Crafting graphics for the Oscars: An interview with Henry Hobson
Like people who tune into the Super Bowl just to watch the ads, I turn on the Oscars just to watch the graphics. The opening…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
6 challenges facing motion design education
This post is the first in a series exploring the state of motion design education. We’ll look at the issue from multiple angles, asking ourselves and the…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Start Loving the Graph Editor
Editor’s note: As part of our ongoing education series, we present a guest post from Nol Honig, co-founder of The Drawing Room and part-time professor…
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Nol Honig • 9 years ago
Are brick and mortar design schools worth it?
An engaging interview and a follow up article from two leaders in online education for motion design challenge the value of traditional four year design…
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Justin Cone • 9 years ago
School Profile: Ringling College of Art & Design
Our second school profile looks at Ringling College of Art & Design's Motion Design program
Justin Cone • 9 years ago
40 more Instagram accounts you should be following
40 more Instagram accounts you should be following right now (according to Brian Gossett)
Brian Gossett • 8 years ago
“Overweight”
Joe Donaldson • 8 years ago
A leader of the heart: Are you one of them?
A series of compact, heart-charged articles where executive coach Marie Reig Florensa - together with Carlos El Asmar - explore what it means to “lead…
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Marie Reig Florensa • 2 years ago
Nickelodeon Global Rebrand | Project Breakdown
Give us a brief introduction to yourself and the studio. My name is Braden Wheeler and I’m an on-the-box creative director (with a general focus…
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Staff • 7 months ago
AI for Good | “Life Is Plastic”
A baby consists of 75% water and 0.0001% plastic’.The awful fact that nanoplastics are already found in foetuses inside the womb.
Staff • 6 months ago
Modern Love: Beyond Years
Freddy Arenas chats with Joe Donaldson about creating animation for NYTimes' Modern Love column.
Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago
The Eye of the Storm
Well, classes are over and my finals are all turned in. I’m pretty pleased with my progress this quarter, but I’ve got a loooong way…
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Justin Cone • 18 years ago
Move over Cee-Lo
I recently saw a new music video on the latest edition of Stash for the hip-hop group Subtle, directed by the uber-talented SSSR of passion…
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Tread • 18 years ago
Only Say Yes When It’s Yes
As the President of The Ashy Agency and Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Broadcast Design Association (BDA), Brett Ashy has worked with…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Capitu Titles
So, due to popular demand, I’m pleased to re-present (as a full post) the title sequence to ‘Capitu’–a TV miniseries, based on a 19th century…
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Lilian Darmono • 16 years ago
Tintori and NABIL: Breaking your internets
It’s happened to you at least once — a color explosion on your screen created by an ill-fated download or a codec mismatch. A compression…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 16 years ago
Alex Roman: TheThird&TheSeventh
Some philosophies of aesthetics enumerate seven primary art forms derived from Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s “Lectures on the Aesthetics” and the writings of film theorist…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Fairness For Visual Effects Artists: Q&A
Q&A: Your letter to James Cameron this week has stirred up a lot of discussion in the Motion Design and Visual Effects fields about the…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Michael Wiehart and Visual Comforts for The Florida Times Union
Michael Wiehart and Visual Comforts for The Florida Times Union
Staff • 15 years ago
Digital Currency and You.
As our industry changes, it’s important to keep an eye on how trends in the wider world can affect us. While Motionographer does not specifically…
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Elliot Blanchard • 11 years ago
Motionographer Podcast: Making “Anomaly”
Set against the space-race canvas of the 1960’s, Anomaly is inspired by the traditional Christmas Nativity and explores, through a modern-day lens, the events of…
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Brian Gossett • 10 years ago
In-Depth: Making the Best of Motionographer with Aran Quinn and Mill+
With the word “motion” emblazoned in white block letters on its back, a blue, muscle-bound creature deadlifts a barbell and turns to face the camera,…
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Justin Cone • 9 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
