Motion +61 DVD: Volume 2

Motion +61 DVD: Volume 2 has been released, and it looks promising. The showcase of Australian talent includes work from Collider, CO-OP, Monkeylab, Qube Konstrukt,… Read more

Costs of War

QuickTime version “Costs of War” is exactly the kind of thing that makes me believe in motion graphics. For the moment, put the subject matter… Read more

New Interview: The Action Cats

Back in April, when Adobe and Cut&Paste announced the winners of the See What’s Possible Challenge, one entry really stood out to me. "The Experiment"… Read more

New Interview: Sehsucht

Motionographer’s Jon Saunders decided it was high time we learn more about one of our favorite studios, Hamburg-based Sehsucht, so he contacted them for an… Read more

Universal Everything / Nokia

Universal Everything recently updated with a whole host of new work to tickle your visual taste buds. One piece that particularly stood out for me… Read more

Advanced Beauty Podcast

Advanced Beauty is now available as a weekly podcast (link will open in iTunes). We’ve been following Advanced Beauty with great enthusiasm here on Motionographer… Read more

Crush and REM Strike Again

After their first well received collaboration with REM (Hollow Man), Crush follows up with “Man Sized Wreath.” This piece deals with an anonymous man’s daily… Read more

Welcome to the Industry Feed

Welcome to Motionographer’s new Industry feed. In this area, you’ll find news about: new studios and new hires technology announcements relevant business deals and budding… Read more

Welcome to the Students Feed

Welcome to Motionographer’s new Students feed. Whether you’re still in school or simply a newbie to the world of motion design, this area will serve… Read more

JibJab: Election 2008

JibJab’s latest effort actually has some really nice design and animation. Props to the JibJab crew for not mailing it in. (No pun intended.)

Kung Fu Panda Intro

Animation guru James Baxter’s 2D intro for Dreamsworks’ latest.

Animal Logic TVC Reel 2008

Australian Visual Effects powerhouse Animal Logic just put up a fresh new TVC Reel. In addition to the usual awe-inspiring work, what really caught my… Read more

Motion Theory Grows for VAIO

Motion Theory (dir. Grady Hall) continues to refine their sophisticated sensibilities with “Vines“, “Fly Trap” and “Breeze” for Sony VAIO. The simple concept from 180LA,… Read more

La ballade sauvage

Gobelins students Cyril Drouin, May Nguyen, Gabriel Jollymonge, Elen Le Tannou and Marion Stinghe crafted “La ballade sauvage,” a beautiful mini-narrative opener for the International… Read more

Tom & Mark: “Muffin Man”

Tom and Mark (Nexus Productions) have outdone themselves with “Muffin Man,” a new spot for the recently rebranded Royal Bank of Canada. Although the spot… Read more

Jonas Odell: Ida Maria

Music Video Master-Craftsman, Jonas Odell (co-founder and director at Film Tecknarna) teamed up with Nexus to deliver this high-energy, pop-art inspired video for Norwegian rocker… Read more

Burbuja – Who Knows

This enchanting little music video was created by the Spanish branch of Garage Films. I really dig the asthetics, reminds me of a cross between… Read more

PictoplasmaNYC

PictoplasmaNYC‘s limited early bird offer ends today! And that means the conference itself is getting close. The lineup looks awesome, including Motionographered entities like Friends… Read more

Meridian

[QuickTime version here] This is a little outside the norm for Motionographer, but I’m meserized by “Meridian,” a new short film from Brian Bowman (Creative… Read more