Canada Goose

Canada Goose Next Gen Project Cover
Canada Goose Next Gen Project Cover
Canada Goose Next Gen Project Cover

Motion Graphics - Keeping The Planet Cold

About Canada Goose

Canada Goose asked me to animate titles for this influencer CSR campaign. What interested me about this challenge? 

  • Exploring the iPad Pro's new drawing and motion tools.

  • Designing a workflow for draw-in title lettering. 

  • Building motion tests to find the best fit for production.

ROLE

Motion Designer, Illustrator

TIMELINE

Jan–Feb 2023

LOCATION

Remote

Lettering Examples from Canada Goose for Ben Weeks Showing His work samples they enjoyed.
Lettering Examples from Canada Goose for Ben Weeks Showing His work samples they enjoyed.
Lettering Examples from Canada Goose for Ben Weeks Showing His work samples they enjoyed.

challenge

The images shown are examples of my past work selected by the client for the treatment. We thought creating custom lettering would be our main challenge. But the client had us adapt an existing brush script to animate instead for time and budget reasons. I also created letter variations so each letter would be unique on each title card.

Lettering animation vector paths in after effects
Lettering animation vector paths in after effects
Lettering animation vector paths in after effects

process

Once the art director approved the placement and letter form alternates, I animated the draw-ins in After Effects with my team. For animation we used the path tool to draw curves along the letterforms. (That curve was linked to a mask that reveals the lettering.) With the help of a freelance friend based in Brooklyn NY (Jeremy Leung) we were able to finish a lot of content in a fairly tight timeline.


Animated gif of lettering draw in for supers
Animated gif of lettering draw in for supers
Animated gif of lettering draw in for supers

Outcome

We created a range of videos for all the social formats needed. What did I learn? The iPad didn't work as well as expected for lettering animation. The path tool in After Effects was best to mask letters. It gave us more control of timing, resolution, and frame rate. Thanks to the great producer as well General Store Project. See More Videos ->

We created a range of videos for all the social formats needed. What did I learn? The iPad didn't work as well as expected for lettering animation. The path tool in After Effects was best to mask letters. It gave us more control of timing, resolution, and frame rate. Thanks to the great producer as well General Store Project. See More Videos ->

Animated gif example from video
Animated gif example from video
Animated gif example from video
Video opener example 'Next Gen: Seek out Sustainability'
Video opener example 'Next Gen: Seek out Sustainability'
Video opener example 'Next Gen: Seek out Sustainability'
Image of a map showing arrows with ocean currents
Image of a map showing arrows with ocean currents
Image of a map showing arrows with ocean currents

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