book cover in motion
motion graphic experiment
Well-designed book covers offer an accurate impression of their content at a glance - a task that requires great design competence and experience with the medium of books.
As an animation designer, I have long been interested in implementing such print designs for the moving image format. Now I have tested it experimentally using four book titles as examples*.
As an animation designer, I have long been interested in implementing such print designs for the moving image format. Now I have tested it experimentally using four book titles as examples*.
* I have chosen these book titles because of their different designs; they serve here exclusively to demonstrate my concept experiment "book cover-in-motion".
The goal: Gif animations in which the design message is reinforced by "narrative" motion components, thus giving the book titles more attention in the rigid online environment. Here they are ...
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Thank you for your interest!
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