Study 02 — Visual language study

Soft collision

A tactile composition exploring buoyancy, held tension and the tiny pause before impact.

Role: Art direction, simulation, finishing
Toolkit: Houdini, Redshift, After Effects
Duration: 5s loop
Year: 2026

Soft collision — 5 second loop, no sound.

Soft collision is about the half-second before contact. Two inflated forms drift toward each other, deform, and release — the whole study lives inside that squash and the recovery that follows.

The materials do a lot of the storytelling: a slightly waxy rubber that catches a broad key light, so the deformation is legible even at thumbnail size on a phone.

Pacing was cut against a soft percussive bed, which is why the release feels like an exhale rather than a bounce.

Soft collision — Contact frame — maximum deformation — Contact frame — maximum deformation

Soft collision — Material test, lavender and lime pass — Material test, lavender and lime pass

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