Pop Up Magazine 開頭標題 by Rafael de Araujo

Pop Up Magazine 開頭標題 by Rafael de Araujo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 電影設計 Competition Category.

銀電影· 2020

Pop Up Magazine 開頭標題

by Rafael de Araujo

Client: Pop Up Magazine

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 電影 Category

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The Design

About Pop Up Magazine 開頭標題

該項目是一次抽象而流暢的探索逃生問題（2019年主題）的旅程，展示了由此帶來的變化，新事物和後果。所有的視覺效果都很乾淨舒適，與逃生所帶來的令人不舒服的現實形成鮮明對比。設計在不斷變化，動畫中的變形形狀代表由某種情況引起的重新適應行為。逃生有不同的含義，解釋和觀點，從嬉戲到嚴肅。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Pop Up Magazine 開頭標題是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Pop Up Magazine 開頭標題將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Pop Up Magazine 開頭標題是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Escaping a room, escaping work, city, nature, escaping a mindset, identity, escaping from your past and future? Escape was the theme chosen for 2019, it takes on different meanings and interpretations, from playful to serious. The project was a journey to explore escape issues in abstract ways. This ride suggests to escape all the time, but at the same time, we are opening doors to discover something new, out of our comfort zone and learning from that.
Dimensions & Packaging: We did variations for the delivery: 1 minute piece, 1 bumper of 10 seconds and 3 bumpers of 3 seconds. All done in fullHD 1920 x 1080 pixels.
Tags: illustration, art design, escape, minimalist, flow, morph, animation, 2d, abstract, fluid
Production Technology: The project was done 100% Digital. For Animation, I mixed cel animation techniques with keyframes interpolations, done with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects.
Design Challenge: The only challenge here was in the creative process, how to create an abstract piece in 1 minute and keep the storytelling making sense. So was divided by introduction, with the doors opening, (which can be interpreted as ''escaping''), then presenting the main character, in a shape of a circle, escaping from a pattern of squares, falling and getting stuck in a puzzle, escaping from other eyes, cities, natures and going on.
Research: I did a narrative review of the relationship between the concept ''escape'' and the stories from the contributors, so me and Annie, Art director from Pop-Up magazine, did some sketches and collected examples from all stories, like, escape from a situation, from the city, from nature, etc.. with all ideas selected, we started to produce the piece.
Inspiration: The idea for this project was to create a contemplative piece to watch.
We wanted to transform the scene, show different perspectives and new paths.
We were inspired by minimal and clean shapes, like doors and eyes, but for the most part, abstract forms. In the animation, we were looking for organic and smooth transitions, morphing all the time.
The design, animation, and music were synced in perfect harmony, leading a poetic flow for the entire piece.
Project Duration: The project started in June 2019, I was based in Los Angeles, and Annie based in San Francisco, and the exhibition started in California in September 2019.
Operation Flow: Keyframes interpolation was used in some situations, basically, you define point A and B, and the software creates the in-between. For cel animation, you draw every frame, using the animation principles.
The project was done in 12 frames per second, so the piece looks more craft hand and less digital.
Team Members: Pop-Up Magazine Art Direction:Annie Jen
Music:Magik*Magik Orchestra
Composer:Minna Choi
Design / Animation / Direction:Rafael de Araujo
Created by Pop-Up Magazine
Image Credits: Rafael de Araujo, 2019.