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The Limits of Admiration: BOL, Device, and the OFFF Sevilla Reckoning

At Motionographer, we believe that creative work carries both the power and responsibility to shape how cultures are seen and understood. An Honest Reckoning: A Q&A with BOL offers an honest reflection on the challenges of representing cultures with sensitivity and depth.

Staff • 1 week ago

Trusting Instinct: Voices Redefining Motion Design in New York

What does it mean to create in a world of AI, burnout, and endless tools?
At Motion Plus Design New York, speakers shared personal stories that redefined what creativity looks and feels like today. From grief and impostor syndrome to bold experiments in Motion Design and machine learning, each talk offers a deeply human perspective on our rapidly evolving craft.

These aren’t just talks, they’re invitations to return to your voice, your instincts, your joy.

Jesse Rylander • 1 week ago
Feature

The Energy Between Us: Elliott Chaffer at VERSUS

In this candid and expansive conversation, Elliott Chaffer reflects on his journey as a creative leader, the philosophies that shape his work, and what drew him to join the team at VERSUS. From surf metaphors to systems thinking, Chaffer explores the intersection of technology, mentorship, and intuition, reminding us that creativity is as much about generosity and presence as it is about vision and craft.

Carlos El Asmar • 4 weeks ago
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What If I’m Too Human to Matter? Inside the Gen Z Creative AnxIeties

From childhood, almost every creative has been told they’re chasing an impossible dream. Now, we’re fighting to keep that dream alive in the face of something no one fully understands: AI. For Gen Z artists like me, it’s not just a tool, it’s a looming threat, a question mark hanging over everything we’ve worked for. We’re told to adapt or get left behind, but at what cost?

Isaiah Hicks • 1 month ago

Taste Is Your Edge: Why AQ Matters More Than Ever

In a time when creative pitches are falling flat and AI is rewriting the rules, your real edge isn’t a clever tagline, it’s your taste. Aesthetic Intelligence (AQ) is your ability to sense what resonates, articulate your value, and lead with clarity. Discover why AQ is becoming the must-have skill for creative leaders in 2025, and how to tap into it to stand out, build trust, and drive change.

Staff • 1 month ago

The Motion Awards™ Launch Final Submission Stage, and Reflect on the Journey

As The Motion Awards™ launches its final submission stage, we reflect on a global journey that’s spanned thousands of entries, countless stories, and one unwavering mission: to celebrate the craft of Motion Design. Watch the 60-second recap, and join us before August 25 for your chance to be part of what comes next.

Staff • 1 month ago

Being Queer in… Music

For Being Queer in… Music we hear from UK musician Dylan Holloway. Dylan discusses how his experience as a trans guy led him into a life in music, why being labeled as “gay” was easier for people to understand, and how lockdown changed everything.

Dylan Holloway • 2 months ago
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Being Queer in… Production

Over the last twenty years, my work, my sexuality, and my heritage have intertwined to inform my creativity and drive me on my mission to help serve the communities I am a part of. But it wasn’t always like that…

Kimberly Knox  • 2 months ago

Costumes, Props, and Layers of History: Design as a Visual Storyteller in The Gilded Age

Reconstructing a historical past on screen is no easy task. Making moving images feel increasingly authentic, whether in film or television, requires a careful orchestration of multiple creative disciplines.

Jesse Rylander • 2 months ago
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Breakout Filmmaker Mateo Mejia Joins Entropico

Entropico, the award-winning global creative company, has signed filmmaker Mateo Mejia.
1 day ago

Director Duo Witness Joins Sibling Rivalry

London-based filmmaking pair Simon Frost and Ben Hanson, who work under the moniker Witness, visually...
2 weeks ago

Pictoplasma NYC brings together world-renowned creators to explore the future of visual storytelling

Pictoplasma NYC brings together world-renowned creators to explore the future of visual storytelling
3 weeks ago

Beeble launches SwitchLight 2.0, bringing AI-powered relighting to any footage

Beeble’s web-based platform is available to try now for free, with plugin support for major...
1 month ago

Katie Tricot and Thomas Heckel Join Coffee & TV’s Design Studio

July 2025 – Coffee & TV is excited to welcome Katie Tricot as Executive Director...
1 month ago

How 3D motion design is solving a brand’s biggest storytelling challenges: Found calls it ‘Intelligent Beauty’

How 3D motion design is solving a brand’s biggest storytelling challenges: Found calls it ‘Intelligent...
1 month ago

A New Look, Meet Scholar: a fresh website to visually define what it means to be style-agnostic

  A New Look, Meet Scholar: a fresh website to visually define what it means...
1 month ago

Havas’ Prose on Pixels Welcomes Two New Leadership Hires and Launches New Production Structure

Havas’ Prose on Pixels Welcomes Two New Leadership
1 month ago

Animayo debuts in New York with the world premiere of its Official Awards List 2025

Following the resounding success of Animayo Gran Canaria 2025, whose in-person phase took place in...
2 months ago

Award-Winning Cinematic Edit Reimagines 60 Films in One Seamless Sequence

Beauty in Sequence is a one-minute cinematic mashup that weaves together scenes from over 60...
3 months ago

