Non-Native Species / PikaPika
Stardust: Non-Native Species Promoting California Cleanup Day, Stardust was recetly called upon to produced a :30 spot entitled “Non-Native Species”. The character CigEgret makes it’s…
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Onur Aksoy • 18 years ago
Rekindling La Flama
La Flama (a.k.a. Luis Torres, who used to go by Flameboy) is a well-known motion designer and art director in Mexico City who’s worked all…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Final Schedule for Inspire 07
Just got the final schedule for Inspire 07, this time with some details about the sessions. Man, even if I wasn’t helping organize this thing,…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Interview: Quayola
Quayola at MUV festival in Florence, Italy. Watch Architectural Density Watch Path to Abstraction – Live A/V show Rome – S. Agnese Lambda Print –…
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Babe Baker • 17 years ago
Interview: Troika Design Group
Talk to enough seasoned west coast mographers and you’re bound to hear Troika come up in conversation more than once. In addition to fostering a…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Echolab/Shilo for Lucozade Alert
Sound design and music composition studio Echolab teamed up with Shilo to create a high-impact spot for Lucozade Alert energy drink. In addition to the…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Motion Theory for NYC Tourism
This new spot from Motion Theory designed to promote the The Big Apple has been making the rounds, but it’s with a little hesitation that…
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Justin Cone • 17 years ago
Superfad: Sprint
Superfad posted a couple new spots for Sprint that fall neatly into my category of “visual essays.” Employing a style that’s reminiscent of the data…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Smith & Foulkes: Coke “Avatar”
Oscar-nominated directing duo Smith & Foulkes (Nexus Productions) put their powers to use for Coca Cola and Weiden+Kennedy Portland in an endearing Super Bowl spot…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
The Graveyard
And now for something completely different. I’m not sure how I stumbled upon The Graveyard, but I’m glad I did. Calling it a video game…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
David O’Reilly Interview: Please Say Something
The following is an interview with David O’Reilly and Motionographer regarding his short film, Please Say Something. Where did the idea and story behind Please…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Dvein: F5 Titles
Dvein has consistently blown my mind with their diverse and staggeringly awesome body of work. When they agreed to create the title sequence for F5,…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Shynola: Coldplay “Strawberry Swing”
Interview with Shynola’s Chris Harding The following interview was a joint effort between Motionographer authors Lillian Darmono and James Wignall. Story All your music videos…
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Lilian Darmono • 15 years ago
HunterGatherer’s Signature Series for Fuel
[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/HunterGatherer_960_30.mov 960 540] Q&A with Todd St. John, HunterGatherer: 1. The Fuel Signature Series is pretty wide-open, allowing artists a blank canvas to express themselves…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago
Martin Allais, ARD & ZDF “Caveman”
Boolab director Martin Allais created this ingenious spot for German TV channels ARD and ZDF portraying the history of mankind (or most of it) in…
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Boca Ceravolo • 14 years ago
2009 Motion Graphic Census: Who, What, Why and How
Do you ever wonder how many people actually work in the Motion Graphic Design business? Do you ever think about where they might live and…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
LAIKA: Tostitos “The Amazing Flamenco Chef” (Updated with Q&A)
[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/laika_tostitos.mov 640 360] Interview The following is an interview with Laika House’s Nicholas Weigel, director of “The Amazing Flamenco Dancer” and Motionographer’s Lauren Indovina. Lauren…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Clemens Kogler’s Phonovideo
Austrian student Clemens Kogler just released a new film called Phonovideo which is an intriguing mix of cel-animation that was shot and edited in a…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago
NFL on Fox Sports Redesign by Michael Cina
Recently I stumbled across a project on Michael Cina’s portfolio site that to my eyes was very bold, fresh and engaging. Clean, minimal and graphic…
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Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 14 years ago
Director Profile: Frankie de Leonardis
See the other two spots in the BBVA campaign: A. Aberasturi and L. Valenzuela. Motionographer Q&A with Frankie De Leonardis Frankie De Leonardis has directed…
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Justin Cone • 14 years ago
Full Coverage: Talking Tron with Digital Domain
We had a chance to catch up with the crew that brought TRON: Legacy to life, Digital Domain. Not only were they the forces behind…
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Justin Cone • 13 years ago
ELASTIC: GAME OF THRONES
[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Elastic_GOT_FS.mov 983 552] Angus, first off we wanted to congratulate you for the well deserved Oscar for your hard work alongside Kirk Baxter for The…
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Brian Gossett • 13 years ago
Bill Maher’s ‘Irritable Bowl Syndrome’ by Fraser Davidson
Interview by Brandon Lori Tell us a bit about your animated infographic piece for Bill Maher’s book “The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How…
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Brandon Lori • 12 years ago
Motionographer’s Role in the Industry (Right Now)
We recently posted a short op-ed piece that sparked a good deal of comments. In sharing this news, Motionographer was a bit late to the…
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Justin Cone • 12 years ago