Fluorfilms: Festival de Viña 2012
This psychedelic promo by Santiago-based Fluorfilms oozes with love for Peter Max and the Yellow Submarine. From Fluorfilms: “Festival de Viña del Mar” is the…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago
Macro: A Neon Christmas
Get ready for the flood of holiday-inspired shorts. This one from Neon stands apart, though. No Santa. No reindeer. Not even a Christmas tree. Instead,…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
Cyriak: Bonobo “Cirrus”
Cyriak is no stranger to Motionographer. His experiments in looping animations are the closest thing you can get to a mind-altering experience without ingesting psychedelic…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago
WHITEvoid: FLUIDIC – Sculpture in Motion
Between April 9 and 14, 2013 the art installation FLUIDIC – Sculpture In Motion is being displayed in the Temporary Museum for New Design in…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 12 years ago
Hayley Morris: Iron & Wine “Joy”
Hayley Morris creates a beautiful watercolor and stop-motion world for Iron & Wine’s Joy. The stunning music video was created over the course of two…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago
Moniker: Do Not Touch
Amsterdam-based Moniker (Roel Wouters, Luna Maurer, Jonathan Puckey) have created a Do Not Touch – a crowd-sourced music video for Light Light’s Kilo. “After 50…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 11 years ago
Dr. Easy Vision Tests
Password: cantor Shynola has been releasing some clever movie marketing for their forthcoming feature, “The Red Men.” The latest is a research film from Monad…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Tumbleweed Tango
“A balloon dog is lost in a world of danger. One wrong step and his dancing days are done. Only love, and tango, can possibly…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
EXIT 73 Studios: Coin
“Coin” begins as a rather humble homage to fighting games of yesteryear, an 8-bit nod at nostalgia with lovingly crafted keyframes. Then things get awesome.…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Modern Love: Under His Misspell
NYC-based designer/animator Joe Donaldson was commissioned by the New York Times to create an animated interpretation of “Under His Misspell,” a column penned by Jessie…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Plasticine Rhythm
Animator, illustrator and musician Andy Martin took a series of stop-motion animations he created for Vine and used them as a launchpad for “Plasticine Rhythm.”…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
The Peach Kings “Mojo Thunder” [NSFW]
Kris Merc and Benjy Brooke talk about the deeply personal process of making a music video.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
It’s a Plastic World
This depressing but educational visual essay explains the ubiquity of plastic in our oceans using an interesting low-poly microverse contained in a cube. After you’ve…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Dress Code 2014 Capabilities Reel & New Website
The ever expanding force to be reckoned with that is Dress Code just released a new capabilities reel for 2014, which showcases a truly impressive range of work. Anyone who…
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Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago
“Interesting Ball” is, in fact, very interesting [NFSW]
Warning: Not safe for work (by most people’s standards) Directing duo Daniels have long been one our favorites here at Motionographer. Their latest short film,…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Joe Donaldson: First of All
“First of All” is designer / director Joe Donaldson’s swan song to NYC before making the big leap over to LA to join Buck as…
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Brian Gossett • 9 years ago
[Detroit] Mograph Monday
Hey Rock City, the next Mograph Mondays event in Detroit will be Monday, June 29th at 7:30pm. The location is Vectorform: 123 W 5th St Royal…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Colin Hesterly directs Škoda “Tour De France”
Director Colin Hesterly crafted a charming hand-drawn tale of Škoda inspired by vintage automobile advertising and the Czech car manufacturer’s own 120 year history. Not To…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Call for Entries: LoopdeLoop x Animade
Animation and interactive design studio Animade is once again hosting LoopdeLoop – an international, community-picked animation screening. Following the fantastic success of London’s “Empathy”-themed debut…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Survival tips for women in motion design
I’ve been working in the field of motion design for 11 years. As a woman of non-Caucasian ethnicity, I’m definitely a minority in the field.…
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Lilian Darmono • 9 years ago
Watching Glean Keane draw in virtual reality is amazing
Legendary animator Glen Keane is famous for his work on Disney classics like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and Pocahontas. Despite his notoriety as a traditional…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Nicolas Menard: CompHealth “Locum Tenens”
These days, explainer-style videos are a dime a dozen. It’s rare to come across one that stands out. When you add to that the “excitement”…
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Joe Donaldson • 9 years ago
Tribeca Games: The Craft and Creative of League of Legends
For its inaugural event, Tribeca Games (part of the Tribeca Film Festival family) is hosting “The Craft and Creative of League of Legends” on Friday, November…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
Ascent from Akeron motion comic
We don’t typically follow comics, but Ascent from Akeron caught our attention for a couple reasons. It’s an exceptionally well-crafted motion comic, a once experimental…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago