Hi, I'm Ed!
I’m a freelance animator, graphic designer, VFX artist, and illustrator based in Cape Town, South Africa. I’ve spent a few years around the design industry either studying or working full-time, and now have moved on to doing freelance work in a wide variety of design disciplines. Check out my work below, and give me a shout if you like what you see, and/or have some design or animation work you need done!
Stuff I do
Character design and animation, motion graphics, VFX & post-production, editing
Client and personal illustration projects for games, comic books, and character designs
3D renders for games marketing and documentation material, personal work on game graphics and interface designs
Graphic design, Corporate Identity, Information Design, Web Design, etc
My work!
Showreel 2024
Original designs & artworks
Collaborative work
More about me!
Even though design and animation are my breadwinners, my real passion and goal is to become an independant video game design & developer in a full-time capacity. Most of my skills are geared towards it, with my strengths being in illustration, design, UX design, animation, and 3D modelling.
My studying was quite broad-spectrum, but also focused on UX and interaction design. The mentality taken from the course means that no matter what I end up working on, you can bet I’ll always be mindful of how the user/viewer/receiver will see my work, and often adjust it to make the most sense, have the most impact, or be as effective as possible.
Previous experience
Pleasant Company Studios (2015 – 2017)
Straight out of university, I moved to Cape Town and was offered a job working for Rob van Zyl of Pleasant Company Studios. I worked as his sole assistant, helping out in whatever capacity I could on any and all projects he needed help with. I was exposed to a wide range of different disciplines while working for him, starting with flash advertisement banner design and animation, and focusing mainly on vector-based animation on explainer videos. I also worked on some website design, graphic design, video editing, and on the odd occasion, got to work with the resident post-production studio on VFX and motion-graphics projects. As a bonus, I also helped Rob with his board game layouts and created 3D renders for his marketing campaign and promotional videos for his independantly-published titles.
Freelance (2016 – present)
Since leaving Pleasant Company Studios, I have taken on a few freelance projects, wherever I may be needed. So far, I have worked on animation, graphic design, and film editing projects. My freelance career is still only just beginning, but I’m looking to expand my range of skills and take on new and exciting projects at every opportunity!
Points of interest
- 7+ years experience with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and After-Effects
- 10+ years experience with Blender and 3D modelling
- 3+ years experience with Adobe Flash and ActionScript 3 coding language
- + years experience with Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro
- 2 years training in UX Design, Information Architecture, and Information design
- 4 years training in various design media
- Competence in wordpress website design and development
- Good communication skills, willingness and flexibility to work in a diverse team
- Good problem-solving skills, adaptiveness to changing client needs and requirements
- Willingness and competence at team leading and direction under pressure
Get in touch!
Unfortunately thanks to a few spam issues, I’ve disabled my contact box for now. If you want to get a hold of me, drop me a message on Facebook and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can 🙂