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Nol is an award-winning director and teacher who lives in New York City. In 2012 he was a lead animator for Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Since founding The Drawing Room in 2013, he has directed work for Netflix, Coca Cola, The History Channel, and The Philadelphia Museum of Art, among others, and served as design/animation lead for various clients including The New York Times, NBC Universal, and The Sundance Film Festival. As a freelancer, he has worked at some of the best studios in the world including Elastic, Golden Wolf, Pentagram, Buck, and Block&Tackle. In 2017 he received a Distinguished Teaching Award for his work as an associate professor of motion graphics at Parsons School of Design, where he taught from 2001 until 2019. In 2022 he won a Silver Cube at the ADC Awards for his role as a director of the opening title sequence for the documentary series The Andy Warhol Diaries on Netflix.
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Sebastian Aparicio Mac Lean 
Anne Kahn 
Genesis Lobos 
Kat Tarsouli 
Brit Kohls 
Juliana Urrego That before/after is wild. 
Miritte Ben Yitzchak Can you show the graph editor on that ease? 
Alex Bozkho Ohhh, I always overcomplicate that transition. 
Ece Eroglu The silhouette note just fixed my whole shot. 
Isidora Ramirez Share Your Work
Far Out Games
Pretty happy with this assigment c:
Michael Lubrin Share Your Work
My first homework!
Finally giving myself time to learn After Effects. I’ve been loving the Kickstart course so far. Here’s my first homework 😁
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Using Ai to make orthographic views for 3D modeling
I have this goal to 3D model the turtle van from the ninja turtles. There are some good reference photos out there but nothing completely prefect for a 3D model outline. I turn to Ai to help me out....
Sankarasanjeevi M Accountability Group
Cavalry Poster Generator 🔀
Created this countdown animation, really enjoying Cavalry so far and excited to dive into the next lessons! This is my first version of the homework.
Bhagyashree Jain Share Your Work
Explainer Camp: Done!✅
I finally finished my final project for Explainer Camp, and I couldn't be happier to cross the finish line. This course is no joke, but the growth feel completely worth it. Here is my final explainer video for Veruna....
Anne Saint-Louis Prompts & Collabs
MOTION COLLABS
Hello! I wanted to share this Motion Collabs video that just dropped. 25 animators from around the world (I'm one of them!) came together to animate a segment set to Earth, Wind & Fire's "Shining Star....
Kelly Grau Discussion
I've Upgraded!
After years and years of slower computers that did their best, I am so proud to introduce her! lol. The best feeling I’ve had this entire year is getting a beast of a machine to spoil myself with render times…....
Pawel Kania Share Your Work
Finall Boss
Just finished my design bootcamp, and this is the final boss... I don’t know what to think in this era of crazy AI, but this kind of hands-on, craft work is definitely way more satisfying and educational....
Brian Rosenfield Share Your Work
Animation Bootcamp: Eyes Go Here
Just wrapped this one up. It was the most satisfying project to work on yet. The mission was clear, the styles frames were cool, and I learned a ton....
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UX Animation Essentials S School of Motion
Illustration for Motion S School of Motion
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How to Create Brilliant Shots S School of Motion
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Lights, Camera, Render S School of Motion
Unreal Engine for 3D Artists S School of Motion
Substance Painter for Motion Designers S School of Motion
Cinema 4D Insider S School of Motion
Unreal Engine for Broadcast Design S School of Motion
Explainer Camp S School of Motion
The Art of Spontaneous Filmmaking S School of Motion
Mogrt Mania S School of Motion
The Curious Craft of Demo Reel Titles S School of Motion
Rive Academy: Volume 2 S School of Motion
Directing Your Dream S School of Motion
The Essential Ingredients to Creating Stylized 3D S School of Motion
VFX for Motion S School of Motion
The Client Code S School of Motion
Photoshop + Illustrator Unleashed S School of Motion
How to Create Brilliant Shots S School of Motion
UX Animation Essentials S School of Motion
Lights, Camera, Render S School of Motion
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Rive Academy Kickstart S School of Motion
Illustration for Motion S School of Motion
Premiere for Motion Designers S School of Motion
Unreal Engine for Broadcast Design S School of Motion
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VFX for Motion S School of Motion
Explainer Camp S School of Motion
Unreal Engine for 3D Artists S School of Motion
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NH Nol Honig The Art of Spontaneous Filmmaking S School of Motion
Cinema 4D Insider S School of Motion
The Essential Ingredients to Creating Stylized 3D S School of Motion
The Curious Craft of Demo Reel Titles S School of Motion
Substance Painter for Motion Designers S School of Motion
The Client Code S School of Motion
Rive Academy: Volume 2 S School of Motion
The Path to MoGraph S School of Motion
Mogrt Mania S School of Motion
Directing Your Dream S School of Motion
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How to Create Brilliant Shots S School of Motion
UX Animation Essentials S School of Motion
Lights, Camera, Render S School of Motion
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Rive Academy Kickstart S School of Motion
Illustration for Motion S School of Motion
Premiere for Motion Designers S School of Motion
Unreal Engine for Broadcast Design S School of Motion
Level Up S School of Motion
VFX for Motion S School of Motion
Explainer Camp S School of Motion
Unreal Engine for 3D Artists S School of Motion
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NH Nol Honig The Art of Spontaneous Filmmaking S School of Motion
Cinema 4D Insider S School of Motion
The Essential Ingredients to Creating Stylized 3D S School of Motion
The Curious Craft of Demo Reel Titles S School of Motion
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