In collaboration with the Basel Historical Museum, I created an animated video explaining how psychiatric diagnoses are made.
Given full creative freedom, I brought to life a character named Birdie—first sketched during a trip to Japan a few years ago. I’d long hoped to animate him, and this project felt like the perfect opportunity. I’m grateful the museum trusted me to illustrate the emotional journey of diagnosis, and I hope the video offers clarity and empathy.
Client: Basel Historical Museum (HMB)
Idee & Lead HMB: Katja Rehmann, Gudrun Piller & Daniel Suter
Expert: Daniel Sollberger
Script & Project Management: Judith Rehmann
Visual concept & Animation: Estelle Gattlen
Sound design: Estelle Gattlen
Process documentation
Crazy Normal - early sketch
Crazy Normal - early sketch
Crazy Normal - WIP
Crazy Normal - early sketch
Crazy Normal - Script
Crazy Normal - WIP
Crazy Normal - Styleframe
Crazy Normal - Styleframe
Crazy Normal - Styleframe
