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Monday Meeting
Pitching with Purpose with Christine Sheller | April 8, 2025
In this episode of Monday Meeting, host Lee Smalt talks with Christine Sheller, Senior Vice President of UX Research and Design at O3 World, about the art of pitching creative ideas effectively.This episode includes:Christine's journey from traditional graphic design to UX leadership, building brands, products, and teams throughout her career, particularly in the fintech industryInsights on what separates successful pitches from forgettable ones: connecting to business goals, understanding client needs, and avoiding the "surprise pitch" approachThe importance of client collaboration in the creative process rather than hiding work until a big...
2025-04-08
52 min
Motion Hatch: Helping Motion Designers Do Better Business
056: Leveraging teamwork to make passion projects a reality w/ Zac Dixon
Many of us creatives have diverse interests and passions. Yet, often enough, we find ourselves spending our time and energy doing client work and leaving our passion projects on the backburner. But what if it's actually that client work that can make your personal projects a reality? Today’s guest has mastered doing just that. In his episode, I’m chatting with Zac Dixon, the creative director and founder of IV Studio and previously the host of the Animalators Podcast. As prolific as ever, Zac has been doing a ton of awesome things including making a new boar...
2019-12-17
52 min
Radio505 about art and design
08 |The purpose effect | R.Delgerbat
The purpose effect Бид энэ удаагийн дугаартаа Motion graphics, 2D animation, Additional Illustration Дэлгэрбат-г оролцууллаа. Түүний анх хэрхэн мotion designer болж байсан мөн хэрхэн канадад тус мэргэжлээр ажиллаж амьдарч байгаа талаар олон сонирхолтой зүйлсийг энэ удаагийн дугааараас сонсоорой. Мөн зочны маань санал болгосон дууг подкастын төгсөлд сонсоорой. Cанал болгож буй ном: Steal like an artist, Bad artist Copy Good artist Steal (Book) Санал болгосон хөжгим: Hangal Jantsanorov Sharav Sedaa Yat-Kha Egshiglen Anda Union Alash Ensemble Khusugtun Khuun khuun huur The HU Infected mushroom Moderat Nils Frahm Kiasmos Christian Loffler Olafur Arnalds Ryuchi sakamoto Trentmoller Web http://motionographer.com/ https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/2019-motion-design-survey https://icecreamhater.com/ https://vimeo.com/channels/wineaftercoffee Top Artist http://jrcanest.co/ https://biogenic.design/ https://eoinduffy.me/films https://www.w0w.co.jp http://www.sandervandijk.tv/ Tendrill Animade.tv Buck Animation Monk Psyop Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/digitalbobert https://www.schoolism.com/ Schools https://motiondesign.school/ https://www.schoolofmotion.com/ https://www.learnsquared.com/ https://join.skillshare.com https://greyscalegorilla.com/ Podcast: Motion Hatch The Futur C...
2019-11-10
1h 59
Animalators
Episode 52: Andrew Kramer
Andrew Kramer of Video Copilot joined us for episode 52. We talked about rising to expectations, Intercept, Star Trek lens flares, and relying on the talents of a team. Links: Website: http://www.videocopilot.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/videocopilot Element 3D: https://aescripts.com/element-3d/ Action Movie FX: https://apple.co/1kehsvC SENTiNEL: https://vimeo.com/248374832 Intercept: http://bit.ly/2D4iwii Notes: -Video Copilot -Deciding what to work on -Pushing yourself -After Effects
2018-03-09
1h 07
Animalators
Episode 39: Dave Chenell
Dave Chenell is on the motion team at Google. During the episode, we talk about his love for designing games, his new found joy in creating music, and the importance of finishing and sharing your passion projects. Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/davechenell Website: thewaterbear.com Highlights: -Job at Google -Studied information studies -Failed startup -Learning to code -The more knowledge you get the more cautious you are to approach new things -The Dark Room...
