Motion Conference 2014

Motion Conference is coming up August 15-17. The lineup includes Mark Coleran, Brian Bowman, Vinicius Naldi and nice cross section of others.

Horde

When your mother warned you against riding motorcycles, this isn’t what she had in mind. “Horde” is a stylishly terrifying short from Brvtvs Collective, a… Read more

Prosper

Michigan Motion Buds, Ian Sigmon and Nick Forshee, team up on two excellent spots for Prosper that are full of great animation, charming sound design and even an armadillo!

Uloba

Tom Rainford’s warm, approachable illustration style takes center stage in this promo for Uloba, a Norwegian charity offering personal assistance to the disabled. Credits Agency:… Read more

Google Wallet

More gorgeous work from Buck, this time for Google Wallet. Impeccable faux analogue and brilliant transitions anchored by solid design make this a worthy addition… Read more

The Adobe Illustrator Story

When Adobe Illustrator first shipped in 1987, it was the first software application for a young company that had, until then, focused solely on Adobe… Read more

Proposal

Adam Rosenbaum proposes to his girlfriend via motion design. Nerdy and awesome. Hat tip to Bran Dougherty Johnson.

Erin Kilkenny relaunches

Art director, designer, illustrator, and animator Erin Kilkenny relaunches her portfolio, including an awesome graveyard of dead style frames.

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… Read more

The Story of a Story

Brikk created this poetic encapsulation of the process behind creating an animation, from pitch to delivery. Credits Brikk Daniel Isedal Edward Moulder Calle Wachtmeister Dencity… Read more

Make it Sound FAT

If you’ve ever suspected that dubstep might lead to an apocalypse, this rollicking short from Bellecour Ecoles d’Art students will confirm your fears. Wonderfully paced… Read more

Best Tutorial Ever?

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

It’s a Plastic World

This depressing but educational visual essay explains the ubiquity of plastic in our oceans using an interesting low-poly microverse contained in a cube. After you’ve… Read more

Futurama 3D

Updated with new making of video Futurama fan and 3D artist Alexey Zakharov took it upon himself to recreate the world of the beloved sci-fi… Read more

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:… Read more

Innuendo

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

IBM Phones And Food

The interplay of live action and exaggerated device interactions give this spot for IBM a shot of whimsy that separates it from the herd. (And… Read more