Making it

I made it in After Effects which has become one of my favorite programs, I wanted to keep it minimalist so I didn't make any irrelevant visuals to take the viewers focus away from the logo.

I started of with the idea I would split all the layers by one frame to make an effect where they would all seem to move by their own will.

Unfortunately this did not work so I set about making my original vision with multiple layers of different animations happening instead, I kept everything a blue color as I had originally planned I hoped this would catch the viewers attention but also be easy on the eye.

I decided to use the ball effect in after effects to make it look as if stars were forming the ARTS logo. I felt this made the effect I was going for quite well. I also did the same effects on a blue solid on a different layer to give the piece more atmosphere and so it didn't look too bland.

At the end I used a shatter effects to make it look as if the logo had exploded into the intergalactic atmosphere to form other materials I felt this also gave me the effects I was looking for in the piece.

I put a twist on the ARTS lgoo when it formed from the balls to give the look of a dna helix before the entire ARTS logo formed at 12 seconds I felt this gave a very dynamic effect, it wasn't exactly what I was looking for but I thought it fit the animation very well so may tweak it a bit but mght keep it like that.

To add some space atmosphere I added a feathered purple solid to the bottom by masking it I felt this made the entire piece more atmospheric and far less bland than it originally was going to be.

And here is what I ended up with. Originally I wasn't going to go for this song, but I felt it fitted the piece more than the others and now I feel it fits it very well.