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_/ ❤ My Motion Design Courses: https://www.benmarriott.com