Maya Lior's Blog

2011-11-05T19:28:00.000-07:00

Gary The Werechicken- pitch for a new show

2011-11-02T17:59:00.000-07:00

Zoe

2011-10-20T17:56:00.000-07:00

Image colored by an awesome artist William Pitzer.

Crib Life

2011-08-20T16:45:00.000-07:00

Hasbro

Prop Design:

Check out the commercial of Crib Life at: http://www.criblife.com/criblife/en

A gift for a new Grad

2011-04-30T10:20:00.001-07:00

The Proposal

2011-03-27T05:48:00.001-07:00

360KId GECCo Project

2010-10-23T18:50:00.000-07:00

Victorian Background Design

2010-04-10T07:05:00.001-07:00

Medieval Background Design

2010-03-31T04:31:00.000-07:00

2010-03-06T03:21:00.001-08:00

2010-02-25T02:17:00.000-08:00

2010-01-18T13:47:00.000-08:00

Middle Eastern Exposure

2009-12-09T20:16:00.000-08:00

My Hamster "Bubbles"

2009-11-12T18:59:00.000-08:00

Character Design_English Maid

2009-11-09T16:01:00.000-08:00

Background Test

2009-10-27T22:46:00.001-07:00

PBS KIDS, Design Squad Season 3

2009-10-27T21:57:00.000-07:00

While being employed at Clambake Animation Studio, I had the pleasure of working on the Emmy and Peabody award-winning "Design Squad" for PBS.

Design Squad is a reality competition show where kids design and develop whimsical machines in order to win a college scholarship. Blueprints within the show are animated to illustrate the projects. I fully animated and helped animate on Pop Rivet, Air Resistance and Air Compression.

Check out the show on PBS starting from Oct. 11th!

http://pbskids.org/designsquad/season3/index.html

Woodland Getaway

2009-10-07T18:31:00.000-07:00

"Southies" Logo

2009-10-07T17:52:00.001-07:00

While working for Clambake Animation Studio, I created these Logos for a pilot show named "Southies". The designs were sent to Adult Swim. Out of all the designs, Logo #4 was chosen.

Hasbro FurReal

2009-09-08T21:11:00.001-07:00

Half The Ink

2009-09-08T21:11:00.000-07:00

Final Look:

These Logos were designed for a website called "Half The Ink". The site promotes a certain software, which helps save Ink. The amount of Ink and printed pages are constantly being calculated, therefore it helps save Ink and money. Since this product is friendly toward the environment I made sure to show it in my designs. If you look closely at some of the splash logos they all carry some sort of leaves pattern or a hint of it.

Check it out! http://halftheink.com/

The Wilson Family

2009-08-24T13:33:00.000-07:00

This Image is a gift for my dearest cousin Keren, who gave birth recently to her third child. It was a joy to draw the kids. They are adorable!

Just a Doodle

2009-05-30T19:15:00.000-07:00

SCBWI

2009-02-07T13:58:00.000-08:00

I took a trip down to NYC last week and attended the Winter SCBWI Conference- "Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators". I had the pleasure of meeting many talented artists and writers and go through some extraordinary workshops . It was a terrific experience, and I came away determined to keep at this with far more diligence than I have ever expected. If anyone is interested in writing or being a book Illustrator I would highly recommend being a member and attending the events that are available both in NYC and LA.

Check it out!!!

Freelance

2008-11-10T22:25:00.000-08:00

This is a short animation clip that is meant to promote a certain product online.
I have created my first animation test, you may view it here or go to: http://www.roomitup.com/devtab

FLAT IRON CASE:

Brighter Planet

2008-10-08T10:55:00.000-07:00

My PSA "We are Floating on Thin Ice" is now part of Brighter Planet.

It was selected to be part of the Vimeo Climate Matters Video Contest

and will be going on tour with two major Environmental Film festivals.

*Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival

*Mountain Film On Tour

Check out the link! http://www.vimeo.com/brighterplanet

Illustration work

2008-10-01T18:52:00.000-07:00

More Illustration work will be uploaded shortly!

Reworking my short

2008-09-13T17:50:00.001-07:00

This little Animation short was created quickly for my Character Animation class back in the Fall of 2007. I would like to go back to the same concept and redo the short, make it more amusing and better designed/Animated.

Animation Block Party

2008-07-22T21:19:00.000-07:00

My short film "The Border" was screened at the Animation Block Party Film Festival in Brooklyn, NY on July 27/2008. I had a wonderful time being there and watching some work that was new and some that i have already seen at the Ottawa Animation Film Festival 2007.

Unfortunately i didn't get to attend the after party since i had to rush off and get back to camp but i am sure it was a blast!

Camp

2008-06-17T07:27:00.001-07:00

Postcard made for kids to write home from camp.

The Border

2008-05-19T08:33:00.000-07:00

Its been too long since I last uploaded my work. I had a rough semester, but I managed to finish all my projects in time and still enjoy the company of my best Animation class (2008). I haven't mentioned my Degree Project for awhile, but it is done and ready to be seen. Once again its a story about my experience as a child during the war in Israel. My animation was screened at Massachusetts College of Art and Design on both nights of "ON Deck" Animation show and "Squealing Pegs" Animation show. I am thrilled to present it on my blog, Enjoy!

You may also watch my movie on youtube
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-rq0z9U-z4o

Off To Print

2008-04-09T10:55:00.000-07:00

I sent my business card and postcard to print and I should be receiving it in a few weeks! How exciting.
Unlike my other work, I wanted the cover of my postcard to look different... so here it is.

2008-04-03T10:39:00.000-07:00

This week i reworked my branding materials, I rearranged the looks of my business card. My portfolio tutor Dave Schlafman, showed the class some of his designs and ways to work with textures. I thought it looked brilliant and added that technique to my own work.

Spring Break!!!

2008-03-19T20:15:00.000-07:00

I spent most of my Spring Break working on my Animation projects. At that time i wished that i could have taken a real break like every other normal college student, but now that i am back to college and once again overwhelmed with work i am so glad that I used my break to get ahead. I colored in my title sequence for my montage and added some new animation from my degree project.

Branding Myself

2008-02-28T20:05:00.000-08:00

Apart from my Degree Project I am also working on my designs. Today I focused on my business card, I had some problems with pixilation so I might just have to go back into it and fix some errors, but overall this is my style. Is it any good? Hmmm…

About My Degree Project

2008-02-26T19:38:00.000-08:00

My Degree Project is based on my personal childhood experience during the gulf war (year 1991) and the second Intifada (year 2000). My main focus is to stay away from any political views and to tell the story through an innocent girl’s perspective. The character I created is very lively and optimistic. Usually you would expect a dark narrative to come out from someone who experienced war, but on the contrary, I felt very protected in my own home. I owe it mostly to my parents who took care of the situation incredibly well and did not panic or show any sign of fear. In my Animation I focused on two main periods of my life. My first experience was during the Gulf War. I was around five years of age and unfortunately most of my evenings were spent in a shelter learning how to properly use my first Gas Mask. My second experience was when I was around thirteen years old, during the second Intiafada. An event that brought out more violence between Israeli’s and the Palestinians in the occupied territories, two cultures that are always in conflict. Yet I still hope because unlike others my personal encounter with Palestinians was very friendly and innocent. My town was located in the neighborhood of an Arab village. As a child I used to play at the park, located on the border (the green line) of the occupied territories. Frequently I would see the families on the other side of the fence, they would share delicious home made food to bring home to my family. I communicated peacefully with them, but as time passed I saw them less and before I knew it another fence was built. I believe that children have the ability to make more sense than any other adult and therefore it was the outmost importance for me to incorporate my experience as a child into my Degree Project.

Storyboarding my Ideas

2008-02-12T18:15:00.000-08:00

Before I get to the point where I storyboard my ideas on paper I have this strange nature of playing my ideas and scenes in my head, which often happens at night before I go to bed. Not a good habit since I find it hard to fall asleep, but in a way its very useful. I had this fear that if I placed all my thoughts on paper it would lose its value, but luckily I found that i was wrong. I was amazed of how easy it was for me to portray exactly what I imagined. My storyboard process is drawn out in my sketchbook, each page containing a scene. The images that are posted on my blog are only a glimpse of many pages.