Saffron Studio
Researching, conceptualising and creating a pac-man inspired animation used as the key element of a HTML and social media campaign. I explored nostalgic and retro gaming while ensuring the animation aligned with the campaign's messaging and established branding. The final animation was created by a freelance animator and adapted across various platforms to maximise engagement.
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Designer
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The client asked for a concept that would promote and share the availability of an office in Farringdon while using the playful brand. After extensive researching and moodboarding, I came up with 5 key concepts that could be used in a variety of deliverables such as emailers and social media campaigns and worked with an animator to bring the chosen idea to life.
The brand very much dictated the styling of the game. The map system creating the area the pacman travels around was based on where the Farringdon office was situated. The key amenities around the outside such as Leather Lane Market were accurately positioned to showcase just how convenient and full of life the area is.
The established brand inspired the colours, characters created as well as the iconography (leaves). I decided it would work well if the characters chasing the pacman were relevant to the office workspace and so went with two distinct office objects: office chair and a Macbook. It was important there were some nods to the working life while keeping the animation fun and playful too.





Initial concepts
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Your Canvas
Concept: Front door swings open with the saffron pattern appearing inside followed by a message such as “your new canvas awaits”.
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Wordsearch
Concept: A wordsearch appears for viewers to try and find words. Then Saffron Studio circled and message appears about the search being over.
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Saffron Kaleidoscope
Concept: Using the saffron leaves to create an animated kaleidoscope effect.
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Pac-man
Concept: A game of pacman using saffron studio leaf icon and branding. Could be called ‘SAF-MAN’.
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Saffron blooming
Concept: Animating the Saffron leaves to grow, bloom and change colour to represent the growth and development of the building.
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Follow the leaves
Concept: Follow the leaves as they blow with the wind and end up on the doorstep of Saffron Studio.