The panel discussion will focus on the key themes of the last decade in the creative industry, trends, technologies, and transformations in working practices or creative approaches. It will also try to give an outlook on the next decade ahead.
Panelists: Carlos El Nasmar, founder of the server Motionographer, illustrator Anna Mill from the London studio Liquid City, and Kiel D. Mutschelknaus, American motion designer and creative coder.
Kiel Danger Mutschelknaus is a Maryland-based designer specializing in motion and generative design.
He’s created bespoke graphic and animation tools for studios like Buck and Wolff Olins and clients such as IBM, Nike, Apple, and Spotify.
His Space Type Generator, an interactive text-creation tool, has already been used in music videos and magazine covers.
Illo is a Turin-based studio, founded in 2012 by Ilenia Notarangelo and Luca Gonnelli, specializing in motion, illustration, and art direction. In 2019, after their Mouvo debut, they began experimenting with automated video creation, spawning sister studio Algo.
Today, Algo is a ten-person team crafting data visualizations, motion systems, and video-automation tools for clients like Bloomberg and The New York Times. Both studios share a love of clear visual principles, geometric forms, and bold color, and six years on, they’re returning to Mouvo together.
In this interview, Mark Porter shares his journey into motion design—a field that’s still new territory for him, yet one that aligns perfectly with his passion for visual storytelling. For Mark, it’s all about the content—conveying emotion, clarity, and narrative through movement and design. The conversation centers around the RTL News rebrand project, which marked the studio’s very first foray into television. A bold and radical client opened the door to a unique and challenging collaboration—one that was guided by real data, transparency, and a drive for honest communication.
This project didn’t just reshape RTL’s visual identity—it pushed the studio forward, becoming a catalyst for growth and learning. Mark reflects on how working in motion design demands constant evolution, deep listening, and a commitment to telling the clearest story possible. A must-watch for anyone curious about motion design, visual storytelling, and how creative challenges can become defining milestones.
In this forward-looking interview, we explore the rapidly evolving world of motion design and its growing presence in our everyday lives. From subtle animations in your smartphone to immersive holograms and AI-generated content, motion design is becoming an invisible yet powerful layer of how we interact with technology. Where is it all heading? That depends on which sci-fi movie you’re watching.
Whether it’s Blade Runner or Her, the lines between motion, emotion, and artificial intelligence are blurring. The future may arrive sooner than we think, where systems anticipate our needs before we even express them. Tune in to hear bold predictions, fascinating insights, and a glimpse of the creative forces shaping this exciting future. Find more in the discussion dedicated to this topic: https://mouvo.tv/talk/the-future-of-motion-design/
History. Context. Inspiration. Personalities. All of this is captured in a nearly two-hour documentary dedicated to motion design—a unique and rapidly evolving field at the intersection of animation, graphic design, film, video, special effects, and new technologies. Thanks to the fast-paced development of digital tools, motion design has flourished over the past decade and has drawn the attention of both professionals and the general public.
The exhibition project Time and Motion: An Exposition of Motion Design, created exclusively for the 28th edition of the Brno Biennial by the studio OFICINA, presents motion design as a vibrant and inspiring part of today’s visual culture. The Brno Biennial reaffirms its role as a platform that sees contemporary graphic design as a mosaic of diverse perspectives and creative approaches.
This dynamic session is entirely devoted to questions from the audience. Whether you’re curious about the technologies being used, the daily routines inside top creative studios, or looking for tips on developing your own career in the age of AI, this discussion offers direct insights from leading voices in the field.
Panelists are Memo Akten – Artist and researcher exploring the intersection of AI, ethics, and creativity, Daniela Görzen – Producer at Kurzgesagt, specializing in science communication through animation. Illenia Notarangelo – Co-founder and creative director at Illo, a studio known for design and motion. Moritz Schwind – Co-founder of Entagma, educator and expert in procedural design and 3D art, and Ash Thorp – Designer, director, and illustrator working across film, games, and future tech. This open-format discussion invites active participation and provides a rare opportunity to engage with internationally acclaimed creatives shaping the future of art and design.
Join us for an inside look at BUCK, the award-winning creative agency and studio born in Los Angeles and now operating from multiple offices around the globe. In this interview, BUCK Co-Founder and Executive Creative Director Ryan Honey reflects on the agency’s journey, the power of working alongside passionate, inventive people, and the unique “big family” spirit that fuels every project.
Ryan shares insights into BUCK’s creative process, from day-to-day collaboration to landmark projects that have shaped the studio’s identity. You’ll hear stories behind both past and recent milestones, and gain a behind-the-scenes view of how BUCK adapts to working with clients across cultures—highlighting the subtle but fascinating differences between the creative landscapes of East and West.
Whether you’re a designer, brand, or simply curious about what it’s like to work at one of the most respected studios in the industry, this interview offers an inspiring glimpse into BUCK’s world and what drives its enduring passion for creation.
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Passionate Product Designer and Entrepreneur with experience at companies like Typeform, Get Bamboo, Thingtesting, and Flodesk. Linus writes about technology, future trends, space, robotics, and finance.
Known in the metaverse for impressive AI designs and tutorials, he sees AI as a transformative tool that boosts creativity, productivity, and collaboration in design, shaping the industry’s future.
This panel discussion explores the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and the creative industry. The conversation will focus on the latest AI trends, tools, and their growing impact on artistic practice, design, and cultural production.
Panelists are Tomáš Hříbek – Philosopher, Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences / Charles University, Linus Ekenstam – Designer and educator, focused on ethical and innovative applications of AI in creative work, and Martin Bendík – AI Specialist at Livesport, working at the intersection of technology and user experience. Bringing together voices from philosophy, design, and tech, the panel offers critical insight into how AI is reshaping creativity today and in the future.
Experts, designers, and creators come together to discuss the impact of machine learning and artificial intelligence on the creative sector. This discussion panel will explore how these technologies are reshaping toolkits, workflows, and the very nature of creative work.
Panelists are Sara Polak – Cognitive archaeologist and AI communicator, Christoph Grünberger – Designer and author focusing on generative design, Tim Rodenbröker – Creative coder and educator, Tomáš Mikolov – AI researcher, known for contributions to neural network language models, Jana Horáková – Theorist of new media and professor at Masaryk University, Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová – Legal expert on AI and technology ethics, Linus Ekenstam – Designer and educator advocating for responsible AI in creative processes.
With diverse backgrounds spanning technology, law, design, and theory, the panel offers a comprehensive look at how AI is transforming the creative industries from multiple angles.
Motion design is, by nature, a flexible intersection of diverse disciplines. It challenges creators to push boundaries, break barriers, and explore uncharted paths. This panel discussion Interdisciplinary overlaps will focus on how collaboration between people with varied backgrounds and approaches can shape the creative process—and how stepping into other fields can, in turn, transform our own work.
Ryan Honey, Roger Whittlesea, Manuel Casasola Merkle will reflect on joint projects, cross-disciplinary influence, and the creative growth that comes from venturing beyond one’s comfort zone. The conversation will highlight how motion design thrives on exchange, experimentation, and the courage to innovate.
This discussion panel brings together industry experts to explore both current innovations and the trends shaping the future of visual communication. The discussion will cover how motion design intersects with technology, storytelling, and user experience, offering insight into where the field is headed and how creatives can stay ahead of the curve.
From detailed micro-animations in user interfaces to dynamic visual identities, experimental projection mapping, augmented and virtual reality, and emerging image creation technologies—motion design continues to evolve at a rapid pace.
Very first and dynamic panel discussion featuring motion design experts Danny Yount, Mark Porter, and Sander van Dijk as they explore the evolving definition of motion design. Together, they share their perspectives on the discipline’s boundaries, its creative possibilities, and the future of the field.
Expect insightful opinions, lively debates, and thought-provoking ideas about where motion design is headed and how it continues to shape visual storytelling.
Legendary London-based studio focusing primarily on complex visual identity work. Simon Dixon and Aporva Baxi founded the branding agency in 2001. Together they have a global reputation as leading creatives in branding and design and are sought out by some of the world’s most forward-thinking companies to help them connect with and inspire their audiences.
