Joel
Toews
Joel
Toews
He/Him
Drawing inspiration from his personal life as a cinefile, Joel desires to create thought-provoking and relevant content through means of a visual medium. He excels in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, and After Effects. He is passionate about creating meaningful design solutions that promote humanist ideals. His design process emphasizes refining the strongest ideas to reach their full potential. He believes that working collaboratively with like-minded individuals yields the best results, and he is looking forward to diversifying his design research methods through interdisciplinary connections. If you were to ask Joel’s closest peers what it’s like working with him, they would say that he effectively lightens the mood to promote a setting where efficient passion-driven solutions can come to life.
Projects
Flight - Motion Graphics
This is the final project for the Motion Graphics 2 class. This project leans into a stop-motion paper-style animation for a quaint aesthetic. Many of the frames and colour choices were inspired by Wes Anderson, which adds to the unique quirky quality. Each scene was created in Adobe Illustrator, imported into After Effects for styling and animation, and then imported through Premiere Pro for sound effects.
MCBD - A Mini Documentary
This was the final project in film class in year 2. The video showcases the storyboarding, lighting, framing, and editing skills we learned throughout the semester. The editing of the mini-documentary applies dire circumstances to a ridiculous subject to create humour in a serious setting.
TVO Logo Animation
This project showcases animation fundamentals with an existing logo. The logo's form and feeling inspired the animation's movement. This project exemplifies effective 2D animation, bringing life to static elements.
Magazine Cover Photoshoot
This photo shoot was a Wes Anderson-inspired project done with strobe lighting. The environment and styling of the model were carefully curated to fit a limited complementary colour palette.
