Friction | Jesper Bolther

Reel 2023 A collection of work for some of the studios and clients I’ve been fortunate to get to work with lately. The intro is built from a collection of @cavalry.app typography experiments. - Please turn your device or tilt your head to view. 0:03 - HK Grafisk 0:09 - Adobe / Very True Story 0:10 - Emmerson Collective  / Elastic 0:11 - Netflix / BUCK 0:12 - IBM / Dress Code 0:13 - MATE Bike 0:15 - Microsoft / BUCK 0:16 - Museum of Copenhagen 0:17 - MATE Bike 0:18 - IBM / Dress Code 0:20 - HK Grafisk 0:22 - Museum of Copenhagen 0:23 - Koda 0:25 - Palantir / Very True Story 0:26 - HK Grafisk 0:27 - Koda 0:28 - HK Grafisk 0:29 - Tony’s Chocolonely / BUCK 0:30 - Adobe / Very True Story 0:31 - Tony’s Chocolonely / BUCK #cavalryapp #kinetictype #showreel #demoreel #reel #reel2023 #2danimation #motiongraphics #motiondesign #aftereffects #mgcollective #motiondesigners #motiongraphics_collective #motionmate #motionlovers #motioncollective #mdcommunity #motionmass #motionmate #damngoodmove

We Love Graphic Design 2022 Speaker Intro for GIORGIA LUPI @giorgialupi   Theme: Computer generated graphics A few minimalistic takes on what a graphic designer could use Cavalry for. The artist Ksawery Kirklewski has his own, code based take on this topic and we got permission to use a couple of his tools for the project. The first one is Cellular Automata that creates beautiful, flowing patterns. Managed to cram another cool tool of his, Pixelator, into the credits scene.   Swipe right for some edits and BTS   1.     Falloff in Cavalry 2.     Falloff in Cavalry 3.     Used for a CD cover 4.     Cellular Automata – tool interface 5.     Used on a CD cover 6.     Pixelator     Credits
Client: @wlgdcph , @hkgrafiskkommunikation Visual Identity & Design: @heyjack_studio 
Direction, Animation & Design: @frictioncph 
3D Animation: @nothingcph 
Audio Services: @sanctus.audio 
Music & Sound Design: @thechickensound   @cavalry.app @ksawerykomputery #wlgd #wlgd22 #openingtitles #adobeillustrator #aftereffects #MadeWithIllustrator #itsnicethat #mgcollective #motiondesigners #motiongraphics_collective #motionmate #2danimation #buckuback #motionlovers #motioncollective #mdcommunity #motionmass #motionmate #damngoodmove @motiongraphics_p @motiongraphics_collective @motiondesigners @motiongfxmedia @motionlovers @motionmate @motion.mob @motion_mood @plsur

We Love Graphic Design 2022 Speaker Intro for VICTO NGAI @victongai   Theme: Hilma af Klint & happy accidents This section is born out of a mix of happy accidents and some inspiration from one of my favorite minimalist geometric artists, Hilma af Klint.   Swipe right to see some edits and BTS 1. Blending mode Dancing Dissolve 2. Animating using the Threshold effect over gradients 3. Frame-by-frame animation of texture and 3D model in Adobe Illustrator 4. 3D model expanded to wireframe in Adobe Illustrator   Credits
Client: @wlgdcph , @hkgrafiskkommunikation Visual Identity & Design: @heyjack_studio 
Direction, Animation & Design: @frictioncph 
3D Animation: @nothingcph 
Audio Services: @sanctus.audio 
Music & Sound Design: @thechickensound #wlgd #wlgd22 #openingtitles #adobeillustrator #aftereffects #MadeWithIllustrator #itsnicethat #mgcollective #motiondesigners #motiongraphics_collective #motionmate #2danimation #buckuback #motionlovers #motioncollective #mdcommunity #motionmass #motionmate #damngoodmove @motiongraphics_p @motiongraphics_collective @motiondesigners @motiongfxmedia @motionlovers @motionmate @motion.mob @motion_mood @plsur

I wanted to test out this little spider-shape in some different environments in @cavalry.app . Turns out it’s a threatened species :(   Typeface: Climate Crisis by Daniel Coull & Eino Korkala

Here are some extra cuts from the Proteomics project I got to do with @madebyfern   1. The first scene illustrates high performance in a scientific, biotech world. I used @cavalry.app for the whole process from concept to design to animation.  2. Early animation sketch for the animatic 3. Masking system 4. BTS of @pepkomotion invaluable benKo script for creating a flexible grid in @cavalry.app 5. Still 6. Animated textures for the 3D cube 7. This section was designed by @wavin_u and animated by me in Cavalry and After Effects.

