Jack and the Giant

Lots of folks have been playing with Ferrofluid, magnets and household cleaners to create sumptuous, organic visuals. But this music video for alovelikepi’s “Jack and the… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

SXSW 2015 Gaming Awards

Working only with dots, lines and squares, Imaginary Forces’ Jeremy Cox and friends crafted a abstract homage to the history of video gamings for the… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Semi-Permanent 2015 Opening Titles

Raoul Marks (a frequent collaborator with Patrick Clair at Elastic), directed a goosebump-inducing title sequence for Semi-Permanent 2015.  In Marks’ words: A surreal trip. An allegory… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

True Detective Season 2 Main Titles

Director Patrick Clair, Lead Animator/Compositor Raoul Marks and the rest of the team at Elastic strike again for HBO’s True Detective.  The title sequence for the first… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Design I/O: Connected Worlds

Online, it’s hard to get a sense of the visceral impact that large-scale interactive works can have on users. You lose the immersion factor, and… 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

[Detroit] Mograph Mondays July

Attention Detroit-area motion designers: Mograph Mondays July will be Monday, July 27 at 7:30pm. From the Facebook event page: We’re at a new venue this… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Anh Vu launches a new website

Anh Vu launches a new website.   

Igor Sordokhonov • 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

“Seed,” a surreal trip powered by photoscanned objects

Munich-based Aixsponza (“eks-sponza”) broke out their entire arsenal of CG weaponry for “Seed,” a surreal journey featuring everything from photoreal retro electronics to spooky, 3D-scanned humans… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Truffle Pig, an other-worldly virtual reality experience from Gentleman Scholar

LA-based Gentleman Scholar have joined the growing number of animation studios seduced by the creative possibilities (and technical challenges) of virtual reality as a storytelling… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Gretel’s Fox College Football package is all kinds of smart

NY-based Gretel produces some of the most consistently well-designed brand work of any studio in the US. Their latest toolkit for Fox College Football is no exception.… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

frankenSim, a weirdly entertaining web toy from Animade

Born from a collaboration between Animade’s interactive and animation teams, frankenSim is a colorful web toy masquerading as a monstrous operating system.  In part, frankenSim is… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Tako Faito!

Giant Ant just released an eye-popping, action-packed in-house short, “Tako Faito!” We wanted to push our cel character animation in a character-driven piece—in this case,… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Imaginary Forces and Peepshow Collective take home 2015 Emmys

Imaginary Forces snagged an Emmy for Outstanding Title Design with their work on the TV series, Manhattan. This is the studio’s third Emmy for title design; their… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Watching Glean Keane draw in virtual reality is amazing

Legendary animator Glen Keane is famous for his work on Disney classics like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and Pocahontas. Despite his notoriety as a traditional… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

A horde of humans obeys the “Witch Doctor” in this creepy music video

The concept is simple: Dutch rock band De Staat’s lead singer, Torre Florim, stands in the center of a throng of shirtless men, who seem obey his… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Uncovering the Grammar of VR with Saschka Unseld

The emerging master of virtual reality storytelling, Saschka Unseld, is back again. As always, he delivers practical insights for the evolving art form of real-time storytelling, gleaned… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Ash Thorp remixes Adobe in this psychedelic journey through the creative process

Take an inter-dimensional voyage through the creative process with Ash Thorp's latest for Adobe

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

Explore the desolate and spooky world of “xVOID”

Released in time for Halloween, “xVOID” is a 100% CG short film that begins as an atmospheric exploration of a desolate scene and then takes… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Zulu Alpha Kilo: Spec

This video is making the rounds on social media, and for good reason. It’s funny, smart and spot on. Just in case you’re lost, allow… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

“The World of Autism,” a richly detailed mixed media journey into the mind of Jacob

Guilherme Marcondes is back at it again, this time for BBDO New York and the Ad Council’s beautiful new campaign for Autism Speaks, the autism… Read more

Boca Ceravolo • 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