VFX World Map
The VFX World Map plots commercial and features studios, schools and other relevant entities on — you guessed it — a map of the world.
View ArticleNYC: Image Design course offering from SVA
I’ll be giving a talk for an interesting new class, “Image Design,” taught by accomplished art director Ricardo Villavicencio. Offered by SVA’s Continuing Education program, the course is open to...
View ArticleLearn the business of design (and the design of business) from The Skool
If you’re at all interested in the business of design, add The Skool to your radar. Their YouTube channel features honest talks with Chris Do (founder of Blind) and Jose Caballer (Razorfish, Art...
View ArticleCypherAudio’s John Black reflects on 15 years of sound design for motion
Filmmaker George Lucas famously declared, “The sound and music are 50% of the entertainment in a movie.” Everyone I know who’s crafted a film or animation or game or audio-visual experience agrees with...
View Article6 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 angles, asking ourselves and the community some tough questions: What’s working?...
View ArticleJoe Donaldson: First of All
“First of All” is designer / director Joe Donaldson’s swan song to NYC before making the big leap over to LA to join Buck as an art director. The montage is a “best of” moments from the nearly 6...
View ArticleMotion design education: MoGraph Mentor
My recent op-ed post, “6 Problems with Motion Design Education,” looked at challenges facing students and educators through the lens of brick-and-mortar design schools. But over the last 20 years,...
View Article30 Weeks Admissions Open
If you’re a designer with an entrepreneurial itch, you might be a good fit for 30 Weeks, a 15-week startup bootcamp in NYC. With a curriculum developed by Hyper Island and Google, 30 Week’s collection...
View ArticleHow I Learned To Stop Worrying and Start Loving the Graph Editor
Editor’s note: As part of our ongoing education series, we present a guest post from Nol Honig, co-founder of The Drawing Room and part-time professor at Parsons. Nol’s refreshingly honest story proves...
View ArticleAsh Thorp teams up with friends to launch Learn Squared
Ash Thorp, Andrew Hawryluk, Maciej Kuciara and Anthony Jones have teamed up to launch Learn Squared, an offering of online courses that (for now) focus on concept development and design. There are...
View ArticleAre brick and mortar design schools worth it?
An engaging interview and a follow up article from two leaders in online education for motion design challenge the value of traditional four year design programs.
View ArticleSchool Profile: Ringling College of Art & Design
Our second school profile looks at Ringling College of Art & Design's Motion Design program
View ArticleAuthor 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."
View ArticleTidying up for the muse: Interview with Liz Blazer, author of “Animated...
Equal parts inspiring and practical, Liz Blazer's book, "Animated Storytelling" is a step-by-step guide to get readers from idea to final render. In our chat with Liz, she shares why animation is such...
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Review: Division05’s “Snapdragon”
We review the latest educational offering from Division05, "Snapdragon," a comprehensive dissection of a real-world motion graphics project for Qualcomm.
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Motionographer Scholarship: School of Motion Design Bootcamp
Think you've got what it takes to get a full scholarship for School of Motionographer's new Design Bootcamp course? It won't be easy!
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Are you a “bricklayer” or an art director? Chris Do explains.
Chris Do clarifies some of the controversial assertions he made in the "Rethinking Design Education" video that made the rounds on social media earlier this month.
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Eve Weinberg on learning to code and bringing motion design to the browser
In this month's guest post, the talented and versatile Eve Weinberg discusses her love for motion design as well as her shifting perspective on the industry and the type of work she wants to make as...
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SPECTRUM: Algernon Quashie
In this issue of SPECTRUM, Lilian Darmono chats with Algernon Quashie about challenging the status quo and drawing on music as a creative advantage
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Jumping into the unknown
Ash Thorp is a household name in our industry and beyond. In this Motionographer guest post, we're thrilled to bring you some insight from Ash himself as he recounts his explosive past few years, some...
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