Gretel: IFC Rebrand
We dive deep with Gretel's Ryan Moore into the process behind the IFC rebrand.
Brandon Lori • 10 years ago
Guilherme Marcondes on going it alone
Aspiring directors, listen up! Gui explains the ins and outs of representation in this insightful and honest interview.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Paul Trillo: Sarh “U and I”
In the music video for Sarh’s U and I, up-and-coming filmmaker Paul Trillo explores a relationship that is one part Chris Parks fluids, one part…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 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…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
In Pieces: A rare specimen of CSS-based animation
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) started as a way to conveniently manage the appearance of images and type across an entire website. Since 1996, CSS has…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Artist Profile: Graham Elliott
Everyone finds their own way into the ever-expanding house of motion design. Side doors, back doors, parachuting onto the roof — it seems any entrance…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Motion and code: Getting to know Lucas Zanotto
Italian-born designer/animator Lucas Zanotto’s career is as varied and playful as his creations. Moving seamlessly between analogue and digital techniques, he’s created commercials, short films,…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
The long journey to “Lostopolis,” an interview with PandaPanther
While many commercial animation shops dream of developing feature length films — and building valuable intellectual property in the process — very few actually get…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Making the Motionographer Patreon launch video
We go deep with Michelle Higa Fox (Slanted Studios) and Erica Gorochow (PepRally) about the making of the Motionographer launch video for its Patreon campaign.…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Review: Division05’s “Snapdragon”
We review the latest educational offering from Division05, "Snapdragon," a comprehensive dissection of a real-world motion graphics project for Qualcomm.
Justin Cone • 8 years ago
What does heart-based leadership have to do with my creative potential?
A leader of the heart: Are you one of them? #6 is a series of compact, heart-charged articles where executive coach Marie Reig Florensa –…
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Marie Reig Florensa • 3 months ago
The New Lingua Franca
Fallon: Travelers Reader and informant Yotam Hadar brought an interesting site to our attention recently. Built by Fallon, the Travelers “In Synch Challenge” site is…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Version2: AICP
It might be old news to some of you, but this gem slipped right by my radar. Version2 did a beautiful job presenting sponsors at…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Stepping Back
[Warning: There are no links to exciting new projects in the following post.] As usual, when I’m between quarters (or between massive projects), I get…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Grab Bag
There’s a lot of stuff I want to talk about, and I’m not sure if I should put it all in one massive post, or…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Superfad for Phantom
Everything is more dramatic is slow-motion. That’s a given. Mundane acts like sneezing and laughing become epic adventures in physiology. A bullet piercing an apple…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Infinite OZ “Tin Man”
Fallon, B-Reel and nine artists from around the world collaborated to create a mesmerizing mini-site for Sci-Fi’s new mini-series “Tin Man.” Inspired by the Zoomquilt…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Real-Time Motion Graphics: GRID
My advice for the future: Play more video games. Reader Joe Walker recently pointed out the slick in-game menus and motion graphics in Codemasters GRID,…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
The Ambassadors: “The Big Bank Theory”
Dutch post Production studio The Ambassadors puts out this playful and engaging commercial for Alex Bank and agency Dawn. The clever take on the “Big…
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Boca Ceravolo • 16 years ago
Gary film interview
Could you explain a little about your story, it is very different from your ordinary coming of age short and it is certainly very tense…
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Jon Saunders • 16 years ago
Marco Brambilla: Civilization
[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/civilization_final.mov 960 540] Installation Credits Title: Civilization (MEGAPLEX), 2008 By: Marco Brambilla Client: The Standard Hotel, New York Editor/Research Assistant: Beau Dickson Assistant: Swapna Tamhane…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Capacity: “Upgrade + Mobilize” Q&A
Click to watch “Upgrade + Mobilize” on Capacity’s site. Upgrade + Mobilize In the words of Capacity’s Ellerey Gave, “Before we became designers and animators…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Keep Your Crises Small
I found this video through illustrator Frank Chimero’s excellent blog and listened to it while working today. It’s a speech that Ed Catmull, president of…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Rise and Fall Q&A:
Boards Interactive Magazine – Walkthrough Questions: How did this project come about? What was the initial brief from ‘boards magazine? We were contacted by Nexus…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago