During the last two years, I have had the opportunity to collaborate with regional activist groups on projects related to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. I am particularly proud of two animated videos that represent my skills and interests very well.
Video 1: ICC's decision and what it means for Germany
The first video deals with ICC's decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli officials, its effects on German politics and the country's reputation in the international arena. Finding an adequate visual language meant making sure the following criteria were met:
- art direction must be suitable to the topic at hand;
- has to convey data, facts and concepts equally well;
- has to be appealing and dynamic enough to maintain attention and focus throughout the whole video.
- has to convey data, facts and concepts equally well;
- has to be appealing and dynamic enough to maintain attention and focus throughout the whole video.
That resulted in a visual toolkit with defined approaches of communicating numerical data, dates, quotes, as well as illustrated assets that portray places, institutions and abstract concepts (international law, travel, sanctions, vetoes...)
Parts of the visual toolbox