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The Noun Project

The Noun Project

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Unite user joedonaldson recently posted a project he recently completed for The Noun Project. If you’re not familiar with the site, its purpose is to build a collection of royalty-free symbols & icons the entire world can use to visually communicate. It’s been amazing to watch it grow over time into the vast...

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Cycle

Cycle

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Joe Donaldson recently posted some of his work in the Unite forums. It’s definitely worth checking out. One piece in particular caught my attention: Cycle. In his own words, Joe wanted to “attempt to bridge the gap between purely visual eye-candy type work and storytelling.” It’s a simple idea, executed very well. The...

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Reel Showcase: The Rocket Panda

Reel Showcase: The Rocket Panda

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Designer Riccardo Albertini recently updated his portfolio site and reel (seen below). His 2012 reel features a great combination of 2D, 3D, character animation, and compositing. It’s not often you find a designer so versatile. A full project credit list can be found on his...

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Words as Image

Words as Image

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A great short animation by Bran Dougherty-Johnson for Ji Lee’s Words as Image. Lots of great, subtle keyframing going on here. Bran was kind enough to answer a few questions which follow after the video… Motion League: How did you come into the project? Bran Dougherty-Johnson: I actually came across a tweet by Ji Lee which...

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MLC001 Highlights

MLC001 Highlights

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A couple weeks ago, we announced our first Motion League Challenge. The response was light, but off to a good start. I liked the ethereal, glitchy feel to Bill Meeks‘ piece. Manuel Creignou had a great entry. There’s a lot going on here. While he did use a separate music track, the effort and polish in this piece is...

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Chicago Transit 101

Chicago Transit 101

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When we created this site, we did it to help showcase some of the underdogs and smaller studios banging out some awesome work but due to the nature of the business, never quite gets the exposure it deserves.  Motion League is all about day to day heroes, and here we see some stellar work done by Washington, DC creative boutique,...

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