Monday Meeting

 Raphael joined us this week to talk about his most recent project, "METERS." He goes into how he developed some of his procedural materials, his inspiration and takes questions from the participants. For show notes and information on joining our weekly calls, check out https://www.mondaymeeting.org  

 This week, guest Kyle Hamrick joins the call to discuss his 30 days of AE Text Tool experiments while dropping a ton of juicy After Effects tips and tricks!  Kyle covers a bunch of cool technical tricks, so go check out our YouTube page for the video stream of this meeting. As always, get the full show notes at https://www.mondaymeeting.org.

 For this meeting, we discuss finding negotiation and etiquette with in the motion graphics industry.  This is a topic that has been coming up a lot in the various Slack channels and on Twitter.  There is some great discussion surrounding the topic, so give this one a listen.  As always, get the full show notes at https://www.mondaymeeting.org. 

 This week, guest Tyler Bay joins the call to discuss his Houdini wizardry, tutorials and tips of getting started with Houdini.  If you have never heard of Houdini or are a seasoned artist, this episode is worth a listen! As always, get the full show notes at https://www.mondaymeeting.org.

This week, we hosted our first live reel critiques! If you want to follow along visually, the video will be up at mondaymeeting.org. You can also get a link to all the reels we reviewed there. As always, get the full show notes at https://www.mondaymeeting.org.

This week, guest Caitlin Cadieux joins the call to discuss her workflow, how she works as an illustrator, 2D and 3D animator, and a lot of questions from the participants. As always, get the full show notes at https://www.mondaymeeting.org.

 This week we discuss taking shortcuts in your work.  Do you use templates from sites like Adobe Stock, VideoHive, etc?  If you do, do you feel guilty or is it about getting the job done? Lots of interesting discussion in this meeting! For complete show notes, visit https://www.mondaymeeting.org.  Sign up for our new newsletter for weekly inspirational links!

Joe Clay and Sev Ojea join in the call this week to talk a bit about their backgrounds, how Workbench got started and general Q&A from the participants! Check out https://www.mondaymeeting.org for the full show notes.

 This week we review our 2019 Goals, discuss the Superbowl commercials, talk shop and issue the next monthly challenge: create a new demo reel.  For complete show notes, visit https://www.mondaymeeting.org.  Sign up for our new newsletter for weekly inspirational links!

This week we discuss thing we wish we knew before we got into the industry, freelance, etc.  For complete show notes, visit https://www.mondaymeeting.org. Also, sign up for our new newsletter for weekly inspirational links.

This week, Dorca Musseb, a designer and animator joined us to talk about her work on "Patriot Act with Hassan Minhaj," and some general discussion. We also discuss a bunch of inspirational links that came out this past week. Get the full show notes at mondaymeeting.org

 Can you teach taste? Is art/design a skill anyone can learn? This week we discuss that and other many tangents about schooling, mentoring, apprenticeships and so much more. Almost hit the 90 minute mark on this one! We had a lot to say. If you'd like to join in, learn more at MondayMeeting.org or find us on any social media of your choosing. 

In this week's meeting, we discuss our goals for the upcoming year and reveal some challenges that we think will help push your skills as a freelancer, artist and business person.  

 OPENING TOPICS: With holidays coming up, we are going to take the next 2 weeks off.  Next meeting will be Jan 7th Got some ideas/guests planned for 2019, but if you have any suggestions hit us up via email, twitter, slack, etc. Start thinking of 2019 goals.  Our meeting on Jan 7th will be discussing the goals for the new year. MAIN DISCUSSION: From Ray Barcomb: Thinking of topics a...

For this meeting, we discuss finding your voice as an artist. The topics was brought up the previous week by motion designer Elizabeth Grigg. The meeting goes deep into what is an artist, finding your voice, and how your "voice" can be used commercially.

This meeting was an open forum with some suggestions from the community. We cover the democratization of technology and education in the motion graphics industry, industry awards, and a lot more.

This meeting was an open forum with some suggestions from the community. We covered everything from building trust with clients and co-workers, workflows internally and with clients, general client woes and so much more!

An instant classic. This week, the group discusses the topic of branding yourself. Should you brand yourself as your name? As an alias? As a "studio"? This was one of the better discussions we've had. It's packed with a ton of good info and questions from seasoned motion designers to new freelancers.

Guests Brett Morris and Chad Ashley discuss how small studios, such as Ranger and Fox, take on large projects. Throughout the discussion, we focus on project management, Redshift render, and other workflows that Brett and his team at Ranger and Fox use to tackle these large scale projects.

This week, the group discussion is led by Liam Clisham, who shares his financials from the past 3 years of freelancing. A great discussion ensues after with a large Q&A from the community.

Guest, Ryan Summers, talks to the group about career tips in the animation/motion design industry, the industry as a whole, how to find inspiration, and create your own unique voice.

This week, the group discusses different ways of learning. From how to learn to where to learn.

Guest, Hayley Akins, talks to the group about the new Motion Hatch Contract Bundle, making the contracts work for you, and how to protect yourself and your work.

In this meeting, the group discusses what are client red flags, how to avoid them, and different steps you can take to protect yourself and your business.

Guest, Barton Damer, talks to the group about running a smaller studio, the industry, and how to make moves in your career to get ahead.