I was tasked with creating a visually dynamic motion graphic lyric video in AfterEffects. I decided against using song lyrics and got inspiration from a spoken word poetry piece titled “Dear Anxiety” by Clayton Jennings that I found on YouTube. I figured it would set apart my project from the others. The poem has a heavy overtone with an overall serious and sensitive topic, and I set out to match the feel with just a black and white color palette as well as simple line drawings. I combined my original vector illustrations with impactful typography and focused on emphasizing and perfecting the timing and transitions while maintaining a unified tone.