Making an “unfairy” tale: Malak and The Boat

Learn about the process behind "Malak and the Boat," a powerful CG short about a 7 year-old Syrian refugee. Says the film's director: "We are… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Psyop/Stink: Adidas “Zheng Zhi”

As a follow up to “Together,” Psyop and Stink created “Zheng Zhi” for Adidas. Like it’s predecessor, “Zheng Zhi” uses crowds of hand-drawn people to… Read more

Justin Cone • 17 years ago

Amnesty International: “Torchure”

Sweetworld animated for Amnesty International (and against the Beijiing Olympics) in this darkly cute spot entitled “Torchure.” We’ve posted many beautiful projects about the upcoming… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 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

Siggraph 2011: Damian Nenow “Paths of Hate”‘ Interview

The trailer for Paths of Hate showcased its effortless combination of comic book visual style with dynamic dogfighting camera motion and kinetic editing. The film… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago

School Profile: Savannah College of Art & Design

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of school profiles we’ll be sharing on Motionographer. The following profile was compiled in August, 2015. Since… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 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… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Database Marketing

Back in June 2004, Reason Magazine printed a custom cover for every issue of their magazine (circulation: 40,000). Each subscriber received a magazine with a… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago

Motorville by Patrick Jean

Patrick Jean returns with this thoughtful, clever piece about everyone’s favorite hydrocarbon. Packed with nice little details.

Elliot Blanchard • 12 years ago

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

Destiny: Mars Opening Sequence, Q&A with the Directors

Prologue's opener for "Destiny" kicks off one of the most anticipated games of 2014. Motionographer goes deep with its co-directors, Ilya V. Abulkhanov and Simon… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Inside SIGGRAPH 2006

Monster Samurai / Grace McNamee Doll Face / Andrew Huang Brush / Victoria Caution Fog (Niebla) / Santi Fort e-scape / Masakazu Takano Mask of… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

Interview: Garson Yu of yU+co

“300” main-on-end titles Storyboards for “300” main-on-end titles Animatic for “300” sequence “Bee Movie” end credit sequence Storyboards for “Bee Movie” end credit sequence “Enchanted”… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

From motion design to game design: In-depth process behind Specimen

“I wanted to be a beginner again and feel like I was growing.”  Those words from designer/director Erica Gorochow encapsulate the primary motivation behind deciding… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Old Fangs – Adrien Merigeau & Alan Holly

I’m delighted that Old Fangs, which has been making the rounds on the film festival circuit, is available in its entirety online. The character designs… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago

Three Legged Legs: Humans!

In a style reminiscent of Psyop’s Anthem, Three Legged Legs’ Humans! is a charming little short that debuted at the Otis Senior Show last week.… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

Minivegas Creates Real-time Idents for S4C

Well, UK studio Minivegas has officially blown my mind. After a year brewing up brilliant ideas, crunching over 50,000 lines of code and shooting live… Read more

Justin Cone • 17 years ago

Santa Maria Joins the Hornet Family

Josh Goodrich and David Hill (a.k.a. Santa Maria) have officially landed in Hornet’s nest. To celebrate their arrival, two of their latest new projects have… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

1st Ave. Machine: Audi ‘Unboxed’

Happy 2009 to everyone! The folks at 1st Ave Machine and Passion Pictures are ringing in the new year with “Unboxed“, an imaginative commercial for… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 16 years ago

Civilization by Marco Brambilla (featuring Crush)

Imagine stepping into an elevator and looking through a viewport that reveals your ascension to heaven or—if you’re on your way to the street—your descent… Read more

Justin Cone • 15 years ago

Blood Trail Interview

[qt:http://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/bt.mov 720 405] Storyboards and Development Check out the storyboards and some making-of imagery behind this epic project. Interview The following is an interview with the… Read more

Lauren Indovina • 15 years ago

More Data from Motion Theory

Here are two new gorgeous spots from Motion Theory for IBM. Data Energy visualizes a holographic field of data around real-world objects, envisioning a near-future… Read more

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago

ONE DAY ON EARTH: 10/10/10 UPDATE

Last year we posted news on the One Day on Earth project, an ambitious initiative that planned to document life in every country in the… Read more

Tyquane Wright • 14 years ago

EXCLUSIVE: Making of King and Country’s Motel 6 “Metamorphosis”

When King and Country’s Motel 6 “Metamorphosis” spot hit the web a while back (above), it made a big splash. With nearly 1,400 likes on… Read more

Staff • 12 years ago