Playgroundsfestival 2011 Titles

The Playgroundsfestival was a joy. Hidden in the little town of Tilburg, the festival had great speakers and good talks. With talks from: Edouard Salier, Mate… Read more

Harm van Zon • 13 years ago

SXSW 2012: Beauty is Embarrasing

Disclaimer: Wayne White was a speaker at the 2011 F5 Festival. His talk makes an appearance at the end of this film. In Beauty is… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago

Head Over Heels

Nice take on an old theme in this short film by Timothy Reckart.

Elliot Blanchard • 12 years ago

Leo Bridle & Amael Isnard: Olympic Vermin

Olympic Vermin is a light-hearted take on the London 2012 torch relay, created by Leo Bridle and Amael Isnard. Now that the flame is winding… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago

Malika Favre “Hide&Seek”

Nice illustration and nice transitions in the latest from Malika Favre.

Elliot Blanchard • 12 years ago

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

The all-star crew behind the reboot of a classic TV series brings something sorely needed in science: art direction.

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Gretel: IFC Rebrand

We dive deep with Gretel's Ryan Moore into the process behind the IFC rebrand.

Brandon Lori • 10 years ago

The Peach Kings “Mojo Thunder” [NSFW]

Kris Merc and Benjy Brooke talk about the deeply personal process of making a music video.

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

In Pieces: A rare specimen of CSS-based animation

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) started as a way to conveniently manage the appearance of images and type across an entire website. Since 1996, CSS has… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

67th Primetime Emmy Awards adds Motion Design category

UPDATE: The deadline for entry in the Motion Design category has been extended to May 15th. See below for more details. The Motion Design category… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Survival tips for women in motion design

I’ve been working in the field of motion design for 11 years. As a woman of non-Caucasian ethnicity, I’m definitely a minority in the field.… Read more

Lilian Darmono • 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 • 9 years ago

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

Animate your way to Google

Each year, Google’s in-house agency, Google Creative Lab, combs the planet in search of promising young creatives to become “Fivers.” In Google’s own words: The… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

SoundOn with Sono Sanctus

What if .gifs didn't have to be silent? In this Motionographer Q&A, we chat with Wesley Slover to find out a bit more about his… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 5 years ago

1K Studios: Call for Reels

CALL FOR REELS 1K Studios is looking for skilled freelance Designers/Animators to join our team. Qualified candidates should have experience concepting/designing on high-end projects for… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

Bitfilm Festival Deadline Extended to August 8th

I was going to post a Quickie about this, but I figured it’d be better to post the full poop here: The 7th International Bitfilm… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

Double Glazed is Looking for Talent

Shit, I probably should have posted this sooner, but it slipped through the cracks. This might be a good opportunity for exposure/networking or it might… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

Pangea Day

When I was a kid, I remember watching endless coverage of the “We Are the World” music video. Like a lot of people around the… Read more

Justin Cone • 17 years ago

Motionographer Podcast 01: This Way Up

The highly decorated animation direction duo Smith & Foulkes of Nexus Productions have recently unveiled their new animated short “This Way Up.” Created for Mike… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Motionographer Podcast 02: Crush

In our second installment of the Motionographer Podcast, we chat with Gary Thomas, founder and creative director at Crush in Toronto. Some of the topics… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Visionale Trailer

A group of German students from the University of Applied Sciences in Damstadt created this polished trailer (sorry, couldn’t resist the pun) for the visionale08… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Imaginary Forces Creates Machine Vision for Terminator Salvation

Screen design is the term applied to the practice of creating interfaces or data visualization for prop displays and other screens in film and television.… Read more

Justin Cone • 15 years ago

The Nature Between Us: Q&A with Will Campbell and Jett Steiger

Back in 2007, as students at the Savannah College of Art and Design, William Campbell teamed up with Anh Vu to create The Lemon Tree,… Read more

Justin Cone • 15 years ago