How does an art collective open permanent museums on three continents without turning into a company? We sat down with Sakurako “Saka” Naka of teamLab at OFFF Barcelona 2026 and got an answer about orchids, whirlpools, and a founder who only plans as far as tomorrow.
Tim Thompson wanted to be a movie star. He made it to Hollywood, then spent nearly twenty years helping creative people build businesses, find their footing, and give themselves permission to change.
Forty years in, Montreal’s Tonic DNA launches a refreshed identity, a new original holiday special, and a bet that AI can give hand-drawn animation a longer life. A conversation with partner and executive producer Stefanie Bitton.
Pixar alum Connie He turned a sleepless pandemic night into a six-minute short, then taught custom Veo and Imagen models to reproduce her own concept art. Jesse Rylander talks with her about pre-production, control, and what it took for animators and Google DeepMind researchers to speak the same language.
Free party tickets for Motionographer’s 20th at Mamacita went fast, but general admission is still open on Dice and at the door. Motion Plus Design New York takes the stage at Roulette from 1 pm, and a few seats remain. Then the whole room moves to Deluxx Fluxx, doors at 10.
Twenty years of championing Motion Design deserve a celebration. Motionographer marks its 20th anniversary with Motion Plus Design New York and “20 Seats for 20 Years,” celebrating the creative community at the heart of it all.
Twenty-five years after Bridget Jones’s Diary, Sharon Maguire and Renée Zellweger sat down at the Tribeca Festival to talk about big pants, tabloids, and why the most specific details are the ones that travel. A lesson for anyone building a character or a world.
Twenty years, twenty days. To mark Motionographer’s 20th anniversary, job postings on Motionographer Jobs are free from September 10 through September 29, every submission personally reviewed, every approved listing live for 30 days.
FIFA retires its mascots after one summer; the smartest brands never do. In his first Motionographer column, Pickbrain founder Federico Masini makes the case for characters as brand infrastructure, armed with fresh data, a fan-elected thermos, and a lemon that went to the World Cup.
