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… Read more

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,… Read more

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.… Read more

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,… Read more

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 —… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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,… Read more

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 • 8 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

Bitfilm Festival Deadline Extended to August 8th

I was going to post a Quickie about this, but I figured it’d be better to post the full poop here: The 7th International Bitfilm… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 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… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Civilization by Marco Brambilla (featuring Crush)

Imagine stepping into an elevator and looking through a viewport that reveals your ascension to heaven or—if you’re on your way to the street—your descent… Read more

Justin Cone • 15 years ago

Alex Roman: TheThird&TheSeventh

Some philosophies of aesthetics enumerate seven primary art forms derived from Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s “Lectures on the Aesthetics” and the writings of film theorist… Read more

Justin Cone • 15 years ago

Team Fortress 2: Meet the Pyro

Valve’s latest promo for Team Fortress 2 proves that sometimes you just need to shift your perspective and voila! — the world is a magical… Read more

Staff • 12 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

Jenny LeClue: A Handmade Adventure Game

From motion design to game development, Joe Russ is constantly challenging himself to learn more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

VR storytelling wars begin, but will anyone be watching?

As predicted in my earth-shattering post, “6 Motion Design Industry Predictions for 2015,” augmented reality (AR) platforms like Magic Leap and Microsoft Hololens and virtual… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Interactive experiences at the human scale: Making CenterStage with Andrew Bell and Lutz Vogel

It’s rare that a single project can sum up the possibilities for the convergence of motion design and interactive experiences the way that CenterStage does. Created… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Artist Profile: Joshua Harvey

After 4 years at Buck’s LA office, creative director Joshua Harvey has struck out on his own, signing with Passion Pictures for representation. The body of… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago