About

Verse Chorus Bridge

Art direction, design, animation

Between 2017 and 2019, Vice News Tonight on HBO ran a series of interviews with musicians about their songwriting process. I designed and animated graphics visualizing the musical layers that artists described.

The tight deadlines called for a graphic system that could be reused for each episode, while allowing enough flexibility to fit the unique vibe of each musician.

I designed visuals for 30 episodes. By the 6th episode I'd locked in a system based on tiled patterns. The illustrated lines within the tiles complement the song's sound, while the grid between the tiles provides a versatile lattice for plotting musical structure.

More process notes here.

Recognition

  • Society for News Design Award of Excellence (2017)

Team

  • Produced by: Brendan Kennedy, Caroline Pahl, Quinton Boudwin
  • Edited by: Jeb Banegas
  • Phoenix and Gwan episodes animated by Tim Livezey, Sparks and The Go! Team episodes animated by Kris Cave, Grizzly Bear episode animated by Kaz Ishii
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