魑魅 Chimi - Monsters that come about from the strange atmospheres in mountains and forests.
魍魎 Mōryō - Considered to be spirits formed from the life energy of rivers.
These were the first three monsters of the series that were illustrated. The forms were inspired by different organs, and represented innate desires.
These illustrations were meant to represent the personas we form in our minds, which are concoctions of various inner desires.
The next step was to bring the illustrations into Maxon Cinema 4D. It was a great learning experience trying to recreate forms from sketches to 3D.
The visual style is a blend of 2D outline strokes, photorealistic specular reflections, and posterized shading.
The track is full of emotions of fondness and tenderness. During the ideation process, I tried to capture these sentiments along with the irrational impulses one has when in love.
Affection is a feeling that stands out from all other emotions, hence the final art direction includes high color contrasts and central focal points that differs greatly from gridded background elements.
"A camera carrier, whether a professional, amateur, or artist, sees the world with vigilent eyes. This persistence in vision sees enchantment, awareness, and even poetry in the world. This is the art."
- Philip B. Meggs
The motion went through several iterations before landing on a balance between the brand personalities of inviting and trustworthy.
Since my internship with Eventbrite in 2016, I have continued working with them as a freelancer, creating short animations for new events and promotions.
I've also created ambient animations for the 2017 FLYCON event hosted by Eventbrite. Since FLYCON is a conference for concert venues, we wanted to translate the energy in music into line movements.
A new transportation model built around the culture of sharing.
Creating enjoyable commutes and strengthening communities.
"For the past month, I experienced a severe creative block,
and I decided to track my creative process.
It starts with setting the parameters.
Then I brainstorm through fragments of memories.
I visualize the possible outcomes.
And finally, I refine through past experiences.
But I realized with true inspiration, the process becomes simultaneous.
A new idea breezes through and grabs only the essentials, until it blooms and shocks me with its sophistication.
So perhaps to discover an idea that is nonexistent,
requires the idea to reveal itself.
And all we really can do is be there, and wait."