FLOW STATE
FLOW STATE
FLOW STATE
SUMMARY:
A MOTION GRAPHICS EXPERIMENT THAT PUSHES DURATION AND TECHNIQUE THROUGH COLOUR, FAUX 3D, AND PLAYFUL EXPLORATION.
SUMMARY:
A MOTION GRAPHICS EXPERIMENT THAT PUSHES DURATION AND TECHNIQUE THROUGH COLOUR, FAUX 3D, AND PLAYFUL EXPLORATION.
SUMMARY:
A MOTION GRAPHICS EXPERIMENT THAT PUSHES DURATION AND TECHNIQUE THROUGH COLOUR, FAUX 3D, AND PLAYFUL EXPLORATION.
YEAR: 2024
SCOPE: MOTION GRAPHIC, ILLUSTRATION, ANIMATION
TYPE: SELF-INITIATED
YEAR: 2024
SCOPE: MOTION GRAPHIC, ILLUSTRATION, ANIMATION
TYPE: SELF-INITIATED
YEAR: 2024
SCOPE: MOTION GRAPHIC, ILLUSTRATION, ANIMATION
TYPE: SELF-INITIATED






ABOUT:
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
THIS PROJECT WAS A SELF INITIATED MOTION GRAPHICS EXPERIMENT WHERE I CHALLENGED MYSELF TO CREATE A PIECE LONGER THAN 30 SECONDS. IT SERVED AS A SPACE FOR ME TO PLAY, LEARN, AND EXPLORE NEW TECHNIQUES WITHOUT THE PRESSURE OF A STRICT BRIEF. THROUGH THIS WORK, I FOCUSED ON COLOUR EXPLORATION USING CURVES, STUDIED THE STYLES OF MOTION GRAPHERS I ADMIRE ON YOUTUBE, AND EXPERIMENTED WITH FAUX 3D TO ADD DEPTH AND DIMENSION TO THE VISUALS. THE PROJECT REFLECTS A PROCESS DRIVEN APPROACH AND MY ENJOYMENT OF LEARNING THROUGH MAKING.
THIS PROJECT WAS A SELF INITIATED MOTION GRAPHICS EXPERIMENT WHERE I CHALLENGED MYSELF TO CREATE A PIECE LONGER THAN 30 SECONDS. IT SERVED AS A SPACE FOR ME TO PLAY, LEARN, AND EXPLORE NEW TECHNIQUES WITHOUT THE PRESSURE OF A STRICT BRIEF. THROUGH THIS WORK, I FOCUSED ON COLOUR EXPLORATION USING CURVES, STUDIED THE STYLES OF MOTION GRAPHERS I ADMIRE ON YOUTUBE, AND EXPERIMENTED WITH FAUX 3D TO ADD DEPTH AND DIMENSION TO THE VISUALS. THE PROJECT REFLECTS A PROCESS DRIVEN APPROACH AND MY ENJOYMENT OF LEARNING THROUGH MAKING.
THIS PROJECT WAS A SELF INITIATED MOTION GRAPHICS EXPERIMENT WHERE I CHALLENGED MYSELF TO CREATE A PIECE LONGER THAN 30 SECONDS. IT SERVED AS A SPACE FOR ME TO PLAY, LEARN, AND EXPLORE NEW TECHNIQUES WITHOUT THE PRESSURE OF A STRICT BRIEF. THROUGH THIS WORK, I FOCUSED ON COLOUR EXPLORATION USING CURVES, STUDIED THE STYLES OF MOTION GRAPHERS I ADMIRE ON YOUTUBE, AND EXPERIMENTED WITH FAUX 3D TO ADD DEPTH AND DIMENSION TO THE VISUALS. THE PROJECT REFLECTS A PROCESS DRIVEN APPROACH AND MY ENJOYMENT OF LEARNING THROUGH MAKING.






CHALLENGE:
THE MAIN CHALLENGE WAS SUSTAINING VISUAL INTEREST AND CONSISTENCY OVER A LONGER DURATION THAN I WAS USED TO. CREATING A 30 PLUS SECOND PIECE REQUIRED MORE PLANNING, PACING, AND VARIATION TO AVOID THE ANIMATION FEELING REPETITIVE.
