Industry

Animate your way to Google

Each year, Google's in-house agency, Google Creative Lab, combs the planet in search of promising young creatives to become "Fivers."…

8 years ago

Confirmation Bias, Motionographer and You

Is Motionographer just perpetuating trends by posting only a small selection of work? We dive into the numbers and find…

8 years ago

Oscar-winning VFX shop talks about the challenges of creating premium VR

Virtual reality is starting to feel less like a bandwagon and more like a freight train. Those with the vision…

8 years ago

How to hustle: From animation to apps, Justin McClure Creative is the new model for small shops

"If your food source is becoming scarce, you need to adapt, migrate or find other means for survival." In an…

8 years ago

Author of “Design for Motion” talks industry, education and the state of design

We interview Austin Shaw, the author of "Design for Motion: Motion Design Techniques and Fundamentals."

8 years ago

Trends with Benefits

What's in a trend? How do they rise (and fall) and what do they mean? Jorge Estrada (aka JR Canest),…

8 years ago

MK12 Interview: Making “Man of Action! II: Ashes of Vengeance”

For many, MK12 is where it all started. Just as Kyle Cooper's iconic title sequence for Se7en signaled a renaissance for…

8 years ago

Staying small: Process and industry insight from STATE Design’s Marcel Ziul

"There’s no small project when the studio is small. Every project is an opportunity for us to express ourselves." Marcel…

8 years ago

YES, EQUAL: A database of female creatives

YES, EQUAL is a growing database of female creatives working in a wide range of fields (including animation and motion…

8 years ago

Zulu Alpha Kilo: Spec

This video is making the rounds on social media, and for good reason. It's funny, smart and spot on. Just…

8 years ago

Blind: Looking back on 20 years

How do you survive 20 years in a business that reinvents itself every five? We chat with Chris Do, founder…

9 years ago

Motionographer 2015 Hardware Survey

Motionographer wants to know: What's your hardware setup? Take this survey and we'll share the results!

9 years ago

Aardman Nathan Love is born

If you've been following the infectious teasers released earlier this month from Nathan Love, you know that they've been holding back…

9 years ago

Imagining a better After Effects with Sander van Dijk

Sander van Dijk loves After Effects. Which is exactly why he wants to change it.

9 years ago

On The Back Of A Tiger

One effect that I feel many of us can agree on when working in the commercial world is that it…

9 years ago

Survival tips for women in motion design

I’ve been working in the field of motion design for 11 years. As a woman of non-Caucasian ethnicity, I’m definitely…

9 years ago

Interview: The Lessons Behind We Are Royale’s Manifesto

Surviving eight years as a motion design studio is no easy feat. In addition to riding the unpredictable ebb and flow…

9 years ago

Creative Parents, Creative Kids

In collaboration with reader Joe Linton, we conducted an informal survey in May asking parents about the role that creativity…

9 years ago

Not to Scale relaunch

Not to Scale's elegant new web presence is brimming with subtle animation and elegant typography befitting their nearly 10 years…

9 years ago

67th Primetime Emmy Awards adds Motion Design category

UPDATE: The deadline for entry in the Motion Design category has been extended to May 15th. See below for more…

9 years ago

6 challenges facing motion design education

This post is the first in a series exploring the state of motion design education. We'll look at the issue from multiple…

9 years ago

Motion Design: 10 Second Survey

Lilian Darmono, Lola Landekic, Victoria Nece and Bran Dougherty-Johnson have put together a quick (10 seconds or less) survey to…

9 years ago

Off the Record

For her documentary, "Off the Record," Laura Sans interviewed a wide range of creative professionals — including notable motion folks…

9 years ago