Working backwards: From rig to character to story with Andrew Vucko
Editor’s note: This animation features cartoon-style nudity and sex, and therefore might be NSFW for some office environments. As any experienced animator will tell you, character animation…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Design I/O: Connected Worlds
Online, it’s hard to get a sense of the visceral impact that large-scale interactive works can have on users. You lose the immersion factor, and…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
40 Instagram accounts you should be following
Brian Gossett shares 40 of his favorite Instagram accounts — and explains why Instagram matters more than ever for artists and designers.
Brian Gossett • 9 years ago
Jack Cunningham and the White House build an AR tour powered by a buck
Reach for your phone and wallet to learn more about “The People’s House.” Don’t worry, it won’t cost you a cent.
Erica Gorochow • 8 years ago
NATL UPDTS WTH NW WRK
National Television updates with 3 new pieces As you all know, we really dig Nationals’ work. They’ve update with 3 new spots, which is surprising…
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Justin Cone • 19 years ago
Roses are Blue
Good ol’ friends of tween…it’s been a while… If you have time on your hands and are looking for inspiration and maybe even a few…
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Babe Baker • 19 years ago
Nick Ryan’s “A Lonely Sky”
Dublin-based director Nick Ryan’s new short film, “A Lonely Sky” strikes a chord with me. My brother, father and grandfather are all pilots, so I…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Simon Robson and Nexus Save the Children
Watch “Clever” Nexus Productions director Simon Robson has done it again, this time for the kids. “Clever,” a promo for Save the Children UK, is…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Is It Really All Stop-Motion?
Watch “Building” | Watch “Contents” | Watch “Motor” When I first watched these three commercials by Australian director Liz Murphy and TAXI for RAC Insurance,…
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Boca Ceravolo • 16 years ago
Maxon Announces Cinema 4D R11
Maxon announced features of its upcoming Cinema 4D R11 release at SIGGRAPH yesterday. Here are some juicy bits from the press release: CINEMA 4D R11…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
SFW: Diesel XXX
I posted this up as a quickie yesterday, but it has gotten such an amazing response that we have decided to let it bask in…
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Jon Saunders • 16 years ago
nobrain: TF1 Holiday IDs
As a follow up to the smashing TF1 IDs we shared here last month, Paris-based nobrain created Christmas themed versions packed with as much charm…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Poll: Down Time
Based on our previous poll regarding the economy, it seems many people have more spare time on their hands these days. There are a lot…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Radiolab: Visual Experiment 01 “Parabolas”
This one’s definitely not for everyone, but for those of you out there (like me) who are massive fans of the WNYC show Radiolab, you’ll…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
The Hyde Tube
Paris-based production company Mr. Hyde has launched an interesting new initiative, The Hyde Tube, which invites directors anywhere in the world to submit their work…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Marco Brambilla: Civilization
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/civilization_final.mov 960 540] Installation Credits Title: Civilization (MEGAPLEX), 2008 By: Marco Brambilla Client: The Standard Hotel, New York Editor/Research Assistant: Beau Dickson Assistant: Swapna Tamhane…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Microsoft Sustainability
For those of you that have made it past the headline, congratulations: I now grant you access to the future! Working with Microsoft and director …
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Mainframe Rebrand Nickelodeon
London based Mainframe recently showed what they are capable of with an epic rebranding of Nickelodeon. Unusually for Nick, they let the design take the…
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James Wignall • 16 years ago
Making Of: Seattle International Film Festival 2009
Our previous post about Digital Kitchen’s work for the Seattle International Film Festival tickled my curiosity: How exactly were the animation rigs set up? How…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Motion Graphics meeting at SIGGRAPH 2009, Tuesday, August 4th
Photo by eduardoizquierdo Gil Irizarry sent us a notice about a motion graphics meeting at SIGGRAPH. Check it out: There will be a birds-of-a-feather meeting…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Psyop: In-Depth with Tony Barbieri
This interview with Technical Director and Project Lead Tony Barbieri is part of a three-part series that goes deep behind the scenes with Psyop regarding their…
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Brandon Lori • 15 years ago
Halogen: Branding a Network from the Ground Up
[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Halogen-IDs2.mov 785 441] It’s not every day that a new network is launched. And it’s not every day that the network has a strong social…
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Dominique Elliott • 15 years ago
Meindbender Duplicates for Cartoon Network
Meindbender Animation Studio in Sweden has really done a nice job for Cartoon Network. They’ve reproduced stop motion-like animation with a real clay feeling—but with…
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Harm van Zon • 15 years ago
The Power of Time Off
With only a few days left in 2009, it seems a fitting time to take a moment and reflect on this past year – but…
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Jake Sargeant • 15 years ago