Antonin Waterkeyn

It's not always easy these days to find the time to make one typographic animation a week, but that's the challenge I've set myself for over two years now. And this time I didn't think I'd make it, I was so busy (I can't wait to tell you all about it). For this animation, I'm using a lot of things at the same time, but what really helped me was the Submesh Deformer, which lets you duplicate something that's made up of several elements, which could be text or another duplicator. It's really very practical. Software: @cavalry.app Type: Helvetica Music: @owl.musique #graphicdesign #typography [Kinetictypography, swiss design, pixel ,pixel art, motion design, motion graphic, generative design, typography, type design, motion type, poster, graphic design]

For this typographic animation, I experimented a bit with the "Image to Shape" tool. This tool allows you to pixelate your image while keeping it vector-based. I've been looking for a way to integrate video into this workflow for a while. It turns out that by using the Smart Folder feature, you can transition from one image to another. So, I thought, why not try it with an image sequence? And voilà—it works! Of course, I had to do some tinkering, but I hope this can serve as the beginning of a new creative approach for you. :) Software: @cavalry.app Type: @grillitype GT Flexa Music: Lena Raine #graphicdesign #typography [Kinetictypography, swiss design, motion design, motion graphic, generative design, typography, type design, motion type, poster, graphic design]

I was lucky enough to take part in Étienne Daho's incredible show and it's probably the most exciting project I've done this year. This project is really important to me for a number of reasons, not least because @mathematic.tv suggested it to me and they've always been on my mood board. I've rarely seen a team so kind and respectful of my work, and I'd like to thank them again for finding me on Instagram. Because yes, I fell into their Instagram feed with a personal job I was doing for @36daysoftype to learn cavary. Thanks again to @bertrand.avril and to @guillaume_cottet for your trust, your professionalism and your kindness. Thank you to @etienne.daho for your inspirational images and your kind words about the team's work. I hope 2024 will be full of work like this. [Cavalryapp, Kinetictypography, Motion design, typography, motion graphic, generative design, type in motion, poster, graphic design, after effects] #motiondesign #cavalryapp #etiennedaho #minimalmotion #generativeart

Initially, the idea for this animation came from a typographic composition by Adrian Frutiger, but the further I went with my experiments, the more I drifted away from that original reference. I’ll try to create something more structured for my next post. On the technical side, I’m using the Rectangle Pattern from @cavalry.app and a Duplicator SubMesh to integrate the letters. You may have already seen this post; at the moment, I’m working on real-life adaptations of certain animations. Many thanks again to @mnkytype for letting me play with your typefaces! Software: @cavalry.app Type: @mnkytype [Kinetictypography, swiss design, pixel ,pixel art, motion design, motion graphic, generative design, typography, type design, motion type, poster, graphic design]

Another typographic experiment based around the cube. I wanted to use it to fill in letters, but with several different cube sizes, which isn’t exactly straightforward. The solution I came up with was to use a rectangle pattern combined with a fade-out effect on the shapes’ visibility. I quite like the slightly diamond-like look it creates on some of the slides I’ve still got quite a few things I want to try out with this brilliant script by @yevgenymakarov If you’ve read this far, I hope you have a lovely day 🌞 Software: @cavalry.app Type: GT Alpina by @grillitype Music: @seba.jun #kynetictypography #typography #graphicdesign [Kinetictypography, swiss design, pixel ,pixel art, motion design, motion graphic, generative design, typography, type design, motion type, poster, graphic design]

A few days ago, I came across a post by @agof.design that I really liked, and it made me wonder how I could recreate that kind of typographic movement as simply as possible in Cavalry. So here’s the result of my research, with quite a few animation variations. If you’re interested in the technical side of things: for this text animation, I’m using a Submesh (applied to the text), and I simply animate the X position in and out. On the Submesh’s Time Offset, I add a Stagger to create a time delay. I would have loved to achieve this with just a single text layer, but I’m using a String Array and a vertical Line Duplication for more flexibility. I highly encourage you to check out the work of the studio @agof.design — it’s truly amazing. Software: @cavalry.app Type: GT Alpina by @grillitype Music: @seba.jun #kynetictypography #typography #graphicdesign [Kinetictypography, swiss design, pixel ,pixel art, motion design, motion graphic, generative design, typography, type design, motion type, poster, graphic design]

For this new experiment, the idea was to create a modular typeface where each character can be built, deconstructed, and recomposed in motion, more like a living system than a static drawing. It started when I came across the “Cube Shape” plugin by @yevgenymakarov , which made me wonder if I could push this approach into volume and construct the type in 3D. Type: Custom Helvetica Software: @cavalry.app Mockup: @akoya.mockups [motion design, graphic design, typography, 2d animation, design, visualart, motiongraphics, experimental, minimalism, abstract, creative process, typedesign, kinetictype, motion type, digitalart, creative coding, motion designer, type animation, generative art, contemporary design, modern art, motiona esthetic]

A small typographic animation, because today is my birthday. I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid, it used to feel like such an important day. And now that I’m 46, I honestly couldn’t care less, haha. Still, it’s a good excuse to make my animation of the week S oftware: @cavalry.app type: @mnkytype Banana Grostek Mono #kynetictypography #cavalryapp [motion design, graphic design, typography, visual art, experimental, minimalism, type design, kinetic type, motion type, digital art, creative coding, type animation, generative art, contemporary design, identity, digital creation, pixel art, logo]

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17 yıllık animasyon ve grafik tasarım deneyimiyle, hareket tasarımı ve görsel anlatımın kesişiminde üretimler gerçekleştiren Belçikalı sanat yönetmeni ve motion designer Antonin Waterkeyn, 15 Mayıs’ta Mercado Stage’de. 🎟️ Biletler ve detaylı bilgi mercadodesigndays.com’da 📍 Mercado Design Days, 14–17 Mayıs tarihlerinde Karaköy 212 Studio’da Cavalry başta olmak üzere farklı araçlarla çalışan Waterkeyn’in işleri Demo ve Motion Motion gibi festivallerde gösterildi; Christie’s, Base Design, Buck, Mathematic ve DIA gibi marka ve stüdyolarla iş birlikleri bulunuyor. - Belgian art director and motion designer Antonin Waterkeyn, who works at the intersection of motion design and visual storytelling with 17 years of experience in animation and graphic design, will be at Mercado Stage on May 15. 🎟️ Tickets and details at mercadodesigndays.com 📍 Mercado Design Days takes place at 212 Studio in Karaköy, May 14–17 Specialising in Cavalry in recent years, his work has been featured at festivals such as Demo and Motion Motion, and he has collaborated with brands and studios including Christie’s, Base Design, Buck, Mathematic, and DIA.

I’ve been wanting to try out the new “Soft Bodies” gravity mode for a while now, so I used a JavaScript Shape that lets me create points (to which I apply my circles) directly inside a text layer. It’s pretty handy because I can choose the number of shapes and prevent them from overlapping. I also made a few mockups, because someday I’d like to do a complete branding project that starts with motion design, rather than creating static elements and then animating them later. Software: @cavalry.app Type: Machina by @headquarters_tv Mockup : @akoya.mockups #kynetictypography #cavalryapp [motion design, graphic design, typography, visual art, experimental, minimalism, type design, kinetic type, motion type, digital art, creative coding, type animation, generative art, contemporary design, identity, digital creation, pixel art, logo, album cover]

We took a break from the routine to master some Cavalry fun with @antonin.work on his workshop with @scenery__io_ It was the perfect chance to build some clean, flexible rigs and experiment live. A 10/10 experience, swipe to know more!❤️☺️ #scenery #cavalry #workshop #motion