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THE JOKER COMPETITION WINNER INTERVIEW
An interview with Roman, the brilliant motion graphics designer who won the Joker Contest.
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”
- Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, Inc.
The HQ design that works, the respect towards the wonderful creative work, and the talented designers are in the heart of Videobolt. This past two months we’ve had the pleasure of receiving and reviewing many video templates from our author community. The submission deadline was on April Fools' Day, hence we named the contest - The Joker (even though we’ve prepared some serious awards).
Contrary to ‘regular’ competitions, we believe that every design that meets the requirements should be rewarded. That’s why we provided $ prizes for each submitted and approved template, with a bonus 1000$ reward for the design (author) who got the most votes.
Who is Roman?
Without further ado we present to you Roman, the motion graphics designer whose template was chosen as the best design among 132 approved designs. The best part is that, with the budget of $10000, all authors got paid, while still continuing to earn money from the videos sold via our platform.
Roman is a Russia-based designer who’s been in the business of graphic design for 4 years, and has been a part of the Videobolt community since July 2020. On the platform - he goes by the name Vivace.
Milica Popovic
Congrats on winning the contest - We are very happy to have received so many templates, and to have you as a winner! Please tell us what led you to become a motion graphics designer in the first place?
Roman
Thanks everyone! I am very happy that people liked my work and voted for it. This gives great motivation for creative growth. My friend introduced me to the world of motion graphics, and it attracted me primarily because it has no real boundaries. You can use any type of software, such as After Effects, Cinema 4D, Photoshop etc. You can combine several styles such as 2-D, 3-D, stop motion animation, frame by frame hand drawn animation, shooting with a real camera and getting an amazing result. I particularly enjoy working in this industry because no two days are the same.
Milica Popovic
What do you love the most about the design process and where do you get your inspiration from?
Roman
I love the whole process of creating a project. From searching for an idea, to its implementation. I look for inspiration on sites like Dribbble, Pinterest, Vimeo, and also watch a lot of streams on YouTube, where experienced motion designers criticize the work of new designers. This gives me a good professional boost.
Milica Popovic
In many of your templates, we saw the same character. What’s the story behind it?
Roman
There is no special story here. I got into character animation at some point and created it. As it turned out later, these are some of the most popular templates in my portfolio. Customers really love them.
Milica Popovic
What is your personal artistic style? How does it fit your future plans?
Roman
The cartoon style is the closest to my style. I love bright and juicy colors. I'm inspired by motion designers like Ben Marriott, Hannah Jacobs, Karolin Gu and many others. My dream job is to work in a big animation studio with other talented designers.
Milica Popovic
When did you start creating video templates? Would you recommend the Videobolt authors program to other designers?
Roman
My first template was created about 3.5 years ago. Of course, I recommend Videobolt to other designers. This is a rocket that cannot be stopped and every talented designer must be on board.
Milica Popovic
What advice would you give to the young designers that aspire to become superb motion graphic designers?
Roman
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again - and always think positively.
Thanks Roman for having a chat with us. Keep up with awesome work - we are looking forward to seeing what’s coming next!