Storytelling for Innovation: Motion Design for Human-Centered Design

Jul 20 2023 15

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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 / Educator, 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!

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Life Update + a Tip For You

Jul 20 2023 14 mins

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.Storytelling for Innovation Course Wait ListMy other coaching business where I help creative take on a personal projectMy Epic Bones art

How to Get Your First Innovation Gig with Stefanie Verhoeyen

Feb 03 2023 38 mins

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 seeing results! Learn her outreach strategies, how the first discovery call went, and what type of project she landed. Lots of great advice in he

How UX Researchers Use Visual Storytelling with Theora Kvitka

Jan 05 2023 43 mins

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, and the opportunity out there in the future as the world grows to be more and more visual!Theora Kvitka (personal site)Theora Kvitka on Ins

Making the Pivot to Innovation with Oana Nechifor

Dec 06 2022 50 mins

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 informs the type of work we take on as professional artists. Oana Nechifor PortfolioOana Nechifor on Instagram @oananekifoOana Nechifor on

How to Meet Innovation Clients In Person

Nov 29 2022 30 mins

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 consultancies. Chatting in person with potential clients is such a short cut to inspire them on what is possible for visual storytelling a

A Freelance Career Storyboarding for UX Design & Creating Comics with Ron Chan

Nov 17 2022 51 mins

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 making a storyboard and why it's different, what makes a good drawing, and a bunch of tips on Freelancing as well. Ron Chan portfolio sit

Project Example: 3 Ways Motion Designers Can Help Innovation Teams

Nov 10 2022 26 mins

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! In this episode, I make a bunch of guesses as their process, and share the types of illustration, video and motion design pieces that you mig

How Service Designers Use Illustration, Animation, & Video with Fan Sissoko

Oct 29 2022 49 mins

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 to tell compelling stories that move ideas forward. This is a great episode to understand more deeply what a Service Designer and Design Research

How to Price Your Motion Design Work with Shea Lord

Oct 20 2022 49 mins

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 Director & Motion Designer walks us through how to think about money and step into our power in this industry.Shea Lord on LinkedInS

Forging Your Own Path as a Storyteller with Steven Taylor

Sep 24 2022 63 mins

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 this work, the process, how to get clients, the difference between working with start-ups versus larger companies - the list goes on!