Brand Identity + Brand Film
Unpaired is a global community of artists, innovators, and tastemakers driving human connection in the NFT and Web 3.0 space. We designed a brand identity that connects the dots between humanity and technology.
My Roles: Brand Guide, Motion Identity, Brand Film Animation
Credits: created at TROLLBÄCK+CO chief creative officer ALEX MOULTON creative director ERIN KILKENNY art director NADIA SHIREEN HUSAIN designers SARAH CORTESE, NADIA SHIREEN HUSAIN animators SARAH CORTESE, DAVID CONKLIN producer NATALIE STUDDERT
Brand Identity + Motion Package
Lionsgate Fast Channel Brand Identities include MovieSphere, OuterSphere and HerSphere which are found on internet based apps such as Pluto and Tubi. I helped with the branding identity and motion package for the two niche interest channels of OuterSphere focusing on sci-fi/horror genre content and HerSphere, a female focused channel.
My Roles: Logo Design, Brand Guides, Motion Language, Motion Package
Credits: created at TROLLBÄCK+CO creative director ERIN KILKENNY art director LILI EMTIAZ designer SARAH CORTESE, LILI EMTIAZ animators SARAH CORTESE, TYLER RISPOLI producer RYAN MCREE
Brand Identity + Motion Language
SketchUp helps professionals envision the future by making 3D modeling intuitive, powerful, and accessible on the go. I helped the team build out a new design system and motion identity.
My Roles: Brand Guide, Social Templates, Motion Identity
Credits: created at TROLLBÄCK+CO chief creative officer ALEX MOULTON art director LILI EMTIAZ designers SARAH CORTESE, LILI EMTIAZ animators DAVID CONKLIN, MARCELO MENESES, TYLER RISPOLI editor SEPTEMBER RAINES
Brand Film
Betterment helps people manage their money through cash management, guided investing, and retirement planning. I helped make this film to tell that story of how they make people’s lives better, featuring their amazing employees.
My Roles: Style Frames, Motion Elements
Credits: created at TROLLBÄCK+CO chief creative officer ALEX MOULTON art director NADIA SHIREEN HUSAIN designers SARAH CORTESE, NADIA SHIREEN HUSAIN animators SARAH CORTESE, KRYSTA COATES producer NATALIE STUDDERT
History of Vaccinations Animation
Onesimus. It is a name we don’t hear when we look at the history of vaccinations, but in the United States we owe a debt of gratitude to an enslaved African named Onesimus. For this film, which is voiced by writer and political activist, Baratunde Thurston, we used 2D and 3D animations to explore the story of Onesimus and how he used a traditional African inoculation technique that saved countless lives from Smallpox, which become the foundation for vaccine as we know them today, including the COVID vaccine.
My Roles: Creative Direction, Design, Animation
Credits: created at OSMOSIS FILMS voice BARATUNDE THURSTON creative director SARAH CORTESE designers+animators SARAH CORTESE, JOSH ERIKSEN illustrator KEENON FERRELL
Capital Markets Series
SIFMA is the voice of the nation’s securities industry, bringing together the shared interests of hundreds of broker-dealers, investment banks and asset managers and advocate for effective and resilient capital markets. This series describes the complex history of capital markets and the importance of America’s strong economy.
My Roles: Storyboarding, Creative Direction, Design, Animation
Credits: created at OSMOSIS FILMS creative director SARAH CORTESE designers SARAH CORTESE, GREN CHEN animators SARAH CORTESE, GREG CHEN, DREW JACKSON producer DEANA CROOG
TCA Walk In
This promo was created to showcase the new seasons for all current Showtime series.
Award: Promax BDA Award in On-Air Typography N. America 2014
My Roles: Animation, Design
Credits: created at JUST ADD WATER color OUT OF THE BLUE editor PEGGY PARDO designer + animator SARAH CORTESE
More Choices
This commercial series promoted the More Choices Sales at Macy’s. All elements were shot on a tabletop set and comped into the animation.
