09 - Playground and Experiments
Playground and Experiments
Motion design experiments and side projects in animation and generative media techniques.
UX Choreography
2D/3D Animation
Generative Type
Various
Excerpts and details:
View the Case Study
Lunar Gala is a student-run organization invested in cultivating inter-disciplinary creative talent within the community. Every February, student designers, models, dancers, videographers, motion designers, technicians and a creative team bring their skills together to produce a fashion show.
I was given the opportunity to creatively direct and produce the show with Miriam Buchwald and Jibby Ani. Together, we built a distinct brand with videos, a print magazine, digital experiences, and designed the show experience itself.
While exploring dynamic typefaces, I became interested in the design of non-alphanumeric languages. I did a study of a few characters in my chinese name. Created in nodebox.js + Aftereffects. An example of one layer used to build this animation:
Created as a study for SXM Radio
High density foam
I choreographed a dance piece and captured my movements with Motion capture. With the data, we created this growing “tree” of movement.
Created in Maya using .mel script. Collaborator: Sylvia Kosowski
I've always loved hand drawn 2d animation, and tried my hand at small animations of water and creatures.
Made in Flash.
I was invited back to Lunar Gala to create a look for the alumni fashion line. This piece focused on the interplay between hard and soft