Rekindling La Flama

 La Flama (a.k.a. Luis Torres, who used to go by Flameboy) is a well-known motion designer and art director in Mexico City who’s worked all… Read more
Justin Cone • 18 years ago

I Was a Layer Tennis Competitor.

 Last Friday I took part in the first Layer Tennis match done in After Effects. My opponent was Jason Koxvold, who I had previously collaborated… Read more
Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 17 years ago

Previsualization Society Launches

 The Previsualization Society is a new organization, formed in September 2009 that is “dedicated to advancing previsualization (“previs”) in feature film, games, commercials and architecture.”… Read more
Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago

Max Hattler’s 1923 & 1925: Q&A

 Questions: How were you introduced to the Animation Workshop, and how did this collaboration come about? Norwegian animation theorist Joakim Pedersen – who I used… Read more
Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago

Matthias Hoegg: Thursday

 Matthias Hoegg recently joined us to answer some questions about his short film, Thursday. It’s an everyday love story in the not so distant future,… Read more
Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago

Motion design education: MoGraph Mentor

 My recent op-ed post, “6 Problems with Motion Design Education,” looked at challenges facing students and educators through the lens of brick-and-mortar design schools. But over the last 20… Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Minivegas’ Twitter Visualizer for F5

 Minivegas has taken many forms throughout their existence. Live-action, animation and VFX-driven work was their strength for years. However, they have recently been putting a… Read more
Matt Lambert • 13 years ago

Q&A: Throne “Tharsis Sleeps”

 What says "heavy metal" more than a few thousand frames of animated embroidery? Here's how it was done.
Andrew Montague • 10 years ago

Creative Parents, Creative Kids

 In collaboration with reader Joe Linton, we conducted an informal survey in May asking parents about the role that creativity played in their parenting. We… Read more
Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Maxon Announces Cinema 4D R11

 Maxon announced features of its upcoming Cinema 4D R11 release at SIGGRAPH yesterday. Here are some juicy bits from the press release: CINEMA 4D R11… Read more
Justin Cone • 16 years ago