Light ray treatments, where streaks of color extend from type, a logo, or image, are popping up everywhere these...

Finishing our tour of 3D lighting in After Effects, we’ll discuss gobos and gels. For those new to lighting,...

Like urban legends, there are a few pieces of “conventional wisdom” that float around the motion graphics and 3D...

For years, the widescreen look has held a certain allure. Most widescreen imagery originated as film that was reframed...

In this redesign of PAX TV’s on-air look, the primetime promotional end caps are filled with light and translucent...

As motion graphics artists, we’re often asked to supply elements for an editor to use in a final composite...

It would seem like a simple concept: “black” is the darkest color you can have; “white” is the brightest...

In the motion graphics world, it is easy to become seduced with technology. New releases of software and hardware...

In the main article, we discussed some of the more interesting design topics brought up during the 1999 BDA...

Back in 1997 – still fairly early in our motion graphics career – one of our more enjoyable gigs...