Motion Graphics
This page features four motion graphics projects built from scratch, each exploring a different approach to visual storytelling through movement, typography, and sound. Together, they reflect my growth in concept development, technical execution, and intentional motion design using the Adobe Creative Cloud.
My Life as a TV Show
A 30-second TV show opening inspired by my life, drawing from my roots in the Colorado Rockies and the people who have shaped me most.
The concept turns everyday moments into an opening sequence, using music, pacing, and cast-style credits to tell a personal story. The piece is meant to feel familiar and nostalgic, highlighting the place, relationships, and the small moments that define who I am.
This was my first project in After Effects and marked the beginning of my exploration into motion design. I focused on learning foundational skills like pacing, transitions, text animation, masking, motion paths, and time-based effects, using them to create a cohesive narrative and translate personal memories into motion.
Lyric Video: Soaked by BENEE
A one-minute kinetic typography lyric video created for the song Soaked by BENEE, exploring how motion and typography can express sound, emotion, and mood.
The concept is rooted in the song’s playful yet introspective energy. Movement is used to mirror shifting emotions in the lyrics, with typography responding directly to the beat and vocal delivery. The goal was to let the visuals feel as expressive and slightly unpredictable as the song itself.
This project pushed me to be intentional with timing and motion. I focused on applying core animation principles like easing, anticipation, squash and stretch, follow-through, and parenting motion, alongside animated shapes, vector and raster assets, and individually animated letters. Together, these elements helped me translate the feeling of the song into a cohesive visual experience.
Local TV Commercial: Hot House Yoga
A 30-second commercial created for Hot House Yoga, an Iowa City–based yoga studio whose core audience is college students.
The concept is inspired by the release of stress and the grounding calm yoga provides which can sometimes be the only true break from academic pressure. As a college student myself, the piece reflects the mental reset that comes from stepping onto the mat and disconnecting from work and school.
The project incorporates broadcast-standard motion design techniques, including green screen compositing, rotoscoping, motion tracking, animated assets, and easing, to visually guide viewers from tension to clarity.
3D Bumper: US Open
A 12-second 3D broadcast bumper created as a conceptual intro for the U.S. Open, designed to live within a modern sports broadcast environment.
The concept serves as an homage to the legacy U.S. Open logo, while reflecting its 2018 rebrand and the tournament’s evolution into a more contemporary, forward-looking identity. Visually, the piece represents a transition from tradition to the future of the U.S. Open brand. I wanted to honor its history while embracing motion, dimensionality, and energy.
This project focused on working fully in 3D space, incorporating extruded text and shapes, animated 3D models, intentional camera movement, environmental and spot lighting, and animation principles translated into depth and space to create a polished, broadcast-style bumper.