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 • 9 years ago
Giant Ant, three films & three good causes
There’s no doubt that the vast majority of people in our industry have witnessed and felt the impact of Giant Ant. In a very short…
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Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
Our Top Ten Most Viewed Quickies of 2020
The year’s almost over but there’s still time for a Quickie or two. Below is a rundown of our best performing Quickies on Motionographer for…
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Staff • 4 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
The Human Touch
Human is the music and sound design studio behind the recently posted “Happiness Factory” spot from Psyop. They’ve worked on some impressive projects, including a…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
And Now For a Little Diversion
Aidan Gibbons and Simon Reeves have posted a fun little film entitled Diversion about a group of roadsigns’ attempt to escape the city. As interesting…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Stardust for Paulig Presidentti
It’s been a while since we’ve posted work by Stardust, and I’ve missed their polished style. Their triumphant return to Motionographer’s humble spotlight is with…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Motion Theory for Nike: “Sumo” and “Oneball”
Motion Theory and Nike make a beautiful team. I still remember posting a two-spot campaign way back in the Tween days in which MT used…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Flight404: Radiohead Video Contest Submission
A while back we posted a Quickie about Aniboom and Radiohead hosting a video contest to promote the band’s latest album, “In Rainbows”. The contest…
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Boca Ceravolo • 16 years ago
[Reprise] Lobo’s “Go Miniman Go”
We posted this epic ode to Lego’s miniman a few days ago. But we’ve since gotten our hands on a higher resolution version, and it’s…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Motionographer Podcast 02: Crush
In our second installment of the Motionographer Podcast, we chat with Gary Thomas, founder and creative director at Crush in Toronto. Some of the topics…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Fit Is Still Go
A few days ago I posted a new Honda Fit spot created by Digital Domain and directed by Eric Barba and Brad Parker, and just…
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Jon Saunders • 16 years ago
Lifelong Friendship Society: Own Your C
The Own Your C project first came to my attention when we posted Buck’s beautiful “C-Tree” short in October of ’07. Denver-based agency Cactus is…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
PandaPanther: Pop Tarts “Flavorhood”
PandaPanther recently posted “Flavorhood,” a magical spot for Pop Tarts and agency Leo Burnett. Charming character designs, a lush rendering style and unabashedly adorable visual…
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Tyquane Wright • 15 years ago
When Graphic Plays Beyond Narrative
About a week ago, we posted the trailer for “Logorama” by H5. As it spread across the globe, it’s been gaining steam and hitting the…
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Mark Webster • 15 years ago
Gravity: Pelephone “Music”
[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/pelephone_music_eng.mov 720 576] Israel’s Gravity strikes again for telecom Pelephone and agency Adler, Chomsky & Warshavsky. As with previously posted work (here and here), “Music”…
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Justin Cone • 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
Lucky by EB Hu
Lucky is a film that was made for Twenty120 earlier in the year. Attentive readers may already have seen it, but it’s really too gorgeous…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Not Getting Paid: One Freelancer’s Story (and Solution)
An anonymous LA-area freelancer has posted a cautionary tale that will prove valuable to anyone who works for hire. One extremely helpful bit of advice…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Plastic Bag by Ramin Bahrani
To some of you, this piece may feel out of character in relation to our regularly posted content. However, there are universal lessons in storytelling…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
Zigtech by Logan
The Zigtech spot we posted earlier this week is by Logan, and they’ve sent along credits and a link to a high-res version of the…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
ONE DAY ON EARTH: 10/10/10 UPDATE
Last year we posted news on the One Day on Earth project, an ambitious initiative that planned to document life in every country in the…
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Tyquane Wright • 14 years ago
Challenging the Hold System
Photo by Kecko Recently, we posted a review of Frank, an online tool that facilities the holding and booking of freelance talent. In the comments, though,…
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Staff • 13 years ago
Gabe Askew: “Goat and Aaron”
Gabe Askew (Hornet) is no stranger to Motionographer. We posted his first break-out project here, an unofficial music video for Grizzly Bears “Two Weeks” that…
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Staff • 12 years ago