GRADX 2024
OPENING NIGHT ANIMATIONS
CLIENT
GradX 2024 Committee;
Swinburne University of technology
Design Bureau;
Swinburne University of Technology
COLLABORATORS
Swinburne’s Design Bureau required a team of volunteer motion designers to animate a set of static X’s for Swinburne’s end-of-year Graduate Exhibition, Grad X with the theme for 2024 being “50 years of Industry”. These animations would be projected onto the venue walls and played at the start of each award presentation for the different design categories on the opening night.
BACKGROUND
The X’s that needed to be animated came with instructions and directions to suit the client’s direction. A new group of the static letters that previously didn’t need to be animated were requested to be animated with no direction.
The goal was to analyse the shape of each letter and visualise how the animation would work. The client then provided feedback to help refine each static asset to approve ahead of the deadline.
THE BRIEF
Each of the Xs I was assigned was animated in line with the client’s vision. The final X (Master of Architecture) had no creative direction and was animated based on the static design. The solutions were played on a loop and projected on the venue wall whilst being played before the different design discipline awards were handed out to the 2024 design and architecture graduates.
