New Geekscape Article

As you may (or may not) know, I’m a feature writer for Geekscape.net in my spare time. I just wrote a new article, so you should check it out here: Top Five Reasons 2010 will Suck.

Keep in my mind, my Geekscape persona is ruder, meaner, and altogether filthier than I am in real life. But, hey, you could have probably figured that one out on your own. Enjoy!

Animating Advocacy

I recently animated a video discussing the process of Job Growth in the recession for the Center for American Progress. The video was created entirely in after effects and took about a week to fully animate. The goal was to create a motion graphics piece with simple and pleasing movement, sounds, and aesthetics. I went with earthy tones to relate the idea of “growth” and “recycling,” as well as the use of paper textures and green symbols and imagery.

Check out the video below (as always, the views of this video are not my own and belong to the organization I created it for:

Geekscape Bumpers and a New Year’s Resolution

For those of you who don’t know, I’ve been writing for the Geekscape.net website for over a year now. Recently, Jonathan London—Geekscape’s founder—has asked me to create some graphics and stuff for the site and the Geekscape podcast.

This past weekend, I churned out a Geekscape bumper. Check it out below.

Geekscape Bumper Version 2 from Ivan Kander on Vimeo.

Over the next month or so, I hope to completely revamp the entire opening intro of the show with some much needed After Effects love. The more motion graphics I create, the more I realize the true need to learn a true 3D modeling program…I’m leaning towards Cinema 4D. In fact, that may be my goal over the next year or so. A belated New Year’s resolution, if you will.