DixonBaxi believe that in a world of rapid, constant change, there has never been a greater need to future-proof brands. They’re trusted by Netflix, IMAX, Audible, AC Milan, AT&T, The Premier League and British Land.
Jeroen Krielaars runs Calango, a motion design studio in Amsterdam, working with clients like Nike, Adidas, WhatsApp, and Google both directly and freelance with studios like The Mill and Buck.
He also pursues side projects including a coworking space, an After Effects tool, and Animography, a platform for animated typefaces.
Jeroen will share his journey as a self-taught creative and entrepreneur.
Anna Mill is a London-based designer, author, and illustrator who uses fiction to explore possible futures. As a founding partner at Liquid City under director Keiichi Matsuda, she creates films, prototypes, and narratives that steer emerging tech toward positive ends.
From her World Illustration Award–winning graphic novel Square Eyes to her recent Folio Society illustrations for Neuromancer, her talk will dive into how design and fiction inform each other in “Design Fiction.”
Živel was a trailblazing Czech magazine of the 1990s, revolutionizing graphic design and typography by giving young artists total creative freedom. Fusing contemporary music culture with influences from British magazines and album art, it became a DIY utopia for dance and cyberculture enthusiasts.
Three decades on, Živel endures its former editor-in-chief, Ivan Adamovič, reflecting on that radical blend of independence and early digital optimism.
Martin Charvát is an assistant professor in Media Studies at Metropolitan University Prague, researching techno-imagination, media archaeology, and post-1960s media philosophy. In his lecture, he’ll examine how software and technology culminating in AI have reshaped visual creativity over the past decade,
realizing visions first sketched by J. C. R. Licklider’s “Man-Computer Symbiosis” and Douglas Engelbart’s 1968 demo. He’ll explore how this human–computer partnership amplifies creative potential through real-world examples.
Gergely Wootsch is a Hungarian-born animator and director working between London and Barcelona. He debuted at the inaugural Mouvo festival, already showcasing his signature blend of hand-drawn principles with cutting-edge 3D techniques.
Over the past decade, he’s become a fixture on the international animation stage, crafting sequences for Netflix, Apple TV+, Disney+ series, and striking music videos.
David Sheldon Hicks, founder of Territory Studio, will discuss AI with Christoph Grünberger, Head of Artificial Crafts at Jung von Matt. This is the first of three conversations over six months, exploring the rise of Generative AI tools and their impact.
Territory Studio, known for iconic on-screen graphics in films like Ex-Machina and Ready Player One, often highlights AI’s complex future. David questions how we got here, what we believe in, and the evolving role of artists and designers in an AI-driven creative world.
Lucas Hesse is a Hamburg-based graphic and motion designer focused on typography and visual communication. Since 2016, he’s worked independently for international clients.
His Swiss-inspired, grid-based style simplifies content for clear, straightforward design. In his lecture “Energy in Motion,” Lucas explores why motion in graphic design and typography is vital for fresh approaches to visual identity.
Paul Lëon is a Swiss artist–designer near Lausanne who specializes in interactive and narrative digital projects.
As co-founder of Floating Point Studio, formed with ECAL peers Kylan Luginbühl, Léonard Guyot, and Valerio Meschi, he helps create immersive installations, VR/AR experiences, 3D-animated films, and games that critically probe emerging technologies, drawing on influences from games, sci-fi, and anthropology, and regularly lectures at art and design institutions.
Dominic Wilcox blends art, design, craft, and technology into playful, thought-provoking creations from watch sculptures and GPS shoes to a stained-glass concept car at London’s Science Museum and inspires future innovators through Little Inventors, turning kids’ ideas into reality.
AATB is the collaborative studio of ECAL graduates Andrea Anner and Thibault Brevet, probing robotics and human–machine interactions beyond the factory. Blending software, electronics, and precision machining, they’ve run Superposition its Zurich–Marseille motion-control service for film since 2020.
Amelie Dinh and Iris Cuppen are researchers and strategists at Bakken & Bæck, a tech-driven design studio. Balancing research, UX, visual identity, and experimentation, they push creative boundaries.
