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D.A.D.D.Y. & B.B.A.B

Dublin-based directing team, D.A.D.D.Y., has once again laid there quirky hand on an unlikely brand. In association with Mother, London and Blink Ink, they’ve created… Read more

Different and Explore for Girl Guides

Different is a gorgeous new film by Alchemy in Toronto for the Girl Guides of Canada and agency john st.. It features stop-motion animation of… Read more

Schofield Is Just Getting Started Where Others Might End

Keith Schofield continues to battle it out with structure in his latest video for Lenny Kravitz & J.U.S.T.I.C.E, “Let Love Rule” via El Nino Productions.… Read more

Motion504’s Main Title for AICP: 19th Century Typesetting with “Kinetic Type”

Minneapolis broadcast design & animation studio Motion504 coined the main titles for the AICP Show, The Art & Technique of the American Commercial, by paying… Read more

Prologue: MTV Video Music Awards 2009

MTV has found a good thing, and they’re sticking to it. For the third year in a row, they’ve tapped LA-based Prologue to create the… Read more

Prologue: MTV Video Music Awards 2009

MTV has found a good thing, and they’re sticking to it. For the third year in a row, they’ve tapped LA-based Prologue to create the… Read more

It’s business time; Blackfish for HEC

Not so long back, commercials for seats of higher learning were composed of shots of the less scruffy bits of a campus, where clean-cut bright… Read more

SpecialGuest/Vinicius Costa: Zune HD

1st Ave Machine‘s colorful alter ego, SpecialGuest, presents a new spot for Zune HD. This spot is Vinicius Costa‘s commercial directorial debut with SpecialGuest, following… Read more

The Mill: Nature Sweet

[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/the-mill-nature-sweet.mov 853 480] The Mill’s Ben Smith directs this charming spot for the Nature Sweet brand and agency The Richards Group. Credits: Agency: The Richards… Read more

Dominoes

Dominoes by Wyld Stallyons is great new short film for the World Wildlife Fund that aims to encourage people to become activists for environmental change.… Read more

Passion Pictures’ Pete Candeland: Coke Zero “Happy Kingdom”

Built atop the repertoire of his work with Passion Pictures for the Gorillaz, director Pete Candeland’s buzz reached a fever pitch with the indelible Rock… Read more

Print: “Print In Motion”

Print Magazine launches Print In Motion – the magazines first competition devoted solely to motion graphics and animation. From now until the November 15’th deadline,… Read more

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Psyop Weathers The “Storm” For UPS

For their curtain call at the end of a brilliant four-spot performance for UPS, Psyop conjures a world that’s comparable to the cardboard-carved spectacles from… Read more

Cut&Paste: 2009 Global Championships

Photo by Jason Lewis This year’s Cut&Paste Digital Design Tournament has made its way through 16 cities and 256 competitors from February – June 2009.… Read more

Psyop: In-Depth with Tony Barbieri

This interview with Technical Director and Project Lead Tony Barbieri is part of a three-part series that goes deep behind the scenes with Psyop regarding their… Read more

When Graphic Plays Beyond Narrative

About a week ago, we posted the trailer for “Logorama” by H5. As it spread across the globe, it’s been gaining steam and hitting the… Read more

Blu & David Ellis Combine Forces

Bologna-based street artist, Blu, has recently collaborated with David Ellis to push the ambitions and [sculptural] dimensions of his last hit, MUTO, with this latest… Read more

NoBrain for Grenelle

Paris keeps rocking the front page with this new spot from El Nino‘s directing-collective, NoBrain, for Grenelle via TBWA, Paris. NoBrain, with the support of… Read more

The Cat Piano

A few years ago now on one of my many internet safari outings, I remember stumbling upon an animated gif of what I now know… Read more

Psyop: UPS “Storm”

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Pleix Round-Up: New Homes, New Spots

The directing-collective that brought us these raving rabbits for Groove Armada in ’07, give birth to about a million more of the CG-varietal for Duracell.… Read more

Creative Arts Emmys Round-Up

This last Saturday night in LA, the 2009 Creative Arts Emmys were handed out. Amongst the many winners were some regularly featured on Motionographer. This… Read more

Sean Pecknold – Grizzly Bear ‘While You Wait for the Others’

Sean Pecknold (aka Grandchildren) is back with a new music video inspired by Jan Švankmajer, Hospital Brut, 60’s magazines, and Tintin books. I’m loving the… Read more