A 60-second vertical motion graphics piece where the music drives every move. I mapped the song's beats and the timing of every sung word, then built each scene so it reacts to them. The kick drum turns a 3D ring tower, each sung word drops a sticker, a word or a 3D object, and every scene change lands on a bar.
The style is editorial print: cream paper, drafting lines, condensed and serif type, soft 3D objects, and an orange, navy and teal palette.
Deliverable: 1080×1920 MP4, 60 s, made for Reels, Shorts and TikTok.
Fade Into You by Mazzy Star is my favourite song ever!!
It's one of those songs I put on whenever I need a little reminder of how good life can feel.
For this cover, I wanted to capture the feeling of freedom, movement, and that almost weightless feeling of being alive. Like driving with the windows down, your head out in the wind, or opening your window at night and getting lost in the stars.
The idea was to make the typography part of the image, not just something placed on top. Almost like the words are floating inside that little dream you get lost in while listening to music.
I do my best work when I'm excited about it. This took me under 2h from start to finish. Might have to get more selective about the projects I take on from now on.