Griff: Stephen King “Mr Mercedes”
Griff, who created the beloved short “Wish List,” is back with a compilation of promos for Stephen King’s latest novel “Mr Mercedes.” The premise for…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Anthony Francisco Schepperd: “Heart Like a Rabbit”
Anthony Francisco Schepperd’s painstakingly animated “Heart Like a Rabbit” is a psychedelic nightmare of face melting metamorphosis and endlessly shifting palettes. Music by Cody Alan.…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Brikk: Livet i bokstavslandet – Radiotjänst
Admittedly, I have no clue what the VO is saying here but I absolutely love the tone of this spot. Full of excellent art direction…
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Joe Donaldson • 11 years ago
Tom Rosenthal, Two Great Music Videos and Two Vimeo Staff Picks
I was first introduced to Tom Rosenthal’s music through Rosanna Wan’s animated music video for his song “I Like It When You’re Gone”. I was immediately impressed. Through simple…
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Joe Donaldson • 11 years ago
Peter Quinn: Shit Showreels Say
Tongue lodged firmly in his cheek, Peter Quinn decided to update his showreel by cramming it full of animation trends. Bonus points for using the…
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Justin Cone • 11 years ago
Modern Love: Beyond Years
Freddy Arenas chats with Joe Donaldson about creating animation for NYTimes' Modern Love column.
Joe Donaldson • 11 years ago
Welcome to Motionographer 3.0
It's finally here, the new Motionographer website. And it only took 6 years. Here's why.
Justin Cone • 11 years ago
OK Go “The Writing’s On the Wall”
Directed by the always brilliant Aaron Duffy, OK Go’s latest music video is chock full of fun optical illusions and in-camera tricks that required as…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Elements of Design
Matt Greenwood’s buttery smooth “Elements of Design” is a high-speed buffet of some key concepts behind motion graphic design. I’d love to try it as…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Wild & Woolly
2veinte creates what is possibly the most interesting walk cycle ever in “Wild & Woolly.” Lots of traditionally animated love went into this one. UPDATE:…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
One Of A Kind
Rok Predin (Trunk) directed this quirky but profound short about identity in a world full of beautiful contradictions. “One of a Kind” features the sonorous…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Jenny LeClue: A Handmade Adventure Game
From motion design to game development, Joe Russ is constantly challenging himself to learn more
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
School of Motion’s Joey Korenman talks design education and work/life balance
Working out of his HQ in Sarasota, Florida, Joey is blazing his own path, one tutorial at a time
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Guilherme Marcondes on going it alone
Aspiring directors, listen up! Gui explains the ins and outs of representation in this insightful and honest interview.
Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Men’s Health “How a Bean Becomes a Fart”
Giant Ant strikes again for Men’s Health, this time explaining how a bean becomes a gaseous expulsion of malodorous intent (i.e. a fart). Check out…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Nickelodeon Worldwide Refresh: Interview with dyrdee
Just in time for the back-to-school season, Nickelodeon, the children’s television network, is refreshing their worldwide broadcast package with a series of bubbly graphics that…
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Brandon Lori • 10 years ago
Destiny: Mars Opening Sequence, Q&A with the Directors
Prologue's opener for "Destiny" kicks off one of the most anticipated games of 2014. Motionographer goes deep with its co-directors, Ilya V. Abulkhanov and Simon…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Animator vs Animation IV
Back in 2006, Alan Becker created a Flash animation of a stick figure coming to life and attempting to destroy his maker, an unseen animator.…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Iron Mountain “Backup Tapes”
Protecting back-up tapes. Not the sexiest of topics. But Sebas and Clim (Hornet) managed to bring their trademark whimsy to bear on this entertaining spot…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
A folk-singing canary has an important message about carbon monoxide
Tommy McAnairey, a guitar-strumming descendent of literal canaries from the coal mines, warns of carbon monoxide poisoning in this beautifully rendered PSA from Irish studio…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Greenpeace turns 20, but its mission is still the same
This elegant PSA for Greenpeace from Le Cube packs a stylish punch to mark the environmental organization’s 20th birthday. Process breakdowns From boards to color,…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Girl Hub
Not to Scale’s Man vs Magnet (Matt Smithson) is back for The Girl Effect, this time with a more illustrative approach in “Girl Hub.” The…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
Illuminate by Nicolas Ménard
Nicolas Ménard brings us Illuminate, a music video for Tourist featuring Years and Years and his first piece under Nexus Productions. Following his recent Young Guns 12…
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Joe Donaldson • 10 years ago
First block of speakers unveiled for F5 LOVE, eclectic and inspiring
The first block of speakers for the third F5 festival has been unveiled. Anchored by design and animation superstars, the lineup also includes some welcome surprises. F5 LOVE…
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Justin Cone • 10 years ago
