My name is Jon Hickley and I am a Senior Motion Graphics Designer & Animation Director. I create 3D & 2D animations, rich media ads and the odd doodle.
Projects
- Featured
- 3D
- 2D
- HTML5
- Video
- Illustration
Legacy of Petra
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House of Toys
I was the production lead of this amazing production for Penhalaigon’s Christmas 2023 campaign.
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PICK store
3D animation created in Blender in collaboration with Arwec Studio. Character animation by Kris Bandzevicius.
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Chinese New Year
3D animation I directed and produced at Statler & Waldorf for Penhaligon’s.
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Highgrove
2D animation created in Afterffects for the fragrance brand Penhaligon’s.
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The Greatest Show
3D animation produced for Penhaligon’s 2022 Christmas campaign.
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Under the Sea
3D Character animations created for a fun e-learning module for Google.
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What we do
2D animation created for, Quadmark, to help promote their fantastic range of training enablement services.
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Meraki Wellness
Holding page animation created for a new luxury spa. Photography by Christoffer Relander.
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Chromebook for Families
2D animation, created as part of a series for Google’s e-learning platform.
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Introducing Google TV
2D animation introducing Google TV on Google’s e-learning platform.
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Flight of the Navigator
A little fun personal project, I created for a fictional teaser trailer for this 80’s classic.
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Wimpy at Home
This 2D animation was nominated in the Vimeo Awards, in 2020 for best social ad.
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Murray (Monkey Island)
A fun little personal animation featuring Murray from an all-time classic game, Monkey Island.
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Femme
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Wear OS by Google
2D e-Learning video for Google’s Wear OS.
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Penhaligon’s Christmas 20
HTML5 Christmas Calendar built for Desktop. 3D animation and HTML5 created by me, character animation from Statler & Waldorf.
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MAC VivaGlam
3D animation created in Blender. This animation went on to be shared globally on MAC cosmetic’s global Instagram account.
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Jo Malone London rain
3D animation created in Blender, using a Cycles rain setup I created, which was also featured on Blendernation.
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MAC Instacurl
3D animation created with Blender and Element 3D. Used Globally for MAC cosmetics, in a wide range of locations and formats.
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WhipLift Mascara
3D animation created for Revolution Beauty’s WhipLift Mascara
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Pure Color Envy Lash
3D animation for Estee Lauder, Pure Color Envy Lash. Animation used online and in-store.
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I woke up like this
I produced this video in partnership with the fashion photographer Billie Scheepers. Was used on social media and at the Glamour beauty festival.
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The Expanse
Some fan art for the Sci-fi show, The Expanse.
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Apex
An illustration created while coming up with some story concepts.
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Toronto
A view from one of my favourite places, Toronto Island.
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Life of Guybrush
Parody of Life of Pi, featuring Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty pirate!
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Yosemite Valley
The wind blowing over this field in Yosemite Valley was quite mesmerising.
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Yosemite Falls
Loved my time in Yosemite Valley. The falls were like nothing I have seen before.
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Enterprise E
A bit of fan art of one of my favourite ships from Star Trek.
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Smashbox Star Gift
3D animation created in Cinema4D to support Smashbox’s Black Friday gift set.
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Corporate Stores Black Friday
Smoke animation created using X-Particles & Cinema 4D.
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Origins Ginzing
3D animation created for Origins UK Instagram account.
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Jo Malone Gifting
Gifting video created for paid social posts pre Mother’s day.
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Clinique International women’s day
Filmed for International woman’s day, I directed and oversaw production.
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Bobbi Brown Skincare Focus
Supporting video used in-store to support Bobbi Brown’s January Skincare Focus.
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MAC Rollerwheel
3D animation created to support the social launch of this new product.
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MAC Guilty Pleasures
Created for the launch of MAC’s Guilty Pleasures campaign. Produced and directed by me.
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Kilian
For this shoot, I was involved in creating a fake CGI door. I was also responsible for pre-production storyboards.
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Lab Series Urban Clay
How-to Series shot on location, to help drive sales to Lab Series hero products.
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Fizgig
Fizgig, from the Dark Crystal, drawn because he looks like my cat.
