james kowalski

Motion Graphics & Interactive

[james kowalski @dubko]

Wow, this is huge! In my last @rive_app project, managing a huge amount of animation components, all stacked in one artboard required some rather painful mental gymnastics. These new UI features will make my workflow so much easier. Simply awesome!

[Rive @rive_app]

Rive Editor 0.8.4941

🎨 Many UI improvements
⭐️ Shape handles to modify parametric properties
📏 Opt/Alt-hover measure tool
🤖 Agent now offers Gemini (also available for BYOK)
⌨️ Add child layout with Shift + Opt/Alt + L
🐛 Various fixes and improvements

[james kowalski @dubko]

My partner @joeydi and I just launched a new site for our studio, @_simplecreature. We designed everything in @figma, and animated transparent videos and vignettes using @MaxonVFX C4D, @OTOY Octane, and @AdobeAE. Check out Joe's writeup detailing the tech powering the interaction

[Joe di Stefano @joeydi]

We just launched the new website for @_simplecreature, and I wanted to share a few of my favorite interactive details from the build.

First up: our “client constellation” — built almost entirely with CSS 3D transforms, with @greensock ScrollTrigger handling the translation and rotation of the scene. (1/?)

[Contra @contra]

We just awarded $10K in prizes to our community for the Impossible UI with @rive_app Challenge.

Creators were asked to build the UI that shouldn't exist, and they pushed Rive to its limits.

Congratulations to the winners!
🥇 James Kowalski (@dubko)
🥈 Yar Demidov (@ydmdv)
🥉 @AshleyBest

[Ashley Best 🏝 @AshleyBest]

Super excited to see Cursor Camp go live today!

This was such a fun one to work on, I created all the animations in @rive_app

Go explore the camp and hang out with fellow humans from around the world

[james kowalski @dubko]

Here are some fun looks under the hood of my winning entry for @rive_app x @contra's Impossible UI with Rive challenge.
I went totally crazy and had so much fun designing, animating, and building this; really felt like I was back in Flash again😀

[james kowalski @dubko]

@leebrimelow Awwwe, thank you so much, Lee!😊

[james kowalski @dubko]

Just won the Impossible UI with Rive challenge! My biggest motivation for entering was the panel of judges. Thank you so much @rive_app, @contra, @ericjordan, @gskinner, @guidorosso, and @leebrimelow for your kind words and consideration. So very stoked!

[Contra @contra]

We’re LIVE announcing the winners of the Impossible UI with @rive_app Challenge 🏆

Tune in to meet the winners! https://t.co/gZfwveSA6Q

[Contra @contra]

The winners of the Impossible UI with @rive_app Challenge are being announced LIVE tomorrow at 3:15pm ET.

Join judges @ericjordan, @leebrimelow, @gskinner, and @guidorosso to find out who’s taking home $10K in prizes 💸

[Rive @rive_app]

Winners of the Impossible UI Challenge get announced this Thursday, May 14 at 12pm PT / 3pm ET on our livestream with @contra

Judged by ⚡️ @ericjordan, @leebrimelow, and @gskinner

[Guido Rosso @guidorosso]

Hiring an Unreal engineer for @rive_app's DevRel team

[Contra @contra]

There's only 1 day left to enter the Impossible UI with @rive_app Challenge ⌛️

Take notes from James' X-Men inspired DNA scanner. The amount of motion graphics layered into the morphing interface structure is pretty unhinged.

$10K in prizes. Submissions close tomorrow!

[james kowalski @dubko]

@rive_app @contra I made some snafus while recording, but left them in... they could be helpful! This is the first tutorial I've ever posted. Apologies for my mic, and delivery. I'll get better!

[james kowalski @dubko]

I just posted an @rive_app tutorial on yt : https://t.co/YphhSdzjGL - it details how I created the smooth and eased parallax effect that I implemented in my #impossibleuiwithrive entry. Check out the project on @contra : https://t.co/Mj5Inp7Ks6

[james kowalski @dubko]

The idea is based off of the X-Men franchise. This device scan's a user's DNA and displays any dormant mutant genes / characteristics. Would probably be something used by William Stryker, aka, the bad guys.

[james kowalski @dubko]

My submission for the @rive_app Impossible UI Challenge. It's designed to function as a movie prop, allowing actors to interact real-time and capture their performance in-camera.

[james kowalski @dubko]

Looking back at some work that was never shared. Really love this piece, it combines 2D illustrative looks with stylized, more photoreal 3D renders. Designed in @Photoshop and @figma, animated with @AdobeAE @MaxonVFX @insydium_ltd and @OTOY #motiongraphics #animation #design

[james kowalski @dubko]

Starting to get somewhere with @rive_app. I wanted to see if I could make a live broadcast package with #rive. Happy with how it turned out, I'm hooked on flipping these toggles.

[james kowalski @dubko]

@yetipictures Not sure of the style you're looking for, be it frame by frame, or more toward motion graphics. But please reach out if you'd like to talk details! https://t.co/c76478AOe5

[Seven Days @sevendaysvt]

From our Winter Preview: Using lidar data, @ramblemaps are nine times more detailed than a typical USGS survey map — and they look cooler on your wall. https://t.co/nyud89jxvQ