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

CypherAudio’s John Black reflects on 15 years of sound design for motion

Filmmaker George Lucas famously declared, “The sound and music are 50% of the entertainment in a movie.” Everyone I know who’s crafted a film or animation or game… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 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 • 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: … Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Event: LoopDeLoop London

LoopDeLoop is a popular bi-monthly animation challenge, in which animators from around the world create looping animations based on a given theme and upload them… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

NYC: An Evening with David OReilly at the MoMA

At 7pm on May 11th at the MoMA in New York City, Director David OReilly will discuss the process behind his work and debut his… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 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… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Behind the Scenes: “Donning the Digital Mask: Anonymous”

The infamous group of hackers that identify themselves as “Anonymous” are, as their name suggests, incredibly hard to pin down. They’ve targeted racists, terrorists and pedophiles. They’ve brought… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

The Line: Amaro and Walden’s Joyride

Dang. So much attitude and animation skill in The Line‘s latest short, Amaro and Walden. Warning some bits are NSFW. Don’t miss the full making of… Read more

Erica Gorochow • 9 years ago

Poland rising: Juice studio explains why we’ll be seeing more Polish talent soon

Poland is bristling with CG talent, and our interview with Juice studio explains why. We also dig into the technical details behind the promotional short,… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Tribeca Games: The Craft and Creative of League of Legends

For its inaugural event, Tribeca Games (part of the Tribeca Film Festival family) is hosting “The Craft and Creative of League of Legends” on Friday, November… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

School Profile: CalArts

Conceived by Walt Disney in 1960 and established through a merger of two older art schools, CalArts is one of the nation's premiere institutions for… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Motionographer Scholarship: School of Motion Design Bootcamp

Think you've got what it takes to get a full scholarship for School of Motionographer's new Design Bootcamp course? It won't be easy!

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

40 more Instagram accounts you should be following

40 more Instagram accounts you should be following right now (according to Brian Gossett)

Brian Gossett • 8 years ago

Dan Savage and the importance of community building

We are thrilled to bring you this month's guest post by none other than New York's very own, Dan Savage. Dan is an incredibly talented… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago

Open for entries: The Motion Awards by Motionographer

Yesterday, after we launched The Motion Awards by Motionographer, I saw this tweet: Wow, what a comprehensive and considered endeavour. Suddenly feels like a vacuum has been filled.… 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

Conan O’Brien and Moth Studio, now that’s some award winning story telling. Motion Award recipient.

Bring words to life? Put your submission where your mouth is and submit to the 2020 Motion Awards.

Millie Verastegui • 4 years ago

Promax|BDA State of Design 2008

For those of you who attended my Promax|BDA State of Design presentation, I hope it was worth your time and that you had as much… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Trailer Thrash

First and foremost, kudos to Justin for running this amazing website and acting as the provider to all of us in the motion world, no… Read more

Jon Saunders • 16 years ago

Lloyd Alvarez: aescripts + aeplugins

Whispered around studios back in 2005: “There’s a guy… He figured out how to get After Effects to render in the background and then you… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago

SXSW 2013: What the Leap means to Motion Graphics

I had read about the Leap Motion Controller, but hadn’t seen it in action until SXSW 2013. The super precise motion-sensing device can track up… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago

Yurcor/The Mill settlement reached in LA, is NY next?

In California, a class action lawsuit against The Mill and Yurcor has been tentatively settled, striking a major blow against Yurcor’s “Employer of Record” service. The… Read more

Staff • 11 years ago

Mike Edel: “The Closer”

“The Closer” is a new song by Mike Edel and a music video created out of collaboration with Jorge R. Canedo Estrada, Henrique Barone, Thanat… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago