Een we <3 web over creativity en interactivity

2024-10-04

Nicolas Garnier: Independant Creative Developer

About

• Started dev in 2012
• Started freelancing in 2018
• Agencies, Product & Start-ups

Creative developer

• Fancy term for dev with an eye for creativity
• Uses all available tools to solve a creative & technical challenge
• Website, apps, installations
• JS, CSS, WebGL, Processing, Unity, GenAI, LLM

At the core: code, design, motion and interactivity

How can creativity and interactivity help create motion?

• Create anticipation
• Support the narrative & set the mood
• Engage the user
• Solve a design or technical challenge

Portfolio

• Vita Architecture
• Lief Amsterdam
• Lifeworld
• Loer Architecten
• FilaExplore
• Alcest Music

Conclusion

• Think of animation as an extension to an original intent
• Be open minded
• Ask yourself what it brings and ask for feedback
• Be ready to spend a lot of time on it