Gilda Taffet Graphic and Motion Design

11/16/2021

A meditative loop created for Master Motion course set to one of my old flute and guitar compositions. A little color and displacement morphing on spinny things : )

11/08/2021

Impatient Pencil: A study in transitions created for the Master Motion Design course.

11/08/2021

Trampoline Suit. This is a study in morphing shapes and timing created for the Master Motion Design course. (Audio)

10/20/2021

10/20/2021

An anxious Space Worm, an animation study in... anticipation. : ) Tools: After Effects, Illustrator (Tip: Settings=HD, audio on.)

https://fb.watch/8M7C-BZQWM/

10/20/2021

This little loop was created for the Master Motion Design Course as a study in... anticipation.

10/13/2021

This is the second in a series of informational pieces for Western Plant Health targeted at CA legislators. The goal/focus is to highlight the importance of managing invasive species in order to protect native pollinators and promote ecosystem balance.

My roles: Concept, script, storyboard; layout and design; illustration, character design; art preparation and rigging; typography; 2d animation, sound design.

Software used: Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Audition

09/16/2021

This is the first in a series of informational pieces targeted at CA legislators. The goal/focus is to highlight the importance of the farm as open/green space that can be an active agent in combating climate change. The video demonstrates the cascading effect of responsible use of crop inputs (fertilizer, pest control) to produce hardy plants which create healthy farms which contribute to more open space to absorb carbon pollution from the air.

My roles: Concept, script, storyboard; layout and design; illustration, art preparation and rigging; typography; 2d animation, sound design.

Software used: Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Audition

08/13/2021

Gilda Taffet: story • design • animation
A compilation of highlights from favorite client and personal projects.

07/07/2021

Public service piece for Apply Responsibly about how to protect pollinators in your yard and garden. My roles: Concept, script, storyboard; character design, preparation and rigging; layout and design; typography; illustration, 2d and frame-to-frame animation, sound design.

06/25/2021

Brief explainer video about SF Bay Coffee OneCup pods for use on selling platforms. My roles: Concept, design and layout, illustration, image preparation and rigging, animation, sound design. Tools used: After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Audition. Source shot used to create ending cinemagraph (an animated photo using parallax motion) by Gordon Lazzarone.