Logo animation and motion design for brands.

Second Eight designs logo animations, motion systems and launch films for science, health and technology companies. Motion can be part of a brand identity project or a project on its own.

It is a small studio by design. Sam Hox, the founder, leads and designs every project, and we take two clients at a time.

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Selected collaborations

Brands and teams we've worked with, including agency and contractor work.

What we make in motion

Motion work

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What motion does for a brand

Show what cannot be photographed.

Much of science happens at a scale no camera reaches. Motion can show a process, a state or a change that a still image cannot.

Make the logo memorable.

A mark that builds in a way that fits the company is remembered longer than a static one. The animation becomes part of the identity.

Keep everything consistent.

When the website, the deck and the films move by the same rules, the brand feels like one thing.

How a motion project runs

We get to know your company , explore directions , build the system and launch it with your team.

  1. Understand

    Kickoff call, research into your company, market and audience, and a brief we agree on together.

  2. Concept

    Two distinct visual directions, each with its own logo approach, type, colour and graphics. You choose one.

  3. System

    The chosen direction becomes a full system: logo, typography, colour, graphics and key applications.

  4. Launch

    Guidelines, final files and a handover, so your team can use it with confidence.

Questions about logo animation and motion

A motion system is a set of rules for how a brand moves: timing, easing, how the logo builds and how graphics and type come in and out. It lets different people make films and interfaces that still feel like the same brand.

Sam Hox, the founder, leads and designs every project. Trusted collaborators join for animation or development when a project needs them. You talk to the person doing the work.

Yes. We can animate an existing logo and build a motion system around your current identity.

Motion projects usually take one to three weeks, depending on the number of films. We agree the scope with you before we start.

Yes. Much of our motion work is 3D, made in Blender, as in Tessel, Gray Matter and Cellbased.

Yes. Most of our motion work is part of a full brand identity, where the logo, the graphics and the motion are designed together.

Finished video files for web and social, in the sizes you need, plus the source files.

We work on a weekly rate and agree the number of weeks with you before we start. Book a call and we will scope it together.

Also: BiotechScienceTech and AIHealth techStartups

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Taking new projects. Two clients at a time.

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A 30-minute intro call on Google Meet.

What to bring

  1. 01Your company What it does and who it is for.
  2. 02Your stage Pre-seed to established.
  3. 03What you need A brand identity, a rebrand, a brand and a website, a brand with motion, or a brand with 3D and imagery.
  4. 04Your timeline When you would like to launch.

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