Brian Russell

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RECENT MOTION DESIGN PROJECT

Katch Brand Launch

This was a video for the brand re-launch of Katch.


Working closely with the brand design team and collaborating with a video editor, I was able to bring the brand’s logo and aesthetic to life in motion.


Notable:

– Brand logo animation

– Re-usable motion design elements

SELECTED WORK

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3D Devices

Fully customizable devices built and animated

using Element 3D in After Effects

Gazelle | Speed Dating

Gary the Gazelle participates in a speed dating event to find his perfect phone match.

CONTRIBUTIONS

Art Direction

Illustration

Character Design

Storyboard

Animation

Editing


CLIENT

  • Gazelle

SCRIPT

  • Mark Laos

Date

May 2024

Storyboard v1

Storyboard Final

hexion | Launch Videos

Marketing and logo animation co-inciding with a hexion re-brand.

CONTRIBUTIONS

Brand Motion Concept

Motion Design

Motion Tracking

Compositing




CLIENT

  • hexion

SCRIPT

  • Summer Friday

Date

March 2024

AdMed | Alkindi Sprinkle

Sales training video demonstrating how to administer Alkindi Sprinkle to patients.

CONTRIBUTIONS

Art Direction

Character Design

Illustration

Storyboard

Animation

Editing



CLIENT

  • Eton Pharmaceuticals

SCRIPT

  • AdMed

Date

May 2024

E*TRADE

Brand Logo Animation

Logo animation for use across E*TRADE education videos and marketing.


The Ask | Update and create a logo animation that captured the vibe of the E*TRADE 2025 visual re-brand.

GRAPHIC

DESIGN

Concept

Training App

This was a pharma sales training app re-imagined as a Dungeons&Dragons training app for kids.



CONTRIBUTIONS

Concept

Creative Direction

Graphic Design

UI/UX Design



CLIENT

  • NA

DATE

  • 2022


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Concept

Addiction Information Website

This was a concept for an addiction and substance abuse website for teens and parents that would offer information, educational videos and other resources for those struggling with addiction and families of those struggling with addiction.



CONTRIBUTIONS

Concept

Creative Direction

Graphic Design

UI/UX Design



CLIENT

  • NA

DATE

  • 2022


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AdMed

AI Assistant

Visual design and marketing for an AI Assistant app built on IBM Watson.

CONTRIBUTIONS

Art Direction

Graphic Design

UI/UX Design



CLIENT

  • AdMed

WRITING

  • AdMed

Date

May 2024

Logo exploration for a children’s clothing company

Internal sales deck

End titles of a wedding invitation video

T-shirt design for a charity 5k

PROJECT

Brand Exploration


CLIENT

The Gnome Workshop


ROLE

Concept

Visual Design

Branding

Illustration



The Gnome Workshop is a personal passion project under which I create children’s books, games and other children’s media with a focus on fantasy fiction.


These samples show the evolution of the brand from inception to public facing brand artwork.


This project and brand is constantly evolving with the development and release of new products.

ORIGINAL LOGO

ANIMATED LOGO CONCEPT SKETCH

UPDATED LOGO EXPLORATION

FULL COLOR LOGO

FULL COLOR LOGO | V2

ANIMATED LOGO CONCEPT | VECTOR ILLUSTRATION

2D Character

Animation

and Design


NFLRZ

Looping and interchangeable character animations for an online kids game created for the NFL.


PROJECT

Teddy


CLIENT

Pharma Client


ROLE

Visual Design

Character Design

Interaction Design

Lip Sync

Character Animation


AdMed was tasked with creating an augmented reality training app for sales associates.


Sales associates used their phone to trigger a digital interactive map, leading them to interact with a potential animated customer. A series of animations were created of the customer replying to correct and incorrect responses by the sales associate in the app.

ILLUSTRATION

Children’s

Alphabet Book

Layout | Design | Illustration | Pre-press