Studio Cartoons Deluxe specializes in hand-drawn, frame-by-frame animation, artwork, & lettering for contemporary mediums, branding, and apparel — commonly exploring retro cartoon & comic aesthetics in sci-fi, fantasy, psychedelia, horror, surf, snow, & motorsport.

See my artist feature and interview here on Type7






︎US representation Totally Reps NYC

︎US representation Statement Of NYC

︎US representation Hero Complex Gallery Los Angeles

︎UK, Europe & Australia Choreus (Jacky Winter)

︎ Part of Hot Cake UK



James@cartoonsdeluxe.studio
+47 950 18 243











︎What I do ︎︎︎

2D animation
illustration
directing
comp artist
2D FX animation
motion design
music composition


︎What I do it with︎︎︎

ToonBoom Harmony
After Effects
Procreate


︎Familiar clients︎︎︎

Brain Dead
Coal Headwear
Converse 
McDonalds 
Bremont Watches
The Gentleman Racer 
Alima
Williams F1 Racing Team
the ARP Foundation
Angry Birds
Adidas 
Disney



︎Agencie’s and studio’s I work with︎︎︎
 
1st Avenue Machine (UK)
Blinkink (UK)
Pass The Peas (IDN)
Good Ideas (AUS)
R.N.A. (AMS)
Jolby (USA)
Feed Me Light (UK)
WeOslo
Animasjonsdepartementet
Neue Design
EY Doberman
MikroFilm  
byHands    
TRY 
POL 




︎Awards︎︎︎

Red Dot Design Award 2023
Brand Design
Kassa (EY Doberman)

D&AD 2023
Shortlisted 
Kassa (EY Doberman)

Visuelt 2023
Nomination
Kassa (EY Doberman)

Visuelt 2022
Gold in Omgivelsesdesign
"Utstillingsdesign ‘Ulv! Ulv!’"

Visuelt 2022
Diplom i Program Design & Title Sequence
"Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2021 Vignette"

Gullblyanten 2021 (presented in 2022)
Bronse in Identitet
"ULV! ULV!" exhibition for NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet

Art Directors Club 2020
Merit Award in the prestigious brand design category
"Matstreif Identity" (SDG)

Visuelt 2020
Nominated for Best Illustrations
"Vipps" (SDG)

Visuelt 2020
Nominated for Best Identity Film
"Matstreif Identity"

Visuelt 2019
Gold for Best Reklame/Promo (advertisement)
"Obos Nabohjelp"

Visuelt 2019
Nominated for Best Identity Film
"Gullblyanten 2017"

Gullblyanten 2018
Diplom i Håndverk (Honorable Mention in Craftsmanship)
"Gullblyanten 2017 Identity"

Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2018
Nominated for best Advertisement
"Obos Nabohjelp"

Gullbranson 2018
Gold - Våghalsen(Daredevil)
Nomination - Best Animated Film
Nomination - Best Promo
"Gullblyanten 2017"

Visuelt 2017
Diplom - Moving Image - Identity
"DOA fest"

Visuelt 2017
Diplom - Moving Image - Tittelsekvens
"Snekker Andersen & Julenissen"

Visuelt 2015
Diplom - Reklame
"McDonalds 20kr"

Visuelt 2014
Diplom - Open Class
"Presenting byHands"

Visuelt 2014
Diplom - Open Class
"Visuelt 2013 / Studio Crawl Pop-Up Exhibition at Toxic Invitation"

Visuelt 2014
Gold - Reklame
"NAF Summer"

Visuelt 2014
Gold - Moving Image - Identitet
"TV2 Zebra Rebrand"

Visuelt 2012
Diploma - Moving Image - Informasjonsfilm
"Jean Paul: School of Preppy"

Sølvtaggen 2012
Gold
"Norwegian Airlines: Local Heroes of Norway"

Gullblyanten 2012
Gold
"Norwegian Airlines: Local Heroes of Norway"


EXPERIENCE

Studio Cartoons Deluxe
May 2023 - current
Oslo, Norway

Vipps
Motion Designer (temporary)
September 2023 - December 2023
Oslo, Norway

Vest.Studio
Motion Designer
September 2022 - May 2023
Ålesund, Norway

Fuglefjellet
Art Director / Motion Designer
January 2022 - July 2022
Ålesund, Norway

TRY Apt
Motion Designer
September 2020 - Jan 2022
Oslo, Norway

Scandinavian Design Group
Experience Designer (Animator, Illustrator)
March 2019 - September 2020
Oslo, Norway

Animasjonsdepartementet
Director/Animator
June 2014 - March 2019
Oslo, Norway

Toxic
Senior Motion Designer/Design Supervisor
Aug 2012 - June 2014
Oslo, Norway

Kitchen
Motion Designer
Jan 2011 - Aug 2012
Oslo, Norway

Freelance
(under the name “vim & vigor”)
Director, Motion Designer & Illustrator
Jul 2009 - Jan 2011
Helsinki, Finland

Fjord
Motion Designer
Mar 2008 - Apr 2009
Helsinki, Finland

Digital Kitchen
Motion Design Intern
Summer 2007
Seattle, USA


SOFTWARE

After Effects
Toon Boom Harmony
Ableton Live
Procreate
Cinema 4D
Photoshop
Illustrator


BOARD/STYRET
Grafill Animation & Motion Design
2020-current


EDUCATION

NCAD (Formerly, Northwest College of Art)
Bachelors of Fine Art in Visual Communication with Double Majors in Fine Art and in Multimedia, Northwest College of Art & Design, Seattle, Washington, 2007 Awarded
Outstanding Achievements in Fine Art


EXHIBITIONS

DRAW (collaboration together with Steph Hope)
Low Standards
Oslo, Norway
2018 October

The Work of Space and Time
Blank Space
Oslo, Norway
2017 October


TALKS

2020 Sh-rt, Oslo
2016 Grafill 25 år, Oslo


AWARDS

Visuelt 2022
Gold in Omgivelsesdesign
"Utstillingsdesign ‘Ulv! Ulv!’"

Visuelt 2022
Diplom i Program Design & Title Sequence
"Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2021 Vignette"

Gullblyanten 2021 (presented in 2022)
Bronse in Identitet
"ULV! ULV!" exhibition for NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet

Art Directors Club 2020
Merit Award in the prestigious brand design category
"Matstreif Identity" (SDG)

Visuelt 2020
Nominated for Best Illustrations
"Vipps" (SDG)

Visuelt 2020
Nominated for Best Identity Film
"Matstreif Identity"

Visuelt 2019
Gold for Best Reklame/Promo (advertisement)
"Obos Nabohjelp"

Visuelt 2019
Nominated for Best Identity Film
"Gullblyanten 2017"

Gullblyanten 2018
Diplom i Håndverk (Honorable Mention in Craftsmanship)
"Gullblyanten 2017 Identity"

Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2018
Nominated for best Advertisement
"Obos Nabohjelp"

Gullbranson 2018
Gold - Våghalsen(Daredevil)
Nomination - Best Animated Film
Nomination - Best Promo
"Gullblyanten 2017"

Visuelt 2017
Diplom - Moving Image - Identity
"DOA fest"

Visuelt 2017
Diplom - Moving Image - Tittelsekvens
"Snekker Andersen & Julenissen"

Visuelt 2015
Diplom - Reklame
"McDonalds 20kr"

Visuelt 2014
Diplom - Open Class
"Presenting byHands"

Visuelt 2014
Diplom - Open Class
"Visuelt 2013 / Studio Crawl Pop-Up Exhibition at Toxic Invitation"

Visuelt 2014
Gold - Reklame
"NAF Summer"

Visuelt 2014
Gold - Moving Image - Identitet
"TV2 Zebra Rebrand"

Visuelt 2012
Diploma - Moving Image - Informasjonsfilm
"Jean Paul: School of Preppy"

Sølvtaggen 2012
Gold
"Norwegian Airlines: Local Heroes of Norway"

Gullblyanten 2012
Gold
"Norwegian Airlines: Local Heroes of Norway"
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