Welcome to the
Design Before Motion
Collab Archive

The only place on the internet where motion design
takes on Mid-Century Modern artwork

The DBM Backstory

Thanks for turning up. I created the Design Before Motion collab series partly to share my love of Mid-Century Modern design and partly to act selfishly as ring master to find the best damn motion designers on the planet. This collab series brings together both.

Animators are paired randomly with the designs. They then get to do what they do best - make it move. Following Collab 01, John Green got in touch to see if his sound crew could get involved. From Collab 02 onwards the series includes bespoke audio on each animation. A great opportunity for motion designers to collaborate with sound engineers in the truest sense.

A huge thanks to everyone involved. The animations and sound are produced in our creators’ own time with nothin’ but love and determination to pursue their craft. Great design always comes before great motion.

Press play and enjoy - Marc

DBM Collab 01