For this Time and Motion project, our brief was to explain a design research method or concept.  The method I chose is the study of “trace measures”. Perhaps a little over eager for my first-ever Adobe After Effects animation project, I sketched and inked backgrounds by hand, and then used Photoshop brushes to add texture and shading. The moving characters were drawn directly into Photoshop.  The script I wrote was recorded by Dan Friedman.

Watch the full video (2:45).