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…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 10 years ago
Gregory Herman updates
Designer/director Gregory Herman is a rare individual. He is a hurricane of positive energy, and his approach to work is no less intense. His recently…
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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…
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Erica Gorochow • 10 years ago
Kubo and the Two Strings
Laika’s forthcoming feature, “Kubo and the Two Strings,” is a stunning blend of Japanese culture and magical adventure rendered in lovingly crafted stop-motion (boosted by liberal…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Two More Envelope-Pushers
If you’ve been reading this site (or Tween) for any time at all, you know I love to talk about the convergence of web and…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Robert Hodgin/Flight404
I first happened upon Ben Fry and Casey Reas’ a/v-oriented programming language, Processing, when I attended FITC back in 2005. (I even did a little…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Advanced Beauty Podcast
Advanced Beauty is now available as a weekly podcast (link will open in iTunes). We’ve been following Advanced Beauty with great enthusiasm here on Motionographer…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Coca-Cola “Unity”
W+K Portland tapped the prodigious powers of Smith&Foulkes (Nexus Productions) for this lively Coke spot starring Yao Ming and LeBron James. It’s a battle royale…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
NFL on Fox Sports Redesign by Michael Cina Q&A
Can you give us a little background on how this project started and the approach you took with it? Around four years ago we were…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago
Buck for Google eBooks
After much speculations and rumours, Google launches its own eBookstore today. Lots of talk about its pros and cons, as well as discussions about whether…
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Lilian Darmono • 14 years ago
George & Johnathan
The microsite promoting George & Johnathan’s latest album is a dynamically generated visualization of the MIDI data for each song. Hat tip to Stephanie Russell…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Playgrounds Festival Titles 2014
Again, the Playgrounds Festival was a blast. Solid line-up, nice presentations and a good overall atmosphere. This year, Playgrounds had not one but two title sequences.…
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Harm van Zon • 10 years ago
Trollbäck+Company got in the game and scored big time! Motion Award winner.
In it to win it? Get in the game, submit to The 2020 Motion Awards!
Millie Verastegui • 4 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…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
LEGS & Mother Take Over The Standard NYC
Last night, it seemed like everyone in NYC was talking (and tweeting) about one thing: The Standard Hotel. Funded by Target, Mother NY and LEGS…
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Matt Lambert • 14 years ago
Sosolimited: Patterned by Nature
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences commissioned Sosolimited, Plebian Design, and Hypersonic Design & Engineering to create Patterned by Nature, a 10 ft. wide…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago
Motionographer Classics: Prince of Persia
We’ve been playing with classic quickies for a while, since not all inspiration has to be the latest and greatest. A couple months ago, Jordan…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago
GoldRunner, Vivian Rosenthal and Augmented Reality
I cut my teeth on motion design at turn of the 21st century, when the desktop computer revolution was in full swing. A handful of…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
In-Depth: Making the Best of Motionographer with Aran Quinn and Mill+
With the word “motion” emblazoned in white block letters on its back, a blue, muscle-bound creature deadlifts a barbell and turns to face the camera,…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
The key to Facebook Reactions? Animation (of course).
"Early versions were static and we knew animation would be key in making them more expressive. "
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Personal Portfolio Round-Up
It's the end of the year, and everyone's relaunching their personal sites. Here are a few that have popped up on our radar.
Staff • 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
Crowdfunding Policy
We get countless requests to share projects on crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. We applaud the efforts of creative people using these funding mechanisms to…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Call for Entries: BassAwards 2016
The BassAwards celebrates its 4th edition and is looking for the top pieces made in 2015 in the following categories: 1. BEST TV CHANNEL BRANDING…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago