Commercial work with boundaries: the commissioned work model

Maintaining creative control and keeping clients happy can feel impossible. Here's an approach that can ease the tension.

Joe Donaldson • 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

Innuendo

Making of "Innuendo," a sensual, experimental short film about a fantasy world's reproductive processes

Harm van Zon • 10 years ago

OFFF Cincinnati 2014 Main Titles

It’s getting hard to stay afloat in the sea of title sequences being produced each year. The dominant trend has been to create increasingly epic… Read more

Staff • 10 years ago

Guilherme Marcondes on going it alone

Aspiring directors, listen up! Gui explains the ins and outs of representation in this insightful and honest interview.

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

From Costco supervisor to computational artist, Albert Omoss blazes his own path

In the early days of my career, I bought into something I now call “The Myth of the Rockstar.” It goes like this: You are… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Playgrounds Festival Titles 2014

Again, the Playgrounds Festival was a blast. Solid line-up, nice presentations and a good overall atmosphere. This year, Playgrounds had not one but two title sequences.… Read more

Harm van Zon • 10 years ago

PES talks “Submarine Sandwich,” Garbage Pail Kids and the connectedness of things

Beloved stop-motion director PES is back with his most ambitious short film to date, “Submarine Sandwich.” With funding from both a corporate sponsor (Nikon) and… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

yesyesyall is like MTV back when it was MTV

I’m not a nostalgic person, but I grew up in a time when MTV wasn’t a 24-hour reality show marathon. Where I lived in suburban Houston,… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Crafting graphics for the Oscars: An interview with Henry Hobson

Like people who tune into the Super Bowl just to watch the ads, I turn on the Oscars just to watch the graphics. The opening… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

NYC: An Evening with David OReilly at the MoMA

At 7pm on May 11th at the MoMA in New York City, Director David OReilly will discuss the process behind his work and debut his… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

School Profile: Savannah College of Art & Design

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of school profiles we’ll be sharing on Motionographer. The following profile was compiled in August, 2015. Since… 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

Telltale’s “Minecraft: Story Mode:” Changing the Game?

Telltale explains how they blur the lines between gaming and storytelling in "Minecraft: Story Mode," and how they connect with their audiences online and offline.

Caitlin Campbell • 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

Author of “Design for Motion” talks industry, education and the state of design

We interview Austin Shaw, the author of "Design for Motion: Motion Design Techniques and Fundamentals."

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

An interactive love story: Making Jeff Buckley’s “Just like a Woman”

Coders create an infinite love story machine. Motion designers tackle user experience challenges. These are the times we live in. We dive into the process… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Motion Sickness podcast launches

Brian Gossett's new podcast, Motion Sickness, launched this week, featuring interviews with Buck's Thomas Schmid and Motionographer's Justin Cone.

Staff • 8 years ago

Personal Portfolio Round-Up

It's the end of the year, and everyone's relaunching their personal sites. Here are a few that have popped up on our radar.

Staff • 8 years ago

Jack Cunningham and the White House build an AR tour powered by a buck

Reach for your phone and wallet to learn more about “The People’s House.” Don’t worry, it won’t cost you a cent.

Erica Gorochow • 8 years ago

Step by Step: Jake Armstrong

With the boom of hand-drawn animation in the world of motion design, it's a no-brainer that we do a Step by Step profile on the… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 7 years ago

Understanding Patrick Clair

Ever wonder what makes Patrick Clair’s work so darn good? Nol Honig sits down with the Emmy Award-winning title designer to find out. Hint: it’s… Read more

Nol Honig • 6 years ago

Oddfellows does it again. This time for Adobe resulting in a Motion Award win.

The taste of success is sweet. Don’t be bitter, submit to the 2020 Motion Awards!

Millie Verastegui • 4 years ago

Studio Stories: 12 Years of Ataboy

The origin of Motion Design studios, as told by their founders. By Vikkal Parikh, founder of Ataboy.   Editor’s Note: In this series, we’ll hear… Read more

Staff • 8 months ago