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47. The New Mediators
2 years ago
The New Mediators is a design practice that helps to clarify complicated situations. By designing graphic language systems that function across print, video, interactive and performance formats, it proposes a new role for designers and a new approach to transparency in an increasingly complex world.

New Mediators are practitioners who combine methods from design, journalism, and narrative analysis. The result is designed transparency — information that is not only made available, but accessible, relevant and beautiful.

This introductory animation attempts the method advocated by the New Mediators to explain the project itself.

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  • CJ Basie 2 years ago
    Amazing. Minimalizm is a great way to show the essence
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  • CJ Basie 2 years ago
    Is it a software? Where i can to find it? On the website is no info...
  • Kamel Labiad plus 2 years ago
    i think he is using after effects, but I don't know where he get the icons
  • CJ Basie 2 years ago
    hmm... maybe it's not only a AE. It can be a few action script for AE, I guess.
    1. Script for moving etc..
  • Cory Williams 2 years ago
    Its made in After Effects, graphics would have been designed and made in Illustrator.

    No need for flash anywhere.
  • Carlos Hernández 1 year ago
    It's totally in after effects, i guess maybe he can answer by himself but i think he's dissapear.
  • Tyler Metzger 1 year ago
    he's definitely using after effects. i've seen a lot of those graphics on istock.com.
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  • Ryan Wehner plus 2 years ago
    love your style
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  • Michael Di Santo 2 years ago
    I love the way you are communicating with users. Simply brilliant!
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  • Michael Di Santo 2 years ago
    When are you going to add audio to "the new moderators" ?
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  • Daniel Brandão 2 years ago
    I'm also a designer and I think this is an excellent point of view about the future of our discipline and methods.

    Nice work!

    The sound will turn the video more efficient.
  • Daniel Santos 2 years ago
    The sound will cause viewers to engage further.
    ;)
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  • beshart 2 years ago
    Iconic. Great work (once again).
    Are the icons for sale as a set/sets somewhere?
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  • makenubs 2 years ago
    love this video and all your work. here in the UK i write a blog with some friends from uk think tanks about the kind of discipline you are describing. we want to connect people who have ideas with people who can animate them. you might find it interesting makenubs.wordpress.com/
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  • moriza 2 years ago
    Great concept and execution. I really like your style Jon!
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  • F. Laclé 2 years ago
    Mr. Jarvis. Very well villustrated. Such a design practice is indeed much appreciated when new technologies keeps emerging below our fingertips at an exponential rate. It is up to us as designers, developers, human technology scientists, to make such practices compulsory. How can we practicipate in such a quest?
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  • Brian Maina 2 years ago
    i use this programs, my dad bought me the master collection as a birthday present im curious how you get those kind of textures and they are interesting too
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  • Jens Hoffmann 2 years ago
    Love the style!
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  • Saif Zahir 2 years ago
    I absolutely love the concept, and you certainly proved the effectiveness of media synthesis in the Crisis of Credit.
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  • Sharrie Shaw 2 years ago
    I've highly recommended you to Lunch.com. Hope you hear from them soon!
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  • Teque5 2 years ago
    no audio?
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  • adam qureshi plus 2 years ago
    no audio ? huh ? but i loved this video i was recently at a conference in NYC the99percent.com/ man jonathan should have been one of the presenters there !! it was all about communications ! and how idea's get started !
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  • Brian Maina 2 years ago
    cool video when are you going to add audio
    ohh hes using adobe illustrator
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  • Philip Cotsford 2 years ago
    Transparency....ahhhh.
    It's like fresh air. :D
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  • Daniel Santos 2 years ago
    Love your work! keep going! ;)
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  • Kalvin Camp 2 years ago
    cool.
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  • Brian Maina 2 years ago
    adobe ai
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  • Nero.mov 2 years ago
    muito bom isso...parabéns
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  • igorsaraiva 2 years ago
    WOW.

    No more words!

    IgorSaraiva.com
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  • Mercedes Elena 2 years ago
    genial! eres mi referente!
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  • Sofiane Haffar 2 years ago
    cool... ^^
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  • Jota Elle 2 years ago
    Great job! Will be on the look
    for more clarifying videos. ;)
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  • lostmarblemedia 2 years ago
    Digital commoncraft...nice.
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  • Edward Castaño 2 years ago
    Another great piece of interdisciplinary genius. Congrats Jonathan!
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  • Edward Castaño 2 years ago
    I'm looking for talented designers like Jonathan to launch a New Mediator production company. If this describes you well, feel free to reach out to me.

    I have the business know how and an appreciation for the art. You could be the other half of the equation, the creative talent. Together we can change the world, and make a fun living.

    If this proposition appeals to you, send me an e-mail: castano_edward "at" gsb.stanford.edu .
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  • Gabriel LaRusso 2 years ago
    A powerful demonstration of tools that create unique and adaptive solutions for wicked problems. Inspiring.
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  • danielmakino 2 years ago
    Great work!!

    Congrats.
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  • Iris Inbar 2 years ago
    really like your way of explaining things:)
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  • Gabriel Shalom plus 2 years ago
    a great work with a necessary and relevant message!
    let me know if you'd ever like some sound design :)
    here you can see some stuff i composed (and directed/edited);
    vimeo.com/1460855
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  • mciarami 2 years ago
    great job. inspirational. I think I will quote it in my thesis.

    :)
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  • dbalieiro 2 years ago
    #niceWork
    #thankU
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  • Jeremy Frye plus 2 years ago
    awesome infographics!
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  • AdamPellinDeeve 2 years ago
    A logical move. Good luck (not that you need it).
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  • dani s 2 years ago
    This is almost... perfect. "Avalanche" is not spelled "avalanache"
  • Hunter Hadfield 2 years ago
    I saw that too. But still, was great.
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  • David Enbom plus 2 years ago
    I can't get it to play with audio :(
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  • Nick Moore 2 years ago
    This is great.
    Sound would make it 100 times better though.
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  • Luis Javier Funes 2 years ago
    Really nice work... i agree with that last comment... could be even more impressive with audio.
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  • Jacob Behunin 2 years ago
    Great Video...little bit of music...few sounds effects and a voice over....would make it a awesome video.
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  • Greg Borowke 2 years ago
    Great animation well done. Audio is cool too but adding a few sound effect would make it really awesome.
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  • tresvampiros 2 years ago
    Aplausos.
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  • michael durwin 2 years ago
    your web site is down.
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  • You are a Pure Genius. Considering myself as a mediator!
    Love the way you animate!
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  • Tobias Schmidt 1 year ago
    What software is used to create videos like this?
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  • Bicycleman 1 year ago
    You the man! Good luck with your ideas and hire me when the time comes to grow!
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  • very nice man! this is an amazing work
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  • Riley Farrell 1 year ago
    These are inspiring. Motion design has the potential to be an incredibly engaging education tool... and this is how to do it; clear, direct, playful... in humble service to the content.

    As a student and an aspiring motion designer, I eagerly await the New Mediators' next project.
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  • naveed khawar 11 months ago
    good job done
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  • Fernanda González 9 months ago
    hi, where can i keep track of more videos of "the mediators"? and great job by the way! thanks
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  • Zack Olson 9 months ago
    I really like the simplicity of your animation. I have a few "pet projects" (ie. I am not a pro) that I want to animate. I am pretty good with Adobe Illustrator, but have zero experience with motion graphics. Do you have (or can you recommend) a good tutorial with this style of animation in either Apple Motion 4 or After Effects? I have searched and searched and have yet to find one that would match this style.

    Thanks in advance! Nice work!!!
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  • Formalitees 6 months ago
    Awesome, it's like making your own stamps in Kidpix ;) Never thought about Illustrator like that before...
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