Inspire 07: The Aftermath
Thank you all so much for the kind emails asking about Inspire 07. From my perspective, it went really well, especially for our first time…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Silent City Now Online
Back in November, we posted the trailer and a shot breakdown of Ruairi Robinson’s short film, “Silent City.” Well, the whole film is online now…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Master Plan: How Google is Going to Dominate the Entire Universe
Carole Guevin over at netdiver.net brought Master Plan to my attention, a visual essay/conspiracy theory about how Google might be evil after all. Maybe I’m…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Dstrukt Updates
There’s some fun new work over at Dstrukt. I can’t wait to see his contribution to Psst! Pass It On 2. Thanks, James!
Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Neil Blomkamp: Tempbot
South African director Neil Blomkamp (Spy Entertainment) has made his latest film, “Tempbot,” available online. It’s an entertaining short about life as a robotic temp…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
The (In)famous Craigslist Post
The text below was originally posted on Craigslist (and quickly removed by admins) in response to the ridiculous job offers there soliciting creative services for…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
FUEL + Sydney Film Company like McDonalds
FUEL International along with the Sydney Film Company have produced this great little tvcfor McDonalds here in Australia. Directed by Josh Baker, the spot featues…
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Jon Gorman • 14 years ago
Picture Drift: Gotye “Hearts a Mess”
Picture Drift busts out some highly stylized, Tim Burton-esque animation for Gotye’s “Hearts a Mess” music video. The song’s loping beat is echoed nicely in…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Trollback’s Joe Wright for Infiniti
Director Joe Wright of Tröllback + Co. recently finished “Swell,” a gorgeous water-themed spot for Infiniti. Like the rest of Joe’s work, “Swell” is dead…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Brand New School, Jeep
Brand New School is quickly becoming THE force to be reckoned with by continuing to pump out super-slick spots. The latest ad for Jeep, through…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
1st Ave Machine: “TED”
Well, that settles it. 1st Ave Machine are the masters of creating creepy but believable CG lifeforms. Their newest project, a music video for Warp…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Forget the Film, Watch The Titles!
Here’s a project definitely worth checking out. From Remco, the editor of SubmarineChannel: The project is called ‘Forget The Film, Watch The Titles!’. It’s a…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Transistor’s James Price Makes Me Believe That AOL Might Actually Be A Nice Experience
Transistor Studios’ James Price did something impossible: He made AOL appear to be elegant and well-designed. Okay okay, maybe AOL’s not that bad anymore; the…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Felipe Posada is Luscious
Felipe Posada recently released his work into the wild via Luscious. A former AD for Stardust, Felipe has a knack for full-bodied compositions buoyed by…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Simon Robson for Adidas
At the risk of sounding like I’m talking about a daring new album from my favorite band, this new Adidas spot from Simon Robson (Nexus…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Joseph Kosinski brings the radness with Halo 3: “Starry Night”
Wowee-wee-wow, Joseph Kosinski acted as director on an all-star team of companies to create this piece for Microsoft Xbox. Visually it is stunning, and the…
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John Cranston • 14 years ago
Save the Date: Inspire 07, Feb 16th
Mark February 16th down on your calendars, my dear readers. That’s the date of Inspire 07, a symposium dedicated to excellence in motion graphics being…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
KIM DULANEY
Greg C. pointed me towards the work of designer Kim Dulaney earlier today; her storyboards and illustrations are to kill for. Beautifully hand-created, each project…
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daniel • 14 years ago
Spread some holiday cheer
Not really a post about motion graphics (although there is some, nothing to talk about), this is just a fun and silly way to spread…
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Tread • 14 years ago
Intriguing work from South African company, Ontwerp
Check out some unusual work from this company from Johannesburg, South Africa. It took a couple takes but the work I saw grew on me…
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John Cranston • 14 years ago
Brooklyn Digital Foundry Helps out OMA
I’ve always loved the field of architectural visualization. Traditionally, archviz has been dominated by static 2D and 3D representations of proposed structures, but it’s increasingly…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
New Feature on Perception
A couple months ago, Jeremy Lasky (Design Director) and Danny Gonzalez (Effects Director) of NYC-based studio Perception visited the Savannah College of Art and Design…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Perception: More Than Meets the Eye
One of Perception’s early concepts Playing with 3D space Another early concept using scale to create visual interest Animation test, experimenting with pacing and camera…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Shilo Plays a Perfect Hand with “Blackjack”
Shilo’s “Blackjack” for Cingular is an utterly flawless piece of work. The animation and camera work are dazzling, while a counter-balancing force of restraint keeps…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago