PQ FUI: A delightful collection of meaningless sliders and knobs
Peter Quinn’s promo for PQ FUI Toys is a self-deprecating romp through an impressive collection of over 100 fake user interface elements that he’s selling over at…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
My New Animation
Japanese director/animator Masanobu Hiraoka’s latest short film, titled simply “My New Animation,” is a hypnotic study of division and collision. Created in a style consistent…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Gentleman Scholar animates with techniques from A to Z for Bleacher Report
For the Bleacher Report, not only did Blackalicious rewrite “Alphabet Aerobics” as “Sports Alphabet” — but then Gentleman Scholar went and animated the whole damn thing.…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
30 Seconds of Sound
Musician and sound designer Simon Pyke (Freefarm) recently released round two of 30 Seconds of Sound Visualised.
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Process: The Feel Good Bakery
weareseventeen's adorable spot for The Feel Good Bakery is a break from the conceptual CG work for which they're known. The spot's director explains why…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
School Profile: CalArts
Conceived by Walt Disney in 1960 and established through a merger of two older art schools, CalArts is one of the nation's premiere institutions for…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Motionographer Scholarship: School of Motion Design Bootcamp
Think you've got what it takes to get a full scholarship for School of Motionographer's new Design Bootcamp course? It won't be easy!
Justin Cone • 8 years ago
VR without goggles: “Field Trip to Mars” sends a souped up school bus to space
Winning 19 awards at Cannes last month, "Field Trip to Mars" is an innovative group VR experience powered by stunning real-time visuals and a bus-load…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
In a great big world, dare to be little
In their new campaign for Tic Tac, Hue&Cry take you on an escapade that is equal parts fun, cute and outrageous.
Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Ray Dynamic Texture
Textures can be a great way to enhance your work. They can also be quite laborious! Thankfully, Sander van Dijk is here to make all…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Step by Step: Freddy Arenas
In this Step by Step profile, look over the shoulder of one of our industry's best. Here, Freddy Arenas dives deeper into his recent exploration…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Time for sushi
David Lewandowski is back with "time for sushi", the third film in his surreal series of impossible forms behaving... impossibly.
Joe Donaldson • 7 years ago
Two needles in the haystack
Two films, 2D animation, and two vastly different yet mesmerizing worlds created.
Joe Donaldson • 5 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
Promax/BDA From the Inside Out
The view from my room at the Marriott New York By the Numbers 2 slices of pizza and a bottle of water: $12.24 Internet access…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
I’m back, slightly altered
My apologies for this administrative posting, but I wanted to let everyone know I’m back from my month long holiday. Unfortunately, while I was in…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Encoding Video for the Web with QuickTime Pro
One of the things we get asked about all the time is how to properly compress video for the web. Dozens of books and technical…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Felix & Paul: Nuclear Forum of Belgium
In this ménage à trois of live action, 2D and 3D, directing duo Felix & Paul (through production company TRS) envision a low-tech Minority Report…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Universal Everything Refreshes MTV
Universal Everything’s recent refresh for MTV’s 64 international channels is notable for what it DOES NOT do. As opposed to MTV’s long-standing tradition of constantly…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Mass Animation = Mass Exploitation?
When Mass Animation announced their goal of creating a CG short film by “crowd-sourcing” the animation to a global community of thousands of animators, I…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Twenty120 NYC Premiere
One can easily say that motion graphics has become one of the most tantalizing careers for the creative minded. The opportunity to make art utilizing…
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Jon Saunders • 15 years ago
Twenty120 Interview
Hey guys, so lets start with a little history. What are the origins of Twenty120? How did you come up with the current format of…
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Jon Saunders • 15 years ago
Dear Sesame St.
Dear Sesame Street, We, the undersigned, would like to register our concern over the contest you are now conducting with Aniboom. We are concerned that…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Coalition Of The Willing Launch
Coalition of the Willing is an animated film about an online war against global warming in a post-Copenhagen world. Between the start of February and…
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Mate Steinforth • 14 years ago