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From design breakdowns and advice to industry trends, this is where I share ideas, insights, and inspiration.

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Intro to Stop Motion

Color isn’t just about making something look good, it’s a storytelling tool that guides emotion, focus, and meaning as elements move on screen. Being intentional with palettes and consistency…

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An Animated Intro

Reading Animated Storytelling helped me rethink how I approach motion design, especially the role of story and planning in animation. Rather than treating motion as something purely visual, the book emphasizes that animation is a communication tool…

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Intro to Motion: Gifs

Reading the introduction and pre-production chapter of Animated Storytelling really shifted how I think about animation. Instead of treating motion as something you add at the end, the book frames animation as a storytelling tool that starts long before anything actually moves.

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