Malika Favre “Hide&Seek”

Nice illustration and nice transitions in the latest from Malika Favre.

Elliot Blanchard • 12 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 • 11 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

The Peach Kings “Mojo Thunder” [NSFW]

Kris Merc and Benjy Brooke talk about the deeply personal process of making a music video.

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Elements of Design

Matt Greenwood’s buttery smooth “Elements of Design” is a high-speed buffet of some key concepts behind motion graphic design. I’d love to try it as… Read more

Justin Cone • 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

A folk-singing canary has an important message about carbon monoxide

Tommy McAnairey, a guitar-strumming descendent of literal canaries from the coal mines, warns of carbon monoxide poisoning in this beautifully rendered PSA from Irish studio… 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

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

First block of speakers unveiled for F5 LOVE, eclectic and inspiring

The first block of speakers for the third F5 festival has been unveiled. Anchored by design and animation superstars, the lineup also includes some welcome surprises. F5 LOVE… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Motionographer Podcast: Making “Anomaly”

Set against the space-race canvas of the 1960’s, Anomaly is inspired by the traditional Christmas Nativity and explores, through a modern-day lens, the events of… Read more

Brian Gossett • 10 years ago

In Pieces: A rare specimen of CSS-based animation

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) started as a way to conveniently manage the appearance of images and type across an entire website. Since 1996, CSS has… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

The Mill tackles monstrous VR challenges for Google ATAP

The pioneers of VR continue making progress, despite (or perhaps because of) the incredible technical and creative challenges it poses.  One of the latest projects… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Call for Entries: LoopdeLoop x Animade

Animation and interactive design studio Animade is once again hosting LoopdeLoop – an international, community-picked animation screening. Following the fantastic success of London’s “Empathy”-themed debut… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Interview: The Lessons Behind We Are Royale’s Manifesto

Surviving eight years as a motion design studio is no easy feat. In addition to riding the unpredictable ebb and flow of service work, motion design… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Survival tips for women in motion design

I’ve been working in the field of motion design for 11 years. As a woman of non-Caucasian ethnicity, I’m definitely a minority in the field.… Read more

Lilian Darmono • 9 years ago

The key to Facebook Reactions? Animation (of course).

"Early versions were static and we knew animation would be key in making them more expressive. "

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Making an “unfairy” tale: Malak and The Boat

Learn about the process behind "Malak and the Boat," a powerful CG short about a 7 year-old Syrian refugee. Says the film's director: "We are… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Animate your way to Google

Each year, Google’s in-house agency, Google Creative Lab, combs the planet in search of promising young creatives to become “Fivers.” In Google’s own words: The… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Animade launches Boords storyboarding tool

The wizards at Animade recently released Boords, a simple, web-based tool for sharing storyboards.

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

SoundOn with Sono Sanctus

What if .gifs didn't have to be silent? In this Motionographer Q&A, we chat with Wesley Slover to find out a bit more about his… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 6 years ago

Crush and REM Strike Again

After their first well received collaboration with REM (Hollow Man), Crush follows up with “Man Sized Wreath.” This piece deals with an anonymous man’s daily… Read more

Matt Lambert • 16 years ago

Peppermelon Fresh Projects

Peppermelon updates! My favourite in this batch is the MTV ‘Los Premios 3009’ (MTV Awards 2009). It features eye-popping futuristic imagining of the 3 main… Read more

Lilian Darmono • 15 years ago