Giant Ant: Men’s Health Magazine “How a Protein Becomes a Muscle”
Follow ingenious peptides through a visual essay explaining how muscle mass is created in the human body. Illustrations by the inimitable Mike McQuade, directed by…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Glen Keane: Duet
Disney animator Glen Keane creates a moving short film for Google's Spotlight Stories project.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Destiny: Mars Opening Sequence, Q&A with the Directors
Prologue's opener for "Destiny" kicks off one of the most anticipated games of 2014. Motionographer goes deep with its co-directors, Ilya V. Abulkhanov and Simon…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
“Interesting Ball” is, in fact, very interesting [NFSW]
Warning: Not safe for work (by most people’s standards) Directing duo Daniels have long been one our favorites here at Motionographer. Their latest short film,…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Psyop tri-awesomeness
Psyop updates with three 2D spots for the holiday season. Airbnb “Walls and Chains” Target + Toms “One for One for All” Tiffany & Co.…
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Igor Sordokhonov • 10 years ago
In-Depth: Making the Best of Motionographer with Aran Quinn and Mill+
With the word “motion” emblazoned in white block letters on its back, a blue, muscle-bound creature deadlifts a barbell and turns to face the camera,…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
The Fermi Paradox
One of motion design’s greatest powers is its capacity for presenting complex information in compelling, informative ways. But without clear thinking — and clear writing —…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
[Detroit] Mograph Monday
Hey Rock City, the next Mograph Mondays event in Detroit will be Monday, June 29th at 7:30pm. The location is Vectorform: 123 W 5th St Royal…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
The Line: Amaro and Walden’s Joyride
Dang. So much attitude and animation skill in The Line‘s latest short, Amaro and Walden. Warning some bits are NSFW. Don’t miss the full making of…
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Erica Gorochow • 9 years ago
The Moth Collective: Modern Love
At this point anyone who follows my posts will think I sound like a broken record, but… The Moth Collective does it again! This time…
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Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago
Blend Manifesto
From the candy coated palette to its cheery metaphors of rainbows and confetti, the manifesto video for the upcoming Blend conference is bubbling over with the…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Interview with Johnny Kelly: Dropbox “Creative Freedom”
Johnny Kelly’s approach can best be described using the principle of Occam’s Razor. In short, if all things are considered equal, the simplest solution is…
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Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago
Poland rising: Juice studio explains why we’ll be seeing more Polish talent soon
Poland is bristling with CG talent, and our interview with Juice studio explains why. We also dig into the technical details behind the promotional short,…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
How to change the world (and get paid for it): Making SolarCity “How Energy Gets To You”
Learn how a group of passionate environmentalists used innovative production techniques to tell stories that genuinely matter to them — all while getting paid.
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
ICYMI: Lucky Holidays by Parabella
In case you missed it, enjoy this amazing animation by Parabella which is guaranteed to warm even the coldest of hearts.
Joe Donaldson • 7 years ago
Experimental and experiential pays off. It won gold for Leviathan.
We want to see how experimental you are. Submit to The 2020 Motion Awards.
Millie Verastegui • 4 years ago
DBLG & Animade certainly got under our skin. Motion Award recipient.
Would your work get under our skin? Submit to The 2020 Motion Awards!
Millie Verastegui • 4 years ago
Method for Halo 3
By now you’ve probably all seen Method’s amazing job on the latest Halo 3 spot. It’s getting pretty heavy airplay, and Method’s work stands up…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
BNS – Zune “Stacks”
Brand New School releases “Stacks” for Microsoft’s Zune audio player. Says BNS: First we designed twelve albums featuring the most exciting fake artists of our time.…
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Igor Sordokhonov • 16 years ago
On the Radar with Sehsucht
Part of Sehsucht’s Hamburg studio Plan of attack for “Black Poem” Plan of attack for “Black Poem” A peek inside some C4D files for “Oil”…
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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…
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Jon Saunders • 16 years ago
No Clear Path to Profit for Online Video, Say Executives
Cnet.com’s coverage of last week’s RBC Technology, Media and Communications Conference paints a bleak picture for the current—and perhaps future—state of online video publishers’ ongoing…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
The Softer Side of Slaying
Digital Domain and director Joseph Kosinski have teamed up again for Gears of War to promote the second installment of the successful XBOX 360 title,…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Method/Kuntz Take On XBox
Tom Kuntz brings his peculiarly familiar sense of humor to XBox’s “Lips” with the help of Method. This last campaign from TAG joins the company…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago