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Brankas: a first animation style, built from brand guidelines alone

An explainer for a brand refresh. The company had never used animation, so I created the style from scratch using only its brand guidelines.

Client
Brankas
Role
Animation style, Storyboard, Animation
Year
2023
Brankas, Concept showcase
1 dayplan and storyboard
1.5 daysanimation

01Challenge

Brankas was refining its communication to connect better with the public and wanted its services to be easier to grasp. It asked for an explainer on how it works and what it offers consumers and businesses.

The company had never made an animated video, so the animation style had to start from zero, guided only by its brand guidelines: minimalism, icon-based visuals, no characters, clean elements.

02Approach

Motion inside the guidelines
I stayed within the guidelines and added motion to the existing elements, with fluid transitions that follow their movement.
A style the company can reuse
The result is an animation style Brankas can apply to future projects.

Frames and process

A network diagram of hexagon icons for banks, phones and payments on a white background.
The Brankas wordmark on a blue background with floating interface cards.
The Brankas symbol on a glowing blue diamond platform.
A ring labeled Payment API, Data API and Product API around the Brankas symbol, with an 'Open API technology' tag.
Isometric buildings and a database connected by lines, with the text 'Market-leading uptime'.
The Brankas symbol linked to user icons with check marks above and business icons below.
A laptop labeled 'Technology integrations' with the logos of Visa and several banks.
A rocket over clouds with the line 'Build the future of finance with us.'

Tools

  • After Effects
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop
  • Milanote
  • PureRef