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invade ALL OF THE humans!!!

Attention Human-ographers. Your puny planet is under attack. Lay down your Wacoms and surrender to the awesome might of PX Micron and Calculord 3! Don’t… Read more

Jason Carpenter: The Renter

Do yourself a favor: Stop what you’re doing and, for the next 9 minutes devote your attention to “The Renter,” an animated short by CalArts… Read more

Vimeo’s New Features Aim to Put Money in Your Pocket

In case you hadn’t noticed, nearly every video we share on Motionographer is hosted on Vimeo. A lot of the work we show is created… Read more

Rise & fall

Salon Alpin deliver an impressive spot for the Mayrhofen Rise & Fall sports event featuring some slick transitions of mountains into men. Check out the… Read more

Made / Future Self by Polynoid

Everything we love about Polynoid is in full effect here in this invitation movie for the FUTURE SELF exhibition. Technical excellence and inventive storytelling. Love… Read more

Willow: Sweater by Filip Sterckx

Without a doubt, one of the most clever projection-based pieces I’ve ever seen. Michelle Higa and I were comparing our favorite moments, and it quickly… Read more

Hiraoka Masanobu for Sincho

Introspective and emotionally resonant piece from Hiraoka Masanobu.

Ruffmercy: House Shoes ✖ Danny Brown “Sweet”

Awesome cel animation by Ruffmercy

Asylum vs Leo Burnett London: Where Do You Stand?

By now you’ve probably read Asylum Films’ open letter to Leo Burnett London, in which the production company accuses the agency of “reshooting” a job that… Read more

Review: The Art of Legend of the Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole

Directed by Zack Snyder (300), Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga-hoole did not fare particularly well at the box office or in critics’… Read more

Nicholas Ferreira and Dominik Grejc: MOVA Title Sequence

Check out these slick titles for MOVA, a fictitious Motion Design Festival dreamed up by Nicholas Ferrira and Dominik Grejc as part of their final… Read more

Buck for Fruit Snacks

With their trademark sense of humor – and fantastically clever character animation – Buck delivers for Fruit Snacks. Make sure to also check out Gush… Read more

Jacob Wyatt: Metro

Jacob Wyatt’s Metro, a student film created with a band of friends at Brigham Young University, has recently been released online after a run on… Read more

Plenty take a “Time Out” for AXN LatinAmerica

With a gorgeous visual style, amazing transitions and some old school frame by frame animation, Argentina-based Plenty delivers a visually stunning piece for AXN LatinAmerica.… Read more

“Welcome to The Aescripts + Aeplugins Playground” by Ariel Costa

Great piece re-introducing Lloyd Alvarez’s AESCRIPTS+AEPLUGINS – designed and animated singlehandedly by Ariel Costa (blinkmybrain).

Norfolk Southern: “City of Possibilities” by The Mill NY

The Mill marries inventive character design and animation with their incredible CG in this beautiful piece for Norfolk Southern.

Fluorfilms: Festival de Viña 2012

This psychedelic promo by Santiago-based Fluorfilms oozes with love for Peter Max and the Yellow Submarine. From Fluorfilms: “Festival de Viña del Mar” is the… Read more

Lloyd Alvarez: aescripts + aeplugins

Whispered around studios back in 2005: “There’s a guy… He figured out how to get After Effects to render in the background and then you… Read more

Anthony Furlong/1st Avenue Machine: Nokia “Cowboy”

Anthony Furlong and 1st Ave. Machine get into some fun meta-storytelling for Nokia. A couple words on the production from Mr. Furlong: W+K came with… Read more

Nobrain/Sabotage Studio: TF1 2012

Nobrain and Sabotage Studio make a mind-blowing amount of fun jingles for TF1. Love the sheer amount of variety here, not to mention the characters… Read more

Total Recall UI: In Depth with Ash Thorp

Over the weekend, the highly anticipated remake of Total Recall was released. Several crucial moments in the film involve interactions with technology, and one of… Read more

Nathan Love Updates: McGraw Hill & Ring Force

With their latest batch of work, Nathan Love gets in touch with their inner child by rolling out two projects that not only showcase their… Read more

Fraser Davidson: Alternative Rugby Commentary

Fraser Davidson (who brought us the incredible Irritable Bowl Syndrome) is back with another whimsical treat, this time to promote Alternative Rugby Commentary’s 2012 Tour.… Read more

Buck: Flex Alert

Brainchild and Buck LA have come together to develop a beautiful PSA for California’s Flex Alert program. To help guard against power shortages, this campaign… Read more