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Your Freelance Motion Designer & 3D Animator in Berlin

3D animation, explainer videos, logo animation and WebGL for brands and agencies.

Hi, I'm Jens Buchholz, a freelance motion designer and 3D animator based in Berlin.

Got a product that's too good to just sit still? An idea you love that others don't quite get at first glance? A logo with plenty to say, if only it were allowed to move? That's where I come in. From concept and storyboard to 3D animation, from explainer videos to logo animation, from product visualization to websites that come alive as you scroll, powered by WebGL: I'm your Swiss Army knife for motion design. A blade for every idea.

Projects

A selection of recent work: 3D animation, product films, explainer videos and motion design for brands like Microsoft, WELT and Leuchtturm1917. Every project started with a question. Here's how it got moving.

Opening shot of the XBOX accessible packaging film: a green light line traces the dark box in a cinematic 3D rendering

accessible

packaging

microsoft xbox

3D Animation, Explainer, Motion Design

Stack of white Microsoft Surface Pro boxes on a dark plinth, 3D packaging film for Microsoft

accessible

packaging

Microsoft

3D Animation, Explainer, Motion Design

White shards bursting apart against black, 3D motion design for WELT at Screenforce Days 2024

screen

force days

welt

3D Animation, Motion Design, Screen Design

Red, white and blue 3D shapes exploding on orange, product visualization for Leuchtturm1917

3D

support

LeuchtturmGruppe

3D Animation, Modeling, Motion Design

Glowing violet rings in dark space, 3D animation for the Refokus hype video

3D

support

refokus

WebGL, 3D Animation, Creative Assistance

Black notebook framed by a circular cutout, cover of the Cleer Learning Journal

branding

cleer

cleer

Branding, Editorial, Illustration, Motion Design

Yellow 3D letter block surrounded by white spheres, 36 Days of Type 2021

36days

oftype

36daysoftype — '21

Art Direction, 3D Animation, Motion Design, Typography

Yellow 3D letter C on yellow background, motion system for comdirect

twoyears

comdirect

comdirect

Motion Design, Motion System, Branding, 3D Animation

Golden 3D goat character on light blue, motion design for artist Suzy Kellems Dominik

beatrice

skd

suzy kellems dominik

3D Animation, Character Design, Rigging

Glowing white cube in a dark space, broadcast design for WELT at Screenforce Days 2023

screen

force days

welt

3D Animation, Motion Design, Screen Design

Transparent acrylic box filled with colorful organic 3D shapes, selected motion design works

archive

'18 — '22

3D Animation, Motion Design, Experiments

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microsoft

xbox

microsoft

xbox

microsoft

xbox

3d animation

'26

A 3D product film for the accessible packaging of the new XBOX console. Every flap, tab and loop modeled and rigged in 3D, guided by light instead of words.

microsoft

microsoft

microsoft

microsoft

microsoft

microsoft

accessible packaging

'25

3D animation for Microsoft's inclusive packaging, created with Indigo Slate. One-hand ergonomics, tactile markers and high-contrast labels, shown in calm, precise sequences that let the design speak.

screenforce

days 2024

screenforce

days 2024

welt

welt

screenforce days 2024

'24

The second Screenforce Days package for WELT. The visual language from 2023, evolved with refined 3D animation, new transitions and timing cut closely to the music.

leuchtturm

leuchtturm

leuchtturm

leuchtturm

leuchtturm1917

3D support

'23

'26

The complete Leuchtturm1917 portfolio, rebuilt in 3D. A photoreal product library with a reusable material system, ready for campaign films and mockups.

refokus

refokus

refokus

refokus

refokus

creative assistance

'23

'26

3D animation and WebGL for the studio Refokus. Scenes built in Cinema 4D and brought into the browser as real-time experiences, several of them awarded Site of the Day on Awwwards.

branding

cleer

branding

cleer

cleer

leuchtturm1917

'20

'23

A complete visual identity for the learning brand Cleer. From style guide and a 213-page Learning Journal to website, illustration and 3D launch animations, all built as one system.

36days

oftype

36days

oftype

36daysoftype

36daysoftype

36daysoftype

'20-21

Experimental 3D typography for 36 Days of Type 2021. One letter, one term from the world of 3D: 36 daily studies in form, light and rhythm.

twoyears

comdirect

twoyears

comdirect

comdirect

comdirect

'19

'22

A motion system for comdirect bank. Logo sequences, app visuals, Lottie animations and stadium content for HSV and BVB, all moving by the same set of rules.

beatrice

beatrice

beatrice

beatrice

suzy kellems dominik

hayworth

beatrice

'22

A 3D character for the artist Suzy Kellems Dominik, created with Hayworth. Modeled, rigged and animated to turn the sculptural presence of Beatrice into expressive motion.

screenforce

days 2023

screenforce

days 2023

welt

welt

screenforce days 2023

'23

Broadcast animation and screen design for WELT at Screenforce Days 2023. Light breaks through the dark, cubes rise and turn into screens, all timed closely to the music.

archive

archive

archive

archive

archive

buchholz motion + graphics

'18

'22

Motion studies, commissions and experiments from 2018 to 2022. Product visualization, abstract motion and character work that shaped how I design with rhythm and light.