Swift Logistics Animation by Ben & Anvil |
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| DESIGN NAME: Swift Logistics PRIMARY FUNCTION: Animation INSPIRATION: Our inspiration was the modernist use of a limited palette. It makes for a cohesive project and some innovative uses of colour. We kept to bright colours that were different to the colours of the actual items in reality. This helped to carry the idea that the images were symbols or icons, rather than graphical representations. This was to ensure that the logo did not look like a separate element to the animation, tacked on to the end as an afterthought. The palette ensured a running theme. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The brief for this project was to create a short animation for Swift Logistics company. The animation shows some of the different modes of transport and shipping that a logistics company would use. We see our package, which goes into a van, then onto an airplane and then is delivered to a house. The palette is limited to four bright colours, and these coloured shapes transform into each new image. These four colours then make up the company logo for the last scene. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The animation opens on a blue backdrop. Six circles appear on the screen and spin down to transform into a box for delivery. The box closes and is sealed. The box transforms back into the circles which spin down to make a van. We see a couple of boxes in the back of the van bouncing around. The van transforms into an airplane which sways from side to side as if flying. This turns into a door which opens to reveal the package on the doorstep. This then transforms into the shipping company's logo. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in May 2015 and took one week to complete. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: This was designed and completed using the Adobe Creative Suite, first in Illustrator and Photoshop, then composited in After Effects. The element of movement was important, to keep the symbols from looking static. This was to ensure that the viewer would continue to be interested, so we have a bounce or sway added to each element. It was essential to use an audio track that was upbeat and light, to help create a sense of fun. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: This was rendered in cinematic 16:9 aspect ratio. TAGS: Animation, Motion Graphics, Visual Communications, Logo, Sting, Ident RESEARCH ABSTRACT: The most important aspect of this animation was to transmit the idea of a variety of shipping methods all working together to deliver a package. We wanted to show that each method was distinct but that it was one journey. The use of a limited palette and transforming one image into the next helped to carry the idea. Creating it with simple vector shapes that had similar styles in their angles and simplicity of design meant it was a very graphical look, with an illustrative quality. CHALLENGE: The hardest part of this design challenge was creating images that were equally similar in detail, so they looked like part of a set. Also we had to be creative in the placement of colour so that each element had equal proportions of the colours used, to further give the idea of a set. Then choosing how to break up each image and transform it into the next was difficult to keep it looking fresh. We started with a logo design and palette that worked, and moved from there to designing the others. ADDED DATE: 2015-10-25 16:51:09 TEAM MEMBERS (2) : Daniel Cantwell and Ailbhe Cantwell IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1: Creator Daniel Cantwell, 2015 Image #2: Creator Daniel Cantwell, 2015 Image #3: Creator Daniel Cantwell, 2015 Image #4: Creator Daniel Cantwell, 2015 Image #5: Creator Daniel Cantwell, 2015 Video Credits: Creator Daniel Cantwell, 2015 |
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NAME: Ben & Anvil PROFILE: Ben & Anvil is a Creative Post-Production studio, based in Dublin. The studio offers visual services such as motion graphics and animations in both 2D and 3D, to cover corporate idents and stings to animated infographics or short animated films. Ben & Anvil is also a full service visual effects studio for the film and tv industry, and offers VFX consultancy. The studio has been busy since the launch of the website in September 2015. Their animated short The Story of Gin has won three animation awards, Silver at the Accenture Digital Media Awards for Best Design, and is exhibiting for three months at the Global Irish Design Challenge in 2016. Ben & Anvil were Finalists at the PromaxBDA European Awards in Barcelona and are also Finalists in the Blacknight SME Awards. The studio’s focus is always on top-quality design, and that has been reflected in their recent achievements. Since setting up, the Ben & Anvil team have helped national and international clients with the development of their ideas into well-designed video content and are always looking forward to the next challenge. |
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Swift Logistics Animation by Ben & Anvil is Winner in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Category, 2015 - 2016.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Ben & Anvil. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Ben & Anvil. |
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