Brooklyn-based CG motion maven Wes Cockx kickstarts Stash fans into the new year with this series of peaceful and playful visual experiments showcasing Microsoft’s Viva integrated employee experience platform.

Wes Cockx: “Microsoft Viva is built within the framework of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams as an experience to help every person in an organization connect, engage, learn, and grow regardless of their work environment. I captured and harnessed the guiding core attributes through 3D expression to revitalize Viva’s essence, ensuring an impactful experience for users at every touch point.
 

“The goal was to create a resonant connection to our audience that transcends mere functionality.”

 
“The challenge was exploring the visual expression and building on the foundations of the Microsoft Fluent Design imagery while infusing it with the Viva identity, from deconstructing the app icons through to the way the sphere symbolizes the human presence within the platform.

“Set in a world of distinct cool tones of blue, teal, and purple gradients to represent the calming space the Viva platform provides, this zen world was brought to life through tactile and playful motion experiments to provide assets to be used as intro sequences and ambient backgrounds. The goal was to create a resonant connection to our audience that transcends mere functionality.”
 
 

 
Client: Microsoft

Creative Direction: Wes Cockx
Motion: Wes Cockx, Marko Mrvic

Music/sound design: Amedeo Inglese, Noi Berlin