Nico Casavecchia: “A Boy And His Atom” The World’s Smallest Movie

Working with animation studio Punga,1stAveMachine’s Nico Casavecchia had the honor of creating the world’s first movie at the scale of individual atoms — the world’s… Read more

Staff • 11 years ago

Virgilio Villoresi: John Mayer “Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967”

Milan-based Virgilio Villoresi uses the pre-cinema technique, ombro cinema, to animate the drawings made by Virginia Mori. Everything was filmed in live-action, no post production… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago

UFO: MTV Adrenaline Rush “Bike”

Working with VIMN MTV World Design Studio, UFO busts out their cel animation skills in this intense ID for MTV Adrenaline Rush. The limited color… Read more

Justin Cone • 11 years ago

Meindbender and Techno Image: UFCECÊ – for Gillette

The powerhouse duo of Meindbender and Techno Image have come together to create this masterpiece. It pairs director Pedro Conti’s style, voice, and flow with… Read more

Andres Weber • 11 years ago

Bot & Dolly: Box

“Box,” a new short film/performance from design and engineering studio Bot & Dolly produced in association with The Creators Project, takes projection mapping, well —… Read more

Justin Cone • 11 years ago

Karni and Saul: The Staves “Winter Trees”

London-based Karni and Saul blend beautiful compositing with peculiar creatures inspired by laser-cut wood in this music video for The Staves’ Winter Trees. For more… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago

IBM: Ninjas vs Superbugs

1st Avenue Machine’s Nico Casavecchia broke out the paper and glue for his latest directorial effort, a quirky short promoting IBM’s work in bioengineering. This… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Griff: Stephen King “Mr Mercedes”

Griff, who created the beloved short “Wish List,” is back with a compilation of promos for Stephen King’s latest novel “Mr Mercedes.” The premise for… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 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

The Peach Kings “Mojo Thunder” [NSFW]

Kris Merc and Benjy Brooke talk about the deeply personal process of making a music video.

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Jenny LeClue: A Handmade Adventure Game

From motion design to game development, Joe Russ is constantly challenging himself to learn more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

School of Motion’s Joey Korenman talks design education and work/life balance

Working out of his HQ in Sarasota, Florida, Joey is blazing his own path, one tutorial at a time

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Motion design in games with Ubisoft’s Wylie Robinson

Motion design in games? It's more important than you think. Our interview with Wylie explains why.

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Nickelodeon Worldwide Refresh: Interview with dyrdee

Just in time for the back-to-school season, Nickelodeon, the children’s television network, is refreshing their worldwide broadcast package with a series of bubbly graphics that… Read more

Brandon Lori • 10 years ago

Destiny: Mars Opening Sequence, Q&A with the Directors

Prologue's opener for "Destiny" kicks off one of the most anticipated games of 2014. Motionographer goes deep with its co-directors, Ilya V. Abulkhanov and Simon… Read more

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… Read more

Justin Cone • 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… Read more

Erica Gorochow • 9 years ago

Buck builds a “Factory” of hand-made type for Facebook

Buck’s “Factory” for Facbeook is a masterclass in live action motion design and typography. After cleaning out their local art supply store, the team got… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Interactive experiences at the human scale: Making CenterStage with Andrew Bell and Lutz Vogel

It’s rare that a single project can sum up the possibilities for the convergence of motion design and interactive experiences the way that CenterStage does. Created… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Dvein: “River Island x Jean-Pierre Braganza”

After what feels like an incredibly long hiatus, the magicians at Dvein are back. “River Island x Jean-Pierre Braganza” is a provocative short featuring creepy cybernetic birds gliding… Read more

Carlos El Asmar • 9 years ago

Motion and code: Getting to know Lucas Zanotto

Italian-born designer/animator Lucas Zanotto’s career is as varied and playful as his creations.  Moving seamlessly between analogue and digital techniques, he’s created commercials, short films,… Read more

Justin Cone • 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,… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago