Unlocking Next-Level Logo Animation
I take the most iconic tech logo designs of all time and animate them in 3 styles from the past. A Y2K Style from the late 90s, and retro 70s/80s analog CRT VHS style, and a 60s Psychedelic style using a strata cut stopmotion technique. while teaching my favorite motion graphics techniques. I use Procreate Dreams, After Effects, and Plastecine to bring them to life.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:09 Style 1 - The Past
04:32 Style 2 - The Distant Past
08:12 Style 3 - Another Reality
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Somewhere around the middle of the first one I started feeling grumpy about how digital it was, when you bought out the actual TV I pumped my fist in the air, and when you broke out the freaking _plasticine_ I was all just like sickos.jpg. There's still just something so satisfying and impossible to replicate about analog media. Nicely done sir
@BenMarriott
4 ай бұрын
Haha, thanks so much! Yes, I love getting my hands dirty and combining the two. It taught me so much about what subtle things are missing when it's all created in the computer. :)
@KevinRiggle
4 ай бұрын
@@BenMarriott ❤
the last one is my fav! so dope
@BenMarriott
4 ай бұрын
Very dope of you to comment ☺️ thank you
Dude! I'm from Germany and BABYLON BERLIN's opening bothered me so much, you pointed out what I as thinking everytime I watched it. It's an incredible title sequence, especially for a german show, so I'm still happy we have that, but that weird zoom in the end is so wrong! :D Thank you for pointing that out!!
@BenMarriott
4 ай бұрын
Haha, I thought I was such a pedant putting in that section. I know it won't affect 99.99999% of those watching but your comment let me know I'm not alone.
The second is my favorite! Love your work :D
@BenMarriott
4 ай бұрын
Outrageous choice! I coukdnt stop looking at the close up phosphor dots in the CRT. Had to give them an extended moment
@moosclesapex4643
3 күн бұрын
@@BenMarriott how do I get that effect without a old display?
you put so much love into these videos and it shows. i get the sense at some point around when you dropped the butt bat intro that you said, "okay, forget what has been done, how can i simplify and distill these video to deliver the highest value at every moment?"
Dude, I have huge respect for your work. It's an absolute masterpiece of a video.
@BenMarriott
4 ай бұрын
My word, thank you for such a kind comment!
I loved the CRT one! ❤ Amazing works as always!
I'm just so happy for seeing your videos. This one in particular really kept me hooked exactly for the problem solving matters and the way you handled just made my day. Thank you once again for the stupid amount of inspiration
This video is INCREDIBLE Ben! Absolutely love the amount of effort and use of different mediums. Entertaining yet informative with some great tips throughout!
Massive appreciation for these videos, particularly the parts when you show that you don't always get to your desired result immediately and that the spirit of experimentation and iteration is key to getting across the finish line.
Amazing work! Love seeing how fun the design process can be, and really admire your focus on stepping away from the computer for part of the process, you can really feel the difference
They’re all so good! All the effects brings it together so well! 🔥
legend. Also second one is my fav. Love that it's so stylish and authentic, yet so simple to make.
I LIVE for this series, please continue making it!
Holy heck this video! You nailed it. Absolutely love the merging of analog animation with after effects. Big ol' JOB WELL DONE, BEN!
Wow. All of them looks great! In that third animation, it was a pure example of using the right references, understanding them, and using them in a right way for me. You're a great artist and storyteller. Thanks a lot for sharing your workflow with us.
Always look forward to your videos! Great to see such different styles to most motion graphics!
Style 2 was beautiful. The CRT dots really brought it together.
Just Amazing! Thanks so much to share your creative process!
Not just the animations are amazing, also the writing and editing of the video itself. Love the transitions and the music!
I absolutely love the combination of analog and digital effects you gave these logos animations!
Second and third blowed my mind. Thank you for showing us your experiments, its inspiring and definitely demanded nowadays
I didn't want this video to end. Awesome video. I like them all. If I had to pick one, it would be the first.
