Harry Butt

my final contribution to the @timedance_uk record label as they go onto another ten years of pushing electronic music into the future. many special years as occasional designer then art director of the label, starting for me in 2016 in New York and continuing to be the most creatively fulfilling output so far. this ten year anniversary compilation design was a final thank u & goodbye let me yap 4 a sec the concept for this album was based on the idea of the perispirit, which appears in many religions across the world but notably in Cuba. it is the shroud around your spirit that enables it to move. with this release representing not a single track or artist but the Timedance label as a whole I wanted to show the record label encapsulated by it’s spirit and pushing forwards alongside the main cover I painted (lol kind of, on my iPad) 6 more scenes with a trace of this spirit over a landscape. I love them all but not in love with my painting skills so only the faves have made this cut thank you to @batu_timedance for always coming back to me and always pushing the work to be sharper and clearer. thank you in more recent years to Paul @maisonreve_ and out all the designers on the label @loubuche @josefminor @danielle__dj @guillaume_de_ubeda Victoria Sallamba @leeeezaaaaa and thank you to all the really special musicians i worked with who’s trust i never took for granted x

if you’re a born rule breaker (like i am) then don’t stress when the nerds @ u in the chat for crimes against graphic design making more artwork for Brief Encounters and designing their name to look like a european condom brand on the way x @brf.encounters

We created a world of cute creatures, rainbows, blue skies and weird flowers with Nexus Studio for the launch of the Google Fitbit Ace, a gaming watch for kids that keeps them active with fun games that reward different types of movement. From VR sculpting flowers in the 3D realm to a live action shoot with the cutest most talented cast ever, our main aim was to make it feel like you just drank a full bottle of Sunny D 🌞 Big love to the dreamiest team who made it all come together 💕 We have so much R+D to show for this one, incoming soon! Full creds below 👇 DIRECTED BY us 💅 PRODUCTION Nexus Studio DOP Tim Fok @timfok 3D ANIMATION Nina Muro @nninamuro Eli Magaziner @elimagaziner Sam Bailey @sai1ey George Dyson @greedygoons Russ Etheridge @russ_ether 2D ANIMATION Robbie McKinstry @robbie.h.mckinstry COMP John Malcolm Moore @johnmalcolmmoore SOUND Offgrid Studio @offgridteam

Daisy Chain Studio launch video🐰🌼🐰🌼🐰🌼🐰 Butt Studio and CC Studio have joined forces to form Daisy Chain: a new motion studio with a focus on playful, experimental, vibrant aesthetics. In a deserted landscape, a cult of tiny creatures stumble across some giant flowers. When the inhabitants carry the heavy relics to their gathering site, the flowers form a large chain rising in the sky as the world suddenly bursts into new life with rainbows and meadows. 🌈🌈 Full HD video incoming today on our new website (link in bio)! Special thanks to everyone who helped us make our dreams come true: Logo @ciaranbirch Character animation @_yenrab Character expressions @nninamuro Sound @offgridteam Website @twomuch.studio DC team @ewan_leslie_ @happyverity

Announcing @daisy_chain_studio 🌼🌼🌼 a new motion studio from @butt_studio + @ccstudio.studio opening 30.05

some quick mountains and clouds to set the scene for the next @briefly.encountered show at @180.studios @referencepoint180 sound by @silv.o

creative direction for the new @nike and @fortnite game world 🫧AIRPHORIA🫧, making promo and content for the in-game environment. crafted w the all-stars team @_marinanimation_ @josephtoereki @daandominic @geertvanhooff done at @nexusstories

artwork for the next @briefly.encountered night at @referencepoint180 @180.fact 〰️

I recently worked on producing nine animated films about food as a Creative Director for @nexusstories - and for this one i straddled the role of also being animation director. we smashed together claymation, 2D backgrounds and 3D compositing into a white hot euphoric ride into the sweat and joy of spicy food. next time we eat spicy chicken together, now you know what plays in my head

i’m doing an industry-facing talk on these nine films this Thursday evening from the Nexus studio - open to the animation heads - DM 4 RSVP bb x Claymatation: Veronica Solomon @bendpanic Background Design: Gustaf Holtenäs @gustafholtenas Sound: Soundtree @soundtreemusic 2D Animator: Chiara Sgatti @sgattichiara 2D Animator: Andreia Serrano panic.and.o 2D FX Animator: Ed Leicester @edleicesteranimation AE Compositor: Rémy Bonnin @remybz 2D Clean Up Artist: Laura N-Tamara @niwakins AE Compositor / Animator: Robbie McKinstry @rob.mckinstry 2D Technical Lead: Dylan White @ruralidyll Technical Lead: Dave Hunt @slowgolde Editor: Dave Slade (& so many many more on this one)

just out now is the biggest project i’ve worked on! This Is Your Brain On Food - animations that give hyper specific representations of what the first bite feels like of - a donut, sushi, spicy chicken, boba tea etc etc etc. The first of nine (?!) different films for food delivery service Postmates is an animation from Angela Kirkwood and it tells a story I wrote about what the sugar rush of a donut feels like. but it wasn’t even a story i wrote entirely myself?? the agency, client, Angela, all contributed to it. its new for me to not to be making every single part of a project even though i’m involved in nearly every creative decision. so it feels a bit like cheating to share the work on my own page. once im done with the existential stuff i swear i’ll just post stuff normally sorry x Creative Direction by me at @nexusstories Animation: Angela Kirkwood @angelakirkwood Agency: Mother Client: Postmates Sound: Soundtree @soundtreemusic

ok i’m going to start posting work from my new ✨era✨ and it’s taken me a while to come around to sharing the work because i’m now a ‘creative director’ and i’m struggling with wth that even means??? i’ll share more thoughts in the next posts but for now i want to celebrate one of the best parts of this which is COLLABS with people i’d never thought i’d be able to work with. let me break it down slide by slide 1 animation for Ueshima coffee, a beckoning cat pours itself some luxury Japanese drip coffee 2 I got to bring in some people i’m huge fans of, first of all painter Maya Fuji @fuji1kenobe 3 she designed the cat character in the first stage of the project 4 which we then modelled into 3D, with the expert assistance of Marina Nakagawa @_marinanimation_ who also rigged & animated it 5 i found the chance to collaborate with Alexis James @alexis_jamet 6 by him reinterpreting Japanese woodblock landscapes through his soft style 7 a beckoning cat grinding coffee. beautiful pillowy motion design by Simon Eves @simoneves Made at @nexusstories Agency: @uncommon_ldn Design and Animation: @fuji1kenobe @_marinanimation_ @alexis_jamet @simoneves Sound: @skillbard

This months CURATOR SERIES is all about motion design and illustration CURATED BY the amazing @butt_studio ✨ Harry has worked in animation and design for 8 years, with clients across music, fashion and tech such as Nike, Instagram, Warner Records. Working primarily in 3D, he tries to break apart the tools and rewrite the normal processes of animating to tell new kinds of stories. Since the end of last year he’s worked as Creative Director for Nexus Design Studio, launching and shaping this new department within Nexus that focusses on motion design, typography, 3D and 2D short form content. This week we’re excited to share Harry’s selection of amazing illustrators and motion designers so keep an eye out 👀 #thegoodlist