Surmount, a Full-Service Commercial Real Estate brand preparing for its public launch, needed a subtle and clean logo animation to use across digital platforms. The goal was to design a 3–5 second animation that felt refined, modern, and minimal, inspired by motion styles like the Perplexity AI logo — with no sound, and a transparent background for use on websites and in videos.

I was approached via Contra to bring this idea to life and delivered within 72 hours.

Animate the Surmount logo with modern, clean motion

Keep it subtle. No flashy transitions or over-animation

Export in high-quality .mov with alpha channel

Maintain a transparent background for flexible use

Meet a tight deadline for a mid-week launch

Rive (for real-time motion design and export)

Box (For project delivery)

The Co-founder of Surmount, shared:

The static logo in vector format

A clear style reference: the Perplexity AI logo animation

A need for transparency, elegance, and fast delivery

I explored three micro-animations:

Outline trace reveal

Soft spin + scale-in

Fade + mask reveal

After reviewing options, we aligned on a trace + soft rotation reveal, to subtly introduce the Surmount logo with modern finesse.

Vector paths were prepped for smooth stroke reveal

Easing was used to create a natural flow

Spin-in motion added depth without being distracting

Timed to loop seamlessly, if needed

Delivered ahead of schedule

Website loading animation (preloader)

Intro/outro for brand videos

Social media content (Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.)

Hero section animation on the website

Hover effects or micro-interactions in UI

Presentation decks and pitch materials

Internal product demos or explainer videos

App splash screen animation

Branded transitions between video sections

Digital ads and paid media assets

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