Months in Motion is a long-form podcast about brand identity, motion design, and how the world's best studios actually work. Guests include Brian Collins (COLLINS), Studio DUMBAR, Koto, BBH, JKR, Hyperfocus, Motto, Taxi Studio, How&How and Studio DRAMA. Episodes go behind real work for Amazon, OpenAI, Instagram, Canva, Disney, Grubhub, Lyft, Dropbox, Twitch and Ramp. Conversations cover motion as a brand layer, AI, design careers, and the business of running a studio: pricing, pitching, hiring, surviving. New episodes monthly. Hosted by OK Social.
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Months in Motion is a long-form podcast about brand identity, motion design, and how the world's best studios actually work. Guests include Brian Collins (COLLINS), Studio DUMBAR, Koto, BBH, JKR, Hyperfocus, Motto, Taxi Studio, How&How and Studio DRAMA. Episodes go behind real work for Amazon, OpenAI, Instagram, Canva, Disney, Grubhub, Lyft, Dropbox, Twitch and Ramp. Conversations cover motion as a brand layer, AI, design careers, and the business of running a studio: pricing, pitching, hiring, surviving. New episodes monthly. Hosted by OK Social.
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July 22, 2026
The Duo Building the New Home of Motion Design | Brands in Motion | Months in Motion
<p>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 Jamie Quantrill and Winston Duke built it themselves.A few years on, it's grown into a genuine hub for the industry: a curated library of the best motion work in branding, studio interviews, a talent directory, a jobs board, and their own principles of motion in branding. In this episode we get into their journeys into the industry, why motion belongs in brand strategy from day one, the trends they're seeing across thousands of submissions, and their honest advice for freelancers on what actually gets you rebooked.Topics covered:00:00 Intro: the story of Brands in Motion01:37 Winston's route in: waitering, personal projects and a lucky break05:55 Jamie's route: graphic design, JKR and teaching himself motion in the pandemic14:18 How Brands in Motion started with an empty mood board18:08 What changes when motion enters the room at strategy stage27:03 Talking feeling, not easing curves: how to communicate motion33:14 "I added bounce to everything for ten years"35:32 The trends they're seeing: motion systems, custom tools and AI42:32 What separates freelancers who get rebooked from those who don't51:01 What's next: connecting studios, freelancers and clientsAbout Brands in MotionBrands in Motion is an independent resource showcasing the best of motion design in branding, founded by motion designers Jamie Quantrill and Winston Duke. What began as an Instagram account has grown into a curated library, studio interview series, talent directory and jobs board, along with their own motion principles for branding. Jamie and Winston's combined background spans JKR, Wolff Olins, Taxi Studio, TMW and freelance work across the industry.Subscribe for monthly conversations with creative directors, motion designers, brand strategists and studio leaders at the forefront of the industry.brandsinmotion.xyzoksocial.co.ukMonths in Motion is produced by OK Social, a London-based motion design studio.#MotionDesign #BrandDesign #DesignPodcast</p>
June 21, 2026
Inside Cavalry's Canva Deal | Adam Jenns & Chris Hardcastle | Months in Motion
<p>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 free in April. This is the story straight from the founders.</p><p>Adam Jenns and Chris Hardcastle, two of Cavalry's co-founders, join us to talk through the journey, what's changed since the Canva acquisition, why they made the entire app free with no restrictions, and where Cavalry sits next to After Effects, Affinity and the wider Canva pro suite. We also get into the web player, AI integration, the Discord community, and what this all means for the next generation of motion designers.</p><p><strong>Topics covered:</strong><br>00:00 Daily downloads up 10x since the acquisition<br>00:21 Intro: from Mainframe to Cavalry to Canva<br>01:50 How Mash, an Oscar nomination and Ben Black's moan started it all<br>06:00 Cavalry vs After Effects: procedural, node-based, and why it matters<br>08:00 A million renders in a single project<br>13:00 How feature requests get filtered: scars from real projects<br>14:58 Inside the Canva acquisition<br>19:15 Why Cavalry is now completely free<br>27:00 Beer-can tutorials and the community keeping Cavalry alive<br>35:14 The web player: the future of motion handoff<br>42:43 AI, MCP, and the line between craft and generation</p><p><strong>About Cavalry</strong><br>Cavalry is a procedural, node-based motion design application built in Manchester. Founded by Adam Jenns, Chris Hardcastle and Ian Waters out of motion studio Mainframe, the team previously built the MASH plugin acquired by Autodesk in 2015. Cavalry launched in 2019, was acquired by Canva in February 2026, and made entirely free with full commercial usage in April 2026.</p><p><strong>Subscribe</strong> for monthly conversations with creative directors, motion designers, brand strategists and studio leaders at the forefront of the industry.</p><p><br></p><p>Months in Motion is produced by OK Social, a London-based motion design studio.</p><p>oksocial.co.uk</p><p>#MotionDesign #Cavalry #DesignPodcast</p>
May 28, 2026
10 Years Building Brands That Define Categories | Laurence Stoffel | Months in Motion
<p>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 conversation she shares what that decade actually taught her about brand, culture, and craft.</p><p>We get into why she thinks brand guidelines are overrated, why brand culture can't be manufactured (the Liverpool story is a great one), and how the relationship between brands and agencies is changing. </p><p>A genuinely thoughtful conversation for anyone working in brand, design, or creative leadership.</p><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><p>00:00 Why brand guidelines are overrated</p><p>00:25 Intro</p><p>02:00 Learning to think in systems</p><p>14:00 Operating without guidelines and what that unlocks</p><p>17:00 Why a great in-house team changes everything</p><p>23:00 The friction between in-house teams and agencies</p><p>26:00 The questions the best agencies actually ask</p><p>29:00 Why big brands are turning to smaller boutique studios</p><p>32:00 Brand culture can't be engineered: the Liverpool story</p><p>43:00 Making the case for creative work as a win-win</p><p><br></p><p>About Laurence Stoffel</p><p>Laurence Stoffel led the creative team at On for a decade, helping grow it into the largest in-house creative studio in Switzerland and shaping the brand's identity across product, motion, retail and events. She studied at ECAL in Lausanne and works across product design, brand identity and art direction. She now works as an independent brand consultant.</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe for monthly conversations with creative directors, motion designers, brand strategists and studio leaders at the forefront of the industry.</p><p>Follow OK Social: https://www.instagram.com/oksocial_/</p><p>Months in Motion is produced by OK Social, a London-based motion design studio.</p><p>#BrandDesign #BrandStrategy #DesignPodcast</p>
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