Victor Thiebaud

Night Time Stories

(01)

Client
Crafted
Published

.raw
[12/23]
[02/24]

Night Time Stories is a UK label producing and distributing innovative electronic and alternative music that challenges traditional genres. Their visual identity was recently redesigned by the Slovenian studio .raw, based in Ljubljana. Thanks to their unique approach, exploring art, minimalism and original thinking, they have created a new identity that is both striking and full of meaning.

I'm delighted to have recently been invited to work with the studio to bring their work to life through animated graphics. Here's the showcase made to present their complete redesign of the label, featuring the logotype, website, artists and their releases, as well as merchandising.

36 Days of Type

(02)

Crafted
Published

[04/23]
[05/23]

36 Days of Type is an annual challenge to the international creative community. Its aim is to express and share its identity by creating or interpreting one glyph per day for 36 days. Having already participated assiduously in the 2021 edition, I felt the need to completely rethink my approach.

Instead of designing a daily animation showcasing a single glyph, I decided to animate all the letters in a single composition (just below). The aim was to give life to words with some personal meaning.

Each letter is animated differently and in a simple way, in order to keep an optimal readability and a certain coherence.

Type used : Elza from Blackletra Type Foundry

1. Arsham : Daniel Arsham
2. Fruit Juice : Markus Winkler
3. Z-Axis : James Haworth
4. New York : Nelson Ndongala
5. Backpack : Thomas Meuric
6. Vanquish : Richard Fullbrook
7. Hoodie : Nikola Johnny Mirkovic
8. Jungle : Brian Lundquist

Trad. Explorations

(03)

Here are some animations that I made entirely by hand. Working away from the screen has allowed me to return to the fundamental artistic mediums. Imperfections, usually shunned on the computer, here add texture and variation and bring an authentic charm to the visual aspect. These processes are tedious to put in place, but they provide unusual creative inspiration.

Technique
Crafted
Published

Cut-out
[09/23]
[10/23]

To create this piece, I pixelated the digital animation onto a grid, traced the frames onto grid sheets, cut out each letter and painted white over it to soften the grids and add some texture. Finally, I photographed each image and assembled it in sequence to create the final animation.

Technique
Crafted
Published

Painting
[03/22]
[04/22]

This other hand-crafted animation was inspired by the amazing work of Lucas Hesse. The steps involved in creating this one are more or less the same as before. To take the project a step further and keep a real physical object of it, I created an animated book of this analog motion.

Digit. Explorations

(04)

Medium
Crafted
Published

Digital
When inspiration strikes
Irregularly

Passionate about the worlds of fashion, music, culture and above all design, I take infinite pleasure in creating personal animations. Through them, I bring a concept to life by exploring new movement techniques.

Motion Stickers

(05)

Mediums
Crafted
Published

Print & Digital
[10/22]
[12/22]

Designing this sticker pack was my first step into the world of physical creations. They take up the codes of motion and graphic design, through a sober and playful universe.

Each sticker is printed with a matt textured finish, and some have holographic and mirror effects to add substance, texture and detail. They have been designed to exist both physically and digitally, and can be accessed directly as animated versions on social networks.

To access the digital version, you can follow the tutorial below. Simply search for my name in your social network’s sticker library. Hosted on Giphy, they are available on all partner networks : TikTok, Messenger, Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp...

Motion Motion Fest.

(06)

Crafted
Published

[04/22]
[05/22]

Motion Motion is a yearly festival dedicated to the animated graphic arts. Over the course of 3 days, there is a succession of conferences and exhibitions put on by leading figures in the field. The organisers invite the creatives involved to share their work and take part in a screening for a chance to win an award trophy. Here’s my entry, which was not selected.

For this project, I concentrated on transitions, fluidity of movements and their coordination with the rhythm. Many thanks to Kaap for allowing me to use his track Razor.

Independant motion and graphic designer, based in Bordeaux (FR), supporting worldwide studios, agencies, freelancers and companies to set up their visual communications.

I create striking typographic animations through structured graphic compositions, guaranteeing the transmission of a clear and impactful message.

Selected clients :

WØRKS for New York Times
.Raw
Cyrus North
ImSolal
Batenko

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