WHAT MAKES US HUMAN?
WHAT MAKES US HUMAN?
We’re born with infinite possibilities, only to give up on one after another.
DESCRIPTION
A branding project including a video and booklet to honor the visual style, stories, and themes surrounding humanity explored by the man who revolutionized the animation industry, Hayao Miyazaki.
SKILLS
Branding, Identity
Research
Visual Design
Motion Design
TIMELINE
6 weeks (spring 23’)
ANIMATION
Animated frame by frame (2D hand drawn using backgrounds from Studio Ghibli), this short piece uses audio of Miyazaki talking as we explore the themes in his work. In particular, this piece was meant to drive home that through many of his works, Miyazaki has grappled with the feeling of losing opportunities for life as one grows older and makes choices, but that it is in this “choosing” that you make life your own: choice makes life worth living.
BOOKLET
A continued deep dive into the timeline of Miyazaki’s work, as well as its themes of what makes us human: our relationship to the natural world, trust, curiosity, and morality.
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