I was commissioned to design and create modernised versions of the classic characters in the Pikku Kakkonen children’s programming logo.
In addition to the modernised logo characters, I designed the 2D version of one beloved puppet character.
For this, I did extensive research on the different visual styles and technical solutions for different children’s TV programming. 2 versions of each character rig was created, one for realtime applications in Unity, and one for pre-rendered animations in After Effects. They used the same sprite sheets I created in Affinity Designer and the animator controls were the same. But for unity I scripted them using C# and for After Effects I used AE Expressions.
The work was built on top of my previous Angry Birds rigging, completing the “just a head” rig for the birds with full body controls.
