Over the past decade, I’ve worn a number of hats as an artist, animation producer, creative technologist, and content strategist. Each of these roles was driven by my passion for creating meaningful experiences that resonate with people, as well as a keen interest in art and technology.In my most recent incarnation, I led content at CraveFX, a Singapore-based animation studio. Currently, I'm a full-time freelancer who writes, illustrates, animates, and produces - though I still find the time to pursue ongoing affair(s) with nature and the arts!Wherever I am, I remain deeply captivated by the art of storytelling, human-computer interaction, and the joy of learning. Someday, I hope to merge these loves into something truly extraordinary.Feel free to reach me at hwt.grace@gmail.com.
MOTION GRAPHICS
motion reel
A short selection of my 2d motion graphics work. Individual projects can be viewed below!
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
comics
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.
Cosmetic filter: User becomes part of the album artwork.
Quiz filter: See which local money note you are!
Audio filter: As you sing, more 'singers' join in!
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.
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 Anniversary: Created animated VR illustrations for the opener & living stage backdrop of a company event. Done with Tiltbrush on the Oculus.
writing
I've written and conceptualised functional content for various audiences and outputs, including (but not limited to): project pitches, social media campaigns, interactive apps, explainer videos, infographics, and animated childrens' series.
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