Cutters NY promotes Liz Stallmeyer to Head of Production and Jaye Ayres-Brown to Producer

As the studio’s Senior Producer since March, 2023, whether overseeing the editing process or managing...
3 months ago

Tonic DNA Unveils 10th Life, an AI-Driven Animated Game Experiment

Tonic DNA, the award-winning Montreal-based animation studio, is proud to unveil 10th Life, its first...
3 months ago

Bemo Studio Teams with Dugan Gundelfinger for Hilarious, Mixed-Media ‘Heroic Dose’

Get ready for a trip! Filmmaker Dugan Gundelfinger, a name as unique as his vision,...
3 months ago

Machines Learning: A Stylized, Solo-Made Short on Labor, Management—and Being Nice to Robots

What began as a modest three-month experiment has evolved into a visually striking, thematically rich...
3 months ago

Electric Studios Team Up on 16-Bit Playable Arcade Experience with Nissan & Dark Horses

Ahead of the Formula E Tokyo E-Prix on May 17–18, Nissan has released an online,...
3 months ago

Motion Design Games Begin:Demo Reel Showdown Became the Ultimate Video Competition

What began as a fun way to showcase student Motion Design work has evolved into...
1 month ago
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Quickies

“Figure 02” | Tendril

FIJI Water “Origins”

POST-SCARCITY BLUES | Found Footage from the Future

Bootpolish Talkies Hanumankind : Ayyayyo

DAQ Studio Simbiopolis

SMOG Fairy Tale

Peter Strain ‘Death Of A Showjumper’ Title Sequence

Buck Airbnb Experiences

Gareso Cleanup Master

Tim D’Amico Mercer Museum’s Doan Gang Exhibition Trailer

Bold COINBASE “THE SYSTEM IS UPDATED” TVC :45

SUPERVERYMORE Devil’s Plan: Death Room

Ali Sánchez & yU+Co The Perfect Find

John Chedeville What the F#@? is White Noise

REMADE Dataiku: raw power

Santi Zoraidez Mate Go

Niceshit Studio IBM Global Campaign

Mise en Scene Cathay Pacific Cargo Embraces Generative AI in Visually Dazzling New Commercial

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News

Breakout Filmmaker Mateo Mejia Joins Entropico

Entropico, the award-winning global creative company, has signed filmmaker Mateo Mejia.
1 day ago

Director Duo Witness Joins Sibling Rivalry

London-based filmmaking pair Simon Frost and Ben Hanson, who work under the moniker Witness, visually...
2 weeks ago

Pictoplasma NYC brings together world-renowned creators to explore the future of visual storytelling

Pictoplasma NYC brings together world-renowned creators to explore the future of visual storytelling
3 weeks ago

Beeble launches SwitchLight 2.0, bringing AI-powered relighting to any footage

Beeble’s web-based platform is available to try now for free, with plugin support for major...
1 month ago

Katie Tricot and Thomas Heckel Join Coffee & TV’s Design Studio

July 2025 – Coffee & TV is excited to welcome Katie Tricot as Executive Director...
1 month ago

How 3D motion design is solving a brand’s biggest storytelling challenges: Found calls it ‘Intelligent Beauty’

How 3D motion design is solving a brand’s biggest storytelling challenges: Found calls it ‘Intelligent...
1 month ago

A New Look, Meet Scholar: a fresh website to visually define what it means to be style-agnostic

  A New Look, Meet Scholar: a fresh website to visually define what it means...
1 month ago

Havas’ Prose on Pixels Welcomes Two New Leadership Hires and Launches New Production Structure

Havas’ Prose on Pixels Welcomes Two New Leadership
1 month ago

Animayo debuts in New York with the world premiere of its Official Awards List 2025

Following the resounding success of Animayo Gran Canaria 2025, whose in-person phase took place in...
2 months ago

Award-Winning Cinematic Edit Reimagines 60 Films in One Seamless Sequence

Beauty in Sequence is a one-minute cinematic mashup that weaves together scenes from over 60...
3 months ago

Cutters NY promotes Liz Stallmeyer to Head of Production and Jaye Ayres-Brown to Producer

As the studio’s Senior Producer since March, 2023, whether overseeing the editing process or managing...
3 months ago

Tonic DNA Unveils 10th Life, an AI-Driven Animated Game Experiment

Tonic DNA, the award-winning Montreal-based animation studio, is proud to unveil 10th Life, its first...
3 months ago

Bemo Studio Teams with Dugan Gundelfinger for Hilarious, Mixed-Media ‘Heroic Dose’

Get ready for a trip! Filmmaker Dugan Gundelfinger, a name as unique as his vision,...
3 months ago

Machines Learning: A Stylized, Solo-Made Short on Labor, Management—and Being Nice to Robots

What began as a modest three-month experiment has evolved into a visually striking, thematically rich...
3 months ago

Electric Studios Team Up on 16-Bit Playable Arcade Experience with Nissan & Dark Horses

Ahead of the Formula E Tokyo E-Prix on May 17–18, Nissan has released an online,...
3 months ago

Motion Design Games Begin:Demo Reel Showdown Became the Ultimate Video Competition

What began as a fun way to showcase student Motion Design work has evolved into...
1 month ago
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