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How performance-driven animation and digi doubles are transforming video games.

COO and co-founder of DI4D, Douglas Green, discusses performance capture and digi doubles in the making of video games.

Studio Stories: 20 Years of Perception

Perception co-founders Jeremy Lasky and Danny Gonzalez talk us through their amazing journey, from knocking on doors to working on blockbuster movies.

The Future is Fustic.

Our regular contributor, Ed Kevill-Davies, takes a deep dive into the work of Fustic. Studio and what makes them some of his favorite creators in… Read more

Technical Breakdown – Our Future Los Angeles

Zach Christy breaks down his popular Motionographer Quickie: Our Future Los Angeles.

Between The World and Me. The Art Direction process for the opening titles of an HBO special.

I would like to share my experience as Art Director for this project, beyond just the challenges of the process. I do this not only… Read more

Diversity in Character Design: 7 Steps to Designing a Convincing Persona

Character design is not just about drawing pretty pictures; it’s about creating life in all its shades and breathing it into their world. To design… Read more

Technical Breakdown: Seeing Without Sight

John Likens, from Method Studios, on pitching and creating the opening sequence for SEE Season Two. Recent winner of a Motion Award for best tv/streaming… Read more

Between the Keyframes

We sit down with Erin Sarofsky and Austin Shaw to chat about the motivations behind their new show and give our readers a taste of… Read more

Studio Stories: 15 years of Awesome INC

Things were vastly different in our industry fifteen years ago – many schools didn’t even offer Motion Design as a course of study; people weren’t… Read more

Intern to Art Director

“You’ll see that my progress didn’t come from just picking myself up by the bootstraps. It came with good timing, a little bit of luck,… Read more

Studio Stories: 10 years of Flipbook

The origin of Motion Design studios, as told by their founders.

Getting into Character

Five Reasons Why Animated Characters are more Relatable than Humans.

Studio Stories: 3 years of Whojo

The origin of Motion Design studios, as told by their founders.

Dash Studio: The Origin Story

Typically a trip to the City meant late nights, dollar pizza, and a few hangovers, but this time felt a little different; this visit had… Read more

Using Visual Effects to Create a Low-Budget Sci-Fi Short

My name is Jonathan; I’m a Swedish filmmaker and visual effects artist. My friends and I recently released our new short film Untitled Earth Sim… Read more

Creating the title sequence for Them: Covenant

Set in the 1950s, the series follows a black family who moves to the all-white neighborhood of East Compton. The result highlights the real prejudice,… Read more

Being Queer in… Music

For Being Queer in… Music we hear from UK musician Dylan Holloway. Dylan discusses how his experience as a trans guy led him into a… Read more

Crystal Dolphin – The making of an Internet Sensation

We sat down with both Engelwood and Ardhira to discuss their influences in art and music, why the video took five months to make and… Read more

Scale, Light, and Form: Finding Creative Inspiration in Architecture

By Vikkal Parikh, Founder and Creative Director, Ataboy Studios The practice of motion design is, as its title suggests, a thing that is constantly changing… Read more

10 Things I Wish I Knew About Animation & Design When I Was Starting Out

Now more than ever, producers are looking for remote artists. So, curate your work, put it on any social platform you can (IG, Behance, Dribble,… Read more