Iconik — Product Explainer

CLIENT

Backlight

TIMELINE

2024

We collaborated with Iconik, Backlight's groundbreaking media management tool that makes it easy to find, share, and collaborate on media from anywhere. We created an explainer video showcasing its revolutionary features, and fittingly, the project was done entirely remotely—a nod to the very workflows Iconik supports.

Phase 1

Storyboarding

The script came first, but the real work was sequencing. We needed to show how Iconik fits into a professional's actual workflow without making it feel like a tutorial. Each scene was mapped to a specific user moment: finding media, sharing it, collaborating across locations. The story moves as the product does. Fast, purposeful, and without friction.




Phase 2

Styleframing

The visual language had to feel premium without feeling cold. We landed on a clean, motion-style graphic with high contrast, precise typography, and smooth transitions that matched the tool's professional positioning without alienating the humans using it. Style frames were approved before a single frame was animated, keeping the team aligned and the production tight.




Phase 3

Animation Production

Every motion decision was intentional. Fluid tracking, vector-based movement, and textured detail were chosen to make the invisible feel tangible, to give the software a sense of weight and flow it doesn't naturally have. The result was an explainer that didn't just demonstrate features. It made you feel like the product worked before you ever tried it.






Credits

Creative Direction - Pooyan Alizadeh
Graphic Design - Laura Faccone
Animation - Evan Gillig


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