Brian Russell
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BY BRIAN RUSSELL


Animation, Illustration & Art Direction with a unique and creative perspective from concept to final vision

RECENT PROJECTS

hexion

Launch Videos

Marketing and logo animation created for a hexion re-branding project.

CONTRIBUTIONS

Brand Motion Concept

Motion Design

Motion Tracking

Compositing




CLIENT

  • hexion

SCRIPT

  • Summer Friday

Date

March 2024

Katch

Brand Launch

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

– Templated motion design elements

Selected Work


Motion Design | Animation | Graphic Design | Illustration



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Lendly

Social Media Marketing

Social Media campaign for Lendly that included both evergreen and holiday campaigns.

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

Collection of Work

Animation & Motion Design

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.

3D Devices

Fully customizable devices built and animated

using Element 3D in After Effects

The Gnome Workshop

Children’s Media & Game Publishing

Marketing & Social Media

2D Character

Animation

& 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