVITÉS : GUEST #1…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Not to Scale Brings the Volvo Vox Popular to Life
"If it was up to me, I’d drop it in the sea." "I can see, like, a superhero driving it as a safe car." "I…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
AE to C4D: A new (more comprehensive) solution
Some of you may be familiar with Paul Tuersley’s excellent scripts allowing for the importation of cameras and other objects from After Effects into Cinema…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Adam Gault: Lantern Fishes
I’ve raved about Adam Gault before, and as long as he keeps creating amazing work like his recent Lantern Fishes, I’m going to keep on…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Metro de Madrid: “Transparente” (Updated)
“Transparente” aims at changing people’s perspectives about using the subway in Madrid. Literally. These kinds of vfx projects are all about restraint. Props to director…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
VFX Townhall Recap and Links
Lee Stranahan’s Monday night VFX Townhall: The State of The Industry was a big success. Not in providing a solution, but in starting a discussion,…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 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…
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Brandon Lori • 13 years ago
TRON Legacy In-Depth with David Lewandowski
Editor’s note: The following is a guest contribution from writer Meleah Maynard. What would the DNA of a one-of-a-kind being look like if it could be…
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Staff • 13 years ago