Finally able to share this project that I got to work on with a killer team at @madebyfern early this year. A fun one, jumping between the software that fit best to the task at hand. The waves are animated in @cavalry.app and the 3D box in Cinema 4D. The rest is After Effects, of course. *All branding in the video has been removed.   Studio: @madebyfern Director & ECD: James Mabery Executive Producer: Caroline Lobo Design: @wavin_u , Jesper Bolther, @ninalougiachetti Animation: Jesper Bolther (@filipeconsoni.motion and @bsqt_maxime worked on other sections) Music & Sound Design: @zing_audio

Some of the rigs and assets I created for the Mezo project with @madebyfern   1. Carousel using @masd.lab ’s tool AreaSense. Ice skaters animated by @quinkonthebrink 2. Created in @cavalry.app 3. Using the amazing shapeRig by @ordinaryfolkco 4. Pixel dithering 5. Repeating the line of pixels on the edge creates this ‘stretchy glitch’ 6. Same but different 7. Stretchy glitch in use 8. Coin 360

I had the privilege of being the lead animator on this huge project with the lovely people @madebyfern , delivering one Manifesto video along with 4 explainers. With a great amount of textures, noise, grain, low frame rates and hand held keyframes, we wanted to make sure the human touch was unmistakable.   This is one of the 5 videos we created for the client.   Client: Mezo
Motion Studio: Fern Director: James Mabery
Creative Director: Claire Nest
Executive Producer: Caroline Lobo
Sr Producers: Katie Janse, Irka Seng, Julia Merrill
Design: Pierre-Nicolas Riou, Vera Babida, Alexandra Badiu, Claire Nest, James Mabery
Animation: Jesper Bolther, Maxime Bousquet, Quincy Baltes, Vera Babida Composer & Sound Designer: Zing Audio

I had the chance to work with a stellar team at BUCK Amsterdam on this video for Google Deepmind. AI is being used to create better weather forecasts by analyzing past weather data to find patterns that can be used to predict future weather. This could help people prepare for extreme weather events, grow better crops, and make better decisions about their daily lives. Client Google Deepmind Studio BUCK Amsterdam, @buck_design Executive Creative Director: Vincent Lammers Executive Producer: James Britton Head of Production: Carolina Brandao Group Creative Director: Richard Gray, Ward Graumans Associate Creative Director: Jen Zheng Animation Director: Joe Brooks Producer: Jamey Kitchens Production Coordinator: Bénédicte Gold-Dalg Art Director: Rasmus Stenberg Brand Strategy Director: Marla Moore Brand Strategist: Tina Surelia Copywriting: Asli Zeren Researcher: Joe Mayo Design: Brian Hermelijn, Rasmus Stenberg, Catarina Alves, Chris Markland 2D Animation: Andrés Cuevas, Dries Van Broeck, Jesper Bolther, Otilija Morozaité, John Stewart, Laurentiu Lunic, Jardeson Rocha, Marco van der Vlag, Marco de Vecchi, Greta Sennekamp Editor: Cameron Kelly Assistant Editor: Oliver Lin Colorist: Dan Swierenga Music: Zelig sound Creative Lead: Connor Duin Executive Producer: Aleah Morrison-Basu Senior Producer: Breda Canning

Some snippets from the Mezcal project 1 Warped and colorized in C4D, post in AE 2 Text animator fun in AE 3 @cavalry.app 4 Hold frame ani in AE 5 Unused gradient experiment 6 Early concept 7 Early concept #buckuback #kinetictype #typography #2danimation #3danimation #motiongraphics #typeinmotion #kinetictypography #adobeaftereffects #cavalryapp #cinema4d

Is mezcal extracted from cacti that contain mescaline? That would make it a psychedelic substance, wouldn’t it? Why is it almost only produced in Oaxaca? And where does the smoky flavour come from? Also - what’s with the worm at the bottom of the bottle!?   I set out to investigate all these questions in this short piece.   Concept, design & animation: Jesper Bolther Music & sound design: @sanctus.audio Font: Bufala by @rangeleftshop     #buckuback #kinetictype #typography #2danimation #3danimation #motiongraphics #typeinmotion #kinetictypography #adobeaftereffects #cavalryapp #cinema4d #mezcal #mezcalmargarita

Some people asked how I created the last post with “Faux variable type” in After Effects so I’ve created a project file with some basic examples. The primary idea is that with AE 2025 you can access per-character styles with expressions. Download link in bio Hope it makes sense – if not, feel free to shoot me a DM :) Typefaces in use: Mikrobe Variable by @elenaschneider Gyst Variable by @phospho.at #variabletype #kinetictypography #typography #kinetictype #type #aftereffects #motiontype #goodtype #typeinmotion #kinetic #contemporarytype