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… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 10 years ago

Caleb Wood: Dana Willams “One More”

More beauty from Caleb Wood in this music video for Dana Willams’s “One More”. If you’ve been pining for Gerald Scarfe, you now have your… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 10 years ago

Assorted Loops by Drew Tyndell

Drew Tyndell took Vimeo by storm yesterday when he uploaded a set of loops that would surely make Oskar Fischinger proud!  

Joe Donaldson • 10 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

You will care about this piece of wool

“Lost and Found” a branded short for Woolmark written, directed and produced by Neon actually managed to make me feel emotionally connected to a piece… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Bullies, opera and typography: Sounds like a job for Giant Ant

The Vancouver Opera and librettist Shane Koyczan invited Giant Ant to collaborate on “Stickboy”, a new opera that tackles the psychological effects of bullying. We had… Read more

Daniel Coutinho • 10 years ago

Learn the business of design (and the design of business) from The Skool

If you’re at all interested in the business of design, add The Skool to your radar. Their YouTube channel features honest talks with Chris Do… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

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

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 • 10 years ago

From cubicles to choppers in McBess & Simon’s “Ray-Ban Round”

The power duo of McBess & Simon are back, this time for Ray-Ban in “Round.” The spot, produced by Passion Paris, is a condensed narrative of… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Get Your Shit Together

I’ll admit it. I’m a voyeur: Every chance I get, I ogle other people’s After Effects project files.   What I find just as fascinating as the… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Entertainment lawyer Jeffrey Rose on The Collective

The Collective Podcast hosted entertainment lawyer Jeffrey Rose to cover a number of issues important to anyone interested in the business of design, including: details on forming an LLC… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

The Mill tackles monstrous VR challenges for Google ATAP

The pioneers of VR continue making progress, despite (or perhaps because of) the incredible technical and creative challenges it poses.  One of the latest projects… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Interview: The Lessons Behind We Are Royale’s Manifesto

Surviving eight years as a motion design studio is no easy feat. In addition to riding the unpredictable ebb and flow of service work, motion design… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 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

The Moth Collective: Modern Love

At this point anyone who follows my posts will think I sound like a broken record, but… The Moth Collective does it again! This time… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago

Sehsucht explains how they created a real-time, VR-friendly advent calendar

Sehsucht explains how they created real-time WebGL animations for Google Cardboard with online tools (and a good dose of design and animation mastery).

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

CG still lifes and art direction from Rafa Merino

When Rafa Merino posted "Reborn" on Facebook, I froze. Initially struck by its surreal beauty, I then wondered what I was looking at: A photograph?… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

How to make your skin crawl, the story of “Teeth” with Holbrooks

After a successful run in the festival circuit, including a premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and a Special Jury Recognition award from the… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

A mobile game made entirely out of clay?

The visuals for Tiny Passengers, a new mobile puzzle game from Shape Minds launching in iTunes today, were created almost entirely in clay. Check out… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

“A Love Story” for Chipotle

Directed by Saschka Unseld ("The Blue Umbrella"), the latest Chipotle short sticks to a proven approach.

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Giant Ant, three films & three good causes

There’s no doubt that the vast majority of people in our industry have witnessed and felt the impact of Giant Ant. In a very short… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago

Hilarious #TRUMPFACTS turn the Donald’s own language against him

Using Donald Trump soundbites as source material, London-based Cub Studio launched an ongoing series of snappy animations lampooning the Republican candidate.

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Step by Step: Simon Appel

Ever wonder how to animate on an iPad? Well, you're in luck with this new Step by Step featuring the talented Simon Appel.

Joe Donaldson • 7 years ago