EDUCATIONAL
Animation is an incredibly effective education tool. It breaks down a technical process, brings life to historic sites and figures, and teaches you a bit of history you wouldn’t have known about.
How does nuclear fusion work and what makes it a significant energy source? What was the steam schooner Wapama and what does its history teach us about the importance of good preservation of national landmarks? There are lots of visual stories out there to tell and animation is one of the best spaces to share these stories.
Animation can reveal our history in a way books couldn’t easily describe, such as how pueblan houses and Mayan temples might have appeard hundreds of years ago. Through maps, they can show the front lines in war and where enemy forces moved over time. They show the inner workings and dna of our body where no microscope can capture. As a motion graphics artist and freelancer on shows for Smithsonian, Quanta Magazine, PBS and National Geographic, I’ve had a lot of great opportunities to bring our past and present to life visually.
