it is me

Hi, I'm Grace.I draw things and make them real with motion & interactivity.Recently, I wrote for animation & interactive at CraveFX.




it is i

Over the past ten years, I've explored my interests in art and technology as an artist, animation producer, creative technologist, and content strategist. These roles were all fuelled by the same fierce desire to craft great experiences that speak to people.I remain in love with visual storytelling, human-computer interaction, and learning itself - and one day, I'll find a way to marry all of them in a glorious union.Most recently, I was in charge of content at the Singapore-based animation studio, CraveFX. On the side, I fiddle with freelance AR and animation projects, and have an ongoing affair with nature and the arts.Reach me at hwt.grace@gmail.com.




MOTION WORK



2d motion graphics


National Gallery Kids Club: Subtle hover animations for the various 'islands' in the website's hero image. *Assets not by me.


NUS CQT Quantum Clocks Explainer: A video for kids, displayed at the Science Centre. All assets are by me.


Singapore Dental Association: For use in-clinic after Singapore's circuit breaker period. *Assets not by me.


TiC Storybook: Web-based interactive storybook prototype illustrating the cargo movement process. All assets, animation & interactivity are by me.



Mailer GIFs: Small, light and delightful loops for use in corporate emails and online. *Assets not by me.


AKÏN Reel: A quick, snappy agency reel created for an equally snappy deadline.




3d animation


A 3D character animation reel with assets that were rigged and animated in Maya.


Fully procedural bird animation done in Houdini.




art & illustration



illustrations




sketches



other projects





tech & interactives

Big fan of the low-code no-code movement as an enabler - here's what I've made with various SaaS tools and apps.



interactive content directories


BirdSG: A progressive web app that pulls information sources about Singapore birds into one handy directory. Populated with data kindly provided by the Bird Society of Singapore. Created with Glide for both web and mobile.


Annual Report Directory: Web-based clickable prototype that allows the user to navigate categorised information through an interactive interface. Works on web browsers and touchscreens. *Assets not by me.


Download directories: Designed, created & rapidly deployed responsive Webflow microsites. They organised & contextualised large amounts of info within interactive interfaces, and were visually coherent with the main event site as well. The SG FinTech Fest site garnered over 11.8k pageviews.Experience it: BOMA Scroller & SG FinTech Fest




ar filters

Created Instagram AR filters to go with song launches by local musicians, netting thousands of engagements within a week. Recently experimented with illustrations in a TikTok filter that uses gesture recognition.


Love Is

Cosmetic filter: User becomes part of the album artwork.


Make My Dreams Come True

Quiz filter: See which local money note you are!


Keep Me Hoping

Audio filter: As you sing, more 'singers' join in!


CTBC VR

Gesture filter: Place little illustrations into the environment. Make a heart gesture to switch!






interactive stories


TiC Storybook: Web-based interactive storybook prototype about the cargo movement process. All assets and animation are by me.




workflow tools


Workflow automation: Called APIs from several services and used RegEx to update the relevant Webflow page whenever their respective images were uploaded to Dropbox.


Sales chatbot: Created a website chatbot that helped to filter + take in urgent enquiries and provide info. Updates were posted to Slack.


Dynamic CMS interfaces on SquareSpace & Webflow: Designed and created filterable, searchable content views to better manage large bodies of data.


Monday.com hub SS

Productivity hub with Monday.com: Used Monday's relational databases to build one central system for handling CRM, leaves, claims, inventory, project management, etc. for an SME.




vr illustration


CTBC VR

CTBC Anniversary: Created animated VR illustrations for the opener & living stage backdrop of a company event. Done with Tiltbrush on the Oculus.




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