Here's a new
BBC Science Focus cover illustration and animation on the
mysterious matter of
The Dark Universe. The doozy of a brief involved
visualising strange distortions in space and time that may reveal hidden forces
controlling the cosmos. I was sent some specific reference of an abstract blob
animation which was a helpful starting point for some exploration into Cinema
4D's volume builder dynamics. After some fun playing with various textures and
organic animations I sent over first concepts, some of which are posted above. A
stark and graphic black on white approach was preferred with a bulbous and
jagged blob combo to give it an erratic feel. I was also tasked with creating
headline typography that would interact with the undulating shape and added
subtle grid elements to suggest an attempt to quantify the unquantifiable.
The shape animation was created in Cinema 4d then composited in After Effects
and was a very satisfying blob-job overall. See more Focus work
here.
