Verum Artifex portfolio
Brand, product, original film, and the creative systems behind them. Browse by discipline or explore the full archive.
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Original studio film
When a threat reaches out of a painting, Nova and Onyx must get a boy out of its path. An animated fantasy short directed by Abiola Fapohunda.
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Building tension through space and character contrast
Directing a Nova and Onyx motion study
Original studio film
A miniature city, a moon, and a chrome tiger all compete for attention. Nova and Onyx have to decide what the audience should follow.
The shot holds on Nova’s grin just long enough to let us anticipate the attack.
After the impact, a similar close-up gives Nova’s reaction a beat of its own.
Nova & Onyx · Generated animation study
What changes when one fight moves from 2D anime to cinematic 3D? At 0:15 the impact fills the arena with smoke. Nova’s landing picks up the action as it clears.
Putting Onyx beside her own portrait sets up the moment she steps into the picture.
The bridge and pond carry over from the canvas, so we recognize where Nova and Onyx have landed.
Original studio film · Opening excerpt
An artist paints a portrait of Onyx over an unfinished sketch. The sketch wants its canvas back. When the painted pond begins to stir, Nova and Onyx step inside to investigate.
Visual identity · Portfolio collection
A collection of marks and lettering developed for distinct brand personalities.
Product design · Studio concept
An adaptive meditation companion explored through onboarding, interaction architecture, and responsive session flows.
Creative systems · Studio prototype
A Style Lock, QA Gate, and Constraint Library for teams reviewing AI-assisted creative work.
Studio archive
Brand world · Original studio work
Character-led visual development across illustration, styling, and cinematic environments.
Creative systems · Internal study
An exploration of how to organize patterns from creative experiments into a usable visual taxonomy.
I grouped outputs by visual behavior and turned recurring patterns into style presets, decision rules, and guardrails.
Information design
Visual hierarchy and illustration for an explanatory design artifact.
Creative systems
Visual exploration and refinement across a related series of outputs.
Creative Lab · Illustration
An original character and environment study.
Creative Lab · Illustration
A studio visual exploration of character and environment.
Creative Lab · Visual development
An exploration of preserving recognizable character design across changing scenes.
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