Jen Rizzo rizzo.jen@gmail.com 513.375.4771 I'm a San Francisco-based freelance motion graphics designer. The work you see here is representative of what I've done in the past few years. It's organized chronologically, so it's easy for me to update, and return viewers don't have to jump around to see what's new. Feel free to check me out on the web elsewhere: Fixation - design inspiration blog LinkedIn Twitter Flickr

TRX 3D Model - 2009 Fitness Anywhere asked me to design a motion graphics package for them to use on a DVD that comes packaged with their equipment. This is one of three main parts of that package - a 3D model showing the parts of the TRX to introduce the components of the device. (Click any image to play animation; 19.4MB H.264 .mov)

Sprint Tutorials - 2008-2009, ongoing An ongoing series of animations created while freelancing for Bars+Tone of San Francisco, CA. Project has been in progress since October 2008 and continues as Sprint adds new phones to their product line. Shown here are the shots from the first four phones, and the linked file is our most recent animation for the Palm Pre. I hold an ongoing role as their 3D animator, as well as managing renders and animating additional 2D effects as necessary. Animations can be found by selecting a phone on Sprint's support website and navigating to videos. (Click to play; 10.5MB H.264 .mov)

Watershed - Winter 2009 - Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects An animation completed on an incredibly short deadline with Transvideo Studios of Mountain View, CA. Watershed is Ustream's newest product, a broadcasting tool geared at small to medium sized businesses. They approached Transvideo to produce a motion piece that would be used to unveil the product at CES 2009 as well as be shown as an introduction on their website. My primary role in this project was animating the first 30 seconds or so up to the Watershed reveal. (Click to play; 24.6MB H.264 .mov)

DVD Rental - Autumn 2008 - Photoshop, After Effects, Cinema 4D Animation completed for a DVD rental company. Machines are located in grocery stores, apartment buildings, etc. This client was absolutely fantastic and gave me free reign to do whatever I wanted. I jumped on the opportunity to do some 3D again and integrated 2D/3D elements to demonstrate how to use the machines. Really fun freelance project.

San Francisco Speaks - Autumn 2008 - Illustrator, Flash A freelance project promoting No on Prop H in San Francisco for the November election. The client provided me some of the visual elements and the copy, and I was able to play around with some type and animation. Due to changes in copy, the final animation differed slightly, but these were the initial boards.

Senior Thesis: Women and Numbers - Spring 2008 - Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects My senior thesis from the University of Cincinnati, exhibited at DAAPWorks 2008 in Cincinnati, OH. (Click to play; 13.4MB H.264 .mov)

Paloma Picasso Cufflinks - Winter 2008 - Cinema 4D This was part of a series of experiments I did for Tiffany. We really wanted to explore the tactile properties of some of their jewelry, so we focused on some of the designer pieces and did some detailed renders. This was an incredibly simple animation, but I loved the textures. (Click to play; 6.2MB H.264 .mov)

Tropicana - Winter 2008 - Cinema 4D & SketchUp Pro As part of FRCH's involvement with Tropicana, we created a DVD showing various areas of the complex. I created the animations for the convention center and retail corridors. This working pipeline was a fun experiment for us: I worked closely with a co-worker who was experienced using SketchUp. She did the initial modeling and texturing, then passed it off to me to light it, animate the camera and add aditional details to both model and texture. Design credit to FRCH Design Worldwide.(Click to play; 18.9/6.3MB H.264 .mov)

Sunglass Hut - Autumn 2007 - Cinema 4D These are visualizations for a new configuration of a Sunglass Hut retail location. Design credit to FRCH Design Worldwide.

Majdanek - Summer 2007 - Photoshop & Illustrator A few members of the Digital Design '08 class went to Lublin, Poland, at the end of our 4th year. We spent the quarter coming up with concepts related to the Holocaust, and specifically, the tragedies that occurred at Majdanek. These are storyboards from various steps in my process. I was creating a motion-based piece that would give some context to the numbers and statistics of the Holocaust for people in their early twenties.

Godiva - Spring 2007 - Cinema 4D These are visualizations for a new configuration of a Godiva retail location. It was the most delicious project ever. It was also one of the fastest. The whole model came together in less than a week. Design credit to FRCH Design Worldwide.

Virgin - Spring 2007 - Cinema 4D This is a visualization of a Virgin Records store. We went through a few design revisions on this one. I was responsible for some merchandising, modeling fixtures, animating, and creating updated textures. Design credit to FRCH Design Worldwide. (Click to play; 15.6MB H.264 .mov)

Under Armour Flagship - Spring 2007 - Cinema 4D FRCH designed the Under Armour flagship store in Annapolis, MD. These images are from a flythrough created to help them visualize the fixtures in the space, as well as show the client our interpretation of the underbelly of a stadium applied to retail. This was my first project where they allowed me to be the sole designer. Design credit to FRCH Design Worldwide.

ESPN Idents - Winter 2007 - Nikon D70, Photoshop & After Effects This is the most fun I think I've ever had with a school project. We chose a cable network and created two idents and a menu for them. I'm a closet armchair-coaching sports nerd, so I immediately jumped on ESPN. When searching for inspiration, I printed out their logo, then decided to cut it out. As I was playing around with the pieces, I realized I could make them into recognizable objects. This was right in the middle of my stop motion obsession, so I grabbed a camera and went on my way. The top image is hockey, the middle image is football, and the last image is my menu. (Click to play; 432/436KB H.264 .mov)

Moynihan Station - 2006 - 3D Studio Max These are assorted visualizations for the Moynihan Station redesign. My role at SOM was a fun one: as the design was ongoing, I would take drawings and visualize them so we could really get a sense of the space before any solid decisions were made. Connector stair section is entirely by me. Full building section and details created with Matt Beharry. Design credit to Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, NYC.

Polaroid Colorpack - Winter 2006 - Cinema 4d I have a huge love for old cameras, so when we were told to select an object to model in detail, I knew my Polaroid Colorpack would come in handy.