Design // Motion // Sound
These circles all exist within a clean digital landscape. I thought it would be unexpected and delightful if these little characters actually found their origin in a much different world, an alien environment of organic plant life. It’s just weird enough for me to get super pumped on the idea.
Getting the circles from point A to point B was the exciting task ahead of me.
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For me the creative process flows in and out of everyday life. I don’t force it. I think about it, draw inspiration from my kids, life experiences, and interests. Eventually the ideas bubble up to the surface. In this case it was 2am one morning.
I jumped out of bed and scrambled for a pen and paper. My wife Kristina wondering what I was up to at first but she knows sometimes I just have to get those ideas out. Half-awake, I was able to jot down some words and sketches. “I’ll see if it makes any sense in the morning”, I thought to myself.
To my delight the next morning my idea still felt good so I went with it.
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Some assets were created in Adobe Illustrator. Most often I'll create the majority of the artwork in Ai and then convert it to shape layers once in After Effects.
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A little bit of exaggeration, squashing and stretching, and anticipation allowed these simple orbs to take on a life of their own.
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