Brent Patterson (aka delanop) is an artist based in Buffalo, New York. He is associate professor of art and design and coordinator of the graphic design and digital media arts programs at SUNY Buffalo State University. He teaches courses on art history, motion graphics, graphic design, and a lot of 3D animation. This site is a database of his projects, experiments, and teaching from 2000 – present. For inquiries on technical and creative consulting, please visit the Contact page.

Grid Video 2013

In certain motion design courses I ask students to study title sequences by remaking them as closely as they can.…

I was reading the weather and I thought that it struck a rather epic tone in its description of a…

Video 1:15 minutes 2011

I recently concluded the design and programming of a touch screen interface system that is the culmination of four years…


In this video students from my 2011 Design for Multimedia course give demonstrations for their first iOS applications.

Short film by students Christina Dotson, Enam Banaja, and Matthew Mundell HD Video 2 minutes 2012

Short film project by students Ola Elabed, Morgan Thompson and Margaryta Selverstova HD Video 4 minutes 2012

Promotional video for MU graduate studies program. 3 minute video 2012

Student: Margaryta Seliverstova Cinemagraph (animated GIF) Software: Final Cut Pro, Photoshop

Student: Ola Elabed In this project, students were asked to create a film title sequence for a fictional film. Software:…