Comments on: Animation from CalArts’ Graphic Design and Animation Grads at Frame by Frame Showcase on Saturday http://blog.calarts.edu/2010/09/23/animation-from-calarts%e2%80%99-graphic-design-and-animation-grads-at-frame-by-frame-showcase-on-saturday/ News from California Institute of the Arts Fri, 17 May 2013 14:27:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: Abilene Graphic Design http://blog.calarts.edu/2010/09/23/animation-from-calarts%e2%80%99-graphic-design-and-animation-grads-at-frame-by-frame-showcase-on-saturday/comment-page-1/#comment-5876 Abilene Graphic Design Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:08:28 +0000 http://blog.calarts.edu/?p=8832#comment-5876 An animator has a unique role when creating these moving metaphors because they have the ability to control and manipulate every frame within their film. They play the role of the director, the actor, the cinematographer and the camera operator. A graphic designer’s job is to find ways to visually communicate a complex idea through a clear and concise visual form but utilize composition, typography, language and imagery. Essentially what a director or animator does temporally, a graphic designer does simultaneously. A moving metaphor vs. a static metaphor. However, the emergence of motion design and technology has allowed the graphic designer’s role to merge with the role of the director and animator.

I love how you describe the role of a Graphic Designer, thanks for the insight.
- Abilene Graphic Design

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