A mobile game made entirely out of clay?
The visuals for Tiny Passengers, a new mobile puzzle game from Shape Minds launching in iTunes today, were created almost entirely in clay. Check out…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
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Staff • 1 week ago
Diesel Holographic Fashion Show
It’s been really interesting seeing what new mediums motion graphic design spreads to. Clothing company, Diesel, recently implemented some holographic technology to use in a…
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Tread • 17 years ago
Claude Chabot: Apnee
Claude Chabot’s “Apnée” is a deceptively simple film that uses cleverly conceived 3D scenes to tell a story in a refreshingly innovative way. Each scene…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Superfad: Sprint
Superfad posted a couple new spots for Sprint that fall neatly into my category of “visual essays.” Employing a style that’s reminiscent of the data…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
ANNY: Ukiyo-e
QuickTime Version I’m always curious about Japanese motion graphics studios. I know so little about how Asian studios in general are set up, and yet…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Fast Forward: The Future of Web Video
The web is rife with predictions for 2009, most of which will turn out to be pure bunk. But I must admit I enjoy speculations…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
David Lobser: +/- “Unsung”
Director David Lobser refashions a bit of Alice in Wonderland in this charming music video for +/-‘s “Unsung.” Kissed with subtle CG, the visuals are…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
The Ambassadors: “The Big Bank Theory”
Dutch post Production studio The Ambassadors puts out this playful and engaging commercial for Alex Bank and agency Dawn. The clever take on the “Big…
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Boca Ceravolo • 15 years ago
F5 Talk 01: Simon Robson and Tim Rayner
For those of you who attended F5 last April, you know that our speakers were a diverse and inspiring mix of creative people from a…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
1stAveMachine / Aaron Duffy: Google Chrome Features
Using the same camera perspective trick employed by weareom for their “Chop Cup” viral (or sidewalk artist Julian Beever or Salvador Dalí or countless others,…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Dear Sesame St.
Dear Sesame Street, We, the undersigned, would like to register our concern over the contest you are now conducting with Aniboom. We are concerned that…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago
Prologue: Iron Man 2
To see the full collection of work Prologue created for Iron Man 2, head over to Prologue’s site. For those of you who’ve seen Iron…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Lori Nix, Joe Sabia, & Vincent Peone: The Story of Sushi
I’m a huge fan of photographer and diorama-master Lori Nix, so I was thrilled to see her lend her skills to this piece about sustainable…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 12 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: …
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Motion design education: MoGraph Mentor
My recent op-ed post, “6 Problems with Motion Design Education,” looked at challenges facing students and educators through the lens of brick-and-mortar design schools. But over the last 20…
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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
FMX 2016
Art, Technology and Business meet at FMX, Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia, Europe’s most influential conference for digital entertainment. Every year, artists, specialists,…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
After Effects Seattle November: UI Industry Night
Join us for a night of UI Industry awesomeness! We have some amazing mograph/UI/UX artists from around Seattle’s top companies that will be giving short…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Open Call: DIGITAL CANVAS ikonoTV’s on-air exhibition on Digital Art
Broadcast on the ikonoTV’s live stream and shown in selected venues worldwide, the on-air exhibition Digital Canvas (May 2016) will present a curated selection of…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
AESeattle January: Virtual Reality Night!
Hey everyone! Join us for a night of exploring the creation of virtual reality worlds within After Effects and learning more about the way the…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Art Speaks Out: Video Art for the Environment
Art Speaks Out will feature international contemporary video art focused on environment preservation and consists of a 24-hour stream, broadcast globally. We are proud to…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Call for Entries: BassAwards 2016
The BassAwards celebrates its 4th edition and is looking for the top pieces made in 2015 in the following categories: 1. BEST TV CHANNEL BRANDING…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Loop De Loop
LoopdeLoop is an animation challenge. Animators from around the world create looping animations based on a given topic and submit them to www.loopdeloop.org. At the…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
