The Art of Pulling References
Elliott Chaffer, Executive Creative Director at Trollbäck+Company, gives his thoughts on the power of great ref. He shares his personal process and tips and tricks…
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Elliott Chaffer • 2 years ago
Technical Breakdown: Stranger Things Have Happened
Netflix commissioned six artists to reinterpret iconic scenes from their smash hit Stranger Things. Motion Designer Pedro Allevato (AKA Sugar Blood) shares his experience.
Pedro Allevato • 2 years ago
Ask Between the Keyframes VI
Ask Between the Keyframes answers your most troubling Motion Design questions. What are the most sought-after skills by producers?
Staff • 2 years ago
Just Start Writing
Staring at a blank screen can be intimidating, overwhelming, and sometimes boil over from simmering frustration to explosive rage.
Stuart Groves • 3 years ago
The Motion Awards 2023
It’s that time again to honor the shining lights of our craft and share your incredible work with the community.
Staff • 1 year ago
Studio Stories: 23 years of Brand New School
The origin stories of Motion Design studios, as told by their founders.
Staff • 1 year ago
Here are The Motion Awards 2023 Nominees!
It's unthinkable for us to conclude the year without stirring up enthusiasm for the nominees of The Motion Awards 2023!
Carlos El Asmar • 9 months ago
A Trip to Infinity | The Making of a Netflix Documentary
Directors Jonathan Halperin and Drew Takahashi share their stories and how Motion Design played a pivotal role in a larger-than-life documentary.
Stuart Groves • 1 year ago
Introducing Motion Matters. Your source for all that matters in Motion Design
Introducing Motion Matters, our new newsletter dedicated to Motion Design. Our name reflects our belief in the importance of this dynamic field and our commitment…
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Staff • 3 months ago
A Reunion with America’s Racial History
In an era where storytelling transcends traditional boundaries, Reunion Studio merges artistry and A.i. technology to shed light on America's profound legacy of racial injustice.…
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Carlos El Asmar • 4 weeks ago
Welcome to Motionographer
Welcome to Motionographer, the slightly bigger, slightly better successor of Tween. For the full poop on Motionographer, read the About page or Meet Motionographer. You…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Lord, I Was Born a Ramblin’ Man
We’ve been getting a bunch of good work coming our way over the last week or so, but very little of it has reached out…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Robert Hodgin/Flight404
I first happened upon Ben Fry and Casey Reas’ a/v-oriented programming language, Processing, when I attended FITC back in 2005. (I even did a little…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Diesel Style Lounge
There’s some beautiful eye candy in the Diesel Style Lounge. (Make sure you choose the high bandwidth version, and then be patient while it loads.)…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
F5 RE:PLAY Film Festival: Batch Three
A little behind schedule on this one, as I’ve spent the last week packing and moving. This is the third batch of films created for…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
RE:PLAY Film Festival: Last Batch
Rounding out the F5 RE:PLAY FIlm Festival are three treats from Nanospore, La Flama and a co-directed short from Ryan Rothermel and Sean Pecknold. Diverse,…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Philippe Grammaticopoulos
Allow me to introduce the work of Philippe Grammaticopoulos, a French director working with the somewhat mysterious production company Mr. Hyde in Paris. Philippe has…
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Jon Saunders • 15 years ago
SIGGRAPH 2011: Technical Papers Fast Forward
Hi Motionographers! We’re at SIGGRAPH 2011, here in beautiful Vancouver. SIGGRAPH is the Association for Computing Machinery’s annual conference on computer graphics, where you can find…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago
Le Soupe: Europe 2 TV
Some of the work in Le Soupe’s montage of IDs for Europe 2 TV really gets under my skin. Sorry. Bad joke. But hey, the…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
LA AIGA presents The Pentagram Papers
The Los Angeles chapter of AIGA, the professional association of design, will be hosting an open-to-the-public event on Thursday, March 15th at the Pacific Design…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Elliot Blanchard
Elliot Blanchard is another unsung hero of the New York scene. He is a freelance animator/designer with an impressive collection of work. He has been…
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Jon Saunders • 17 years ago
Shilo’s Scion Deviants
Shilo continues its blitz of new motion work with this spot done for ATTIK’s brand new campaign for Scion entitled “Little Deviant”. A very dark…
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Jon Saunders • 17 years ago
Cassiano Prado ‘in Berlin’
New director Cassiano Prado has directed this stunning video for the band Electralane, for their track ‘In Berlin’. The promo is an emotional tour de…
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Simon Robson • 17 years ago
Korb – I’ll be gone
I’ve always been a sucker for a simple idea well executed. And right now I can’t think of a piece that achieves it better than…
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Simon Robson • 16 years ago