2017-05-05
43 min
Animalators
Episode 38: Jay Grandin Interviews Zac Dixon
Zac Dixon is the creative director at IV in Nashville, TN and also happens to be the host of this very podcast. During the conversation, our guest host, Jay Grandin, (creative director / owner of Giant Ant) and Zac talk about why he started Animalators, how he built up his studio in Nashville and his love for personal projects. Links: Twitter: twitter.com/zacdixon Website: Iv.studio Castle Rock Trailer: https://www.iv.studio/portfolio/castle-rock-teaser-trailer Highlights: -IV -Daughter on the way...
2017-04-14
1h 17
Animalators
Mini Episode: Limited Edition T-Shirts
On this week’s mini episode, Zac shares about our new Animalator product: limited edition t-shirts featuring the animalators designed by our guests. For our first t-shirt, we chose Justyna Stasik’s hermit crab (Ep. 36)! To check out the t-shirt go to iv.studio/store. Fifty percent of all the profits go to the artist, while the other half goes to help support the costs associated with running Animalators. We are thankful for your support and are excited to continue cultivating community within the world of Animation. Links: iv.studio/store
2017-04-07
03 min
Animalators
Episode 37: Linn Fritz
Linn Fritz is a designer and animator from Sweden, currently working at Buck in Sydney, Australia. During the episode, we talk about her experience at Hyper Island, the importance of being outside your comfort zone, and how she started Punanimation. Links: Website: www.linnfritz.com Twitter: twitter.com/linnfritz Buck:buck.tv/ Hyper Island: www.hyperisland.com Punanimation https://www.facebook.com/groups/punanimation/ -Life at Buck Sydney, Australia -Small team creating something together -Work flow between the...
2017-03-31
1h 05
Animalators
Episode 12: Marcus Eckert
Marcus Eckert is a programmer and motion designer based in Oslo, Norway. During this episode, we discuss Wide Sky, taking negative feedback, where to start when learning code languages and the importance of developing new skills and improving on the old skills. Links: Website: http://www.marcuseckert.com/ Squall: http://www.marcuseckert.com/squall/ Tumblr: http://marcus-experiments.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcus_eckert Wide Sky: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wide-sky/id592925278?mt=8 Wide Sky Trailer: https://vimeo.com/57916203 Highlights:
2016-03-17
53 min
Animalators
Episode 11: Michelle Higa Fox
Michelle Higa Fox is a director and animator based in Brooklyn, New York. She owns Slanted Studios which focuses on creating mixed-media animation for experiences of any kind. During the episode, we discussed her permanent public art pieces, how she started with Mixtape Club, and the importance of building trust with a client. Links: Slanted http://www.slanted.studio/ Website: http://www.higafox.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/higapod Squall http://www.marcuseckert.com/squall/ Highlights: -Background -Transition into animation -Mixtape...
2016-03-04
53 min
Animalators
Episode 10: Jordan Scott
Jordan Scott is a 2D animator, designer and illustrator currently residing in Brooklyn, NY. He is in the process of transitioning from freelancing to art directing for the Odd Fellows Studio in Portland. During the conversation, we discussed Ice Cream Hater, how to get started in freelance, and the importance of finding work that fulfills you. Links: Twitter https://twitter.com/jdashscott Website http://j-scott.com/ Ice Cream Hater https://twitter.com/icecreamhater Odd Fellows http://www.oddfellows.tv/ Highlights: -How Jordan got started
2016-02-19
51 min
Animalators
Episode 9: Sander van Dijk
Sander van Dijk is a freelance animator from Brooklyn, New York. During this episode, we talked about his background in architecture and carpentry, why he switched to freelance and the importance of designing work that matters. Links: Wish List After Effects http://www.sandervandijk.tv/after-effects-features Twitter https://twitter.com/georegulus Website http://www.sandervandijk.tv/ Sugar Detox Project: http://www.sugardetox.me/ Time Well Spent Project: http://timewellspent.io/ Facebook Redesign: http://dcurt.is/facebooks-predicament Motionographer article: http://motionographer.com/2015/12/15/trends-with-benefits/
2016-02-06
43 min