How I work

Motion beyond the browser

I’m not an animator. But when a design needs a little movement, I can make it.

A ball of yarn writes my name, 30 seconds

Letters drop into place, 3 seconds on a loop

What I made

Two short name animations for a course assignment. In the first, a ball of yarn rolls in and spins out my name in script, then a pair of knitting needles pops into the ball. In the second, the letters of my name drop in one by one and settle. These are the first two animations I’ve ever made, and they’ll only get better the more I do.

How they move

Keyframes and easing. The yarn ball rolls across the screen and the letters drop and settle, all timed with keyframes.
A write-on reveal. The script name draws itself in step with the rolling yarn, as if the thread is writing it.
Layered artwork. The yarn, needles and letters are separate layers, so each can move on its own beat.

Behind the scenes

I drew every part myself and brought them into After Effects as separate SVG files, so each one could move on its own.

Yarn ball and needles

From the project file

Composition Follow animation
Source artwork 7 SVG files. Five letters, the full name and the yarn ball with needles
Effect Paint, for the brush strokes that write the name on
Renderer Classic 3D

Taken from the After Effects Collect Files report.

Where I would use this

Small, purposeful motion. A logo that comes alive, a short social clip, or an animated detail that helps a product feel finished. For anything bigger, I know when to bring in a real animator.