[Motion Graphics] The Mini-Mograph Project

[NS]

Very cool, I just gotta find a songs and do some brainstormin' and I'm in.

[Brad]

http://vimeo.com/26351643

Enjoy

Also made a Vimeo group. So whenever you've made something, upload it there and add it to the group.

[McDirty]

Nice and simple vid Brad. I love the hexagonal design as well. Where do you get your background textures from mostly?

[Metro]

Nice Brad. Very pleasing and professional looking =D

[NS]

Yeah I definitely like it. The colors and shapes are bright and bold but work together. It's simple but effective, just like I like it.

[Magnus]

Looked neat Brad. I was a bit sceptical about the neon-green typo. at first but it sort of made sense with the overall colorful surounding.
Animation went smoothly and the concept was well presented, nice job

[Brad]

Here's a little inspiration for the day

http://vimeo.com/3241601

This is a spot done for The Anime Network by Nando Costa who is one of my favorite motion designers. It's just got a really tight, clean, fluid style that I just dig on. He doesn't skimp on the graphic design either. Every transition goes to a lock-up that could be it's own unique styleframe. That's something that's good to get into the habit of. Look at a spot and then try and figure out what the original boards would've looked like. It helps when thinking about how to set up your own boards.

[McDirty]

http://www.vimeo.com/26643647

Try not to hate.

If you got comments, I would greatly appreciate them.

[Brad]

http://www.vimeo.com/26643647

Try not to hate.

If you got comments, I would greatly appreciate them.

Not bad Cool to see you doing stuff.

Here's some critique:

• As you pointed out in your description, the strokes themselves are kinda messy. You definitely see the repetition in the brush "shape", giving it a distinctly non-realistic look.
  
  The camera movements + cuts were kind of jarring. Like, you'd cut to a shot where the camera wasn't moving, right in the middle of the camera just starting to ramp up speed.
  
  Would've liked to have seen a bit more easing in the animation overall.
  
  Maybe bring more orange into that background. Or add a little subtle texture to the background. Like oriental parchment or silk or something.

I thought the splashes at the end looked really good, though as you said, they're stock Nevertheless you implemented them well from a compositional standpoint.


I'm still waiting on Jon to finish his up before I start a new theme + motif (since this whole thing really started as a way to get him specifically to do new stuff).

[McDirty]

Thanks a bunch Brad for the wonderful comments. I'm going to do another calligraphy vid like this, so I definitely appreciate and will apply the critique.