Infinite Motion | About Infinite Motion

Let's Dream Together

Hi, I'm Brendan Stern, Creative Director, Animator, and Developer at Infinite Motion. I work from my office in St. Paul, Minnesota, but I've worked remotely with companies across the U.S. since 2007.

I seek to work with clients who dream of new possibilies, who want to better our world, and build their brands with the latest tech, art, and storytelling.

I work with startups to Fortune 500’s on promotional videos, character animations, product visuals, motion graphics, games, interactive (e.g. web design, kiosks, online training modules), User Experience Design, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and graphic design (e.g. logos, book layout, white page layout, and banner ad creation).

Notable Client's and Projects

Target

Since 2021 I've been a part of their 3d team, working on making all of their products represented online with 3D models. This is done through their Home Planner web portal, which allows you to design a room, filled with all of their products. We also optimize models to be used for aumented reality, meaning you can see 3d furniture in your home while using your phone.

Renewal by Andersen

Since 2017 I've animated their entire suite of brands, created motion graphics for each of their year end summit meetings, and their animated video content throughout the year. Visit page.

Intel

I've worked for 15 years on a variety of projects with Intel, including character animation and motion graphics for their Retail Edge program. Visit page.

University of Minnesota, CIDRAP

While working on a 7-year project with the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, I developed and revised 14 e-learning modules, focusing on avian and swine flu. It was over 800 pages of interactive content and included code, graphics, video, and a quiz for training medical professionals.

Minyanville

I won a National Emmy Award for directing character animation and production with a talented team of writers. We created 160+ two-minute episodes with very tight deadlines, typically creating two episodes each week.

My Core Values

Humor is important: Humor is an essential part of the human condition, something I need to have in my workplace, relationships, and leisure. It's is a great tool to find social support and create levity when facing life’s challenges. It can make the workplace seem more human, creating a bond to fellow coworkers.
Prioritizing People: When coworkers, family, friends, or teammates are in need, their well-being takes precedence over work obligations.
Long-Term Impact: Making decisions based on their long-term impact rather than short-term gains.
Data-Driven Decision Making: Striving to use data to inform and drive decisions whenever possible.
Strategic Asset Management: Being mindful in buying and using project assets.
Recognition and Promotion of Others: Enjoying promoting and recognizing the great ideas and contributions of others.
Active Listening and Empathy: Listening to the ideas and feedback of talented team members, seeking to understand before responding.
Inclusivity and Diversity: Striving for the success of all people, regardless of background, identity, or culture. Making efforts to include others, listen to their ideas, and make them feel part of the team.
Thoughtful Decision Making: Taking the time to carefully consider decisions, but also recognizing when action is needed.
Continuous Experimentation and Innovation: Constantly exploring new ideas, technologies, and possibilities for improvement.
Passion for Technology and Innovation: Having a love for exploring new technologies, including AI, AR/VR, code, investing, and games.
Openness and Learning from Mistakes: Admitting mistakes openly and sharing what has been learned from them.
Simplifying Complexity: Enjoying reducing complexity and making things easier to understand.
User-Centric Design: Appreciating products that are easy to use due to great design.
Thorough Task Management: Keeping track of tasks and following up to ensure completion.
Performance-Driven Mindset: Valuing performance and results over the amount of hours put in.

Software I Use

Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premier, InDesign, Dreamweaver, 3DS MAX, Maya, Vray, Motionbuilder, Adobe XD, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, MySQL, PHP, Apache, Sublime, Visual Studio, Wordpress, Laravel, PowerPoint, Word, Excel.

Studying Cascadeur, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Unity, Unreal Engine, Blender, Lens Studio, and Spark AR.

Why Use Infinite Motion?