All good things come to those who wait.
↓ Case Study
Turning books into bestsellers
Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house, based in London.
When they find themselves with an interesting book to promote (and need an interesting animated advert to go with it) they like to give me a call.
| Client | Bloomsbury |
| Year | 2020 — |
| Role | Art Director / Animation |
Please note: When I edit these showreel examples I obviously highlight my own art direction, animation and motion design contributions but that certainly doesn't mean that I am entirely responsible for every visual shown. I have been fortunate to collaborate with many exceptionally talented colleagues — those that I can recall at the time of writing are listed below:
| Colleagues |
|---|
| Genista Tate-Alexander — Producer |
| Donough Shanahan — Producer |
| Youssef Khaireddine — Marketing |
| Amy Donegan — Head of Marketing |
BBC Ghosts — Bloomsbury
Animated advert for BBC Ghosts book for broadcast.
| Project | BBC Ghosts — Bloomsbury |
| Date | October 2023 |
Title screen
Sheep
Ui
Remains of the day
Hide
Young Queens — Bloomsbury
The gripping, intertwined story of three queens, by Leah Redmond Chang. Listed for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction, Waterstones' best books of the year: History.
| Project | Young Queens — Bloomsbury |
| Date | May 2023 |
| External | Bloomsbury / Young Queens |
Young Queens — Bloomsbury - x3 screens
Young Queens — Bloomsbury - Queens
Akwade Emezi — Bloomsbury Poetry
Akwade Emezi / Bloomsbury Poetry
| Project | Akwade Emezi — Bloomsbury Poetry |
| Date | February 2023 |
Bloomsbury Poetry — Akwade Emezi - Reading
Bloomsbury Poetry — Akwade Emezi - Quotes
Bloomsbury Poetry — Akwade Emezi - Transition out
Bloomsbury Poetry — Akwade Emezi - Packshot
Bloomsbury Poetry
Trailer for 'Bloomsbury Poetry' launch.
| Project | Bloomsbury Poetry |
| Date | September 2021 |
Bloomsbury Poetry - Anthony Joseph
Bloomsbury Poetry - Polar Bear
Bloomsbury Poetry - Selina Nwulu
Bloomsbury Poetry - Valzhyna Mort
Bloomsbury Poetry - x4 Books
The Contrarian — Bloomsbury
Promotional video for online use to promote book launch of businessman Peter Thiel's biography 'The Contrarian'.
| Project | The Contrarian — Bloomsbury |
| Date | June 2021 |
The Contrarian — Bloomsbury — Dot com bubble
The Contrarian — Bloomsbury — Silicon Valley
The Contrarian — Bloomsbury — Peers
The Contrarian — Bloomsbury — Peter
The Contrarian — Bloomsbury — Wall Street
Dishoom — Bloomsbury
Dishoom / Bloomsbury.
| Project | Dishoom — Bloomsbury |
| Date | November 2020 |
Welcome to Bombay
Kyani & Co
Parsi Omelette
Britannia & Co
Britannia table
Bellingcat - Bloomsbury
Online advert for Bellingcat book for Bloomsbury publishers.
| Project | Bellingcat - Bloomsbury |
| Date | November 2020 |
Bellingcat - Bloomsbury - Question mark
Bellingcat - Bloomsbury - Type
Bellingcat - Bloomsbury - Distorted type
Bellingcat - Bloomsbury - HQ
Bellingcat - Bloomsbury - Top secret
Leave the World Behind - Bloomsbury
An impossibly compelling literary thriller about the world we live in now, Rumaan Alam's novel is keenly attuned to the complexities of parenthood, race and class.
Author: Rumaan Alam
Client: Bloomsbury
| Project | Leave the World Behind - Bloomsbury |
| Date | October 2020 |
Leave the World Behind - Bloomsbury - Out Now
Leave the World Behind - Bloomsbury - There was a knock on the door
Leave the World Behind - Bloomsbury - A knock on the door
Leave the World Behind - Bloomsbury - Where no one knew they were
Leave the World Behind - Bloomsbury - Red bricks painted white
Dishoom v1 - Bloomsbury
Parallax zoom through the pages of 'The First Ever Cookbook from the Much-loved Indian Restaurant', Dishoom.
| Project | Dishoom v1 - Bloomsbury |
| Date | October 2020 |
Dishoom - Bloomsbury - Page 2
Dishoom - Bloomsbury - Page 3
Dishoom - Bloomsbury - Pages 2 and 3
Dishoom - Bloomsbury - Page 3
Dishoom - Bloomsbury - The cover
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