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Design in Motion Thread

 

 

( Design | Sound | Code ) .: in motion

 

Learning to design for motion requires an array of skills and resources. This track presents core educational opportunities for designers and animators from beginner to advanced.

 

 


 

Design in Motion Events

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Thr Jan 16 : Commercial Art Screening

Shown for the first time anywhere in the world, this superlative collection delivers 40 of the most inspired and spectacular commercials, music videos, virals, broadcast designs, game cinematics and short films of 2007.

 

Featured artists include: Blur, Psyop, Blizzard Entertainment, Speedshape, Pleix, The Mill, Passion Pictures, Helios Design Labs, Shilo, and Supinfocom.

 

Fri Jan 17 : Video Art Screening

The best of over two years of monthly video art gallery screenings on a public video art kiosk in Harvard Square Boston. This finely-crafted collection focuses on motion pictures created for online and offline contemporary art museums. For the first time experience the best of Lumen Eclipse.

Artists include: Miguel Arteta + Miranda July, Barnstormers, Hifana, Steven Subotnick, Eduardo Recife (misprinted type), Jonas + FranÇois, Ali Taylor and more.

 

Design in Motion Classes

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Tue : Inter-media Animation or Final Cut HD Bootcamp

by Mac Specialist @ SAIC

and Nathan Peck @ Chicago Art Department South Loop

 

Wed : Motion Graphics Summit Day 1

Art in Motion Screening

Broadcast Panel with Radar and Mightybytes

 

Thr : Motion Graphics Summit Day 2

Conscious Motion Screening

Media Divergence by Mason Dixon

 

Fri : After Effects Design Techniques

by Toolfarm @ SAIC

 

Sat : Apple Motion or Maxon Cinema 4D

by Toolfarm @ SAIC

and Maxon @ Columbia College

 

Sun : Collaboration Workshop

by Mason Dixon @ Chicago Art Department South Loop

 

 

Students that attend all 6 days will receive a Applied Motion Certification from the Imagination College.