The Modular Mindset

The Modular Mindset

 

From connected watches to large-scale billboards, digital interfaces now operate across all scales. Designing a visual identity in this context requires thinking in terms of systems that can adapt to multiple formats, uses, and rhythms.

This workshop explores the creation of modular, animated identities for a fictional music label, drawing on motion design and procedural logic. Using Cavalry, students develop dynamic visual systems that transform according to precise rules, while maintaining graphic coherence and a strong relationship to the sound universe.

 

Workshop (2026) with Antonin Waterkeyn

Assistants
Elodie Anglade
Students
Delphine Brantschen, Marc Facchinetti, Seoyun Choi, Sina Fathollahi, Gwenaëlle Gustin, Emilie Müller, Cindy Murier, Thomas Neyroud, Shin Young Park, Rishab Sachidanand, Youri Zermatten, Amna Ahmad
Know-how
Visual identity, Motion design, Moving images
Seoyun Choi
Sofia Lelis
Emilie Müller
Amna Ahmad
Delphine Brantschen
Marc Facchinetti
Gwenaelle Gustin
Rishab Sachidanand
Cindy Murier
Youri Zermatten
Thomas Neyroud
Emilie Müller
Sina Fathollahi
Shinyoung Park
Seoyun Choi
Chantal Hochuli
Ruslan Abbas
Haneul Lee
Yeynep Erol
Kostas Katkevicius
Sofia Lelis
Côme Brocas
Wen Zhan

Many thanks to Cavalry for sponsoring this workshop.

 

 

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