Graphic Design Event = Home! ♥
Now, about the presentations: I only went yesterday afternoon to see NYC-based digital agency FirstBorn and Paris-based HelloHikimori, an independent graphics/digital/motion graphics design studio. Both were fantastic and truly inspiring, albeit in a very different way! FirstBorn focus was on communicating the studio's culture through 5 key points: 1- Be Goofy, 2- Be Self-Motivated, 3- Be Genuine, 4- Be Prepared, 6- Be positive. They did a great job at showing how self-motivated personal [passion] work can turn a seemingly boring client project into something fun to create, and that enjoying the process of creating was just as important as the final outcome. Hence, turning an imperfect project into a perfect one for both the designer and client.
HelloHikimori was less talk, more show. I mean... their showreel was amazing! And they have done a lot of promotional websites for cool shows such as The Walking Dead, Glee and True Blood via Orange Cinéma Séries. I didn't quite get what was the story behind the Fresh & Juicy animations (maybe because I was too busy tweeting and trying to record the videos all at the same time- Miss Octopus Hands!) but it doesn't matter.... these animations speak for themselves. They are soo cool, and definitely Paris cool. You know, that brand of cool that can exist in a Justice video or a Daft Punk show. And the music! I need to know what tracks/songs were those. Seriously. They brought such power to the already amazing animations. Wow, how many times have I said amazing?! I better stop.
Unluckily it dawn on me a little bit late that I could also use the real camera, instead of just Instagraming. Major duh. Which means no pics from the FirstBorn presentation, only lots of tweets. So I hope you'll enjoy what I was able to capture!
The guys from HelloHikimori
Stills from the Fresh & Juicy animation
And here are some of the animations HIKI presented:
[Unfortunately my point-and-shoot camera kept on
going in and out of focus. So...
Why didn't I bring the expensive HD one?!]
*Applause for my unshakeable hands!*
Anyword on the tracks?!
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