Week 5A

In class, we critiqued our word animation assignment. Even though I had tried to keep mine simple and not include as much motion to keep the feeling of urgency and seriousness, I was advised to make it more dynamic. Some of the other criticism I received was

• More motion
• Change type-face (too generic)
• Add "..." for foredshadowing
• Find a good middle ground between static and dynamic animation

I was given positive feedback as well, as my animation was very easy to read, creative black and white transition, and successfully gave off the serious feeling I was aiming for.
We were introduced to a new project where we must animate a logo. It must be either an opener or an end tag. We must determine the context and type of animation it will be. I have a few ideas. Since I really enjoy the style of comics, I first thought of animating the blue Marvel logo. I would create a "slap" effect of the Marvel logo being placed on the foreground, followed by a graffiti effect which writes the "Comics" part.

              

My second idea would be a little more complicated. It would animate the Batman logo as if he were spreading his wings to reveal his name inside. I'm unsure how I would do this, so it's unlikely that i'll choose this. I've been playing with the idea thinking of different things I could do since I really enjoy this logo. 

                                                  

Lastly, the idea I will most likely go with is the "Steam" logo. I already have a pretty great idea of what I'd do with it and I know how I'd do it. I plan to animate the logo step by step, making it very fluid. It'll start out as a white background with a black symbol, but as it reaches its peak, the colors will invert themselves. I could also have the word "Steam" grow and swing around towards the bottom of it.