Spinal Cord Injury Nerve Bridge Transplantation Trial - Explainer Video Designs
Finalised designs for the character with spinal cord injury. The final decision was the purple colour scheme.

Finalised designs for the character with spinal cord injury. The final decision was the purple colour scheme.

Earlier designs for the wheelchair, which was refined later after feedback for accuracy and portability.

Earlier designs for the wheelchair, which was refined later after feedback for accuracy and portability.

Final designs for the portable wheelchair.

Final designs for the portable wheelchair.

Early costume designs for the rehabilitator. Decided to focus on the polo-shirt uniform, common in Rehab Centres.

Early costume designs for the rehabilitator. Decided to focus on the polo-shirt uniform, common in Rehab Centres.

Uniform adjustments and size comparison for characters and props.

Uniform adjustments and size comparison for characters and props.

Very early design for character with spinal injury. Originally had an androgynous look and more accurate colour scheme, and experimenting with possible facial expressions and designs.

Very early design for character with spinal injury. Originally had an androgynous look and more accurate colour scheme, and experimenting with possible facial expressions and designs.

Rehab Centre background design.

Rehab Centre background design.

Operation Room background design.

Operation Room background design.

Prop designs for the olfactory cells, forceps and spine.

Prop designs for the olfactory cells, forceps and spine.

Olfactory cells colour experiments. Finalised with the red colour scheme.

Olfactory cells colour experiments. Finalised with the red colour scheme.

My design process for the Spinal Injury Clinical Trial explainer video, mainly characters, props and backgrounds. I animated and rigged the 2D sections in a cut-out style, replicated in Toon Boom Harmony 21. The following designs were inspired by 'Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell'.

You can find further information into the trial and the full animation here:
https://www.griffith.edu.au/research/institute-biomedicine-glycomics/clem-jones-centre/themes/spinal-cord-injury-nerve-bridge-transplantation-trial