Jay Grandin, Partner and Creative Director, on the defining principles that allow Giant Ant to grow the right way in the competitive animation space, which kinds of projects ultimately make him proudest, and how the company approaches the hiring process.
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Motion Artist Marco Mori’s World is a Collision Course for the Human Form
Marco Mori’s visual storytelling is simultaneously smart, grotesque, funny, and dark. It relishes in a queasy manipulation of the human form through inhuman experiences, from bodies bouncing boneless down a staircase to heads expanding, melting, and colliding.
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A Quick Q&A with Markus Magnusson, Motion Designer & Patreon Tutorial Maestro
We caught up with WNW Member Markus Magnusson, a motion designer and illustrator who has worked with top clients like Google, ESPN, YouTube, and Dropbox, to discuss his favorite projects, industry struggles, the future of motion, and his new full-time creative career as an animation instructor on Patreon.
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Titmouse Founder Chris Prynoski on the Animation Industry, the Effects of Streaming, & Landing “Big Mouth”
We interviewed Titmouse founder Chris Prynoski to learn about his animation company’s origins and milestones working on hit shows like Big Mouth and Metalocalypse. Chris also shared a ton of insights into Titmouse’s approach in a changing industry and what up-and-coming artists need to know to prepare themselves for a career in animation.
Read MoreMeet the Membership Board in Motion: Christopher Golden
This recurring WNW Magazine feature will introduce you to creatives on our Membership Board. It will celebrate their work and give them the mic to offer advice on how to elevate your own WNW profile.
Read More8 Creatives Share Everything You Need to Know About a Career in Motion
We dive into the details and discuss topics specific to motion, like the importance of sound in enhancing their work, whether a showreel is still a necessity for motion creatives, and how artificial intelligence will impact their craft and careers.
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This is Motion: Animation, 3D Design, & Moving Highlights, Plus Advice from Top Companies
We're putting the spotlight on the world of motion with a highlight of motion designers, animators, and all creativity on the move. We'll share multimedia interviews, social media takeovers, and discussions about the day-to-day and career challenges of our members in motion. We'll also provide exclusive advice from a couple of the most desirable studios and clients who collaborate with talent in this field.
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The Recipe for Cheerios & 72andSunny’s Animated Kindness Campaign? Creators That Play Well with Others
Director Johnny Kelly shares how he helped create a perfect collision of collaborators with Nous Vous and Andy Gent, how his creative process shifts with his intended audience (in this case, kids and their parents), and his proudest moment with this project: unleashing these films on an unsuspecting public.
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For Jimmy Simpson, Working with Giphy Feels like Creating a Personal Project with a Payday at the End
Jimmy Simpson talks about the benefits of having open-minded clients like Giphy and why their voices align. He also discusses his interest in working with musicians and the empowerment and excitement from being part of a creative community that is overwhelmingly positive.
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Members to Watch: Best of February
Here are just five projects from Working Not Working Members that caught our eye this February.
Read MoreWitness the Natural Wonders of Love in These Animated & Educational Stories
From gorillas matchmaking via algorithm to lesbian seagulls starting a home together in the seventies, “Love Animated” manages to affirm the natural wonders of love in just four short clips.
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Members to Watch: Best of January
Here are seven projects from Working Not Working Members that caught our eye this January.
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‘A Word, A Week’ Perfectly Embodies the Motion Community’s Collaborative Spirit
Jeroen Krielaars started to wonder how his animated typefaces being used and in what kinds of projects. So he invited a few studios and freelancers from the tight-knit animation community to take part in an experimental brief.
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The Top 50 Companies Working Not Working Creatives Want to Work Next 2018
8,934 WNW creatives took part in this year’s Top Companies survey, and named 2,832 companies. Here are the 50 that rose to the top. For the first time, we're ranking the results in order. Click here to see who made the cut.
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Gundi Studios Celebrates Desi Women from the Motherland, Diaspora, & Beyond
Natasha Sumant is a young designer hell-bent on correcting the representation of South Asian women in fashion, editorial, media, and beyond. In 2014, she started Gundi Studios, which aims to inspire and educate her audience on issues related to feminism and navigating the world as a South Asian woman.
Read MoreAlasdair & Jock Peel Back the Glass Onion for The White Album’s 50th Anniversary
London-based Animator and Director team Alasdair Brotherston and Jock Mooney share how they brought Richard Hamilton’s White Album collage to life, what it was like collaborating with Apple and Universal, and who their respective favorite Beatle is.
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Leland Foster Blurs Medium Lines with Slick & Suspenseful Oil Paintings
It’s not easy deciphering the difference between Leland Foster’s paintings, photographs, and animated illustrations. The distinctions are subtle, yet striking once discovered. It’s part of the sorcery of Leland’s approach.
Read MoreHoldframe Educates with Top Animators' Project Files & Exclusive Interviews
By creating this platform, individuals now have the opportunity to learn from some of the best in the industry and to deconstruct their actual project files while at the same time directly supporting the creator in the process.
Read MoreGoogle Creative Lab Partners with 9 Animators for Pixel 2 Campaign
Creative Director Kristen Lewis discusses Google Creative Lab’s “iPhone People Talking Pixel” campaign, which involved curating a diverse and global group of nine animators - most of them WNW members - with a variety of styles including 2D and 3D animation, frame by frame, and mixed media.
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