They bridge technology, design, and the humanities to probe emerging-tech questions and opportunities. Recent work spans hands-on DAO explorations, deep dives into tech hypes, and crafting new visual and written languages for AI communication.
Stupid Studio is an award-winning, multidisciplinary design outfit for filmmakers, designers, and communication pros creating impact work for LEGO, Adidas, and IKEA by blending fresh thinking with novel success metrics.
Co-owner Christian Mogensen, based in Denmark, is a playfu,l creative strategist who helps purpose-driven organisations hone their innovation, melding research, design, strategy, communication, and facilitation.
Joëlle is a live-visuals artist and designer who translates sound into minimalist visual compositions. Working with frequencies and simple structures, she crafts imagery shaped by music. She’s the visual artist for electronic musician Richie Hawtin and a resident at London’s FOLD.
Joëlle is interested in visually communicating the feelings she has when she listens to music and exploring the connection between what she hears, feels, and sees.
Tim Rodenbröker is a German designer and creative technologist specializing in generative and procedural animation and design. He skillfully merges programming with graphic design, operating at the intersection of code and creativity.
Tim founded the Creative Coding platform, which offers programming lessons tailored specifically for designers and artists. Through this platform, he fosters a curious and bold community eager to embrace the constantly evolving challenges of new technology. Additionally, Tim produces podcasts where he and his guests explore the full spectrum of creative technologies, design, and programming, sharing insights and sparking thoughtful conversations.
Mélina Poiré is a Montreal-based motion designer known for her bold use of design, typography, and vibrant colors. She gained recognition for creating the 2022 Motion Motion Festival trailer, which features dynamic kinetic typography blending both 2D and 3D techniques.
Mélina actively participates in creative challenges like 36 Days of Type, which helps her evolve her style, experiment with new techniques, and play with shapes and graphic design. She highlights her fascination with typography, noting how fonts can powerfully convey emotions and personalities. Currently, Mélina works full-time with the talented team at Oddfellows.
Motion Design School is an online platform offering courses in motion design, animation, and visual effects, aimed at helping creatives level up their skills. They recently announced Learn2Earn, a new Web3 experience where users can earn tokens by completing courses and engaging with the platform.
These tokens can be used for premium features, buying NFTs, and connecting with clients through a new creative workforce network. The platform is also launching Motion Art Battles in the metaverse, an NFT marketplace, and a Community DAO giving users a say in the platform’s future through decentralized governance.
Patryk is an illustrator, graphic designer, and researcher who teaches at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. He founded the Art of Design courses and the Karol Śliwka Foundation, and curated the Second Polish Exhibition of Graphic Marks, showcasing Polish design across six countries.
He’s the author of CPN. Logo, Identity, History, and organizes the ILUSTRATOR – Illustrative Communication Festival in Gdańsk. His clients and collaborators include Amnesty International, British Airways, Disney, BMW, Levi’s, Pepsi, New Scientist, Mondadori Libri, Zachęta National Art Gallery, Gdynia Design Center, and New Zealand’s Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management.
Evan Anthony is a New York–based artist whose passion spans design, animation, code, and craft, whether in interactive media, installations, or print. He’s been tinkering with media since his first animations on a TI-83+ graphing calculator and never looked back.
Alongside Jeremy Abel, he co-founded Feral Cat Den, and in 2021, they released Genesis Noir a poetic indie game about pausing the Big Bang to save love. The game earned critical acclaim, snagging Independent Games Festival awards, a BAFTA nomination, and spots on over a dozen “best of the year” lists.
Raquel Meyers is a Spanish artist whose practice, “KYBDslöjd” or “expanded typing,” turns keyboard input into tangible, poetic forms. By using typewriters, Commodore 64s, Teletext, embroidery, and even fax machines, she blurs the lines between digital and analog, riffing on typewriting, concrete poetry, demoscene art, and brutalism.
Since 2004, her work has appeared in galleries and festivals worldwide, questioning our relationship with technology through hands-on, learned “brutal” languages.
Dutch filmmaker Rogier van der Zwaag is a visual artist known for his experimental and unconventional approach to video production. His work is rooted in a fascination with optical illusions and visual trickery, often created using analog techniques and physical materials like paper, wood, wool, milk, or rice.
