Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (Updated)
In the title sequence for Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, retro illustrations, cutout found elements, bold fields of color and about a dozen different typefaces all…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
United Airlines “It’s Time to Fly”
Over the weekend, we posted Shy the Sun’s “Sea Orchestra,” which, it turns out, was only one of five remarkable spots in a campaign from…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Psyop’s Stoli Propaganda
Some of you may have caught Psyop‘s Stoli Blackberry spot a couple of weeks back. Entitled “Airship,” it’s a theatrical tale of Stoli’s journey from…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago
Hornet’s Peter Sluszka for SimCity Creator
Hornet’s Peter Sluszka created a wonderous mixed media ride through a child’s imagination in this spot for SimCity Creator. The playful interaction between live action…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Tim Fite’s Big Mistake by Claire & Lilli Carré
Claire & Lilli Carré’s playful, yet morbid, video for Tim Fite’s ‘Big Mistake’
Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
Impactist’s Hello Neighbor Sampler
Impactist’s Hello Neighbor Sampler This piece was animated by finger on an iPod touch in Autodesk’s Sketchbook Mobile. Check out Impactist’s blog about their process…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago
Fairness For Visual Effects Artists: Q&A
Q&A: Your letter to James Cameron this week has stirred up a lot of discussion in the Motion Design and Visual Effects fields about the…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago
Ben & Jerry’s by Elastic
Elastic‘s Andy Hall has just directed these two spots for Ben&Jerry’s.
Daniel Coutinho • 13 years ago
TRON Legacy In-Depth with David Lewandowski
Editor’s note: The following is a guest contribution from writer Meleah Maynard. What would the DNA of a one-of-a-kind being look like if it could be…
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Staff • 13 years ago
weareflink: People’s Car Project
There’s something oddly entertaining about watching a cute, morphing car get yelled at by an irate Chinese woman. Browse this Vimeo channel for more work…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
Men’s Health “How a Bean Becomes a Fart”
Giant Ant strikes again for Men’s Health, this time explaining how a bean becomes a gaseous expulsion of malodorous intent (i.e. a fart). Check out…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
When creators turn evil, fun ensues
Animade recently released Milo Targett’s “Lido Sim,” a cute, post-modern take on the long tradition of animators toying with their animated creations. The short’s protagonist attempts to…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Making “The Wisdom of Pessimism”
For his directorial debut, Claudio Salas took on an ambitious challenge: a 2-minute visual essay for the philosopher Alain de Botton’s School of Life project. What began as…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Boomerang Mono: The collaborative birth of an animated typeface
"Basically, I wanted the effect of a mad room full of drum machines doing a call and response drum off!" We interview motion designer Andrew…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Promax/BDA From the Inside Out
The view from my room at the Marriott New York By the Numbers 2 slices of pizza and a bottle of water: $12.24 Internet access…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Daniel’s new reel is up and he’s hungry for freelance in NYC
Daniel’s new reel is up and he’s hungry for freelance in NYC
Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Sundance Channel’s “What’s the Big Idea Contest?”
Sundance Channel’s “What’s the Big Idea Contest?”
Justin Cone • 17 years ago
The Radar Festival’s Top 10 Low-Budget Music Videos (be patient with the 1st place winner; it’s amazing)
The Radar Festival’s Top 10 Low-Budget Music Videos (be patient with the 1st place winner; it’s amazing)
Justin Cone • 17 years ago
A New Model: Hooray or Nay?
I got an email recently from The Radar Festival about a new initiative they’ve launched. Here’s the gist of it straight from the horse’s mouth:…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Max Hattler’s new director’s reel is full of his unique blend of styles
Max Hattler’s new director’s reel is full of his unique blend of styles
Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Check out Tomás Peña’s 2008 Reel
Check out Tomás Peña’s 2008 Reel
Yotam Hadar • 16 years ago
This year’s crop of MTV Bloom videos look like it’s going to be strong
This year’s crop of MTV Bloom videos look like it’s going to be strong
Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Max Hattler’s and Robert Seidel’s rockin Japan tour
Max Hattler’s and Robert Seidel’s rockin Japan tour
Jon Saunders • 16 years ago
Motion Theory for Weezer and O2
Weezer “Pork and Beans” Motion Theory co-founder and director Mathew Cullen has been busy lately. There’s a good chance you’ve already seen his music video…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago