
Barton Damer is a motion designer and digital artist who creates under his studio brand, Already Been Chewed LLC. For over 14 years, he has designed for a variety of mediums including print, web, live productions and broadcast television. His digital illustrations are influenced heavily by his motion work. Barton's award-winning work was featured in the legendary Blackall Studios, London, England.

Robert Haranitzkyis a freelance designer based in Munich, Germany. His strength and focus lies in motion graphic design, animation and art direction for a wide range of project. He also designs for print and web-based media, including logos, brochures, stationery, and animated, interactive websites.

Donovan Keith is a freelance animator, teacher, and technical director living in the city of Los Angeles. A strong interest in education and the sciences has led him to specialize in medical animation. He has demonstrated Cinema 4D at computer graphics tradeshows across the country and has worked as an on-site trainer for a number of top broadcast networks.

John LePore has been working in the motion graphics industry since 2003, and has had the pleasure of collaborating with many fine studios before finding a nice fit amongst an incredibly talented team at PerceptionNYC.

EJ Hassenfratz is a multi-Emmy winning freelance 3D/motion graphic artist based out of Washington, DC. He works directly with clients big and small to create the best, creative, and innovative designs, motion graphics, print ads, and logo designs. He's experienced with storyboarding, video production, editing and compression, sound editing, special effects, rotoscoping, and compositing.

Michael Szabo is a motion designer in Florida. He designs animations that convey an idea, promote a concept, and engage viewers regardless of what medium they are viewing his work. He is constantly making new animations to show what he can do and to challenge himself to become a better designer. Michael wrote his first book about Cinema 4D in 2011 and was published in 2012.

Kevin Aguirre has been working in the 3D industry for 14 years and worked on the pre-visualization for several feature films including Star Trek, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. Kevin became one of the lead animators with Cake Studios and has helped to produce several broadcast graphic packages for Sky Sports, ESPN Longhorn Network, and BYUTV among others.

Brian McCauley is a Chicago based Creative Director and 2D/3D Animator with 10 years experience. His skillset ranges from creative direction, visual effects direction, motion graphics animation and sports animation. His recent work includes creating and directing the visual effects, co-creating national and regional commercials, web and corporate videos, and 3D for print for a wide range of clients.

Nick Campbell worked at Digital Kitchen as an animator and a photographer where he made TV commercials and title sequences. He also founded an iPhone App company called BananaCameraCo and a motion design education and product site called Greyscalegorilla. Nick has recently been speaking to students and creatives about how to be creative and get paid to do what you love.

Meghan Newell is a freelance hired gun that works for ad agencies, design studios and direct for clients doing all manner of design and animation. While specializing in board design for motion graphics, Meghan is frequently contracted for art direction, logo/identity design, UI design, illustration, and 3d/2d Animation in both the broadcast and interactive spaces.