Santa Maria Joins the Hornet Family

Josh Goodrich and David Hill (a.k.a. Santa Maria) have officially landed in Hornet’s nest. To celebrate their arrival, two of their latest new projects have… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Civilization by Marco Brambilla (featuring Crush)

Imagine stepping into an elevator and looking through a viewport that reveals your ascension to heaven or—if you’re on your way to the street—your descent… Read more

Justin Cone • 15 years ago

ONE DAY ON EARTH: 10/10/10 UPDATE

Last year we posted news on the One Day on Earth project, an ambitious initiative that planned to document life in every country in the… Read more

Tyquane Wright • 14 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… Read more

Justin Cone • 12 years ago

6 motion design industry predictions for 2015

Somehow, 2015 is here. So I dug up my crystal ball (a Times Square snow globe from 1987), put on some trance-inducing music and visited the… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Psyop jumps in the VR game with “Kismet”

Targeted at higher end VR systems like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, Psyop's "Kismet" is a real-time VR experience that leverages the studio's long-standing… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

Looking back, moving on…

It's with a heavy heart that I present you with Justin Cone's last Motionographer post.

Justin Cone • 6 years ago

Imaginary Forces Creates Machine Vision for Terminator Salvation

Screen design is the term applied to the practice of creating interfaces or data visualization for prop displays and other screens in film and television.… Read more

Justin Cone • 15 years ago

An interactive love story: Making Jeff Buckley’s “Just like a Woman”

Coders create an infinite love story machine. Motion designers tackle user experience challenges. These are the times we live in. We dive into the process… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Kris Moyes, Expatriate and more

Kris Moyes’ latest video for Expatriate is a monochromatic playground of slow-mo fun. The piece is comprised of long, flowing black-and-white shots, each beautifully composed.… Read more

daniel • 18 years ago

STUDIOaka: VARMINTS Trailer & New Site

Studio AKA, the London-based masters of the quirky character, have finally launched a new site and also posted this trailer for their newest short film… Read more

Matt Lambert • 16 years ago

Mighty Nice: Melbourne Writers Festival

Typographic animation, it’s everywhere. You now get a free typographic animation with a box of breakfast cereal, and word has it that there’s an iPhone… Read more

Justin Cone • 15 years ago

HunterGatherer’s Signature Series for Fuel

[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/HunterGatherer_960_30.mov 960 540] Q&A with Todd St. John, HunterGatherer: 1. The Fuel Signature Series is pretty wide-open, allowing artists a blank canvas to express themselves… Read more

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago

Space Channel Refresh

For a Space Channel refresh, Toronto-based studio Tendril crafted immaculately detailed IDs that blend the mystery of science fiction with the delight of discovery. While the two… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Eli Guerron is Osito

Eli Guerron’s montage is more technical than most of the work we post on Motionographer, but it’s wicked polished and infused with a solid design… Read more

Justin Cone • 17 years ago

Le Cadeau du Temps

Yes Virginia, it’s another awesome Zune film. This time it’s by Cory Godbey whose unique method of frame-by-frame animation lends a particular charm to the… Read more

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 17 years ago

EP Banter: Talent, Trends & Technique

What is an Executive Producer? This role may go unnoticed by many of us, but the success of a company is often defined by this… Read more

Matt Lambert • 15 years ago

Work/Life: The 40 Hour Work Week

Photo by adesigna The headline for this post probably strikes most of you as a joke — at least those of you working in motion… Read more

Justin Cone • 13 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

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… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Hunter Gatherer: “REDU”

With a portfolio built on scavenged items and handmade craft, Hunter Gatherer has created what is the closest they may ever come to a public… Read more

Brandon Lori • 14 years ago

SXSW 2012: Beauty is Embarrassing

Disclaimer: Wayne White was a speaker at the 2011 F5 festival. His talk there makes an appearance at the end of this film. We covered… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago

SXSW 2012: Beauty is Embarrasing

Disclaimer: Wayne White was a speaker at the 2011 F5 Festival. His talk makes an appearance at the end of this film. In Beauty is… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago

MOTION+

MOTION + offers a selection of short films that bring the viewer’s side of the new narrative modes developed by motion design, graphic arts, 2D… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago