Slick spot from Fox Sports Design. Hit the jump to see what they had to say.

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Bryan Matthews has updated his reel with great new work. Thanks for the contribution Bryan.

Another great spot from Lift. I have to say I love the music. Thanks for the contribution guys. 

Don’t forget if you’ve created something or seen something related to sports graphics, shoot it over.

Fox Sports Design is offering an on-air design competition with a chance to win some necessary software in our line of work. It’s only 5seconds and they give you the audio. Whose doing it?

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Another great job from the guys at Lift (wiki) here in Chicago. This one is a show package for Coast to Coast college basketball year in review. Thanks for the contribution Jason.

I’ve been a long time fan of Lloyd Alvarez, actually of the scripts that he writes on AEscripts.com. Specifically the background renderer that has found its way onto every AE workstation I come in contact with. I had to buy him a beer (or six). 

Looks like Lloyd worked on the ESPN News re-brand with Trollback. (Via motionograher.)

Jeremy sent over a link to Buck’s “Where happens…” campaign. Super simple spot that looks great. 

Diogo Kalil directed this nike spot for Belief  Watch Steven Jackson. via Cpluv.

Brad Chmielewski from Daily Planet was kind enough to contribute the Chicago Blackhawks 2007 “in game” open. Great job to everybody on the team. How easy is the comp to update? I’m sure every season the Hawks need to alter the project in terms of the new team roster. 

Hard to believe that this was created four years ago. Even harder to believe that its still being used, not to say that it’s (to) outdated, but rather that I can’t think of one motion graphics piece that is used daily, for four years straight. What’s even more amazing is how recognizable this package has become. You’ve got to respect a designer that can create something that becomes this imitated. 

I love looking for inspiration in boards. Too bad this piece isn’t an animation.Usually you get to see a pure idea before is passes through the various levels of approval. Where everyone from the account team to the client’s 5 year old daughter get to decide how to “enhance” your idea and fill in all that “blank” space with more “creativity”. As if creativity is a quantity and simpler design isn’t negative space. Anywho, I’ve had Jon Saunders bookmarked in my boards folder and haven’t checked his site in a long time. Great work. 

Always great work coming from Imaginary Forces. Did they win a Sports Emmy for this?

I came across this in the testimonial section of Wondertouch’s Partical Illusion plugin. Why its none other than a few of our Mafia members answer questions about Partical Illusion. Roman Farias for the Chicago White Sox, Rommel Paraiso for the Chicago Bears and Jeremy Frye for the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks. 

 Digging around for examples of the projects nominated for Sports Emmy’s this year, I came across a case study that Troika did for their Sunday Night Football/Football Night America package. This is hands down the most comprehensive and revealing sports related motion graphics I’ve ever come across. I just wish it was longer.  Great to see some real world examples of Cinema 4D, I wonder what parts were done in C4D. I’m also very curious about the scripting that Troika used to create graphics for every team and player. I know that when I was at the Bulls, I had a few photoshop and after effects scripts that I used. Basically linking variables to cells in database (CSV document) calling up player names, numbers, positions, team logos, colors etc. Does anyone have any experience using C4D’s Xpresso or any database driven graphics techniques?

A Couple weeks ago the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominees of this years Sports Emmy Awards. For a full list of the nominees click here. 

Outstanding GRAPHIC DESIGN

• FOX: NFL on FOX (just as I thought, they got nominated) or could this be REZN8’s package?
• NBC: Sunday Night Football / Football Night In America
• ABC: Super Bowl XL ”Drive to Detroit”
• NBC: The XX Olympic Winter Games

Outstanding PRODUCTION DESIGN / ART DIRECTION

• ESPN:  2006 NFL Draft - Tease for Day 1 and Day 2
• ESPN : Monday Night Football - Tease for MIN / WSH & GB / PHI
• ESPN: Monday Night Football - Transformation Open Featuring Ben Stiller
• ABC: NBA Finals - Tease / Open

April 28 - Sports Emmy® AwardsRose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYCBroadway at 60th Street, NY