We recently came across an innovative idea that has become very popular in the motion graphic’s scene. It was created by Nick Campbell (of Greyscale Gorilla), a motion designer and iPhone app designer who lives in Chicago.
Nick is very interested in helping others fight the dreaded mind-blocks and constraints that sometimes make the creative mind go crazy, and he has devised a system that helps people let go of those influences and let their creativity flow.
He gives his readers a theme, which can be a word, a phrase or a category and they create a 5 second video of whatever their mind takes them to. Nick then picks a winner and features this video along with some of the entries on his blog. Sometimes they may have prizes, but overall it’s just a great way to fill your mind with visual inspiration from people around the world.
It’s amazing to see the great variety of interpretations his readers had of the phrase “retro” or “straigh lines only.”
5 sec project Retro from sweet-salty on Vimeo.
Straight Lines Park from Diego Von Diego on Vimeo.
Nude No More from Romain Verdier on Vimeo.
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