New Work from Moth Collective

It’s been quite a productive year for Moth Collective, and the London based trio is here again with more great work for a great cause! Continuing… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago

School Profile: CalArts

Conceived by Walt Disney in 1960 and established through a merger of two older art schools, CalArts is one of the nation's premiere institutions for… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Min Stora Dag

When a new project from Stockholm-based Brikk drops, I can count on two things: I won’t understand a word of it. I will watch it… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

PES creates “Paper,” a stop-motion masterpiece for Honda

PES creates "Paper," a stop-motion masterpiece for Honda (includes behind the scenes video)

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Elastic: MTV Video Music Awards 2014 (case study + interview)

Brandon Lori dives deep into the elegant package for MTV's signature event.

Brandon Lori • 10 years ago

Jay Quercia

Brooklyn-based freelance illustrator and animator Jay Quercia updates with a slick new site and a boatload of new projects. I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Jay, and time and… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago

6 challenges facing motion design education

This post is the first in a series exploring the state of motion design education. We’ll look at the issue from multiple angles, asking ourselves and the… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 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

Gentleman Scholar animates with techniques from A to Z for Bleacher Report

For the Bleacher Report, not only did Blackalicious rewrite “Alphabet Aerobics” as “Sports Alphabet” — but then Gentleman Scholar went and animated the whole damn thing.… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Making waves with Punanimation

Meet Punanimation, the new directory of women, trans and non-binary people working with animation and motion graphics.

Joe Donaldson • 6 years ago

Cocoe : Fondo Del Agua (Water Fund)

What’s not to like about this? To me, anyway, this is another one of those ‘tick-all-the-right-boxes’ kind of spot. Cocoe, the Madrid-based multidisciplinary design studio, was… Read more

Lilian Darmono • 14 years ago

Team Lab Exhibits at Japan Society NYC

Tokyo based Team Lab is on display now through January 11 at The Japan Society in NYC. And it is utterly, wonderfully, sublimely, and slowly….Japanese.… Read more

Dave Skaff • 10 years ago

CypherAudio’s John Black reflects on 15 years of sound design for motion

Filmmaker George Lucas famously declared, “The sound and music are 50% of the entertainment in a movie.” Everyone I know who’s crafted a film or animation or game… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 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… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Ascent from Akeron motion comic

We don’t typically follow comics, but Ascent from Akeron caught our attention for a couple reasons.  It’s an exceptionally well-crafted motion comic, a once experimental… Read more

Justin Cone • 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

Clever Instagram-based escape the room challenge

I told myself I wouldn’t, but I got sucked into Red Lion Canada’s Escape Room challenge for the Toronto Silent Film Festival. 10 minutes later,… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Event: LoopDeLoop London

LoopDeLoop is a popular bi-monthly animation challenge, in which animators from around the world create looping animations based on a given theme and upload them… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

ManvsMachine new site

London-based design and motion studio ManvsMachine has launched a new site.

Igor Sordokhonov • 9 years ago

How Firstborn became an agency without losing its soul

When I stepped off the elevators and into Firstborn’s headquarters, I thought maybe I’d made a mistake. I’ve been to quite a few agencies. No… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

The Line: Amaro and Walden’s Joyride

Dang. So much attitude and animation skill in The Line‘s latest short, Amaro and Walden. Warning some bits are NSFW. Don’t miss the full making of… Read more

Erica Gorochow • 9 years ago

Experiements in procedural textile design, geist.xyz

Berlin-based Zeitgeised has long been admired for their artful approach to CG. They clearly know their way around a render engine, but they also bring… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Colin Hesterly directs Škoda “Tour De France”

Director Colin Hesterly crafted a charming hand-drawn tale of Škoda inspired by vintage automobile advertising and the Czech car manufacturer’s own 120 year history. Not To… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Industry Giants

We are excited to announce the Industry Giants 2015 lineup! We have an amazing group of folks coming to Dallas for this one day only… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago