Blackheart Gang: Tale of How

Tale of How Epic. Beautiful. Weird. The Blackheart Gang’s “Tale of How” is a voyage through a surreal landscape (which the Gang calls “the Household”)… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

Inside SIGGRAPH 2006

Monster Samurai / Grace McNamee Doll Face / Andrew Huang Brush / Victoria Caution Fog (Niebla) / Santi Fort e-scape / Masakazu Takano Mask of… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

Interview: Freestyle Collective

Stills from the MTVK launch series From the opener for Fly, a DVD magazine Still from a FUEL ID entitled “Chemistry” From the show package… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

David O’Reilly: Please Say Something

If you keep tabs on our Quickies, you saw fans of David O’Reilly’s “Please Say Something” pleading with us for a more detailed look at… Read more

Lauren Indovina • 16 years ago

5’th Annual Typophile Film Festival: Opening Title

If you love typography, look no further. Handmade by students and faculty at Brigham Young University (BYU), the opening-title for the 5’th annual Typophile Film… Read more

Brandon Lori • 15 years ago

GEL 2010 T&F Q&A

The original styleframe board which T&F presented. What was the brief for this piece, and how did you approach coming up with the concept? The… Read more

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago

Jonny Kofoed, PAMS Q&A

What was the initial pitch brief from the agency, and how did you choose to answer it? (I.e. by sticking closely to their wish list… Read more

Boca Ceravolo • 14 years ago

[Review] New York in Motion

Editor’s note: The following interview and review are by guest contributor Cheryl Yau, a 2012 MFA candidate in SVA’s Design Criticism program. Catch the next… Read more

Staff • 13 years ago

Jason Carpenter: The Renter

Do yourself a favor: Stop what you’re doing and, for the next 9 minutes devote your attention to “The Renter,” an animated short by CalArts… Read more

Justin Cone • 12 years ago

Richard Hogg and Mummu: Hello FutureLearners!

Charmingly sharp character animation in this spot for FutureLearn.com. I got a chuckle out of everyone featured, but really, Lynn steals the show. More about the making-of from… Read more

Erica Gorochow • 10 years ago

Kung Fury

As a child of the 80s, there are three things that course through my blood: buddy cop films, martial arts flicks and Tang. Kung Fury, a… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Interview with Johnny Kelly: Dropbox “Creative Freedom”

Johnny Kelly’s approach can best be described using the principle of Occam’s Razor. In short, if all things are considered equal, the simplest solution is… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago

Step by Step: Jake Armstrong

With the boom of hand-drawn animation in the world of motion design, it's a no-brainer that we do a Step by Step profile on the… Read more

Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago

Blade Runner?! I mean… come on. They claimed their territory and their prize. Motion Award winner.

The taste of success is sweet. Don’t be bitter, submit to The 2020 Motion Awards!

Millie Verastegui • 4 years ago

Diversity in Character Design: 7 Steps to Designing a Convincing Persona

Character design is not just about drawing pretty pictures; it’s about creating life in all its shades and breathing it into their world. To design… Read more

Hana Eunjin Yean • 3 years ago

Coan and Zorn: Do, Keep Doing, Do Some More

[QuickTime version here] “Do, Keep Doing, Do Some More” is a strange and wonderful mix of advertising, storytelling and eco-awareness soapboxing. Its simple lines and… Read more

Justin Cone • 17 years ago

Tiny Inventions for TMBG: “Electric Car”

Mild mannered animation studio, Tiny Inventions, have lifted the veil on their latest opus and introduced Electric Car – a stop-motion style music video for… Read more

Brandon Lori • 15 years ago

Nathan Love for Pop Secret “Dark Knight”

As Shakespeare said, “To thy own self be true.” In Pop Secret’s “Dark Knight,” Nathan Love gets back to basics, and back to what they… Read more

Brandon Lori • 15 years ago

Megaforce for Kid Cudi: “Pursuit of Happiness”

This past week, a music video for Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness” featuring MGMT and Ratatat, had a short lived fling with the Internet as… Read more

Lauren Indovina • 15 years ago

Sam Mason’s Miniature Worlds

I first saw the work of Sam Mason a few months ago with his graduation film, Wild Robot; a surreal, psychedelic sci-fi piece inspired by… Read more

Matt Lambert • 14 years ago

The 2020 Motion Awards are OPEN!

It’s your time to SHINE!

Millie Verastegui • 5 years ago

Trollbäck+Company got in the game and scored big time! Motion Award winner.

In it to win it? Get in the game, submit to The 2020 Motion Awards!

Millie Verastegui • 4 years ago

What does heart-based leadership have to do with my creative potential?

A leader of the heart: Are you one of them? #6 is a series of compact, heart-charged articles where executive coach Marie Reig Florensa –… Read more

Marie Reig Florensa • 3 months ago

(Geek Alert!) The Esquire AR Issue

While many other motion studios try to find their way to the interactive future, Psyop teamed up with the digital aces at The Barbarian Group… Read more

Dave Skaff • 15 years ago