IBM SmartCity

Design Bootcamp: School of Motion

In 2021 I completed School of Motion's 'Design Bootcamp,' an intensive 3-month course, to build my design skills in my motion graphics work.
The IBM SmartCity project involved creating a set of storyboards for an explainer-style video for a fictional IBM technology.
Illustrations provided by School of Motion
Today’s cities have populations
Today’s cities have populations
they were not designed to support.
they were not designed to support.
And this causes:
And this causes:
Grid-lock on the roads.
Grid-lock on the roads.
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A lack of affordable housing.
A lack of affordable housing.
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And, high energy costs.
And, high energy costs.
At IBM, we’re good at solving problems.
At IBM, we’re good at solving problems.
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So we came up with a solution.
So we came up with a solution.
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Imagine...
Imagine...
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Traffic lights that talk to cars and buses to optimize traffic.
Traffic lights that talk to cars and buses to optimize traffic.
Multi-use buildings
Multi-use buildings
designed to keep housing affordable.
designed to keep housing affordable.
An on-demand-grid intelligently providing power only when needed.
An on-demand-grid intelligently providing power only when needed.
We’re working towards a safer,
We’re working towards a safer,
more efficient, more connected city.
more efficient, more connected city.
A smarter city.
A smarter city.
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SmartCity
SmartCity
coming soon from IBM
coming soon from IBM
Intrigued? Find out more at IBM.com/smartcity
Intrigued? Find out more at IBM.com/smartcity
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