HouseSpecial: A Tale of Momentum & Inertia
HouseSpecial (formally LAIKA) releases a solid dose of storytelling in their short, A Tale of Momentum & Inertia. Credits: Kirk Kelley, Creative Director Kameron Gates,…
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Erica Gorochow • 10 years ago
OK Go “I Won’t Let You Down”
Masters of the one-take viral music video, OK Go teamed up with creative director Morihiro Harano to create yet another eye-popping, people-powered (well, mostly) music…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Literature and motion design: Crossing the boundaries with Warren Lehrer’s “A Life in Books”
Warren Lehrer, a longtime pioneer of visual literature and professor at the School of Art+Design at Purchase College, released an excellent multimedia novel last year,…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Handmade with computers: H&M Conscious Films
At first glance, the H&M Conscious Films directed by photographer Bela Borsodi look like 100% hand-made creations. And they are. Kind of. While everything was shot in…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Jack Black explains why he loves California, and it is awesome
Nicolas Ménard is a graphic designer and animator with a distinctive voice. Jack Black is a comedian and musician with a distinctive take on humor.…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
What it takes to be “Original”
What is originality? Does it even exist? If so, how can we be original? Those are the questions that haunted Toronto-based designer Andrew Vucko as…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Artist Profile: Fletcher Moules
Everyone blazes their own path into this crazy industry of ours. A few chosen ones march in a straight line from birth to a beautifully…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Motionographer Podcast: Making “Anomaly”
Set against the space-race canvas of the 1960’s, Anomaly is inspired by the traditional Christmas Nativity and explores, through a modern-day lens, the events of…
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Brian Gossett • 10 years ago
Interview: A Behind-the-Scenes look at Vectorpark’s “Metamorphabet”
Those interested in the future of animation often cite interactive as a new horizon. Patrick Smith, better known as Vectorpark, has been fusing his own…
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Erica Gorochow • 10 years ago
Kim Dulaney on going freelance and mastering her craft
If you’ve worked in the New York motion scene at all, you’ve probably heard of Kim Dulaney. Revered for her naturalistic yet meticulous approach to everything…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Tendril, relaunching and repositioning in a shifting landscape
Toronto-based Tendril relaunched their web presence today, joining the growing number of nimble, mid-sized shops repositioning themselves in response to the hand-writing on the wall: …
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
In Pieces: A rare specimen of CSS-based animation
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) started as a way to conveniently manage the appearance of images and type across an entire website. Since 1996, CSS has…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Jimmy Simpson: Modern Love
This month’s installment of The New York Times’ Modern Love column was done by none other than the amazingly talented Jimmy Simpson, who was recently featured…
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Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago
In-Depth: Making the Best of Motionographer with Aran Quinn and Mill+
With the word “motion” emblazoned in white block letters on its back, a blue, muscle-bound creature deadlifts a barbell and turns to face the camera,…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
The Fermi Paradox
One of motion design’s greatest powers is its capacity for presenting complex information in compelling, informative ways. But without clear thinking — and clear writing —…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Survey: Creative Parenting
After reading our interview with Lucas Zanotto, reader Joe Linton wondered, “As creatives, how do we encourage and nurture creativity in our own children?” We thought…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Working backwards: From rig to character to story with Andrew Vucko
Editor’s note: This animation features cartoon-style nudity and sex, and therefore might be NSFW for some office environments. As any experienced animator will tell you, character animation…
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Justin Cone • 9 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…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
User interface design: Why motion matters
For a presentation at CSSConf Australia 2015, Benjamin De Cock (no jokes, please) shared insights gleaned from years as an interactive designer with a penchant…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
The long journey to “Lostopolis,” an interview with PandaPanther
While many commercial animation shops dream of developing feature length films — and building valuable intellectual property in the process — very few actually get…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Survival tips for women in motion design
I’ve been working in the field of motion design for 11 years. As a woman of non-Caucasian ethnicity, I’m definitely a minority in the field.…
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Lilian Darmono • 9 years ago
Introducing Motionographer Events
We just launched our Events page, where you can browse upcoming events happening around the world. Want to suggest an event? Head over to our…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Adam Plouff: Building Tools for Animators
“If I’m known for anything, it’s the utilization of some of the more obscure features in After Effects and a weirdo obsession with mathematical phenomena,”…
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Erica Gorochow • 9 years ago
