A wild, animated ride through Portland’s food, drink and culture
CRCR's "Travel Portland" spots are swirling masterpieces of typography, cel animation and mixed media filmmaking.
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Blackmath: TBS IDs
Blackmath deliver yet again with some great design and animation on these charming IDs for TBS. Don’t you just wish everything you worked on could…
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Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago
“Sputnik,” a short film by Maxim Zhestkov
Throughout the years, Maxim Zhestkov has managed to remind you that no matter how good you are, there will always be another who shines slightly stronger. And his…
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Igor Sordokhonov • 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…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Striving for imperfection: Michael Fragstein’s “Dagner”
Credits Music: Dan Freeman And The Serious Director: Michael Fragstein Production Company: Büro Achter April Set Design: Turan Tehrani DoP: Rainer Sprenger Performer: Igor Weiss…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
An interactive love story: Making Jeff Buckley’s “Just like a Woman”
Coders create an infinite love story machine. Motion designers tackle user experience challenges. These are the times we live in. We dive into the process…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Step by Step: Locked and Loading
[…] the theme. Outside of his strong personal practice, David is a professor at Ringling College of Art and Design and has a significant role within…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Gunner, their new film “Mesh” and the importance of changing things up
Hailing from Detroit, Gunner is something special. Something that represents a shifting landscape which challenges the status quo and the big studio model: a small…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Open for entries: The Motion Awards by Motionographer
Yesterday, after we launched The Motion Awards by Motionographer, I saw this tweet: Wow, what a comprehensive and considered endeavour. Suddenly feels like a vacuum has been filled.…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Step by Step: Susan Yung
[…] can attest to the fluidity with which they build an image. Thankfully, Susan Yung is here to offer us an inside look at how…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Step by Step: Jake Armstrong
[…] Javascript Console in Chrome and type: “$(‘.video-stream’).playbackRate = X” Simply replace “X” with the speed you care to watch at. Submissions If you would…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Step by Step: Andrew Vucko
[…] work before, either on one of the numerous posts we’ve done or the many other places around the web that are celebrating it his…
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Joe Donaldson • 7 years ago
Step by Step: Xoana Herrera and Esteban Esquivo
In the world of animation, collaboration is quite common. Online we are constantly seeing new dynamic duos, collectives, and group films make their rounds. After all,…
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Joe Donaldson • 7 years ago
Step by Step: Allen Laseter
For our last Step by Step of 2017, we’re thrilled to bring you none other than Allen Laseter. With the boom of 2D animation within…
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Joe Donaldson • 7 years ago
ICYMI: Lucky Holidays by Parabella
In case you missed it, enjoy this amazing animation by Parabella which is guaranteed to warm even the coldest of hearts.
Joe Donaldson • 7 years ago
Meet the 2017 Motion Awards Nominees
[…] the motion design industry avidly reviewed the work from this year’s submissions and we’ve got the results from our first round of shortlist judging.…
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Staff • 6 years ago
Gunner + Blend = 🔥
Every so often, the stars collide. This time those stars are the indelible team behind Gunner and the ever-popular Blend Fest!
Joe Donaldson • 5 years ago
The 2020 Motion Awards are OPEN!
[…] the Call for Entries is OPEN! More than ever, during these times of physical isolation, the Motion Awards team feels a social responsibility to…
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Millie Verastegui • 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…
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John Likens • 3 years ago
DANIELS Strip to Their Underwear
Directing Duo : Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan aka DANIELS, just released a music video for an FM Belfast track titled Underwear. “And all you…
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Ryan Rothermel • 14 years ago
Extension: The Motion Awards Submission
Hello Motionographers, If there’s anything we’ve learned over the years, it’s that the Motionographer community never ceases to amaze and surprise us. Here we are,…
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Staff • 1 year ago
Ready to Inspire Your 2024 Submissions
[…] creativity and you’ll be itching to contribute your own spark of brilliance to 2024’s ring of hot Motion Awards submissions. So, go ahead, let…
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Staff • 6 months ago
[Interview] Buck: Good Books “Metamorphosis”
[…] stages of production … Read on for an interview with Ryan Honey and Joshua Harvey, creative directors at Buck, and Motionographer’s Angelo Collazo. How…
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Angelo Collazo • 13 years ago
F5 Returns: Get Ready to Inspire, Create, and Connect in 2025
Hello F5 Tribe, We’ve missed you and can’t wait to come together once again, sparking inspiration and creativity! We’re beyond excited to announce that F5…
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Joel Rivera • 3 weeks ago