Getting the notification of a new Ben Marriot's video always bightens my day/week! I think I like the second one better because I am a sucker for CRT. Thank you Ben for making learning about so many things other than animation so enjoyable you are by far one of the most inspiring people in this platform.
The last one Ben! Given the amount of turns and the way all the learning process lead to the result, it was my absolute fav. Mixed arts for the win!
Love all 3 but no2 gave me that warm fuzzy feeling, completely nailed the look of tech from my childhood. Another amazing video Ben, so much love and care, and just a joy to watch and be inspired by.
This video was so fun to watch, I absolutely enjoyed every last bit of it. I bet you had more fun making this video, this idea in itself is so refreshing, it makes you appreciate the journey of where we came from, what we got and where we are headed. Thank you for this Ben 🙌
@roxsnk
4 ай бұрын
Btw I loved the second logo most, retro aesthetics really are so captivating.
The lightning port goes deep my friend...thanks for being our guide! 🎉
I've missed your videos, but it's been worth the wait! Absolutely stellar work as always. There is something about the way you go through your process (and your humor) that makes it feel like I'm in the room with a friend while they show me their cool work. 😘👌
My friend, another great one for the books! That second one was my personal fave, but the techniques on all of them were great! Thanks for making them!
I love this animating-logos format, it's entertaining and educative, and the results are always super cool! Also I love that you introduce more and more "real"/analog stuff in the process
This is epic! The last and second to last are so cool! Love your work
I'm always happy to see your videos and the huge effort you put inside them. You make learning so easy and fun :)
One of my favorites from you! Please more of these fun techniques & styles
GLORIOUS! This made me smile so much
Gracias Dude! se aprecia el proceso, más allá de la técnica y formación didáctica en tu canal. El compromiso por mantener vigente esa curiosidad, seguir experimentando y compartiendo tus resultados son inspiradores.
My favorite by far is the old Tv those extra glows around the aperture grille hits different, right into the 90s
Absolutely love all of them I can’t choose
Wonderful practical solutions Ben. There's no question for mine. The muted tones of the psychadelic plasticene marble cake was not only the most creative approach - but also the most visually interesting. Great stuff. Your channel and work always impresses.
Your videos show how much DIY-able many so cool looking things are!
wonderful experiment, great art! thanks for the inspiration!
These were sooo cool and inspiring to watch!! 😊
I've always dreamed about making a project just like this! Thanks!!!
Bruh you put way too much effort into this and I absolutely love it
I could just feel the TLC you put into each explorations. ✨ It was fun and insightful seeing your progress in achieving each art style! I love the second one. But the last one was a TRIP! I was cheering you on with each addition and milestones you made with it. Felt like i was making it with you haha When you said your project files are available for download my jaw dropped. You are the absolute besttt! 😭 Can’t wait to play around with it. Cheers, Ben! ❤
Your videos never cease to make me smile. Cheers mate!
The second one reminds me of a project I did for work. We were doing a different decade theme every month for our social media content and when I got to the 70's I went with a CRT style. But, being a neurotic perfectionist, just adding some scan lines etc wasn't enough. I remembered watching a video on Technology Connections about how those TVs actually worked. I went down the rabbit hole and built up an overlay for the video that actually mimicked how the phosphor dots displayed color. Took a week of my own extra time to make it, but worth it. Now I need to find that project file so I can try and convert it to a template.
😂Loved this episode. Apart from that, I was 17 when that iMac ad came out and it was SO breakthrough. I still think is great. She comes is colors everywhere🎶
Incredible as always, your work is art Ben
Dude, this is hilarious and ridiculously well edited/paced. The humour hit! I laughed pretty good at "not gonna pay any taxes.” Well done and thank you.
loved the retro CRT look
Great Execution Ben!!!Loved It!😍👏
so much effort love it
Very impressed by your creativity !
Danngggg, that's pretty sick ben🎉
Love the CRT one. It's just so tactile
Ben, no3 my fav! There is so much in it, very artistic (99 AE youtube channels lack), but still you have kept it minimal. You nailed the colours! Cheers mate!
