Storytelling for Innovation: Motion Design for Human-Centered Design
Come learn how to rethink your process as a visual storyteller to serve an industry that doesn’t play by our rules. I'm your host, Leeanne Brennan, a Freelance Illustrator / Motion Designer looking to share how we fit into the innovation landscape and how to excel at this unique way of using our creative skillset. This is a fun and fulfilling career that not many motion designers know about, and I want to share it with you!
Episodes
28 episodes
Life Update + a Tip For You
It's been a while, here's a quick update on what I've been doing + a tip that will help you in your Storytelling for Innovation journey.Storytellin...
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Episode 30
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14:27
How to Get Your First Innovation Gig with Stefanie Verhoeyen
My student got her first gig with an innovation consultancy! Stefanie Verhoeyen, took the plunge and decided to niche down as a motion designer. She has narrowed her focus to serving the innovation industry and the education space, and is seein...
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Episode 29
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38:15
How UX Researchers Use Visual Storytelling with Theora Kvitka
Theora Kvitka, UX Researcher at Maven Clinic shares with us how illustration and video play into their process. There's a great conversation in here about what points along the way a Freelancer might be able to come onto a project as well...
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Episode 28
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43:47
Making the Pivot to Innovation with Oana Nechifor
Today I chat with a former Accelerator student and her journey from traditional motion design over to the innovation industry. We talk about work-life balance, as we are both mothers with young children, and designing an intentional life, which...
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Episode 26
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50:04
How to Meet Innovation Clients In Person
Here's 5 strategies to hunt down the types of people that would hire you for motion design in the innovation industry. I cover how to find the meetups they might be going to, LinkedIn groups, Conferences, and Open House events at Innovation con...
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Episode 25
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30:06
A Freelance Career Storyboarding for UX Design & Creating Comics with Ron Chan
Ron Chan is a Freelance Cartoonist, Storyboard Artist and Illustrator in Portland, OR who shares his expertise creating User Experience Storyboards. We cover a lot of ground here talking about who these innovation clients are, the process of ma...
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Episode 24
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51:35
Project Example: 3 Ways Motion Designers Can Help Innovation Teams
I was in a CVS the other day and saw construction happening to install a MinuteClinic. I looked at the door and then noticed the new HealthHUB signage. What a perfect example of a typical project I might be on as a Storyteller for innovation! I...
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Episode 23
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26:05
How Service Designers Use Illustration, Animation, & Video with Fan Sissoko
Fan Sissoko is a Service Designer, Researcher & Storyteller. She shares her vast experience working for a range of companies, mostly in the public sector, and how she has pulled on her graphic design, illustration and animation skills...
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Episode 22
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49:07
How to Price Your Motion Design Work with Shea Lord
If you're a Freelance Motion Designer wondering how to price your work, how to raise your rates, and all the other business stuff that comes along with going out on your own as a creative, this is the episode for you! Shea Lord, Freelance Art D...
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Episode 21
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49:45
Forging Your Own Path as a Storyteller with Steven Taylor
I found another Storyteller that specializes in the innovation industry! Steven Taylor has been helping companies large and small communicate their ideas for the future through illustration, animation, 3d and more! We cover what it's like to do...
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Episode 19
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1:03:28
How a Foundation in Motion Design Led Kris Young to a Career in UX Design, Product Design & Beyond!
Kris Young, Design Lead at eBay, explains how his background in motion design served as a super power in the various, impressive roles and projects he's worked on. He's contributed to work at Microsoft, T-Mobile, Cisco and more in roles spannin...
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Episode 18
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48:42
From Pixar Campaigns to Innovation Storytelling with Michael Zarifes
Michael Zarifes has worked on huge marketing campaigns for movies like The Incredibles and Cars. His impressive Art Director / Motion Design career has taken some twists and turns, and I was so excited to learn about his recent pivot into creat...
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Episode 17
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44:58
6 Essential Collaboration Techniques to Use with Your Innovation Clients
Once you get the project, here's everything you need to know in order to be your client's best buddy. I learned a lot of what I'm sharing with you the HARD WAY, and I don't want you to make the same mistakes I did. If you employ these 6 things,...
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Episode 16
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33:58
The Growing Need for Voice of Customer Videos with Merritt Robinson
Merritt Robinson, Head of Design, Americas at Bain & Company shares her wisdom about how visual storytelling reduces the barriers to comprehension and the very act of creating an artifact such as a video is part of the synthesis work - not ...
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Episode 15
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53:33
4 Questions Your New Innovation Clients Will Ask You
The busy season is coming (Sept-Jan). Learn how to prep for the discovery call so that you're armed and ready to impress your potential clients and get these super fun gigs!Fr...
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Episode 14
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31:32
The Power of Experience Storyboards with UX Designer Bryant Hodson
If you're wondering what a UX Designer does and why being able to draw people is a valuable skill to have if you do this type of work...check out this episode! Bryant Hodson, Senior UX Designer at Lucid shares his story and the unicorn value he...
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Episode 13
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57:58
How Fintech Uses Low Fidelity Video Prototypes with Yuhgo Yamaguchi
Head of Design Strategy at Fidelity Investments, Yuhgo Yamaguchi, shares key points in the process of creating new digital experiences where low fidelity character stories come in really handy! A lot of UX Designers are familiar with wireframin...
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Episode 12
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45:35
What Makes an Incredible Motion Design Partner for Innovation Teams with Heather Reavey
Head of Innovation Delivery at EPAM Continuum, Heather Reavey, shares how to be a sought-after collaborator with human-centered design teams. We have an interesting chat about ownership, and how it's so important for the Storyteller to steer th...
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Episode 11
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51:26
How Consulting Firms Use Motion Design Generalists & Specialists with Mandy Stehouwer
Associate Partner and Creative Director, Mandy Stehouwer at Prophet, a growth and transformation consulting firm gives some great examples of how they use video and motion design. I love how Mandy explains the reasons why they might go with a s...
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Episode 10
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44:58
How Video & Animation Creates Infectious Enthusiasm in Organizations with Lee Moreau
Lee Moreau, Founder and Director of Other Tomorrows shares with us how using video, animation and illustration at key points in the design thinking process can not only help key stakeholders and executives making decisions easily digest ideas f...
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Episode 9
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47:36
Exploring the Metaverse with Philip Gedarovich
Phil never would have guessed he'd be a Metaverse Architect, even just a year ago. He started his career as a motion designer, then got into ux design. Through an unwavering passion for 3d, he became known as "the 3d guy" over at EY, which put ...
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Episode 8
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59:55
How My Student Phil Lashley is Navigating a Career Pivot into Innovation
Phil Lashley shares his experience navigating the possibilities out there for motion designers and the steps he's taking to pivot over to the innovation industry with his work. We chat about everything from crafting a meaningful story to mindse...
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Episode 7
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35:13
Working as a Motion Designer for an Innovation Consultancy with Robert Hodgson
Today we get a look inside working at an innovation consultancy with Creative Director / Motion Designer, Robert Hodgson. He shares his journey shifting from broadcast and VFX over to R&D and now this new territory of innovation. We cover w...
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Episode 6
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1:00:37
Different Types of Visual Storytelling Projects for Innovation
Today I give you a run down of the different types of visual storytelling projects that human-centered design teams might need. I Talk about where these fit in within the design thinking process and why they are needed. I cover everything from ...
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Episode 5
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36:46
Why We Need to Get to the Point with Kord Brashear
Kord Brashear, Senior Director, Corporate Innovation Team at UnitedHealthcare gives us some great insight into what organizations need in order to move ideas forward. Kord helps us understand how visual storytelling gives teams a self-con...
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Episode 4
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49:13