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… Read more

ManvsMachine new site

London-based design and motion studio ManvsMachine has launched a new site.

Kubo and the Two Strings

Laika’s forthcoming feature, “Kubo and the Two Strings,” is a stunning blend of Japanese culture and magical adventure rendered in lovingly crafted stop-motion (boosted by liberal… Read more

Perception looking for designers

Perception, a streamlined design, editing and effects company in manhattan, is seeking very talented freelance motion graphic and broadcast designers. Candidates MUST have broadcast or… Read more

Two More Envelope-Pushers

If you’ve been reading this site (or Tween) for any time at all, you know I love to talk about the convergence of web and… Read more

The Eye of the Storm

Well, classes are over and my finals are all turned in. I’m pretty pleased with my progress this quarter, but I’ve got a loooong way… Read more

Lucien Superstar

This is not your typical Motionographer feature, but someone known as Boum suprised me with this short and sweet little animated gem on CA forums…… Read more

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

Rexona “Futurisk” Credits

[Original Post] Agency: Lowe, New York Chairman, Chief Creative Officer: Mark Wnek Executive Creative Director: Fernanda Romano Creative Director: Steve Lundberg Copy Writers: Roger Baran,… Read more

The Mill for New Balance Credits

[Original Post] New Balance Title – Anthem Agency – BBDO New York Chief Creative Officers – David Lubars, Bill Bruce Copywriter/Exec Creative Director – Greg… Read more

Saturn “Transformations” Credits

PRODUCTION COMPANY Production Company: The Ebeling Group Executive Producer: Dex Deboree Senior Producer: Neil Van Harte CREATIVE DIRECTION/ANIMATION/POST/VISUAL EFFECTS Creative Director: Mateus de Paula Santos… Read more

“Red & White” Credits

CLIENT: Mazda Motors Europe Vice President Marketing: Masahiro Moro Advertising & Brand Communications Sr. Mgr.: Damian Donnelian Brand Communications Mgr.: Fabrizio Logrippo Communications Coordinator: Carole… Read more

Royale: Jet Blue

Since their epically rad animation for Flaunt and Diesel, there’s hasn’t been much news from LA-based Royale, the studio formed by ex-Exopolis CD Brien Holman,… Read more

Comcast “Rabbit”

The script for “Rabbit,” a new Comcast advert directed by Biscuit Filmworks’ Noam Murro, would probably work as a radio spot. But the visuals add… Read more

Is It Really All Stop-Motion?

Watch “Building” | Watch “Contents” | Watch “Motor” When I first watched these three commercials by Australian director Liz Murphy and TAXI for RAC Insurance,… Read more