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 • 10 years ago

Motionographer Podcast: Making “Anomaly”

Set against the space-race canvas of the 1960’s, Anomaly is inspired by the traditional Christmas Nativity and explores, through a modern-day lens, the events of… Read more

Brian Gossett • 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… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

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… Read more

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… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Animate your way to Google

Each year, Google’s in-house agency, Google Creative Lab, combs the planet in search of promising young creatives to become “Fivers.” In Google’s own words: The… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Psyop jumps in the VR game with “Kismet”

Targeted at higher end VR systems like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, Psyop's "Kismet" is a real-time VR experience that leverages the studio's long-standing… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 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.… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Beck “Wow”

The music video for Beck's latest single, "Wow," is a psychedelic mashup of digital and analogue collage techniques that artfully echoes the song's eclectic soundscape.

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Introducing Holdframe

In this Motionographer Guest Post, meet Holdframe, a new platform for the animation and motion design community to share, learn, and support their fellow artists.

Joe Donaldson • 6 years ago

The Motion Awards: More Than a Category — It’s a Celebration of Our Industry

In 2014, nearly every industry had its own awards except Motion Design. To fill this gap, Motionographer created The Motion Awards in 2015, dedicated to… Read more

Staff • 3 months ago

mateuniverse: Color Robot

“Color Robot,” Mate Steinforth’s entry into Getty Images’ The Next Big Idea, is pretty interesting. The way he used Getty Images stock footage is nicely… Read more

Justin Cone • 19 years ago

Sharwood’s Go East vs. Sahara ONE

I just want to point this out since we’re on the topic of Brand New School’s new work below and I’m not really seeing anything… Read more

Babe Baker • 18 years ago

Renascent: Offf BNC 06

Renascent’s new title sequence for Offf BNC 06 is dead sexy. This is trademark Joost, which means that unfortunately some of you won’t like it,… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

Things Growing Out of Women’s Bodies

A few days ago while checking out FEED, I caught a post about Butterfly, a beautiful vfx short created by Quad and Wizz in Paris.… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

MK12 new reel…

I’m sure everyone has seen already as it’s been posted elsewhere, but it’s worthy of noting. It contains glances at a few unfamiliar works mixed… Read more

Tread • 18 years 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… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

JJ&Maithy Sweet’N Low Pt. Deux

Hornet’s JJ&Maithy just released a second, beautifully done Pink Panther spot for Sweet’N Low. I enjoyed the seamless blend of 3D and 2D animation in… Read more

daniel • 18 years ago

FAD/Will Hyde: Best Cigarette

Will Hyde of FAD did a fantastic job contributing to Sundance Channel’s charming series of shorts set to poetry from former poet laureate, Billy Collins.… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

Mike Goubeaux wins Scion Xpress Fest

Mike Goubeaux, a SCAD senior was recently announced as the finalist in the Scion Xpress Fest music video compeition with this entry. It’s somewhat of… Read more

Tread • 18 years ago

Digital Kitchen: Dexter Titles

I’m not really sure how I feel about Showtime’s new series, Dexter, but one thing’s for certain: Digital Kitchen did a bad ass great job… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

For Your Eyes Only

A brilliant homage to the sex-soaked title sequences of James Bond films by Maurice Binder, National Television’s new video for the Scissor Sisters’ “Land of… Read more

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 18 years ago

New reel from Concrete Pictures worth more than a ‘quick’ look

I wanted to feature Concrete’s new reel because not only did the humerous twists make me laugh out loud, but it really showcases the talented… Read more

John Cranston • 18 years ago

Fuel Builds a Robot World for Sony

Okay, we’ve all seen several videos of robots wandering around urban landscapes, but this Sony spot from Fuel directed by Sydney Film Company‘s Josh Baker… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago