SXSW 2013: What the Leap means to Motion Graphics

I had read about the Leap Motion Controller, but hadn’t seen it in action until SXSW 2013. The super precise motion-sensing device can track up… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago

Scott Benson: Toh Kay “With Any Sort Of Certainty”

Editor’s Note: Scott’s video has been taken off of Vimeo/YouTube due to legal crossfire between a record label and the artist. As soon as it… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago

1st Ave Machine: Panera “Live Consciously / Eat Deliciously”

The Rube Goldberg machine is a reoccurring gimmick in advertising, but before anyone complains about having “seen it before”, take a look at 1st Ave… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago

Digital Currency and You.

As our industry changes, it’s important to keep an eye on how trends in the wider world can affect us. While Motionographer does not specifically… Read more

Elliot Blanchard • 11 years ago

Late Night Work Club: Ghost Stories

Late Night Work Club is Dave Prosser, Charles Huettner, Sean Buckelew, Jake Armstrong & Erin Kilkenny, Caleb Wood, Louise Bagnall, Alex Grigg, Conor Finnegan, Ciaran… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago

Moth Collective: Amazonia Security Agenda & Sarah’s Story

London-based Moth Collective (David Prosser, Marie-Margaux Tsakiri-Scanatovits, Daniel Chester and sound designer Joe Tate) recently released work for two causes – the Amazonia Security Agenda… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago

IBM: Ninjas vs Superbugs

1st Avenue Machine’s Nico Casavecchia broke out the paper and glue for his latest directorial effort, a quirky short promoting IBM’s work in bioengineering. This… Read more

Justin Cone • 11 years ago

HunterGatherer for AM Lab, “Schmutz!”

Greasy screens? Not if HunterGatherer has anything to do with it! In Schmutz!, the gang gets down and dirty with AM Lab: a Danish company with a long history… Read more

Brandon Lori • 10 years ago

1stAveMachine relaunches

1stAveMachine relaunches their web presence with never before seen work.

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Mike Edel: “The Closer”

“The Closer” is a new song by Mike Edel and a music video created out of collaboration with Jorge R. Canedo Estrada, Henrique Barone, Thanat… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Best Tutorial Ever?

Wildly entertaining and incredibly practical, are these... the best tutorials ever?

Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago

Motion design in games with Ubisoft’s Wylie Robinson

Motion design in games? It's more important than you think. Our interview with Wylie explains why.

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Elastic: MTV Video Music Awards 2014 (case study + interview)

Brandon Lori dives deep into the elegant package for MTV's signature event.

Brandon Lori • 10 years ago

Profile: Tom Rainford

For the first in our Profile series, Motionographer's Joe Donaldson chats with UK-based Tom Rainford about his unique approach to the industry.

Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago

From Costco supervisor to computational artist, Albert Omoss blazes his own path

In the early days of my career, I bought into something I now call “The Myth of the Rockstar.” It goes like this: You are… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Interview: A Behind-the-Scenes look at Vectorpark’s “Metamorphabet”

Those interested in the future of animation often cite interactive as a new horizon. Patrick Smith, better known as Vectorpark, has been fusing his own… Read more

Erica Gorochow • 10 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 • 10 years ago

Golden Wolf proves you can’t go wrong with cats for Offset 2015

For the Offset 2015 conference title sequence, Golden Wolf put all their chips on the internet’s only sure bet: cats. Lots and lots of cats.… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

NYC: An Evening with David OReilly at the MoMA

At 7pm on May 11th at the MoMA in New York City, Director David OReilly will discuss the process behind his work and debut his… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Behind the Scenes: “Donning the Digital Mask: Anonymous”

The infamous group of hackers that identify themselves as “Anonymous” are, as their name suggests, incredibly hard to pin down. They’ve targeted racists, terrorists and pedophiles. They’ve brought… 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

airFIELD Sculpture by Dan Goods

airFIELD is a mesmerizingly beautiful example of “physical animation” — animation that takes place in physical space, free from the pixel-based surfaces that traditionally act as motion design media.… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Virtual reality is not filmmaking

Let’s agree on something: 360-degree video presented inside a virtual reality headset isn’t really virtual reality. It’s a novel, sometimes powerful experience, but it’s not what makes VR arguably the most… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

The Genius of Play

Working with Mash Studio, Tom Rainford focused his directorial talents on The Genius of Play, a 9-part animation series for for the Toy Industry Association.  Each of the 9… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago