Week 1 Day 1: Introduction to Motion Design

Tuesday served as an introduction to motion design, the art of bringing graphic design to life.  We watched a couple videos that introduced us to some really great examples of the power of motion design.  

The first was Motion Plus Design Center's What is Motion Design?, which is full of stunning imagery & past--& some timeless--gems from the surprisingly long history of motion design.

The second video was a contemporary example of effective motion design.  Office & home furniture manufacturer Herman Miller's This is You uses abstracted illustrations, typography, animation, & audio to support their message.

Lastly, we looked at motion design's role on the web, one of which being hover effects.  We checked Tympanus.net for some pretty modern hover effect samples (some more effective than others).