Small Contest

This is for a small contest for a Pokemon banner where two or more Pokemon are interacting in a really expressive way. I chose to do this.

Update: I ended up winning the competition that I entered this drawing into which game me a real boost in confidence!

Animation Test

I wanted to share a little animation practice that I'll be doing over the course of the months. It's still pretty choppy, but I will work on it.

Suzuki Competition

I have decided to try my hand at an official competition with a strict deadline to help prep me for the real world once I leave university. This project is all about Suzuki's motor products which involves designing a 30 second animation which helps portray their product.

Here is the context of the product:

Context

Life is short. People want to live it to the fullest. There are only 2 ways of living it: One is for those couch-potatoes who stay at home watching TV all day and secure themselves within their comfort zone, living every day in the same way. The other is for those who are willing to challenge themselves, regardless of how big the risks may be, no matter how old they are.

This challenger spirit is natural to SUZUKI, a world-known automotive manufacturer. Suzuki’s engineering spirit all started from the challenge on how to provide high quality cars and exciting driving experience to people around the world. It never ceases to surprise people with compact, light but beautifully designed vehicles with powerful and fuel-efficient engines. It wants to celebrate the challenger spirit that made the brand so far and inspire people to take a challenge to change their lives.

They have given a brief guideline of what they would like:

Brief

Show us in an appealing, exhilarating and inspiring video/animation that taking up an extraordinary challenge can change people’s ordinary lives and the world around them.

We are not looking for a clip of an extreme sport featuring a professional or dramatic sob stories. We want to see stories with ordinary people, maybe who are facing difficulties, or who want to change their lives and their society through a challenge, in a positive way. It can be a personal challenge or it can involve a group of people and become a team challenge. You should depict how this challenge can make a positive impact in these people’s lives and even onto the world around them. Let people feel the excitement, exhilarating fun and the positive energy of the challenge.

I have exactly 30 days to complete this animation so I will be uploading various design ideas and maybe a very quick storyboard to show my progress.