Rather than relying heavily on digital effects, Rogier builds intricate visual experiences through clever in-camera techniques and tactile experimentation. In addition to his artistic projects, he brings his distinctive visual language to commercial work, with notable collaborations including audiovisual artist Binkbeats and the Into The Great Wide Open festival.
Paul Heys is a seasoned lecturer who has taught at several British universities, including Sunderland, Sheffield, and Nottingham. Currently, he works at the Vital studio, where he focuses on innovative design developments within the automotive industry.
Beyond his practical design work, Paul is a dedicated observer and commentator on visual culture. He explores the historical underpinnings of contemporary trends and critically examines how visual design paradigms evolve, especially as long-standing creative conventions are questioned and redefined.
Sander Sturing is a creative coder at the acclaimed Dutch studio Dumbar, where he drives innovation through experimentation with processing and typography. His technical expertise enables Dumbar to push the boundaries of visual identity and brand building.
By integrating data, programming, and custom tool development, Sturing helps fuse technology with motion design, an essential element of Dumbar’s approach. This innovative fusion elevates the brand experience to a new level.
Patrick Doan, known as Defasten, is a Canadian designer and artist focused on real-time visual outputs.
His work has been shown at the Tate Gallery, MUTEK Montreal, and Berlin’s Transmediale. He creates visuals for concerts, performances, and live events, including a recent rave party in the metaverse.
Peter Eszenyi is an award-winning Hungarian design director. After a decade in advertising, he moved into film visual effects, crafting futuristic interfaces for hits like Blade Runner 2049, Ghost in the Shell, and Avengers.
He later founded his studio, Lunarstorm, and launched a personal project recreating the Apollo moon landing using photogrammetry and archival photos.
Christoph Grünberger is a German designer and author of Analog Algorithm and The Age of Data. His second book, a Kickstarter success, explores how programming and data shape today’s art and design.
His work dives into AI, robotics, NFTs, and the metaverse, examining how these technologies blur the lines between analog and digital culture.
Tallinn-based studio Tolm is an award-winning animation team known for its versatility. Their work spans explainer videos, character animation, TV branding, and abstract motion design.
Rather than sticking to one style, Tolm embraces a wide range of techniques—always with precise execution and a passion for creative challenges.
London-based Cookie Studio, founded by Brazilian designer Thiago Maia, specializes in advertising and TV content for clients like Cartoon Network, ITV, and Amazon.
Known for its playful spirit, the studio blends a variety of techniques hand-drawn animation, stop motion, 3D, and live-action, with illustration, creating work that’s both visually rich and full of humor.
Polish designer and programmer Ksawery Kirklewski explores a unique approach to video through modular digital imagery and procedural graphics.
His work spans public space installations and music videos, with his recent standout project being a collaboration with renowned musician Max Cooper.
French studio H5 is known for its inventive work in commercials and music videos, combining film, 3D animation, and bold visual storytelling.
They’re especially celebrated for their animated pieces, including award-winning short films and iconic music videos for artists like Röyksopp and Goldfrapp, as well as standout ads for Adidas x Kanye West and Christian Dior.
London-based XK Studio, founded by Czech designer Lukáš Vojíř and Alexa Sirbu, is known for its elegant 3D animations blending organic inspiration with precise digital execution.
They’ve worked with major brands like Microsoft, Nike, and Adidas, and collaborated with design legend Stefan Sagmeister. Before launching their studio, the duo crossed paths at top studios like ManvsMachine and FutureDeluxe.
David Bailey is among the UK’s top design figures, among D&AD’s 50 greatest creatives. He began his career at the iconic Designers Republic before founding his studio, Kiosk.
Over the past decade, he has served as Creative Director and UX Principal at the BBC, where he’s helped guide a major design team in delivering digital services used by millions daily.
Swiss duo Andreas Gysin and Sidi Vanetti presented their unique approach to visual communication in public space, transforming everyday objects and digital displays into mesmerizing generative patterns that redefinethe viewer experience.
