Harrison Jude

DASH 2026

The 2026 branding for DASH, Datadog’s keystone annual user conference and event, expanded upon the usage of 3D visuals. In years past, the team had only done minimal execution of 3D graphics, and in many instances, relied on faux 3D effects. With the branding now centered around 3D visuals, I collaborated closely with the brand team, to establish motion principles for the new 3D assets, as well as constructing robust libraries, template files, and documentation to support the animation team with the new 3D workflows. Utilizing the toolkit I constructed, I created assets across all phases of the marketing campaign, as well as in-person experiential assets and keynote presentation graphics.

the teams
Brand

Collaborated with the brand team to extend the branding with motion

Animation

created assets, resources, and documentation to aid in the creation of motion assets

video producers

Worked with video producers to create motion gfx for video assets

my role
visual identity

Translating graphics created in spline to a blender + ae workflow

Expanded upon the base branding with motion principles

Experiential

Created Assets for venue screens

keynote graphics

marketing campaign

created fully animated campaign assets for social as well as video gfx

AE 3d process breakdown
Motion movement principles
Reveal animations
Social asset end-card
Intro from phase 1 dash promo video
Datadog brand moment mockup – agenda wall
datadog brand moment screen variants
keynote product reveal mockup
Keynote speaker reveal mockup