TSB – The Story by Studio AKA
Studio AKA (London) tells the history behind the building of the TSB bank through this beautiful piece. Combining the hand crafted artistry of 2D character animation within…
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Daniel Coutinho • 11 years ago
Miwa Matreyek
Animator/performance artist Miwa Matryek incorporates the silhouette of her own body into projections of her lush animations. Having seen her perform at last year’s Vimeo…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago
Yurcor/The Mill settlement reached in LA, is NY next?
In Cali fornia, a class action lawsuit against The Mill and Yurcor has been tentatively settled, striking a major blow against Yurcor’s “Employer of Record” service.…
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Staff • 11 years ago
Ender’s Game motion graphics reel
The Ender’s Game motion graphics reels is every bit as epic as you’d expect. Lead Graphics Designer Ash Thorp and Lead Motion Graphics Artist Jayse…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Michael Langan: Hundred Waters “Cavity”
Michael Langan’s music video for Hundred Waters’ “Cavity” features the filmmaker’s trademark penchant for playing with multiplicity and repetition. What begins as a deceptively simple…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
HunterGatherer for AM Lab, “Schmutz!”
[…] if HunterGatherer has anything to do with it! In Schmutz!, the gang gets down and dirty with AM Lab: a Danish company with a long history of…
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Brandon Lori • 10 years ago
Nike Football: The Last Game
Jon Saunders ( formerly of Psyop, now at Passion Pictures) directs this action-packed 5-minute short for Nike, featuring the likenesses of Ronaldo, Neymar Jr., Rooney,…
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Staff • 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
60 FPS videos coming to Youtube soon
[…] of preview videos to show off the new tech, including the Battlefield: Hardline trailer above. YouTube will also be supporting 48fps videos, as seen…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Best Tutorial Ever?
[…] on the execution of one thing, this tutorial really rises to the top. Whether you are a seasoned vet or a student I think this…
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Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago
School of Motion’s Joey Korenman talks design education and work/life balance
[…] fire. Recently, the School of Motion, which Korenman founded in 2013, partnered with Ringing College of Art and Design to release one After Effects…
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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
[…] production processes relied heavily on some high-tech problem solving. Technical director Michelle Higa Fox explained the intense planning and “physical pipeline” that made the…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Golden Wolf proves you can’t go wrong with cats for Offset 2015
For the Offset 2015 conference title sequence, Golden Wolf put all their chips on the internet’s only sure bet: cats. Lots and lots of cats.…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Artist Profile: Graham Elliott
[…] interesting career is a person, someone trying to do something unique while expressing themselves and paying the bills. The life and times of Graham Elliott…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
6 challenges facing motion design education
[…] take them into consideration as we build out the series. Note: Thanks to public and private comments, this post has been updated to correct misleading…
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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
Colin Hesterly directs Škoda “Tour De France”
Director Colin Hesterly crafted a charming hand-drawn tale of Škoda inspired by vintage automobile advertising and the Czech car manufacturer’s own 120 year history. Not To…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Blend Manifesto
From the candy coated palette to its cheery metaphors of rainbows and confetti, the manifesto video for the upcoming Blend conference is bubbling over with the…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
DEmark 2015 Opening Titles
Nord Collective’s quirky titles for the DEmark 2015 titles feature a literal interpretation of the event’s theme, “Touch of Design.” Combining a custom tailored typeface…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
The Genius of Play
Working with Mash Studio, Tom Rain ford focused his directorial talents on The Genius of Play, a 9-part animation series for for the Toy Industry Association. Each of the…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Buck for Nike Hypervenom
[…] CG work, but these two spots from Buck take things an entirely different direction. Featuring mind-bending transitions and non-stop action, both spots sport deceptively…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago