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Watch on YouTubeSenior Motion Designer
Designing scalable motion systems for digital teams
I combine motion design, workflow thinking, and structured systems to improve how teams create and deliver content.
Systems
Productivity
Scalability
Consistency
FEATURED WORK
SELECTED PROJECT
Scaling a Brand System for Digital Content
A structured identity and content system designed to stay coherent across digital touchpoints.
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SYSTEM FOCUSConsistency at scale
Design Systems for Creators
Creative systems, documented as practical methods.
A curated index of repeatable workflows, reusable structures and production methods developed through the YouTube channel.
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Update Thumbnails
Automate
Use Photoshop Actions to update repeatable thumbnail elements without rebuilding each file.
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Update Thumbnails
Automate
https://youtu.be/ElBOx2ugtDk
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Animation Presets
Reuse
Package repeatable After Effects motion into reusable presets instead of rebuilding familiar animation.
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Animation Presets
Reuse
https://youtu.be/6tuSvLebhHg
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Batch Variations
Automate
Run Photoshop actions across multiple files to produce organised creative variations efficiently.
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Batch Variations
Automate
https://youtu.be/u43aUJ2GPdM
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Responsive Layout
Adapt
Build responsive After Effects layouts that adapt across formats without rebuilding the structure.
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Responsive Layout
Adapt
https://youtu.be/c4tHCkQxlGM
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Global Colours
Standardise
Use shared Illustrator colour controls to keep visual changes consistent across a wider system.
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Global Colours
Standardise
https://youtu.be/-yVfgQc-yaE
WORKING STACK
Tools are part of the system, not the story.
A working stack organised by the role each tool plays — from building visual systems to producing motion, coordinating delivery and accelerating development.
Principle Choose tools by the job they need to do, not by the ecosystem they belong to.
01Design systems
Identity, layout and reusable visual foundations.
IllustratorPhotoshopAffinity
02Motion production
Animation, editing, compositing and 3D production.
After EffectsPremiere ProCinema 4DFusion
03Workflow & delivery
Planning, prototyping and keeping production structured.
AsanaWebflow
04AI-assisted development
Research, iteration, prototyping and decision support used to extend the process rather than replace it.
ChatGPTChromaFontjoy
Senior Motion Designer · Creative Systems
About
I design the work — and the system around it.
My role has grown beyond making individual assets. I build reusable visual systems, templates and workflows that help creative teams move faster without losing consistency or craft.
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Make it clear
Reduce ambiguity so ideas, decisions and production are easier to understand.
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Make it reusable
Turn repeated creative decisions into practical templates, rules and components.
03
Make it scale
Design systems that stay coherent as formats, platforms and production needs grow.
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