Nograph – Details, episodes & analysis

Donavon Brutus is a talented motion artist in Washington DC and when he's not illustrating or pushing around keyframes he's traveling the world, roller blading the streets, drawing in jazz clubs, and playing happy video games. Join us for a fun and casual conversation that took us all over the planet, touching grass in the sun to wandering the seas in Zelda.

Zoë Soriano is an art director and motion designer specializing in projects that promote good in the world, but we didn't talk about any of that. Instead, Sabrina and Penny interviewed Zoë about knitting sweaters from scratch, running marathons, and assembling a bio of Zoë's cats.Check out her work on her portfolio website: zoë soriano

When Robyn's not designing user interface graphics for Marvel movies and Disney theme park attractions, she's enjoying family time and planning her next far-off adventure to new lands.

Penny and Sabrina enjoyed a delightful chat with 3D extraordinaire Rachel Oftedahl about the strengths of introversion, the joy of discovering new plants on a hike, unlocking the power of an afternoon nap, and so much more.

Rachel's book recommendations: "Quiet" - by Susan Cain "The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius" - nyGail Saltz, M.D. "Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers"- by Sari Solden, M.S. and Michelle Frank, Psy.D. "Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants" - by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Tom is a motion designer when he's at work, but he's also always a runner, comics artist, record collector, screen printer, and papa to his large and in charge cat, Spooky. Tune in as we talk not-shop and learn more about the human behind the mograph.

Season 2 of NoGraph lifts off with Kohana Wilson (they/them), a multidisciplinary animator specializing in frame-by-frame 2D animation for music videos and visuals for the likes of Coldplay, Netflix, and MoMA. Kohana joined the pod to share their love of crafting and flying kites, listening to music, biking, and starring in their personal A24 movie.

LINKS

1. Maker's Meetup at Nook
2. Piranesi
3. John Williams show at NY Phil

Zack Lovatt joined Penny and Sabrina for a discussion about baking the perfect Swiss roll, inspecting clues for crosswords, and taking the hassle out of cycling trips.This episode rounds out Nograph Season One! Thanks for tuning in :) Links:Zack's Website - https://lova.tt/ Puzzled Pint - https://puzzledpint.com/Toronto Motion - https://www.instagram.com/toronto_motion/Tom's Substack - https://substack.com/@tomvandeusen

Join us as we have just the best time chatting with Nijah Brown about Linkin Park, favorite concerts, reality TV goals, pizza and bagels, and more!

Hannah Churn is a mo-graph powerhouse. But when she's not cruising the keyframes sea, she's illustrating cats, traveling the world to visit friends, reading graphic novels, baking delicious breads, and more! Some graphic novels she's enjoyed: It Won't Always Be Like This : by Malaka Gharib Go to Sleep (I Miss You): by Lucy Knisley The art retreat in Iceland was called Lightgrey Lab, however they appear to not be doing them anymore: https://www.instagram.com/lightgreyartlab/

A super fun and therapeutic discussion with 3D film animator Kaye Vassey about stop motion, mentoring, music, and more!