Yurcor/The Mill settlement reached in LA, is NY next?
In California, a class action lawsuit against The Mill and Yurcor has been tentatively settled, striking a major blow against Yurcor’s “Employer of Record” service. The…
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Staff • 11 years ago
Modern Love: Beyond Years
Freddy Arenas chats with Joe Donaldson about creating animation for NYTimes' Modern Love column.
Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago
60 FPS videos coming to Youtube soon
YouTube announced at VidCon and then on their official blog that they’ll be supporting 48fps and 60fps video uploads soon. YouTube has posted a handful…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Profile: Tom Rainford
For the first in our Profile series, Motionographer's Joe Donaldson chats with UK-based Tom Rainford about his unique approach to the industry.
Joe Donaldson • 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…
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Daniel Coutinho • 10 years ago
Handmade with computers: H&M Conscious Films
At first glance, the H&M Conscious Films directed by photographer Bela Borsodi look like 100% hand-made creations. And they are. Kind of. While everything was shot in…
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Justin Cone • 10 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…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Motion and code: Getting to know Lucas Zanotto
Italian-born designer/animator Lucas Zanotto’s career is as varied and playful as his creations. Moving seamlessly between analogue and digital techniques, he’s created commercials, short films,…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Mara Smalley
Veteran designer Mara Smalley has relaunched her web presence with a selection of sumptuous design work. Mara often incorporates painterly abstraction into crisply designed tableaux, giving…
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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
User interface design: Why motion matters
For a presentation at CSSConf Australia 2015, Benjamin De Cock (no jokes, please) shared insights gleaned from years as an interactive designer with a penchant…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Artist Profile: Sean McClintock
With nearly 20 years experience under his belt, Sean McClintock has done a little bit of everything. From the early days of Flash during the…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Super Turbo Atomic Ninja Rabbit: Making Childhood Real
What motionographer reader didn’t grow up drawing cartoons? Armed with his cohorts from The Line, animator Wesley Louis brought his childhood comic “Super Turbo Atomic…
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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…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
“Look-See” and allowing your surroundings to shape your process
"Look-See" is what happens when you combine a profound understanding of percussion with impeccable timing.
Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Making the Motionographer Patreon launch video
We go deep with Michelle Higa Fox (Slanted Studios) and Erica Gorochow (PepRally) about the making of the Motionographer launch video for its Patreon campaign.…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Step by Step: Freddy Arenas
In this Step by Step profile, look over the shoulder of one of our industry's best. Here, Freddy Arenas dives deeper into his recent exploration…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
The 2020 Motion Awards are OPEN!
It’s your time to SHINE!
Millie Verastegui • 5 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
Great Scott!
Steve Scott recently updated his site and put up loads of work. Steve is a London-based illustrator and animation director, who is currently represented by…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 17 years ago
I Was a Layer Tennis Competitor.
Last Friday I took part in the first Layer Tennis match done in After Effects. My opponent was Jason Koxvold, who I had previously collaborated…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 17 years ago
Jeffrey Metzner: 1941-2008
Jeffrey Metzner, head of the Motion Graphics dept at the School of Visual Art, passed away Friday, February 15th. While I didn’t know Mr. Metzner,…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Psyop: Adidas “Impossible is Nothing” Q&A
Q&A with Psyop directors Marie Hyon and Marco Spier What was the creative brief from the client/agency? The brief from the agency was to create…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Semiconductor Films
Semiconductor Films (Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt) have been creating their Sound Films and Live Animations for almost ten years now (long before folks were…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago