These two animations were drawn by hand, frame by frame. I've always been fascinated by the artists and animators who make their drawings come to life in 2D. After slowly scrubbing through frames in Akira and The Last Airbender, I was inspired to start practicing this timeless animating art form.
Hello there, thanks for the visit!
My name is Austin Alcala and I'm a senior visual designer from the Bay Area. Although I studied industrial design in college, graphic design stole my heart and has been loyal ever since. From streetwear and screenprinting to Tweet campaigns and site launches, I intend to keep growing in any and every avenue of design. Grab your camping gear, cause this is going to be an in-tents journey.
Brands I've teamed up with:
Utility Belt:
Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, After Effects, Adobe XD, Media Encoder, Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Wix, Keynote, GSuite, Microsoft Office, Spark AR, Zoom, Slack, Procreate
Experience
Thinking Cap Training
Bachelors of Science Industrial Design
San Francisco State University
But also Youtube
Not a shepherd, but you can follow me
Senior Visual Designer / Atomic D /July 2020 - Present
Visual Designer / Atomic D / Nov 2020 - July 2020
Graphic Designer / Atomic D / Jan 2019 - Nov 2020
Production Artist / Paper Culture / Nov 2018 - Jan 2019
Design Program Leader / Maker Studio / Sep 2018 - Oct 2018
Design Consultant / City Wrights SF / May 2018 - Aug 2018
Instagram: @salientfigures & @austinalcala
Twitter: @austinalcalala
LinkedIn: Austin Alcala
Club Penguin: frosty_austy
In-person: South San Francisco
Ok cool, you can make some dope stuff…but what separates you vs this other wizard?
With experience in both an agency and in-house corporate settings, I bring best practices when it comes to processes, efficiency, and communication between partners and brands. Not only can I collaborate with others to ideate impactful innovations, but you’ll also find me in the trenches adjusting key frames in after effects and auto layout in figma. My technical, creative, and collaborative prowess make me the mitochondria within any team.
Need an internal preso, pitch deck, or brand template?
Master slides, this is the way. Animations in keynote and gslides are a Yes for me.
Need storyboards for a campaign or ad?
Whether it’s a product demo, 2d animation, or live action, I bring both ideation and execution on both fronts.
Need that ad or campaign animated?
Pencil, mouse, and lo-fi playlist at the ready.
Need animated or static banner ads?
You know it. In ALL sizes 😉
Need a brand refresh?
Big or small, no fish I can’t catch.
Need to flesh out an illustration style?
Been doodlin before I could read.
Need to train designers on best practices when it comes to organization, communication, or execution?
Just sent a google cal invite for a quick run-through of my AE template. We’ll go over everything from project kickoffs to collecting dependencies.