Months in Motion

The Duo Building the New Home of Motion Design | Brands in Motion | Months in Motion

Brands in Motion started as two designers at JKR trying to fill a mood board. There was Pinterest for logos, typography and colour, but nothing for motion in branding. So

Inside Cavalry's Canva Deal | Adam Jenns & Chris Hardcastle | Months in Motion

Cavalry has gone from a small Manchester-based motion tool to one of the most talked-about names in the industry, acquired by Canva in February and then made entirely fre

On Running's former Creative Lead on Building a Category Defining Brand | Months in Motion

Laurence Stoffel spent 10 years leading the creative team at On, helping turn the Swiss running brand from a challenger into a category-defining name. In this conversatio

From Manchester to Pearlfisher NYC | Sheps | Months in Motion

Kristian Shepherd (Sheps) was kicked out of school in Manchester, ended up at Turner Duckworth, his "Real Madrid of design," and is now a Senior Designer at Pearlfisher i

Inside the BBH Rebrand | Oded Shein, Design Director

When BBH did their first rebrand in 44 years, motion was at the centre of it. The man behind that motion is Oded Shein, newly appointed Design Director at BBH London and

Kicked Out at 17 to Canva's Design Board | James Martin

Kicked out of school and home at 17, he spent two years making bad decisions before finding his way into design. Now he advises Affinity, sits on Canva's Design Advisory

Ramp, Dropbox, Lyft, Twitch: The Design Layer You Never Notice | Jon Howell

What makes a product feel magical? It's rarely one big thing. It's the haptic buzz when your payment goes through. The animated rocket ship in a toast notification. The o

OpenAI & Instagram: Secrets of Global Brand Design with Studio DUMBAR

Motion should no longer be an afterthought, in the digital age, movement bleeds into a brands identity. In this month’s episode of Months in Motion, Jack and Jimmy sat d

How Studio DRAMA are Rewriting the Rules of Type Design | Months in Motion

What happens when type becomes the core of a brand’s voice - and not just its style?In this episode of Months in Motion, Jimmy Gordon and Jack Last sit down with Chris No

Sunny Bonnell on Brand Vision, AI, and 20 Years of Building Motto

Months in Motion returns with Sunny Bonnell - co-founder of Motto, best-selling author, and a force behind transformative branding for companies like Google, Disney, and

How Grubhub Rebranded with Motion & Craveability | Jasmine Sharpe

What happens when a major brand rethinks everything - in just 3 months? In this episode of Months in Motion, Jasmine Sharpe (Creative Director, Grubhub) joins Jack to un

Too Gallus on Boutique Studios, Culture & Breaking the Big Agency Model

What does it mean to run a studio that feels like a person - not a product? In this episode of Months in Motion, Jimmy Gordon chats with Barrington Reeves, founder of To

How Taxi Studio Use Motion to Build Cultural Brand Worlds | Months in Motion

How do you design a brand that moves with culture?In this episode of Months in Motion, Jimmy Gordon sits down with Stu Tallis, Creative Director at Taxi Studio, to unpack

Why Motion Design Should Be Non-Negotiable – Hyperfocus | Months in Motion

What happens when motion isn’t an afterthought, but a foundation? In this edition of Months in Motion, Jimmy Gordon and Jack Last sit down with Jan Stein and Paul Watmo

Designing with Character: How&How on Motion, Mood & Brand Storytelling

In this June edition of Months in Motion, Jimmy Gordon speaks with Cat How (CEO/ECD) and Eilidh (Senior Creative) from How&How - the branding studio behind award-winning

Building Bold Brand Identities with Lisa Smith (JKR) – D&AD 2025 Behind the Scenes

Lisa Smith (Global ECD at JKR) breaks down the branding strategy behind the D&AD 2025 identity - from motion design to storytelling. In this conversation, we explore he

How Koto Uses Motion to Transform Brands Like Amazon & Deezer

Motion is no longer an afterthought - it’s shaping the future of branding. In this episode, Jimmy Gordon sits down with Santiago Avila, Motion Director at Koto, to unpa

Months in Motion with Brian Collins - Making the familiar, surprising.

Motion is no longer an afterthought - it’s now the language of branding. In this kickoff episode of Months in Motion, Jimmy Gordon sits down with design legend Brian Co