Brave Spaces

Brave Spaces is a PBS Digital Series spotlighting powerful LGBTQ+ stories — and the motion graphics had to match the emotional weight of the content. The design system centered on fluid, organic motion: logo builds that breathe and reveal rather than snap into place, and full-screen animations calibrated to each episode's tone.

Built entirely in After Effects with Premiere Pro broadcast delivery. Every animation was designed to feel authentic and human — high energy for digital platforms without ever tipping into the glib or performative.

The full package included: expressive logo builds with organic reveals tuned to each episode's emotional register, dynamic interview transitions that keep the pace alive between speakers, stylized text overlays reinforcing key messages, and info graphics making complex social topics visually clear without oversimplifying them.

The design challenge here was tonal precision — motion that signals care and intentionality for an audience that notices when production doesn't take their stories seriously.