Nov
21
Academic Events

Motion Connect

Thursday, November 21, 2024

7:30 pm Add to Calendar

Ahmanson Auditorium
Hillside Campus
1700 Lida St
Pasadena, CA 91103

Motion Connect FA24

Mark your calendars for November 21st. Join us for an incredible evening with three prominent creative leaders in our industry. Hear them discuss their work and share insights from their unique journeys through the dynamic world of motion design. Stick around for a group Q&A. Open to everyone—don’t miss it!

Featured Speakers:

Adhemas Batista, EVP, Chief Design Officer at Deutsch
Brazilian-born, self-taught designer and visual artist, Adhemas blends strategic thinking with beautiful craftsmanship to create impactful concepts. Starting as a web designer at fifteen, he has spent nearly three decades developing a distinctive style across various media, including illustration, typography, motion graphics, photography, and coding. His versatility has earned him global recognition, collaborations with Fortune 500 brands, an Emmy nomination, a Miami Art Basel exhibition, and nine Cannes Lions statues. He also received a Grand Prix for Good in 2016 for his animated short, Malak and the Boat. Design is his work, play, and passion.

Jeff Han, Elastic / Freelance Senior Art Director, Apple
Jeff is a visual designer and director who focuses on typography. His use of graphic design and 3D elements together to create a striking visual language. Working for studio Elastic for over nine years, his most notable main titles include Doom Patrol, The Hunters, and Coyote. His focus also extends to documentary graphics. Nominated for both Emmy and Clio Awards, his work also includes a broad range of design and motion graphics for award-winning documentary films, Marvel movies and video games such as John Lewis: Good Trouble, The Swamp and Bobby Kennedy for President. He is currently working as a freelance senior Art Director at Apple.

Jason Yeh, Cofounder, MASSIVE
Jason spent his childhood eating free popcorn, watching horror films on loop from the projection booth of his mom’s movie theater in Taipei, wondering how people make movies. After receiving his BFA from ArtCenter College of Design in 2011, Jason has worked as a motion designer, brand designer, animator, art director, editor, producer, compositor, colorist and composer on main title design, films, VFX, commercials, games, exhibitions, events, music video, and apps. During his time in Silicon Valley, Jason’s research & patents have resulted in new hardware & software products for mixed-reality headsets & wearable devices. In 2018, he came back to LA and started MASSIVE with Eugene Seo, a design studio focused on branding & cinematic storytelling.