Feature Stories

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

Q&A with Mikey Please: Marilyn Myller

Hornet's Mikey Please chats with us about making the darkly humorous short, "Marilyn Myller"

Jenny LeClue: A Handmade Adventure Game

From motion design to game development, Joe Russ is constantly challenging himself to learn more

Best Tutorial Ever?

Wildly entertaining and incredibly practical, are these... the best tutorials ever?

David O’Reilly: Mountain Q&A

David O'Reilly shares some of his thoughts about his first game, "Mountain"

Innuendo

Making of "Innuendo," a sensual, experimental short film about a fantasy world's reproductive processes

How Pixar, Dreamworks, Lucasfilm and others kept wages artificially low

Wage-suppression conspiracy involved some of the world's most admired tech companies... and animation studios.

The Peach Kings “Mojo Thunder” [NSFW]

Kris Merc and Benjy Brooke talk about the deeply personal process of making a music video.

Glen Keane: Duet

Disney animator Glen Keane creates a moving short film for Google's Spotlight Stories project.

Welcome to Motionographer 3.0

It's finally here, the new Motionographer website. And it only took 6 years. Here's why.

Gretel: IFC Rebrand

We dive deep with Gretel's Ryan Moore into the process behind the IFC rebrand.

Q&A: Throne “Tharsis Sleeps”

What says "heavy metal" more than a few thousand frames of animated embroidery? Here's how it was done.

Modern Love: Beyond Years

Freddy Arenas chats with Joe Donaldson about creating animation for NYTimes' Modern Love column.

Commercial work with boundaries: the commissioned work model

Maintaining creative control and keeping clients happy can feel impossible. Here's an approach that can ease the tension.

Q&A: Dark Noir

Maybe there's an approach to crowdsourcing that isn't creatively repulsive or ethically bankrupt. Here's how Red Knuckles, Rafael Grampá and Absolut worked with a few… Read more

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

The all-star crew behind the reboot of a classic TV series brings something sorely needed in science: art direction.

Leonardo da Vinci Was a Loser

Success is a slippery term. How do you define success for yourself?

Art&Graft: “Trip” The Virgin Atlantic Safety Film

Long ago, Virgin Airways embraced the simple fact that no one pays attention to the poor flight attendants as they drone on mechanically about oxygen… Read more

Modern Love: Under His Misspell

NYC-based designer/animator Joe Donaldson was commissioned by the New York Times to create an animated interpretation of “Under His Misspell,” a column penned by Jessie… Read more

Yurcor/The Mill settlement reached in LA, is NY next?

In California, a class action lawsuit against The Mill and Yurcor has been tentatively settled, striking a major blow against Yurcor’s “Employer of Record” service. The… Read more