Capacity: “Upgrade + Mobilize” Q&A
[…] the stamina and commitment to see it all the way through. What do the on-screen Japanese words mean? Strength, weapons, battle, evil (which transitions…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Max Hattler’s 1923 & 1925: Q&A
[…] production. This animation school is comparatively young, and not so well known yet internationally, but I’m sure this will change, especially since all the…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Prologue for Robin Hood
[…] this project, to ask him a few questions… Can you give us a little background of yourself and how you ended up at Prologue?…
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Jon Saunders • 14 years ago
4 ways “Don’t Blink” is a masterclass of type and rhythm
[…] five to seven frames. With a 29.97 framerate, that’s roughly two tenths of second per word, give or take a few hundredths of a second. https://s35726.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dontblink-text.mp4…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Vika’s Dream
Justin Cone • 8 years ago
From motion design to game design: In-depth process behind Specimen
“I wanted to be a beginner again and feel like I was growing.” Those words from designer/director Erica Gorochow encapsulate the primary motivation behind deciding…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Old Fangs – Adrien Merigeau & Alan Holly
[…] I encourage setting aside a quiet moment to let the story unfold. Old Fangs was directed by Adrien Merigeau and Alan Holly (who work…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 14 years ago
Articles and Interviews
[…] Go! Superfad: Sony “Eye Candy” March 11, 2010 Go! Blind’s Heart of Stone March 5, 2010 Go! Modern Rebel: Alberto Mielgo & Pinkman.tv February…
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Justin Cone • 19 years ago
La Linea & Estacao Sigma
[…] 126, 127, 132, 133, 138, 149, 154. Thanks to Bibi for calling these to our attention, and big thanks for scrounging Archive.org and reposting…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Saving the World, One Animation at Time
[…] who developed statistical analysis software that uses animation to convey complex data in novel, compelling ways. The software, called Trendalyzer, was acquired by the…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Caviar & Nicographics for Towa Tei’s ‘Mind Wall’
[…] of those brilliant 80s/90s Japanese stationery graphics and adolescent scribbles, it’s such a visual treat. Exuberant and clever, almost effortlessly. From what I could…
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Lilian Darmono • 16 years ago
LAIKA: Tostitos “The Amazing Flamenco Chef” (Updated with Q&A)
[…] your knee, like I did in my early years. Actually, I probably would say “ski faster and win that @$%#*&.” The 25 year old…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
2010 AICP Results
[…] Ponder “Unicorn” 2 honors each: Forsman Bodenfors JWT One honor each: 180LA The Barbarian Group BBH New York BETC Euro RSCG BMF Australia Goodby,…
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Matt Lambert • 14 years ago
State of Design 2011 Playlist
[…] The Pirate / Meindbender FVAP: This is My Weapon / Imaginary Forces Analogue Ambiguity “Game of Thrones” Opening Credits / Elastic TUI Weather Spot…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
Out of Sight
[…] Taiwanese students made these as part of their graduation project. Their making-of page is worth looking at, even though the text is all in Mandarin…
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Lilian Darmono • 13 years ago
A Conversation with Mate Steinforth
[…] but not as creatively fulfilling as I would’ve liked them to be. Luckily, in the end of 2010 we did a project for the…
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Ivan Cruz • 13 years ago
Lagoa Launches, Blows Minds
[…] in real-time or give you feedback on renders. I saw this happen during my testing period, and it reminded of the first time I…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
How Pixar, Dreamworks, Lucasfilm and others kept wages artificially low
In case you’ve missed it (we did), there’s been a major war raging over wage-suppression practices by Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe, Intuit, Pixar, Lucasfilm/ILM, Dreamworks…
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Staff • 10 years ago
What it takes to be “Original”
[…] in web design. Was that something you consciously pursued? Yeah, definitely. This might be a common inspiration, but I was really intrigued when I…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Jay Quercia
[…] working closely with Jay, and time and time again I’ve been blown away by his dedication and commitment to craft. The devil is in the…
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Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago
Tendril, relaunching and repositioning in a shifting landscape
[…] for clients to better experience our visuals. And we are working on a passion project that is a short film for VR that will…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Motion design education: MoGraph Mentor
[…] Globally, access to good internet can be hard to come by, which is a pain for some of our students. I’m excited that places…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Kenesha Sneed updates
Lovely illustrations by Kenesha Sneed. google buckBook kenesha+s kenesha+sneed
Igor Sordokhonov • 9 years ago
Adam Plouff: Building Tools for Animators
[…] on there, even if you don’t understand what’s going on. This will help you become aware of what elements in After Effects can be…
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Erica Gorochow • 9 years ago