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Aslan
Aslan, walking along the beach near Cair Paravel.
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The Heart of Escher
Book launch trailer for writer Jonathan Dance’s fantasy adventure novel, the Heart of Escher.
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The map of Escher
Created to support the launch of Jonathan’s Dance fantasy adventure novel, the Heart of Escher
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The Cat on the Moon
The cat on the moon, “hmm what is that popping out of the crater?”
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Centauri
“Up to your old Excalibur tricks again, eh, Centauri?” Sketch of Robert Preston, who plays, Centauri, in the Last Starfighter. Love this film.
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Meggie
Little Meg-moo. Such a cute cat.
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ELC Breast Cancer Campaign
Produced to help raise awareness during Estee Lauders annual Breast Cancer Campaign.
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Robin
My little robin friend, from 2016’s Isle of Wight holiday. Animated in Blender.
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Molly
Love this big ball of fur! (My Cat)
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Nazgul
Pencil drawing from one of my favourite films.
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Escape from Alcatraz
Escape from Alcatraz fan art. Did Frank make it?
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Clinique For Men
Dynamic HTML5 ads, built in Doubleclick Studio.
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Eyes on MAC
3D animation created for MAC cosmetics UK Instagram account.
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Bobbi Brown Dare to Shine
Originally this was going to be shot photographically, however, creating this in 3D allowed more flexibility and control. Modeled and rendered in Blender.
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Corporate Stores
Displayed in shopping centres, this animation was created to help direct customers to the store and help brand awareness.
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House of Bumble
Built using jQuery, this featured on the Bumble and bumble site globally and was one of their first moves away from Flash.
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Angove
This featured on the Jo Malone homepage and was created using HTML5 Canvas so it worked both on desktop and tablet devices.
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Foundation Finder
Estee Lauder Foundation tool created in jQuery. This was originally built in Flash but was later converted by myself to HTML5.
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Clinique Sonic
HTML5 banner ad, built for Doubleclick Studio. 3D animation and model created by myself.
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La Mer Hydrate
HTNL5 banner ad, built using PixiJS. This animation was also used in digital display units.
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Clinique Fresh Pressed
HTML5 rich media ad, using inline video.
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La Mer GDLR
HTNL5 banner ad, built using PixiJS.
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Clinique SRRR
HTML5 banner ad using repurposed US assets.
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Gunstar
3D model of a Gunstar from the film, the Last Starfighter, which I built in Blender.
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Clinique Gift
HTML5 banner ad.
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Lab Lightning
HTML5 banner ads.
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MAC Spring
A series of animations done for MAC Global, some of which featured in Times Square.
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Mid-Winter Moment
A quick video for Estee lauder’s mid-winter moment campaign. Shot close up to capture the application detail.
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Smashbox Contour’s
HTML5 banner ad, built using a sprite technique, to allow richer video content.
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Riddlesolvers
Title sequence for the short children’s movie, which shares how life on earth is connected through moving water.
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Clinique Recruitment
Filmed on location, this video was produced to increase applications for on-counter roles.
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Profile
Hi, my name is Jon Hickley and I am an experienced Senior Motion Graphics Designer & Animation director, based in the UK.
I am passionate about delivering best-in-market digital creatives and my area of expertise includes 3D & 2D animation, Digital Design and Front-end development.
Combining technical skills, attention to detail, and creativity, I work hard to get the most out of every project I am involved in - whether working on my own or in a team of like-minded designers or animators.
My primary passion is 3D and 2D animation, and I have skills and experience across all aspects of the production process, from storyboarding, modelling, lighting, and rigging to final composition and delivery.
I am proficient in Cinema 4D, Blender, Substance Painter, and the Adobe suite. Additionally, I have experience with various project management tools, such as Asana and Teamwork.
I love bringing projects to life with animations or interactions, and I am not bound to one method or application. I am experienced in creating conventional video/animation work in either Aftereffects or Premiere, and I am also able to use developing web techniques to bring my work to life, such as HTML5.
Skills
- HTML5
- CSS
- JavaScript
- Aftereffects
- Premiere
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Blender
- Cinema4D
- X-Particles
- Element 3D
- Colour Grading