Animation, made in Manchester:

UI animation for Tempest Rising - GDF Faction

Tempest Rising is a modern RTS game developed by Slipgate Ironworks.

Initially my role in the project was to develop the UI animations to help transition the game menus and elements on-screen. This role quickly expanded to include creating updated map screens, cinematics, and a whole array of other UI motion design elements within the game.

The work you see here is specifcally for one faction within the game: The GDF (Global Defence Force) - a high-tech peacekeeping force. The high-tech nature of the faction inspired the intricate visuals and more futuristic look, especially when compared to the more retro low-tech graphics of the Tempest Dynasty.

UI Motion Design for Tempest Rising - DYN Faction

As part of my role developing the UI motion design for Tempest Rising, I was tasked with creating an alternative UI motion style for the second faction within the game: The Tempest Dynasty.

In the game's backstory, the Dynasty faction was born out of the countries that were hardest hit in the global nuclear war. As a result, the Dynasty faction doesn't have access to the same high-tech resources as the GDF faction.

Using this backstory and building on some initial style points I put together this legacy UI style that took inspiration from old computer interfaces and MS DOS style designs.

The end result works really well within the game for distinguishing the two factions and adding to the backstory of the faction using whatever legacy / retro tech they can get their hands on.

Animated explainer for Brewtopia

This was the launch video for a side project of mine: Brewtopia - a checklist against climate change.

The explainer is the first in what I hope to be a number of animations for the Brewtopia YouTube channel, running through different actions on how people can help fight climate breakdown.

I covered all aspects of this project, from script writing, to illustration, voiceover, and animation! I'm particularly fond of the little characters used throughout that help highlight the personal actions people can take.

Animated product explainer video for Matik.io

The team at Matik needed an animated explainer video for their product, something clear and concise that sums up what Matik is, and how it works for potential customers.

I covered the whole motion design process with this project: from the initial script to the final animation, and even providing the voiceover too.

It was great to work with the Matik team, the entire project was smooth and efficient, a really great collaboration that I would love to repeat.

Animated sci-fi trailer for the Galactic project

The Galactic sci-fi UI template is my latest project for Made by Loop, and one I've genuinely loved working on from start to finish.

Perhaps my favourite part of the process was creating the trailer in After Effects to help showcase and advertise the key features of the template. The screen mockup and visuals I created for the trailer ended up being fed back into the template itself to help others design their own visuals.

Editing the template visuals to a pretty epic audio track was also a lot of fun, as was trying to create a photorealistic style within After Effects - it really makes you think about the composition of things, light, and how things would look "in the real world".

Animated 3D explainer video for MSL

The client was keen to highlight the link between people and technology at the heart of their business. With this in mind, I wrote the script to focus on the idea that buildings are so much more than the structures we see, that they thrive because of what goes on behind the scenes: the world of MSL.

The style and colours used are all straight from the MSL colour palette, using a combination of After Effects and Cinema 4D I managed to create a 3D world in quite a unique style.