Dan Lucyszyn-Hinton

Talented, disciplined, creative, confident communicator with excellent attention to detail and client relationship skills. Enjoys working at early stage concepts, through to implementation and delivery. Happy working alone, but thrives as part of a team, solving problems and design challenges collaboratively. Particularly enjoys learning and sharing new skills, approaches and techniques. Experienced with digital, 3D and 2D workflows.

Senior Digital Designer at Wide Sky Design (2020-03 – 2026-03)

Responsible for designing the look and feel of interactive multimedia installations, ranging from large immersive projections to multi-user touch tables, AR experiences and web interfaces across mobile and desktop.

• UX/UI design; making complex software easy to operate and understand. Strong grasp of accessibility standards. Often designing for public use.
• Creative and art direction for pitches and tenders
• Ideation, production, direction of live shoots and motion capture sessions.
• Building relationships and solving problems with client teams and partner agencies.
• Scoping, costing, and presenting projects.
• Working with development team to ensure final product matches design spec and intent.
• Projects for clients including WWF, Wattbike, Rab, Oxford City Council, Bosch, Nestlé, Bank of England, Haley Sharpe, Chester Zoo and the Metropolitan Police.

Motion Graphics Designer at Fat Free Media (2014-01 – 2020-03)

Responsible for scoping, planning, developing and delivering CG content.

• Designed CG pipeline and render farm infrastructure in order to increase efficiency of 3D work and make bidding process more accountable and accurate. Responsible for anticipating and scoping business-critical hardware needs in response to business requirements.
• Lead R&D on 3D projects, exploring the most efficient ways to make creative concepts into a commercially viable reality.
• Responsible for training and mentoring junior staff, leading onsite and remote 3D team. Working closely with the Studio Manager, responsible for forecasting when external support may be needed, sourcing the ideal freelancer and providing clear and concise briefs.
• Focussed on delivering high-performing, high quality, profitable content for Toyota, Microsoft, Fujitsu, Unidays, Wattbike, Saint Gobain, Genting Casinos, Center Parcs, Woodland Trust, Howdens, Nottingham Trent University and The University of Nottingham.

BA in Media Studies – Sheffield Hallam University (1999-01 – 2003-01)