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Main Title Design

NAT GEO EXPLORER

NAT GEO EXPLORER

NAT GEO EXPLORER

NAT GEO

NAT GEO EXPLORER

MAIN TITLE

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ALL THE WORLD, NOW.

The main title design for National Geographic channel’s Explorer unified hundreds of hours of archival footage around a single theme: now. Each clip created a sense of urgent immediacy through intentional glitches and transmission irregularities whether they featured nature, science, conflict, or exploration. The result is an incredibly visceral show opening.

Styleframes     Design Direction     Glitch Abuse

THE LANGUAGE OF NOW

After our frenetic edit was locked, Punk Animation Wizard Patrick Coleman and I rapidly iterated through a wealth of design and animation mechanics in search of the "language of now". We utilized a variety of "glitch" techniques on footage and graphic elements, nodding to footage uploads from such remote areas and the compression errors that may occur.

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STILLS

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TEAM

Creative Director
Ryan Summers

Associate Creative Director
Cody Tilson

Senior Editor
Mike Radtke

Animators
Patrick Coleman
Jason Esser

Designers
Cody Tilson
Patrick Coleman
Yairon Martinez

Head of Production
Blake Nickle

Executive Creative Director
Camm Rowland

Score
Sonos Sanctus
(Wesley Slover & Brendon Williams)

Client
National Geographic

Agency
Digital Kitchen

Year
2015

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