This video is so underrated man. You have mad skill
the second one is perfection ♥♥♥
the psychedelic one is SICKKK!! love that
Awesome video! I am considering getting into professional video editing/motion graphics, and this video was really inspiring. You just gained a subscriber!
Second and third one is really great!! Also liked the blob too Keep it up ben
Loved this!
All this work is beautiful, Ben! The dedication to experimentation was inspiring. Literally getting your hands dirty with it. Stay Bentastic, good sir! Honored to continue to be able to enjoy your content. -The Other Ben
the plasticine slicing animation idea is so cool! love how you applied that
such a great video, so funny too. nice work man!
Wow, always so much to learn from your stuff! And so much great homor thru here too. Absolutely loved all these and showing your motivations from dift years. The first logo design was kinda all i wanted from ae when i first started. Lava lamp style visuals with music visualization by maybe making the blob bounce. Must come back to it, & getting the light just right 👌 Loved the transition from 2 to 3 too and crazy techniques on the third. Such an artist, nice one as always 👏
@BenMarriott
4 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Applying all that shading on number 1 was very rewarding seeing it get all glossy after working with it in grey for so long.
@Professor-kaoss
4 ай бұрын
@@BenMarriott i bet, was super satisfying to see the end result & can only imagine it'd be that much more satisfying to actually do ✌️❤️
another banger the clay one was rad!
somehow you are able to achieve a new look for 100000 done visuals. The best!
You are genius, man. Keep it up good work. What you do is really impressive, you became my inspiration.
These are all so awesome
your videos are so great, i recommend you to anyone that wants to learn after effects
I've never had so much fun watching a tutorial man, you're the best
I’m always a fan of a good liquidy hand-drawn blob. Also a 90’s baby. #1 gets my vote!
Incredible! I cant even choose
Damn ! It's Hard To Choose Between These Master Pieces Love THem All !
you're just too good at this 👏🏻
Great video! I'd love to have my logo animated like this, especially if I could learn to do it myself. Thanks for the insight.
Love the video as always. I do wonder how it would have looked had the plasticine started with a solid block of colour and then had colours and patterns introduced over time, but the effect still worked
Brilliant.
you're the art teacher we need!
my favorite motion designer of all time
Outstanding!
second one is so beautiful
I love your subtle tech commentary in between your motion design videos. Keep it going. I believe that as creatives, despite being eaten by the heavily homogenous industry, and the software and hardware we all use. It's important we don't all lose that ability to criticize and make commentary in our art. Especially that Motion design as a practice is so digitized, productized and corporized these days. If you'll ever create a separate KZread channel that intersects tech, design and overt industry commentary, whether in a form of a video essay or podcast. I would subscribe to it
always loove you outdoing yourself mate! the thing for number 1 that would've been chefs kiss is a bit of blurry transparency so you can see the bg a touch. other than that stellar stuff.
Just Looking like a wow!
🎶 track? It’s *Schizophrenia* by *OTE* - and yes we are THRILLED to be your trusted provider. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ioGfspeBZLHYpag.html // Epidemic Sound
for animating the blobby paths at 1:27, if you select the rotobezier check box with the pen tool, you don’t have to babysit all of the bezier controls to keep everything perfectly smooth!
13:45 well said. I like that analysis
Ben’s videos feel like watching your favourite show but at the same time watching a tutorial 🙂 awesome
Love this! I also went down a "Strata Cut animation" rabbit hole from David Daniels, which I wasn't expecting to happen this morning - I think I consumed too much - but I should be back to normal tomorrow :)
taking the inspo from the lava lamp to get the bite snapping into motion is brilliant
ahhh nothing more good than a chill day with some pop corn in my hand and watching the video till the end.
@BenMarriott
4 ай бұрын
This is the officially recognised viewing experience!
Ben!!! You legend!!!
The last one was amazing.
this is so good
so cool the psycho one
All three are great! But I feel like my favorite would be the third one, I don't know, applying psychedelic effects to a logo motion design seemed so refreshing ! Though I also really admire the second one, brilliantly executed :)
This video is top tier bro