Experimental 3D Typography — 36 Days of Type

36 Days of Type is an international design challenge in which participants create one letter or numeral per day. For the 2021 edition I used the format as a laboratory: 36 small studies in form, light and rhythm, exploring how typography, material and motion relate to each other in three-dimensional space.

Each letter received its own treatment, but the series was built on procedural workflows in Cinema 4D so that materials, lighting setups and animation logic could be reused and varied without starting from scratch every day. Colour and movement were kept deliberately minimal, directing attention to the structural qualities of each form: how a surface catches light, how an edge reads in motion, where a letter stops being type and becomes sculpture. Alongside the animation itself, the project was a way to test new tools and refine aesthetic decisions under a daily deadline.

The same thinking carries directly into client work: animated logos, kinetic typography for brand films, and 3D type for title sequences all rely on exactly this understanding of material, light and timing. If you are looking for a 3D animator in Berlin for typographic or logo animation, this series is a good preview of the approach.