The Best Motion Design & Animation of 2026 (So Far...)

A showcase & breakdown of some of the most interesting Animation & Motion Design projects from the first half of the year. A mix of 2D animation, 3D, traditional hand-drawn & combinations of all of them.
No AI in anything shown here.

Everything Mentioned:
Mathilde Loubes | Burberry, Nature's Affection
https://www.eddyanimation.tv/all/work/2391/burberry-nature-s-affection

ManVsMachine | Moncler x Gilga Farm
https://vimeo.com/1142037205

Space Dawg (Michael Lim) | Hermès, 520 Campaign
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYkJxQvsHuz/

Tezo Don Lee | RIMOWA I Holiday reunions + Misc projects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igH1sj1i9T0
https://www.instagram.com/tezodonlee/

Giant Ant | Open Table, Find A Restaurant
https://vimeo.com/1163448564

Mattis Dovier + Chloé Nicquet | Monsters We Make Vol. 3
https://www.catsuka.com/player/monsters_we_make_vol_3_trailer

Kaho Yoshida | Yoodles, Polymer Clay
https://www.instagram.com/p/DWT7RkojvjX/?img_index=2

Catherine Prowse, Passion Animation | Telstra, Satellite Messaging
https://vimeo.com/1182730839?fl=pl&fe=vl

NOMINT | Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games
https://youtu.be/7wdwqYcMoaQ?si=AkLAGcyr0Tj9EGaY

JOYCGI | Nike GT Cut 4
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVf67ZFiUJi/

Future Deluxe | Nike Tiempo
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZKq1xpjIht/?img_index=1

Kapi Kurtaran | No Barking + 5MC2
https://www.instagram.com/kaps_motion/reel/DVgf1YejPlh/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYesah4tezC/

Andreas Wannerstedt | Soft Logic
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXwgH2IsyST/?igsh=MTFjOGIyZ3RqZGJleg%3D%3D

Paul Chadeisson | Second Skin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIdiTzjIuII

Sélim Lallaoui | Above The Sea
https://vimeo.com/1138509330

FaFa Zhu | A Visual Journey of Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market
https://vimeo.com/1169564589?fl=pl&fe=vl

Zack Lee | Happy Horse Year!
https://vimeo.com/1163861344?fl=pl&fe=vl

Jimograph | Year Of The Horse
https://www.instagram.com/jimograph/reel/DU20Nx4jWkF/

Mára Čmára | Horse in Motion
https://www.behance.net/gallery/244094985/Horse-in-Motion-Animation

Thomas Bryson-King | Trio of Horses
https://www.instagram.com/p/DU2zrnvkWnI/

FLiiiP Design | Year of the Horse
https://www.instagram.com/p/DVb255PAobC/

Việt Nguyễn | Water Horse
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYSQL7PpHRn/

Danaë Gosset | Mac Miller, Rush Hour
https://youtu.be/6AlRQzmhLUI?si=w90H7oFVbqhx1pE-

The Line | Gorillaz, The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucRulNQsuYQ

Axel Digoix (Wizz) | Tinariwen, Erghad Afewo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snu2cGohYC4

Masanobu Hiraoka | Max Cooper & Félix Gerbelot, On Being
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtTdjRB4Q4g

A Qing Yu A | 泛泛相生 (Abstwin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6tCVipGAFU

Jocelyn Charles | Dealies Opening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AwV9EZAouU

Potto Collective | La Langue des Vipères
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH56ljIb3eE

Robbie C. Ward | Animal Math
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgOcc9cfMSA

Arco | Official Final Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drWEEuLc3jg


Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:39 Mathilde Loubes | Burberry
00:57 ManVsMachine | Moncler x Gilga Farm
01:14 Space Dawg (Michael Lim) | Hermès, 520 Campaign
01:33 Tezo Don Lee | RIMOWA, Holiday Reunions
02:15 Giant Ant | Open Table, Find A Restaurant
02:59 Mattis Dovier + Chloé Nicquet | Monsters We Make Vol. 3
03:42 Kaho Yoshida | Yoodles, Polymer Clay
03:56 Catherine Prowse | Telstra, Satellite Messaging
04:34 NOMINT | Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games
05:20 JOYCGI | Nike GT Cut 4
05:50 Future Deluxe | Nike Tiempo
06:07 Kapi Kurtaran | No Barking
07:01 Andreas Wannerstedt | Soft Logic
07:27 Paul Chadeisson | Second Skin
08:10 Sélim Lallaoui | Above The Sea
08:44 FaFa Zhu | A Visual Journey of Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market
09:07 Zack Lee | Happy Horse Year!
09:16 Jimograph | Year Of The Horse
09:28 Mára Čmára | Horse in Motion
09:33 Thomas Bryson-King | Trio of Horses
09:41 FLiiiP Design | Year of the Horse
09:50 Việt Nguyễn | Water Horse
10:05 Danaë Gosset | Mac Miller, Rush Hour
10:33 The Line | Gorillaz, The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
11:14 Axel Digoix (Wizz) | Tinariwen, Erghad Afewo
12:20 Masanobu Hiraoka | Max Cooper & Félix Gerbelot, On Being
13:05 A Qing Yu A | 泛泛相生 (Abstwin)
13:59 Jocelyn Charles | Dealies Opening
14:48 Potto Collective | La Langue des Vipères
15:20 Robbie C. Ward | Animal Math
16:12 Arco
17:22 Closing Thoughts


This video was researched, written & edited
by Derek Lau & Ben Marriott
https://www.instagram.com/dereklaudesign/
https://www.instagram.com/ben_marriott_/


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https://www.benmarriott.com