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Animate our logo! #11BRL-CAD
Status: ClosedTime to complete: 100 hrs Mentors: Popescu Andrei, IshwerdasTags: animation, 2D, logo, design, graphics

We have a logo inspired by interlocked nodes (like a bike chain). We'd like to see some concepts of how it might be animated. Use your creativity and make something we can either use on our website, or maybe even use as a "loading..." or progress bar animation.

Create 2D or 3D animated version of our logo. Submit an animated gif preview as well as any high-resolution raw working files you used (e.g., xcf/psd layers, individual frames, etc).

Do not just scale and/or spin an image around. Put some creative thought into how the animation might be used. Be creative, make it aesthetically pleasing.

References:
  • http://brlcad.org/wiki/Logo
  • https://www.tumblr.com/search/geometry%20in%20motion
  • https://dribbble.com/beesandbombs
Uploaded Work
File name/URLFile sizeDate submitted
GCI_BRL_Animation.gif2.1 MBJanuary 14 2015 04:49 UTC
GCI BRL Animation.pptx706.6 KBJanuary 14 2015 05:26 UTC
GCI BRL Animation.mp42.8 MBJanuary 14 2015 05:27 UTC
Ver 02 - GCI - BRL-CAD Submission.zip6.9 MBJanuary 14 2015 06:49 UTC
Ver03 - GCI BRL Animation.zip7.1 MBJanuary 14 2015 07:44 UTC
V04_-_GCI_BRL_Animation.zip7.2 MBJanuary 14 2015 08:39 UTC
Comments
Ko0lGuYon January 13 2015 21:00 UTCTask Claimed

I would like to work on this task.

Gauravjeet Singh on January 14 2015 04:44 UTCTask Assigned

This task has been assigned to Ko0lGuY. You have 100 hours to complete this task, good luck!

Ko0lGuYon January 14 2015 04:49 UTCReady for review

The work on this task is ready to be reviewed.

Gauravjeet Singh on January 14 2015 05:22 UTCNice and Different.

Hey this is a nice animation, I would like to know how are you making it. Like what software packages are used for such animation. Also please upload raw files too.

Gauravjeet Singh on January 14 2015 05:22 UTCTask Needs More Work

One of the mentors has sent this task back for more work. Talk to the mentor(s) assigned to this task to satisfy the requirements needed to complete this task, submit your work again and mark the task as complete once you re-submit your work.

Ko0lGuYon January 14 2015 05:25 UTCSoftware

I used powerpoint to animate the bits, then rendered it as an mp4. I uploaded that mp4 and got a gif. There were no original files as such since it was an animation. Would you have suggestions on how to improve it?

Ko0lGuYon January 14 2015 05:26 UTCUploaded

I have uploaded the powerpoint and mp4 video. Please take a look.

Sean on January 14 2015 05:31 UTCwhat is BRL

So Ko0lGuY, this is pretty fun, interesting, and unexpected.  However, I'm wondering why you stopped at "BRL-"?  Our trademark is "BRL-CAD" and truncations of that don't fit with our marketing.  Can you add CAD to the mix and/or find some other way to keep our trademark intact?


Also, where do you see this being useful?  It's nice to have some thought into where you were thinking this could be useful.

Sean on January 14 2015 05:32 UTCwhat did you make the animation with?

I see your mp4 and ppt, but they leave me wondering what you actually used to construct the animation.  Details please.

Ko0lGuYon January 14 2015 05:39 UTCEdits

Thank you for your suggestion I will add CAD in there. I used the animate tools in powerpoint to move and rotate the parts. You can go to the animation tab and click animation pane to get a look at the animations being done. So here are the steps I went through:



  1. Get Logo off Google Images

  2. Split logo into two parts (the black and the red)

  3. Animating each part separately, duplicating them as necessary. I specifically used the spin and motion animations to rotate and move the two parts.

  4. Saved the PPT as an mp4 (Save As - MP4)

  5. Went to http://image.online-convert.com/convert-to-gif

  6. Uploaded the mp4 and got a gif.


 

Ko0lGuYon January 14 2015 06:54 UTC2nd Version

The 2nd Version is up and includes the "CAD". I do apologize for not putting it in the first place. As for uses, I was thinking maybe on a website or blog title. It could also be a video intro (sped up?).


Deep B (Ko0lGuY)

Ko0lGuYon January 14 2015 06:58 UTCPowerpoint did not save :(

It had just come to my attention the powerpoint did not save. I will recreate the animation and upload it.

Ko0lGuYon January 14 2015 07:46 UTCReady for review

The work on this task is ready to be reviewed.

Popescu Andrei on January 14 2015 08:00 UTC

Writing BRL-CAD with BRL-CAD logo's is a clever and unique idea, I haven't seen it so far. Congratulations for that ! It really looks awesome, but the only thing I would change is how you model the "D" from CAD. You could make it as two separate black parts on the left, connected to a pink part on the right, sort of like a  mirrored B


Good luck ! You've done awesome so far :)

Popescu Andrei on January 14 2015 08:00 UTCTask Needs More Work

One of the mentors has sent this task back for more work. Talk to the mentor(s) assigned to this task to satisfy the requirements needed to complete this task, submit your work again and mark the task as complete once you re-submit your work.

Ko0lGuYon January 14 2015 08:12 UTCD

Thank you for the suggestion. The "backward B" approach looks rather weird. I suggest adding a backbone as i have done here: http://imgur.com/nns7p53


 

Popescu Andrei on January 14 2015 08:18 UTC

Sure thing, I was just trying to give you a starting point, not a forced guideline. Feel free to do as you please, the more creative you are, the better ! :)

Ko0lGuYon January 14 2015 08:40 UTCReady for review

The work on this task is ready to be reviewed.

Popescu Andrei on January 14 2015 08:41 UTCTask Closed

Congratulations, this task has been completed successfully.

Popescu Andrei on January 14 2015 08:42 UTC

Awesome, congratulations! :)

Ko0lGuYon January 14 2015 08:43 UTCThank you

Thank you for your guidance, suggestions and constant feedback.


Deep B (Ko0lGuY)