06/25 · Motion

Start Screen

Tinbox, a boot animation in under a second

Client

Tinbox

Category

Motion

Role

Boot animation, UI motion, Identity

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About the work

Tinbox makes an open handheld console for people who write their own games. We designed the wordmark, the menu motion and a boot animation in which sixteen squares land and form the logo in under a second. Everything runs at 30 frames per second to save battery.

Credits

Hardware: Tinbox Motion and identity: Detent Sound: Mees Tjaden

Process

The handheld in clay, the tinbox print as a proof, and the boot screen up close.

The handheld in clay, the tinbox print as a proof, and the boot screen up close.

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