Known for working strictly within the limitations of existing hardware, such as multipurpose displays, they explore endless visual permutations without altering the original layout or design. Their minimalist yet playful work uncovers hidden beauty in the constraints of everyday visual systems.
Creative duo Cabeza Patata shared their playful approach to character design and how they’ve built a vibrant, animated world from a small apartment, while tackling stereotypes with humor and care.
Formed by Katie Menzies and Abel Reverter, the studio creates bold, expressive characters seen everywhere from Barcelona murals to work for Spotify, Apple, and The New York Times. They love exploring new media like VR, textiles, workshops, and 3D printing. Their designs often start with everyday people-watching, turning ordinary moments into colorful, exaggerated characters full of charm and attitude.
Motion Design School is an online platform offering courses in motion design, animation, and visual effects, aimed at helping creatives level up their skills.
They recently announced Learn2Earn, a new Web3 experience where users can earn tokens by completing courses and engaging with the platform. These tokens can be used for premium features, buying NFTs, and connecting with clients through a new creative workforce network.
The platform is also launching Motion Art Battles in the metaverse, an NFT marketplace, and a Community DAO giving users a say in the platform’s future through decentralized governance.
John Likens shared his journey from a bold young designer in New York City to an Emmy-winning artist. He spoke about breaking into top studios, tackling fictional user interfaces, facing burnout, and rediscovering inspiration through diverse projects, including his award-winning film title designs.
A multidisciplinary artist focused on design and animation for film and TV, Likens has earned an Emmy, a SXSW Title Design Award, and a spot on Shots’ Rising Stars list. His deep love for cinema drives his striking, narrative-driven visual work.
Peter Burr, a New York-based artist, presented his abstract generative works that blend computer graphics, animation, and interactive media often exploring themes of dystopia and society.
His work sits between abstraction and figuration, with a recent focus on the idea of an endlessly evolving labyrinth. Using tools from the video game world, Burr creates immersive cinematic experiences shown at institutions like MoMA PS1 and The Barbican Centre. Formerly known as Hooliganship, he also founded Cartune Xprez, curating experimental animation events worldwide.
Animade has been crafting lively, character-driven animations since opening its London studio in 2010. Their work spans TV commercials, design systems, social campaigns, and custom illustrations.
With clients like Airbnb, Dropbox, Facebook, Fendi, Google, and Mailchimp, they’ve brought countless brand stories to life and collected a shelf full of awards in the process.
Troika’s Kevin Aratari, a 20-year veteran of the entertainment media industry, is passionate about the fast-changing media landscape and staying ahead of the curve for both the agency and its clients.
His experience spans visual effects, film and TV marketing, and brand design for major names like ESPN, HBO, UFC, Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu. At Troika, he brings a fan-first perspective, blending creativity and strategy to build engaging, meaningful brand experiences that foster loyal audiences.
Daniela Görzen shared the design and animation journey behind Kurzgesagt’s popular science videos, tracing the evolution of the channel’s now-iconic visual style from its very first release.
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell is a Munich-based studio and YouTube channel known for its vibrant design, storytelling, and animated explanations of science, tech, history, and philosophy. With over 7.7 million subscribers, it’s Germany’s most-watched channel and a global leader in science communication on YouTube.
The Portuguese designer studied motion design at Hyper Island in Sweden, then worked as an art director and designer at top London studios like Mainframe, FutureDeluxe, and Analog, and later at Toronto’s Tendril.
Known for her colorful, experimental style and strong sense of abstraction, she has created work for major clients such as Intel, Adidas, Nike, Adobe, Nvidia, GITC, and the BBC.
The Italian duo behind Illo shared their studio’s playful, minimalist style and tech-driven approach, highlighting both client work and self-initiated projects, including their development of video automation.
Founded in Turin by Ilenia Notarangelo and Luca Gonnelli, Illo has worked with clients like Airbnb, Spotify, Bloomberg, and UEFA. Their project Algo uses smart coding to auto-generate animations from live data. A focus on learning and innovation is central to Illo’s studio culture.
Visual journalism is a vital tool in navigating today’s information overload. Award-winning Italian designer Federica Fragapane specializes in turning complex data into clear, meaningful visuals.
