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

Robot King

This isn’t for everyone, but it’s definitely for me. As a child of the 80s, I grew up watching awesomely terrible animated series like “Voltron”… Read more

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… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 10 years ago

PES talks “Submarine Sandwich,” Garbage Pail Kids and the connectedness of things

Beloved stop-motion director PES is back with his most ambitious short film to date, “Submarine Sandwich.” With funding from both a corporate sponsor (Nikon) and… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Handmade with computers: H&M Conscious Films

At first glance, the H&M Conscious Films directed by photographer Bela Borsodi look like 100% hand-made creations. And they are. Kind of. While everything was shot in… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

yesyesyall is like MTV back when it was MTV

I’m not a nostalgic person, but I grew up in a time when MTV wasn’t a 24-hour reality show marathon. Where I lived in suburban Houston,… 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

Code and motion, exploring new frontiers with Marcus Eckert

The video above is an iPhone screen capture taken from Reuters TV, an on-demand news app created by one of the largest news agencies in… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

“Seed,” a surreal trip powered by photoscanned objects

Munich-based Aixsponza (“eks-sponza”) broke out their entire arsenal of CG weaponry for “Seed,” a surreal journey featuring everything from photoreal retro electronics to spooky, 3D-scanned humans… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Process: Lincoln Continental Concept

Block and Tackle and shares the process behind their painterly masterpiece promoting the Lincoln Continental concept car.

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

“The World of Autism,” a richly detailed mixed media journey into the mind of Jacob

Guilherme Marcondes is back at it again, this time for BBDO New York and the Ad Council’s beautiful new campaign for Autism Speaks, the autism… Read more

Boca Ceravolo • 9 years ago

CG still lifes and art direction from Rafa Merino

When Rafa Merino posted "Reborn" on Facebook, I froze. Initially struck by its surreal beauty, I then wondered what I was looking at: A photograph?… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Boomerang Mono: The collaborative birth of an animated typeface

"Basically, I wanted the effect of a mad room full of drum machines doing a call and response drum off!" We interview motion designer Andrew… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Making “Party Pooper,” a browser-based game from Animade

"For anyone trying to make a game as a small project, I’d recommend scaling it back to make it manageable — focus on the core… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Daniel Oeffinger, finger puppets & Buck’s special POV

Daniel Oeffinger and Buck NY dive head — well, in this case, hand first into the world of finger puppets to create this brilliantly fun new series… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago

Giant Ant, three films & three good causes

There’s no doubt that the vast majority of people in our industry have witnessed and felt the impact of Giant Ant. In a very short… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago

Dan Savage and the importance of community building

We are thrilled to bring you this month's guest post by none other than New York's very own, Dan Savage. Dan is an incredibly talented… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago

Showcase: Beeple and the FITC Toronto 2019 Titles

In this Motionographer Showcase, we take a look at Beeple's amazing new opening titles for FITC Toronto. Be sure to check it out, you won't… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 5 years ago

Technical Breakdown: Seeing Without Sight

John Likens, from Method Studios, on pitching and creating the opening sequence for SEE Season Two. Recent winner of a Motion Award for best tv/streaming… Read more

John Likens • 3 years ago

Extension: The Motion Awards Submission

The Motion Awards have always been a testament to the talent and passion of our community. So take this opportunity, these extra days, to fine-tune,… Read more

Staff • 1 year ago

Studio Stories: 12 Years of Ataboy

The origin of Motion Design studios, as told by their founders. By Vikkal Parikh, founder of Ataboy.   Editor’s Note: In this series, we’ll hear… Read more

Staff • 11 months ago

AI for Good | “Life Is Plastic”

A baby consists of 75% water and 0.0001% plastic’.The awful fact that nanoplastics are already found in foetuses inside the womb.

Staff • 7 months ago

Mistborn

JM Blay's Magical Quest: Translating Mistborn from Page to Screen - Breaking Free from Constraints to Unleash Creativity

Staff • 6 months ago

[Interview] Buck: Good Books “Metamorphosis”

From Buck’s website: “The Buck team dug deep, channeling our inner gonzo, to direct and produce this homage promoting Good Books, the online bookseller that passes… Read more

Angelo Collazo • 13 years ago