Animation style

As most of this project will be animated on screens and other motion graphics I decided to do some research into animation and transitions. For the on screen app animations I turned to Google's Material Design guidelines. These very extensive guidelines provide design rules for apps to better integrate with the overall Android aesthetic, but also general usability and UX rules. Below is a short trailer showing off some app animation priciples:

Although a lot of things like calendar and media player interfaces don't really apply to what our project does there are definitely quite a few elements I think we should include. One thing I really liked was the use of circular wipes to transition between different panes of the apps, which I'd really like to incorporate into the design. The use of sliding elements from the sides to store additional information was something that Gina suggested during the wireframing process that also fits with the Material Design framework. 

For the video transitions the swiping elements that Gina found during her research will be perfect as they add enough interest without making it too distracting.