Client: Light Energy
Role: Motion Design Lead
Deliverables: Custom Illustrations + Interactive Lottie/Rive
Timeline: 11 Days (Rush)
The Problem: How do you visualize the invisible?
Light isn’t just another energy company; they’re a platform that lets other brands launch their own energy plans. It’s a powerful concept, but explaining "white-label energy infrastructure" with just text? That’s a fast way to lose a visitor’s attention.
They needed to move beyond static diagrams. The goal was to take complex, backend concepts — like API integrations and virtual power plants — and make them feel simple, fluid, and exciting. And they needed it fast: we had an 11-day window to go from "hello" to launch-ready code.
The Approach: "Stripe-Quality" Motion without the Bloat
We didn't just want pretty videos; we needed functional assets that the engineering team could plug directly into the site.
I designed a suite of 4 interactive Lottie animations that respond to the user. Instead of forcing visitors to read a paragraph about "API flexibility," they can simply hover over a graphic and watch the interface morph in real-time.
The Hero Loop: We created a "sense of wonder" right at page load, showing how energy flows seamlessly between homes, EVs, and the grid—looping perfectly so the site feels alive without slowing down the browser.
Interactive Storytelling: For the "What We Do" section, I built animations that trigger on scroll. As a user reads about "Custom Experiences," the visuals shift to match, keeping the storytelling tight and engaging.
Why It Worked
The secret sauce here wasn't just the animation — it was the technical delivery.
Engineers hate heavy video files that break site performance. Delivered ultra-lightweight code-embed ready JSON, .lottie, .rive, MP4, SVG files. 60fps, perfectly scalable, immediate dev implementation.
We hit the aggressive 11-day deadline with zero technical debt, giving Light a premium, "Stripe-level" brand polish just in time for their big launch.
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