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Triangulation — A Hand-Drawn Explainer Video for Men Harvesting Wisdom
An illustrated film about narrowing attention when life feels too large or complex to take in at once — developed as part of the Men Harvesting Wisdom series.
Client: Men Harvesting Wisdom · Date: June 2026
Role: Illustrator · Visual Concept Development · Animation
The Subject
Choosing what needs attention now
This is part two in a larger Men Harvesting Wisdom series. Rather than explaining the complete 10 Heroic Dimensions framework, the film concentrates on one specific question: how to identify a manageable number of areas that deserve attention when everything seems important at the same time.
The central idea is triangulation. My task was to turn that abstract process into a visual sequence without reducing it to a static diagram.
The Film
Triangulation — Men Harvesting Wisdom
01 · Visual Development
Giving abstract ideas a physical form
The film uses familiar objects and situations — maps, compasses, notebooks, thresholds, diagrams, scattered papers and changing landscapes — to make internal processes visible.
Each scene needed to carry a specific piece of meaning. The image had to help organise the idea rather than simply accompany the narration.
02 · Scene Construction
A sequence built around decisions, questions and transition
The film moves through a series of visual situations rather than relying on one repeated diagram. Different scenes carry different stages of the argument.
Overwhelm
A figure surrounded by scattered papers gives physical form to the feeling that too many things require attention at once.
Orientation
Maps and a compass turn uncertainty into a question of direction rather than simply depicting confusion.
Selection
Writing, questions and the triangulation diagram narrow the field to a smaller number of useful reference points.
Transition
Doorways, difficult weather and a distant horizon turn change into a sequence the viewer can follow visually.
03 · Drawing Method
The drawings are created in real time-lapse
The images do not begin as finished illustrations that are later uncovered by a digital mask. The actual drawing process is recorded, allowing the viewer to see each scene develop line by line.
That process becomes part of the timing of the film. Structure, figures and details appear progressively as the narration develops the idea.
04 · Visual Language
Editorial-style illustration with a restrained palette
The film uses black line, selective grey tone, limited colour accents and a parchment-like background. The still frames are composed as individual illustrations while remaining part of one continuous visual system.
Project Details
Triangulation — Men Harvesting Wisdom
- Client: Men Harvesting Wisdom
- Date: June 2026
- Format: Hand-drawn illustrated explainer video
- Role: Illustration, visual concept development and animation
- Subject: Triangulation, transition and focus
- Technique: Real time-lapse drawing and custom animation
More Explainer Video Work
Hand-drawn explainer videos for complex subjects
For more examples, production information and other illustrated film projects, see the main Hand-Drawn Explainer Videos page.
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