Jason Carpenter: The Renter

 Do yourself a favor: Stop what you’re doing and, for the next 9 minutes devote your attention to “The Renter,” an animated short by CalArts… Read more
Justin Cone • 12 years ago

Blender: Tears of Steel

 If you can stomach the acting, there’s some impressive CG work in “Tears of Steel,” the latest open source short from the Blender Foundation. Like… Read more
Justin Cone • 12 years ago

Lucas Zanotto: The Real Bears

 Here in New York City, Mayor Bloomberg recently championed some controversial restrictions on the sale of sugary soda drinks, sparking debates about how much government… Read more
Justin Cone • 12 years ago

Q&A: Disassembling Assembly

 New Zealand-based Assembly is an intriguing shop. Headquartered on a tiny (but beautiful) island nation, their portfolio ranges across character work, high-end vfx and interactive… Read more
Justin Cone • 11 years ago

1 Typeface. 110 Animators.

 Purveyors of animated typography, Animography, have released their latest project Franchise Animated: For this specific animated typeface we have round up 110 talented animators from… Read more
Staff • 11 years ago

Conor Finnegan: Fear of Flying

 Conor Finnegan’s delightful coming of age short dives into the troubled psyche of a bird with a problem of existential proportions: he’s afraid to fly.… Read more
Justin Cone • 11 years ago

Supinfocom: “Contre Temps”

 A group of talented Supinfocom Arles graduates have released their 2012 thesis film, “Contre temps.” Chock full of gorgeous shots, the film is set in… Read more
Justin Cone • 11 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

Wayne the Stegosaurus

 Hot on the heels of Gentleman Scholar’s Motionpoems short is another one from a small team at The Mill. “Wayne the Stegosaurus” is an adorable… Read more
Justin Cone • 10 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

Animade: Queue The Cowboy

 Animade has released another charming short to promote “Ready Steady Play,” the follow up mobile title to their equally charming “Ready Steady Draw.” Currently available… Read more
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

Gretel: mun2 Rebrand

 Another fine piece of work by Gretel, this time for Mun2. When invited by the network to do their 2013 rebrand, they decided to go for a clean and simple… Read more
Daniel Coutinho • 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

30 Weeks Admissions Open

 If you’re a designer with an entrepreneurial itch, you might be a good fit for 30 Weeks, a 15-week startup bootcamp in NYC.  With a curriculum… Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago

On The Back Of A Tiger

 One effect that I feel many of us can agree on when working in the commercial world is that it can be a bit of… Read more
Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago