SCAD partnered with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to communicate their ICESat-2’s scientific mission. Our goal was to develop innovative and creative ways to engage the general public and raise awareness about the mission.
Learn more about the whole project on ICESat-2: Collaborative Project
PLANET PAIGE:
Planet Paige is a short looped animation designed for social media, highlighting how ICESat-2 measures Earth heights across different biomes year-round, regardless of weather changes. My roles encompassed render optimization, 3D rendering, creating 2D rain and snow effects, designing cloud text bubbles, and compositing 3D and 2D elements. Additionally, I modeled the umbrella prop, imported animated characters into the 3D scene, and made adjustments to sync with the background animation.
TOURIST PHO:Tourist Pho, an animated short, stars ICESat-2 mission mascots Paige the Penguin and Pho the Photon. It showcases how the ICESat-2 satellite measures Earth heights in various biomes, inspired by NASA's "Photon Phriday". Published on NASA's social media, I created all 2D graphic elements.
LoFi PAIGE:
This project is a 44-minute animation loop video featuring soothing music and vocal snippets from the ICESat-2 mission; the LoFi Girl trend on YouTube inspired it. I handled the animation for this project.