Abstract:
Brand identity design in the digital age is not static anymore, therefore motion should be considered as another important component for a graphic designer, in order to create characteristic moving identities to communicate brand personalities, which can be defined by brand archetypes theory. Nevertheless, motion quality for expressing characteristic aspects of brand archetypes in motion graphic design, has never been studied. Therefore the main research finding focuses on what expressive motion qualities, can communicate what brand archetypes?. Methods, (1) firstly, finding independent variables to represent brand personalities by literature reviews. Results are 15 chosen brand archetypes from Thai Brand Archetypes framework. (2) Secondly, finding dependent variables that represent expressive motion qualities, by exploring in 4 domains: physic, interactive media design, dance and animation; then verified findings, possible motion qualities, with 3 experts, using Index of Item Objective Congruence (IOC). Results are 2 kinds of motions Transportation, which has spatial and temporal components, and Transformation, which has only temporal component. Transpositions are position and rotation which have 1 spatial component: Motion path (linear, curve, wave, angle and zigzag) and 2 temporal components including: Speed (slow, medium and fast) and Acceleration (acceleration, even and deceleration). Transformations are Visual Effects and Deformations which has only temporal component which is Time or Speed. (3) Finally, matching variables by 9 experts, through questionnaires developed from (2), to get the results for the main research finding and the conclusions are: Speed is the most significant variable which can be noticed easily by the eyes, and will give the first impression to perception. Acceleration is second important, as can not really be seen, but the audience can feel the differences. Motion Path, Visual Effects and Deformations add more characteristic aspects to some archetypes, but not necessarily important comparing with the first two variables.