Motion Design Favourites (October 2021)
My top three favourite motion design work from this month
(I am a huge fan of everyone’s work!)
Hello, welcome to my second post on Sunny Side Megg! There has been incredible work this month from studios and artists I greatly admire and can’t help but share them. Let’s get started on this list!
Between Lines Teaser by Sarah Beth Morgan
I have been looking forward to Sarah Beth Morgan’s film since fall of last year when I enrolled in her Illustration for Motion class by School of Motion. It’s such a joy finally being presented a trailer and it exceeds my expectations already.
Sarah Beth Morgan’s style never fails to impress me, the very thought-out choices and the way each scene transitions from one to another inspires me to apply in my own work. Most important the film feels so personal and I can already expect to be moved as we follow our protagonist, this young girl, navigate throughout the fully realized spaces. I’m really looking forward to seeing the film in full!
2. Let Me Explain (Facebook) by BIEN - the Inclusive Motion Design Studio
I was floored when I saw this piece! I have always looked up to BIEN - the Inclusive Motion Design Studio, especially for their strive for representation on screen. Seeing them work on a new Facebook’s piece and creating illustration guidelines for Facebook makes me so hopeful and excited.
This piece is unique in its own way, combining live footage to capture movement and integrating 2D and 3D animation to create this beautifully executed style. Besides their style, I am happy to see them implement their value in representation that holds true in the piece, Let Me Explain. I attended a conversation on Clubhouse hosted by Bien and they explain how they approach diversity on screen, they mention that representation on screen is not just about diversifying your cast for the sake of checking off a box. It is about challenging your unconscious bias and making room for individuals who are rarely seen outside their usual stereotype (Simplified example giving the leadership role to POC women - because let's be real its about time.) It was such an informative talk and their values hold true to their piece. I look forward to seeing Bien’s future work as always.
3. Dropbox Logo by Gunner
Last and certainly not least is Gunner’s captivating peice on the Dropbox logos. I find this piece so imaginative as it embraces the simplicity of Dropbox’s logo. I had to include it on my list as someone interested in familiarizing myself to logo animation. This one will certainly appear in many of my references when working on one. Its incredible to see how they tackled this piece, you can see how well they used design to solve the problem of limitations when it comes to minimal designs - but I love it.
As someone always most drawn upon illustrative styles, it has been a pleasure stumbling upon Gunner work and expanding my reference points to what makes a good design and why.
There you have it, top three motion design favourites from this month! Do you have any favourites? Excited to see what these studios and artists come out with as the holiday season approaches!
