Feature Stories

PES talks “Submarine Sandwich,” Garbage Pail Kids and the connectedness of things

Beloved stop-motion director PES is back with his most ambitious short film to date, “Submarine Sandwich.” With funding from both a corporate sponsor (Nikon) and… Read more

Playgrounds Festival Titles 2014

Again, the Playgrounds Festival was a blast. Solid line-up, nice presentations and a good overall atmosphere. This year, Playgrounds had not one but two title sequences.… Read more

From Costco supervisor to computational artist, Albert Omoss blazes his own path

In the early days of my career, I bought into something I now call “The Myth of the Rockstar.” It goes like this: You are… Read more

Literature and motion design: Crossing the boundaries with Warren Lehrer’s “A Life in Books”

Warren Lehrer, a longtime pioneer of visual literature and professor at the School of Art+Design at Purchase College, released an excellent multimedia novel last year,… Read more

Destiny: Mars Opening Sequence, Q&A with the Directors

Prologue's opener for "Destiny" kicks off one of the most anticipated games of 2014. Motionographer goes deep with its co-directors, Ilya V. Abulkhanov and Simon… Read more

Profile: Tom Rainford

For the first in our Profile series, Motionographer's Joe Donaldson chats with UK-based Tom Rainford about his unique approach to the industry.

Nickelodeon Worldwide Refresh: Interview with dyrdee

Just in time for the back-to-school season, Nickelodeon, the children’s television network, is refreshing their worldwide broadcast package with a series of bubbly graphics that… Read more

Elastic: MTV Video Music Awards 2014 (case study + interview)

Brandon Lori dives deep into the elegant package for MTV's signature event.

Motion design in games with Ubisoft’s Wylie Robinson

Motion design in games? It's more important than you think. Our interview with Wylie explains why.

Guilherme Marcondes on going it alone

Aspiring directors, listen up! Gui explains the ins and outs of representation in this insightful and honest interview.

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.