If you need some briefs...

Many of you want to do a useful project 1 serving a purpose. If you want to try something challenging you can have a look at the Young Creative Network awards. It's full of brands and briefs, and a chance to win and get famous... yeeepah!

http://www.ycnonline.com/awards

FWA: Favourite Websites Artists

I know that most of you are not doing interactive, but you seriously need to put a bookmark on this website... You got the cream of the crops of Animation, Motion Graphics and Webdesign... Just have a look at some of the artists and you will think... how the hell they did this? Yes... billions of references! Enjoy without limits!

FWA website

More interesting stuff

A Swarm of Angels sting HD from Nine Orders on Vimeo.


RUFFMERCY_GIMP from ruffmercy on Vimeo.

Here are some groups you better check...
http://www.vimeo.com/groups/generatorx --> A group with billions of exciting videos!
http://www.vimeo.com/groups/8729 --> group with interesting abstract animations...
http://www.vimeo.com/groups/motionographer --> Vimeo group of the infamous Motionographer magazine...

Basic Abstract shapes animation part. 2

Primitive Motion Graphics

What was done a few decades ago... without after effects. Interesting though!
Norman MacLaren is one of the pionneer of motion graphics and stop-motion, if you are interested about this field you have to watch more of his work.



You could see on this one how he expressed the sound (electronic music from the 60s!!!) though abstract shapes...

Basic Abstract shapes animations