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… Read more

Justin Cone • 12 years ago

Wolfberg: Google Wallet

Google Wallet directed by Wolfberg.

Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago

How To Make Sure You Can Show Work In Your Portfolio

Can’t say Title (confidential) by Sebas & Clim You’re in the midst of production — the style frames you designed were approved, the work-in-progress animations… Read more

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 11 years ago

Art.com “Moving In”

Lots of nice details in this commercial for art.com. I also loved art.com’s previous spots, directed by Michael Langan, We Are Art and artCircles.

Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago

“The Bear and The Hare” for John Lewis

UPDATE: The making of video is up, and it’s simply astounding: The Making Of: The Bear & The Hare from Hornet Inc on Vimeo. Yves… Read more

Lilian Darmono • 11 years ago

Modern Love: Under His Misspell

NYC-based designer/animator Joe Donaldson was commissioned by the New York Times to create an animated interpretation of “Under His Misspell,” a column penned by Jessie… Read more

Justin Cone • 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

Q&A with Mikey Please: Marilyn Myller

Hornet's Mikey Please chats with us about making the darkly humorous short, "Marilyn Myller"

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Nickelodeon Worldwide Refresh: Interview with dyrdee

Just in time for the back-to-school season, Nickelodeon, the children’s television network, is refreshing their worldwide broadcast package with a series of bubbly graphics that… Read more

Brandon Lori • 10 years ago

6 motion design industry predictions for 2015

Somehow, 2015 is here. So I dug up my crystal ball (a Times Square snow globe from 1987), put on some trance-inducing music and visited the… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

How Google uses motion design to make tangible tech

When Google introduced its Material Design visual language in the summer of 2014, it felt like a train I’d been expecting for years was finally pulling into the… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Superteam proves power of collaboration in title sequence for FITC Tokyo

To kick off the FITC Tokyo 2015 conference, a superteam of artists working around the world (and sometimes around the clock) created a sublimely glitchy… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Interactive experiences at the human scale: Making CenterStage with Andrew Bell and Lutz Vogel

It’s rare that a single project can sum up the possibilities for the convergence of motion design and interactive experiences the way that CenterStage does. Created… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Code and motion, exploring new frontiers with Marcus Eckert

The video above is an iPhone screen capture taken from Reuters TV, an on-demand news app created by one of the largest news agencies in… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Q&A: Gergely Wootsch demystifies the Magna Carta

For the British Library’s “Magna Carta: Law, Liberty, Legacy” exhibition, director Gergely Wootsch explains the history and importance of the document with his trademark wit and style.… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 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

Interview with Johnny Kelly: Dropbox “Creative Freedom”

Johnny Kelly’s approach can best be described using the principle of Occam’s Razor. In short, if all things are considered equal, the simplest solution is… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago

Motionographer contest with Fabrik, a slick portfolio tool built for video

Build a portfolio with Fabrik, enter to win a membership for life

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Making “Uncanny Valley,” an eye-popping sci-fi short about a very possible future

The sci-fi short "Uncanny Valley" presents a grim but very possible future in an eye-popping style laced with beautiful VFX work. Our chat with the… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 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.… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Making “Party Pooper,” a browser-based game from Animade

"For anyone trying to make a game as a small project, I’d recommend scaling it back to make it manageable — focus on the core… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Step by Step: Locked and Loading

We are thrilled to bring you the work of David Brodeur, otherwise known as Locked and Loading, for this month's Step by Step profile. David… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago

Step by Step: Andrew Vucko

Sit back and takes notes as we get a behind the scenes look at how one of the best 2D animators in the game works… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 7 years ago

PopUp F5

We're thrilled to announce PopUp F5, a four-hour action packed event made in partnership with PromaxBDA!

Staff • 6 years ago