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Interview with Peder Norrby of Trapcode

I recently sat down with Peder Norrby, the maker of Trapcode, at his apartment in Stockholm Sweden to talk about how Trapcode got started. He also talks about how Shine was developed by accident and what he thinks of Trapcode’s … Continue reading →

January 29, 2010 and filed in Design, Interview, Motion Design, Tech, Video
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Five tips to stop creative block and to help get started on your next project

1. Just freaking start already! 2. Make a design. Sketch it out or make a board frame. 3. Think of your scene as if it were a real studio. 4. Set limits. Try doing this project with no plugins or … Continue reading →

November 17, 2009 and filed in Design, Inspiration, Motion Design, Video, Visual Learning
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How to price your work

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November 13, 2009 and filed in Design, Downloads, Ideas, My Work
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Why Is design so hard to teach?

Many of you have been asking for tutorials on how to learn design. I took a stab at a design tutorial called “The Art Of Making Things Look Less Crappy Over Time.” This went a part of the way to … Continue reading →

November 9, 2009 and filed in Design, Ideas, Inspiration
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GSG Speaks at SAIC Chicago about getting a Job in a Creative Industry.

Here is the speech I gave at SAIC Chicago about what to learn and how to get a job in a creative field. I do focus some of the presentation on Motion Designers, but most of it is relevant to … Continue reading →

October 22, 2009 and filed in Design, Ideas, Inspiration, Speaking, Video
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Deadlines Rule

There is nothing like a deadline to get the creative juices flowing. Set a date or it won’t get done. Have a personal project you started, or a set of photos you keep meaning to put up online? Set up … Continue reading →

August 26, 2009 and filed in Design, Ideas
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Learning Design: The Art Of Making Things Look Less Crappy Over Time

UPDATE: Looks like there may be some Video Issues for some of you. I will update the video with a new version as soon as It’s re-uploaded to Vimeo. Sorry for any problems. In this video, I answer two questions … Continue reading →

June 26, 2009 and filed in Design, My Work, Photography, Tutorials, Video
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AE + Simple Shapes + 1000 Keyframes = CRAZY ENOUGH

Proof that all you need are simple shapes (and some great animation chops) to make an incredible animation. Check out this Student-made Title Sequence. It was animated in After Effects using thousands of keyframes. Notice how the shapes look alive. … Continue reading →

June 25, 2009 and filed in Design, Inspiration, Motion Design, Video
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How To Use Simple Shapes and Masks to Make an Entire Animation

Can’t see the video? Go to GreyscaleGorilla.com In one of my most asked for tutorials for After Effects, I go though the process of making my personal project from 2005, Conform Non Conform. I go though the process of using … Continue reading →

June 16, 2009 and filed in After Effects, Design, Tutorials, Video, Visual Learning
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Five Steps to a Better Motion Demo Reel – Instant Demo Reel Critique

I have been doing a ton of reel critiques lately and the same few comments keep coming up over and over. So, I took the five most popular comments from almost every reel critique i’ve done and made a poster. … Continue reading →

June 8, 2009 and filed in Design, Ideas, Inspiration, Motion Design, Reel Critique