GoldRunner, Vivian Rosenthal and Augmented Reality
I cut my teeth on motion design at turn of the 21st century, when the desktop computer revolution was in full swing. A handful of…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
One Day on Earth / 12.12.12
By the time this post goes live, One Day on Earth’s third installment will have begun somewhere on this crazy planet of ours. On December…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
Macro: A Neon Christmas
Get ready for the flood of holiday-inspired shorts. This one from Neon stands apart, though. No Santa. No reindeer. Not even a Christmas tree. Instead,…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
Alexis Beaumont & Rémi Godin: Stuck in the Sound “Let’s Go”
This one nearly slipped past our radar. Directed by Alexis Beaumont and Rémi Godin, this music video for Stuck in the Sound’s “Let’s Go” is…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
Michael Fragstein: Boozoo Bajou “Jan Mayen”
Stuttgart-based Michael Fragstein created this music video for Boozoo Bajou’s Jan Mayen. Inspired by a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean, landscape and weather maps,…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago
The Daniels: DJ Snake & Lil Jon “Turn Down for What” [NSFW]
Riotous, orgiastic and surreal, the latest music video from directing duo The Daniels is a hyper-sexual dance party that even the cops can’t resist. NSFW:…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Naked and Roof: TF1 Pub Bumpers
Paris-based Naked tapped NYC-based Roof to co-create 45 eight-second bumpers for TF1. Each one is a tiny world packed with clever details that hold up…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Lucas Zanotto: Kindle Paperwhite
Director Lucas Zanotto brings his trademark mixed media approach to two TVCs for Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite in the China market. Making Of Credits Credits: Client…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Liars Need Good Memory
In “Liars Need Good Memory,” Ringling College of Art and Design student James Heredia creates a visual poem about identity, belonging and lying. The collaged…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Plasticine Rhythm
Animator, illustrator and musician Andy Martin took a series of stop-motion animations he created for Vine and used them as a launchpad for “Plasticine Rhythm.”…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Ready Steady Play: Trailer
Hover Studio, the makers of the very entertaining mobile game “Ready Steady Bang,” are releasing a follow up title in June, “Ready Steady Play.” Like…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Gentleman Scholar: Motionpoems “Working Order”
For the Motionpoems Foundation, Gentleman Scholar created a flowing, painterly interpretation of “Working Order,” a poem by Dora Malech. From GS: Tasked with creating a…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Psyop LA tackles a series of CG shorts for Samsung Galaxy
The Training https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW1yZPflIXY The Match: Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ystoqYTciBI Psyop LA tackles a series of long form shorts in this amazing campaign for Samsung Galaxy.
Staff • 10 years ago
Adobe CMO Stats
The bevy of elegant and sometimes surprising transitions that pepper this explainer video for Adobe never upstage the real star of the video: the red…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
IBM Phones And Food
The interplay of live action and exaggerated device interactions give this spot for IBM a shot of whimsy that separates it from the herd. (And…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Make it Sound FAT
If you’ve ever suspected that dubstep might lead to an apocalypse, this rollicking short from Bellecour Ecoles d’Art students will confirm your fears. Wonderfully paced…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Horde
When your mother warned you against riding motorcycles, this isn’t what she had in mind. “Horde” is a stylishly terrifying short from Brvtvs Collective, a…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Caleb Wood: Dana Willams “One More”
More beauty from Caleb Wood in this music video for Dana Willams’s “One More”. If you’ve been pining for Gerald Scarfe, you now have your…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 10 years ago
Assorted Loops by Drew Tyndell
Drew Tyndell took Vimeo by storm yesterday when he uploaded a set of loops that would surely make Oskar Fischinger proud!
Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago
Team Lab Exhibits at Japan Society NYC
Tokyo based Team Lab is on display now through January 11 at The Japan Society in NYC. And it is utterly, wonderfully, sublimely, and slowly….Japanese.…
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Dave Skaff • 10 years ago
You will care about this piece of wool
“Lost and Found” a branded short for Woolmark written, directed and produced by Neon actually managed to make me feel emotionally connected to a piece…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Learn the business of design (and the design of business) from The Skool
If you’re at all interested in the business of design, add The Skool to your radar. Their YouTube channel features honest talks with Chris Do…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
VR storytelling wars begin, but will anyone be watching?
As predicted in my earth-shattering post, “6 Motion Design Industry Predictions for 2015,” augmented reality (AR) platforms like Magic Leap and Microsoft Hololens and virtual…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
CypherAudio’s John Black reflects on 15 years of sound design for motion
Filmmaker George Lucas famously declared, “The sound and music are 50% of the entertainment in a movie.” Everyone I know who’s crafted a film or animation or game…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago