How Pixar, Dreamworks, Lucasfilm and others kept wages artificially low
Wage-suppression conspiracy involved some of the world's most admired tech companies... and animation studios.
Staff • 10 years ago
What it takes to be “Original”
What is originality? Does it even exist? If so, how can we be original? Those are the questions that haunted Toronto-based designer Andrew Vucko as…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Jay Quercia
Brooklyn-based freelance illustrator and animator Jay Quercia updates with a slick new site and a boatload of new projects. I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Jay, and time and…
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Joe Donaldson • 10 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 • 10 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
Kenesha Sneed updates
Lovely illustrations by Kenesha Sneed.
Igor Sordokhonov • 9 years ago
Adam Plouff: Building Tools for Animators
“If I’m known for anything, it’s the utilization of some of the more obscure features in After Effects and a weirdo obsession with mathematical phenomena,”…
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Erica Gorochow • 9 years ago
Monument Valley creators to release VR game, Land’s End
Can the makers of Monument Valley repeat their success — in virtual reality?
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
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
Making the Motionographer Patreon launch video
We go deep with Michelle Higa Fox (Slanted Studios) and Erica Gorochow (PepRally) about the making of the Motionographer launch video for its Patreon campaign.…
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Justin Cone • 8 years ago
Late Night Work Club is here to save 2016
Let's face it, 2016 has been a weird and divisive year. Thankfully, Late Night Work Club is back to instill hope and unite us all…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Making waves with Punanimation
Meet Punanimation, the new directory of women, trans and non-binary people working with animation and motion graphics.
Joe Donaldson • 7 years ago
Motionographer Expands Its Reach in Asia Through WeChat with Final Frontier Partnership
Motionographer partners with Final Frontier to debut on China's WeChat, expanding their reach in Asia. This collaboration offers motion designers global exposure through WeChat’s vast…
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Staff • 4 months ago
The Mill: Feel Everything
I see it as almost obligatory to be a fan of Mill’s work. Feel Everything takes us through a 3d kaleidoscopic journey for Sky Channel’s…
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Onur Aksoy • 18 years ago
Shilo: Redesign + New Work
Shilo has refreshed their web presence and posted some excellent new work, including a new reel. The reel is edited in such a clever way,…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Combo Post
Apologies for my near absence from Motionographer over the past week. I’ve been working like mad on a couple projects for school, and I haven’t…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Jon Baker, Morten Rowley & Fuel for Extra… Part 2.
In a follow-up to the first spot that we posted a while ago, Jon Baker and team have released this second spot for extra featuring…
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Jon Gorman • 17 years ago
Crush: R.E.M. “Hollow Man”
Watching the work of Toronto-based Crush is refreshing. They exercise a decidedly straightforward approach to motion graphics: no 3D (not even 2.5D), no crazy camera…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Going Deeper into “Sea Orchestra”
We wanted to know more about the recently posted “Sea Orchestra” spot for United Airlines from Shy the Sun (founded by members of The Blackheart…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Zeitguised: Peripetics
Every once in a while we get a chance to post something unique, outside of the commercial realm; and this stunning six-act piece by London-based…
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Boca Ceravolo • 16 years ago
SpecialGuest/Vinicius Costa: Zune HD
1st Ave Machine‘s colorful alter ego, SpecialGuest, presents a new spot for Zune HD. This spot is Vinicius Costa‘s commercial directorial debut with SpecialGuest, following…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 15 years ago
Offline by Matthew Santoro
Good Monday morning Motionographer readers. Maybe you are confused as to why we are starting this week out by posting a trailer for some big…
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Jon Saunders • 15 years ago
Friday Mix: Radium Audio
Wake up. It’s Friday. The weekend is so near you can smell it. Granted, it smells like beer and cigarettes, but you still need it.…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
