Motion Graphics Exercise: The Square

For this exercise, I had to start and end with a centred 250px square.

Memory Pictures and Puzzles

Another Siba Style game, which is based on Classic Concentration. Again, I provided the visual graphics (except for the illustrations used in the puzzles). I had just started my studies at Algonquin (which is why I had no time to do bulk illustrations), when I learned how to add gradients and curved corners to strokes in Photoshop! Yet again a mind-blowing lesson (many thanks to my Interactive Design teacher, Jed Looker). Of course this was before Illustrator updated so that strokes can have gradients. I wonder why Photoshop's strokes were more advanced than Illustrator's?

iMagic Really?

The first App I completed with Siba Style. It was lots of fun to do. Though, if I had thought of expanding the strokes and had known about the shape builder tool, the iMagic icon would have been so much easier to do! And thank God for Artboards!! Whoever thought of adding it to Illustrator was a genius. Makes exporting everything infinitely easier! (Though this particular app was simple in terms of exporting, the trivia app

uLaw: Total Cost of Ownership

Credits go out to Nimalan Yoganathan for composing the music and adding the sound effects, and Damodharan Narayanan for the script.

Rockets

Yet another 24hr After Effects project. This one took a lot more planning though, since it was a tactile project. I even bought a remote control for my camera and (thanks to Will Reid for the tip) I learned how to hook my camera up to my computer so that the pictures transfer immediately. I also struggled with a concept because all I could think was why would I animate this manually, when I can do the same thing in After Effects in a minute? I also couldn't decide on Rockets or Lollipops for my theme, so at the end I bought a huge bag of each from the Bulk Barn. On a slightly off topic, I've decided that when I become a home owner, I'll paint one of my rooms all green, so I won't ever have to worry about having a green screen.

Thanks again to my sister for being my actress. Her face was much more exaggerated than usual. The music was a cover of Rocketeer by Clara C., though I cut and rearranged the music a bit.

Jack and the Beanstalk

Another 24hr After Effects exercise, this one focusing on type. I completely forgot how long the story was, so I watered it down a lot. Thanks to my Mom for the audio. Her narrative was added last, so we had to do a lot of retakes. I had a couple technical problems I wasn't able to figure out, but overall, I like it.

A Love From Out of This World

Semester 4!

An 24hr After Effects exercise for Motion Graphics class.

Problem?

On Top of Spaghetti