She creates data visualizations for media like Italian newspapers, Wired, GQ, National Geographic, and the UN. By transforming large datasets into dynamic visual forms, she helps audiences understand the world in new and engaging ways.
The legendary British studio The Designers Republic was founded in the 1980s by Ian Anderson, a self-taught designer who started by creating posters and album covers for bands he was involved with. This led to close collaborations with music labels, especially Warp Records.
In the 1990s, the studio embraced bold experiments in computer animation and motion design, shaping the striking visuals of the Wipeout game series and projects for MTV, VH1, and Coca-Cola. Their work is now part of the permanent collections at MoMA and the V&A.
Memo Akten wowed audiences with his AI-driven digital art, blending math, machine learning, and creative experimentation in projects that are both thought-provoking and playful.
A Turkish visual artist and researcher, his work spans neural networks, generative visuals, lasers, drones, and immersive installations. A co-founder of Marshmallow Laser Feast, he’s exhibited globally and often explores themes of personal freedom and the impact of technology.
Ash Thorp shared his toolkit and recent projects, showing how specific techniques and software help shape his striking results. He touched on everything from photography to 3D rendering.
One of today’s biggest names in motion design, Ash is a California-based designer, director, and illustrator known for film and game projects, like title sequences, sci-fi visuals, and futuristic interfaces. His credits include Blade Runner 2049 and Ghost in the Shell. He also shoots his own films, runs a podcast, and co-founded the Learn Squared platform, where he teaches online courses.
The visual magicians from Field took over MOUVO’s Friday evening in 2018 with a deep dive into their creative process—from interactive projects and large-scale projections to motion design.
Blending artistic vision with technology, they explored not just visuals but also the theory, strategy, and production behind their work. Their unique approach has attracted major brands across industries, including Adidas, Nike, Maserati, Diesel, Stella McCartney, and the British Library.
London’s Found Studio specializes in motion design, film, and video across platforms, handling projects from concept to completion with a strong focus on aesthetics.
Their clients include Microsoft, BBC, Rolls-Royce, Arte, and Sony PlayStation, as well as artists like Ellie Goulding and Take That. Found also produces its own films, earning awards for the short film The Dog and the Elephant.
London’s Proud Creative is known for its smart, strategic approach to design and branding. While focused on visual identity, the studio also makes strong use of motion design in its work.
Their impressive portfolio includes clients like Sony PlayStation, BT Vision, and CNN. Proud Creative was also a pioneer in TV branding, gaining recognition for its bold and conceptual idents for Welsh station S4C.
In this in-depth conversation with the minds behind Entagma — Moritz Schwind and Manuel Casasola Merkle — we explore the principles and possibilities of generative design. Known for their poetic yet precise approach to procedural workflows, the duo shares insights into how they use tools like Houdini to build not just visuals, but systems that think, evolve, and adapt.
Manuel and Moritz speak openly about experimentation, failure, and the joy of figuring things out. Their philosophy: ignore everything you know (not be ignorant), start small, and find your own tools.
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Ryan Honey, co-founder of Buck, now leads its Los Angeles office. Under his direction, the studio creates a playful mix of traditional animation, motion design, film, and advanced 3D effects.
Known for its collaborative spirit, Buck has earned numerous awards and worked with top clients like Google, Apple, Facebook, CNN, and IBM.
Manuel Casasola Merkle and Moritz Schwind presented Entagma, a project exploring the intersection of design and advanced CGI. After a brief dive into theory and visual programming, they focused on the powerful capabilities of Houdini software.
With commercial experience at Munich-based studio Aixsponza, they specialize in complex projects using Houdini. Through Entagma, they share tutorials on high-end simulations, procedural design, and advanced computer graphics techniques.
Dvein, the Barcelona-based duo of Teo Guillem and Carlos Pardo, shared their playful and experimental approach to directing. Known for mixing film techniques with complex computer simulations, they work across both commercial and cultural projects.
Their distinctive style has attracted clients like National Geographic, Canal+, and the F5 New York festival, all while embracing a “Why not?” attitude to creativity.
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