ANOTHER CHALLENGE WAS LEARNING NEW TECHNIQUES FROM SCRATCH, INCLUDING COLOUR CURVES AND FAUX 3D, WHICH INVOLVED A LOT OF SELF LEARNING, OBSERVATION, AND TRIAL AND ERROR.
CHALLENGE:
THE MAIN CHALLENGE WAS SUSTAINING VISUAL INTEREST AND CONSISTENCY OVER A LONGER DURATION THAN I WAS USED TO. CREATING A 30 PLUS SECOND PIECE REQUIRED MORE PLANNING, PACING, AND VARIATION TO AVOID THE ANIMATION FEELING REPETITIVE.
ANOTHER CHALLENGE WAS LEARNING NEW TECHNIQUES FROM SCRATCH, INCLUDING COLOUR CURVES AND FAUX 3D, WHICH INVOLVED A LOT OF SELF LEARNING, OBSERVATION, AND TRIAL AND ERROR.
CHALLENGE:
THE MAIN CHALLENGE WAS SUSTAINING VISUAL INTEREST AND CONSISTENCY OVER A LONGER DURATION THAN I WAS USED TO. CREATING A 30 PLUS SECOND PIECE REQUIRED MORE PLANNING, PACING, AND VARIATION TO AVOID THE ANIMATION FEELING REPETITIVE.
ANOTHER CHALLENGE WAS LEARNING NEW TECHNIQUES FROM SCRATCH, INCLUDING COLOUR CURVES AND FAUX 3D, WHICH INVOLVED A LOT OF SELF LEARNING, OBSERVATION, AND TRIAL AND ERROR.
APPROACH:
I STARTED BY STUDYING THE WORK OF MOTION GRAPHERS I LOOK UP TO, BREAKING DOWN THEIR USE OF COLOUR, MOVEMENT, AND DEPTH. FROM THERE, I EXPERIMENTED WITH COLOUR CURVES TO UNDERSTAND HOW SMALL ADJUSTMENTS COULD SHIFT MOOD AND ENERGY.
AS THE PIECE DEVELOPED, I INCORPORATED FAUX 3D TECHNIQUES TO CREATE A SENSE OF SPACE WHILE MAINTAINING A FLAT, GRAPHIC STYLE. THE PROCESS WAS HIGHLY ITERATIVE, ALLOWING THE VISUALS TO EVOLVE ORGANICALLY THROUGH PLAY AND EXPLORATION.
APPROACH:
I STARTED BY STUDYING THE WORK OF MOTION GRAPHERS I LOOK UP TO, BREAKING DOWN THEIR USE OF COLOUR, MOVEMENT, AND DEPTH. FROM THERE, I EXPERIMENTED WITH COLOUR CURVES TO UNDERSTAND HOW SMALL ADJUSTMENTS COULD SHIFT MOOD AND ENERGY.
AS THE PIECE DEVELOPED, I INCORPORATED FAUX 3D TECHNIQUES TO CREATE A SENSE OF SPACE WHILE MAINTAINING A FLAT, GRAPHIC STYLE. THE PROCESS WAS HIGHLY ITERATIVE, ALLOWING THE VISUALS TO EVOLVE ORGANICALLY THROUGH PLAY AND EXPLORATION.
APPROACH:
I STARTED BY STUDYING THE WORK OF MOTION GRAPHERS I LOOK UP TO, BREAKING DOWN THEIR USE OF COLOUR, MOVEMENT, AND DEPTH. FROM THERE, I EXPERIMENTED WITH COLOUR CURVES TO UNDERSTAND HOW SMALL ADJUSTMENTS COULD SHIFT MOOD AND ENERGY.
AS THE PIECE DEVELOPED, I INCORPORATED FAUX 3D TECHNIQUES TO CREATE A SENSE OF SPACE WHILE MAINTAINING A FLAT, GRAPHIC STYLE. THE PROCESS WAS HIGHLY ITERATIVE, ALLOWING THE VISUALS TO EVOLVE ORGANICALLY THROUGH PLAY AND EXPLORATION.








