Getting Caught Up With Motion Theory

[…] of the same tropes seen in the rest of the campaign (books opening, cards flipping, etc.). I’m not saying that’s a bad thing, but… Read more

Justin Cone • 18 years ago

VFX Online Town Hall Session One: LiveBlog

[…] since VFX facilities are the vehicles that make the films. Hundreds of employees are needed on each film. 8:11 PM: Chris deFaria: To be… Read more

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago

Smithson v. Oeffinger Layer Tennis Recap Q&A:

[…] probably explains why the match’s story turned out like it did. MS: Long long nights fueled by loud music and caffeine. What was your… Read more

Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago

Against All Odds/XYZ Studios for Victorian Government

[…] expressions these characters have (especially the lady). The claymation look and tilt-shift treatment may not be new, but it’s delightful nevertheless. I sincerely hope… Read more

Lilian Darmono • 15 years ago

One Day on Earth: 10/10/10 Approaches…

[…] for non-commercial use by participants for creative and educational purposes — a feature film, and a community of filmmakers and inspired citizens dedicated to… Read more

Matt Lambert • 14 years ago

Psyop: Fage “Plain”

[…] and we felt having a scale of light to dark would lead us to a compelling yogurt ad. Since the shoot went well, our… Read more

Brandon Lori • 13 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 De sign Criticism program. Catch the… Read more

Staff • 13 years ago

Work/Life: A Conversation with Ash Thorp

A few days ago, we shared the portfolio of de signer/illustrator Ash Thorp. Ash recently finished a year-long tour of duty at Prologue, where he crafted… Read more

Justin Cone • 13 years ago

Passion Pictures: Red Bull Music Academy World Tour

[…] various chess pieces about the set surface until it worked. I was pleasantly surprised by how close the final build was to the original… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 13 years ago

Moth Collective: WWF Cursor Swarm

[…] immediately! The agency Aimaq Von Lobenstein, based in Berlin, gave us a basic script and after winning the pitch we started enriching the story,… Read more

Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago

Ready Steady Play: Trailer

[…] features smooth, whimsical character animation from sister company Animade that’ll be worth the price of the game alone (assuming the game isn’t ridiculously expensive).… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Canal+ Spain Rebrand

[…] rhythm of the “+” , the Channel icon, that sets the pacing, guides us through the navigation pieces and discover the extensive Canal +… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Draco: Bringing Life to Illustrations with Kinetic Textures

[…] is a unified framework of motion controls that allows users to seamlessly add coordinated motions to object collections. We propose a framework built around… Read more

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

NYC February Mograph Meetup

[…] have the whole back area past the bar reserved. We know that not everyone keeps up with Facebook events and want to give you… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

The 7 Steps to Animation

No more clueless clients, please. Thanks to Cub Studio’s “7 Steps to Animation,” the process from brief to delivery can be understood by all. Finally, we won’t… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Get Your Shit Together

[…] keep the magic from melting down in the Project panel. It’s like peering into the machinery of an artist’s brain. In general, an unkept… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

How a husband and wife team took a startup from brand to product launch

What makes “IMANDRA” a fasc inating case study in the world of explainer videos is not its intricately detailed but elegant animation (although that’s very… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

What is web animation? Rachel Nabors explains it all.

Web de sign and motion design have been on a collision course since the early 2000s. Today, they’re finally merging, spawning strange new fields —… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Artist Profile: Sean McClintock

[…] done a little bit of everything.  From the early days of Flash during the dot-com bubble to today’s world of “content creation,” Sean has… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Magic Leap… no, for real this time

[…] compositing. This is similar to some of the tech built into Microsoft Hololens and Google’s Project Tango. It’s the foundation for machine vision in 3D space,… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Playgrounds Festival 2015 [NSFW]

[…] and capital Amsterdam. Both sharing from the same festival program, but each with it’s own distinct features. On Monday and Tuesday, the School of Fine… Read more

Harm van Zon • 9 years ago

Nickelodeon Global Rebrand | Project Breakdown

Give us a brief introduction to yourself and the studio. My name is Braden Wheeler and I’m an on-the-box creative director (with a general focus… Read more

Staff • 8 months ago

Am I talking poetry or am I talking business?

[…] teams, and organizations. “To follow your heart requires vulnerability. Being vulnerable is about opening your heart, about embracing the possibility of being hurt, and… Read more

Marie Reig Florensa • 6 months ago