My Roles: VFX Supervision, Design, Animation
Credits: created at JUST ADD WATER color OUT OF THE BLUE agency CARL BYRD & CO animation SARAH CORTESE, NATE DEYOUNG editor PEGGY PARDO
2019 Innovator Awards
This eight-piece series profiles the honorees of the 2019 Innovator Awards. The films were presented at the Innovator Awards Gala, held at The Museum of Modern Art. They also accompany the Wall Street Journal Magazine written profiles online and were shared on social channels. The Tyler, the Creator video is the most-viewed post of all time on the WSJ Magazine's Instagram page.
My Roles: Creative Direction, Design
Credits: created at OSMOSIS FILMS creative director SARAH CORTESE designer SARAH CORTESE animator VICTOR BERBESSON illustrator PHILIP JOHNSON
Social Campaign
This Global Civics Musical was part of The Council on Foreign Relations’ #globalcivics campaign, to promote the importance of global civics and CFR’s World101 platform.
My Role: Creative Direction
Credits: created at OSMOSIS FILMS creative director SARAH CORTESE animator GREG CHEN illustrator PHILIP JOHNSON producer SCOTT NELSON
Lineup With The Ben Collins
I helped create the animations for the social campaign #DriveItLikeAJaguar promoting Jaguar Diesel’s new lineup of cars. These animated illustrations show the difference between a diesel and a Jaguar diesel and mimic the style of Ben Collins' How to Drive book, while simultaneously promoting key features of each Jaguar diesel model.
My Roles: Illustration, Design, Animation
Credits: created at CUTTERS illustrator SARAH CORTESE designer + animator SARAH CORTESE agency creative director MARK JAMES SCOTT
Social Campaign
This animation was part of a social campaign about United’s new policies.
My Role: Animation
Credits: created at VERSES executive producer ROB MEYERS creative director JUSTIN BARNES animation SARAH CORTESE
Book Promotion
This promo highlights the photography of Bruce Bennett and was used in connection with his book release NHL Hockey’s Greatest Moments. In it, Bennett reveals 250 of his best photos taken from an archive that runs to more than two million images shot over his four decades in hockey.
My Roles: Animation + Design
Credits: created at JUST ADD WATER photographer BRUCE BENNETT animator + designer SARAH CORTESE editor PEGGY PARDO
World 101 Explainer
World101 makes complex international relations and foreign policy issues accessible to learners both inside and outside formal academic settings. These explainers describe trade policy both on a macro level and on a micro level through an example of a kid’s board game.
Award: Summit Creative Award in Video Series/Campaign 2019
[ Trade Wars: The Game ]
My Roles: Creative Direction, Animation
Credits: created at OSMOSIS FILMS creative director SARAH CORTESE animator SARAH CORTESE illustrator PHILIP JOHNSON producer DEANA CROOG
[ Trade Core Module ]
My Roles: Creative Direction, Design
Credits: created at OSMOSIS FILMS creative director SARAH CORTESE designer SARAH CORTESE animator DREW JACKSON illustrator PHILIP JOHNSON producer DEANA CROOG
World 101 Explainer
World101 makes complex international relations and foreign policy issues accessible to learners both inside and outside formal academic settings. This explainer dives into the Suez Canal Crisis and how it relates to monetary policy.
My Roles: Creative Direction, Design, Animation
Credits: created at OSMOSIS FILMS creative director SARAH CORTESE designer SARAH CORTESE animator SARAH CORTESE producer DEANA CROOG
The Making of a Humanities Scholar
The animation illustrates an audio-only interview, recorded with Sr. Dr. Dominica Dipio in Africa, and highlights the African Humanitarian Program funded by the Carnegie Corporation which funds post-doctoral research across Africa.
My Roles: Creative Direction, Design
Credits: created at OSMOSIS FILMS creative director SARAH CORTESE animator PATRICK BUTLER illustrator KEENON FERRELL designer SARAH CORTESE