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Squares in Squares

October 2020, Personal Project using Illustrator and After Effects

Squares in Squares featured on Stefan Sagmeister’s daily instagram blog
Squares in Squares featured on the DAAP School of Design Instagram Page



︎Overview: Square in Squares is a short, looping motion graphic piece about the repetition and mundane realities of online learning. Months deep into online learning I came to the realization my life had narrowed down to a series of screens; the deeper I looked the more squares in squares I found. Nothing pictured is based on any specific person or class, but the general realities that inevitably come with online instruction.
︎Objectives:
  • Expand on my motion graphic skills
  • Manage a personal project on a no deadline timeline 
  • Convey the emotional feeling of an online class









︎Story Board: The project was story boarded to expand upon the original idea prior to when it was considered as a motion design project. This series was then eventually used as a basis for a digital story board.











︎Finalizing: Once a motion graphics approach was decided upon the original storyboard was developed into 5 style frames which were refined and prepped to be imported into After Effects. Once in After Effects the animation and sound effects were added.