James Hutson is a writer, illustrator, animator & narrator who creates clear explanations of complex information.

James is co-director of Bridge8, a foresight agency. There he uses conversational language and visuals to prompt thinking about possible futures. He and the Bridge8 Melbourne office are located at Studio Sisu.

Water: Think & Drink

Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence

Animator/Director/Narrator, Bridge8

6 x 2'30" animations [COMING SOON]

Protecting our drinking water

Water Research Foundation

Animator/Director/Narrator, Bridge8

1 x 5'00" animation [COMING SOON]

Planets (Rocky, Gas, Exo)

CSIRO's Helix (teen science magazine)

Writer/Illustrator, Bridge8

3 x infographics [COMING SOON]

The ways of water

WateReuse Association

Animator/Director/Narrator, Bridge8

1 x 2'30" animation

Hips4Hipsters (Pozible campaign explainer)

Dr Mel Thompson, Deakin University

Animator/Director/Narrator, Bridge8

1 x 1'20" animation

For Love or Supper: Why Critters Light Up

Buzz Hoot Roar (collaborative writing & illustration blog)

Illustrator, Bridge8

3 x 3 panel illustrations

The 12 Days of (Future) Christmas

Illustrator, Bridge8

12 x captioned illustrations

Nano Scale & Nano Properties

TechNyou

Animator/Director/Narrator, Bridge8

2 x 2'40" animations

This Thing Called Science

TechNyou

Animator/Director, Bridge8

6 x 2'30" animations

Featured: GeekDad, MelbWebFest 2013 Official Selection, SCINEMA 2013 (Festival of Film Science) finalist screenings

Awarded: Best animation SCINEMA 2013 (Festival of Film Science)

Gee Mmm Oh!

TechNyou

Writer/Animator/Director, Bridge8

3 x 2'20" animations

Featured: Science Studio's The Best Science Multimedia on the Web, 2012 edition

Critical Thinking

TechNyou

Co-writer/Animator/Director, Bridge8

6 x 2'30" animations

Featured: Brain Pickings, io9, GeekDad, Neatorama , MelbWebFest 2013 Official Selection, SCINEMA 2013 (Festival of Film Science) finalist screenings

3 Technologies Which May Change the Way We Live (synthetic meat, vertical farming & regenerative medicine)

National Enabling Technologies Strategy Expert Forum

Writer/Animator/Director, Bridge8

3 x 2'20" animations

Featured: Think Ahead exhibit at Scienceworks, Melbourne

Synthetic Biology

TechNyou

Writer/Animator/Director, Bridge8

1 x 6'30" animation

Featured: Dr Jacob Cohen (Chief Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center) TEDxSugarland 2012 talk

Utility Fog

TechNyou

Writer/Animator/Director, Bridge8

1 x 6'30" animation

Nano Gold

AccessNano (now part of TechNyou)

Writer/Animator/Director, Bridge8

1 x 4'30" animation

Website reboot/redesign 2009 & 2011

Australian Science Communicators

Consultant/Developer/Designer

asc.asn.au

Posters, Playbills and Postcards 2002-2011

Heidelberg Theatre Company

Print Designer

Flickr set

Greenhouse Calculator

The Learning Federation for EPA Victoria

Writer/Producer/Director, Nectarine

4 x 5'00" animations

WebDU Conference Opener

WebDU

Co-Writer/Producer/Asst Animator, Nectarine

Day 1 (1 x 4'14" animation) & Day 2 (1 x 2'40" animation)

Web Comics: Client vs Server & Developers Cubed

Microsoft Australia

Co-Writer/Producer, Nectarine

12 x webcomic [Microsoft site has been remodelled, now only mentioned in blog]

Your Money Starter

The Learning Federation for ASIC

Producer/Director/Asst Animator, Nectarine

2 x interactives: Plan for the party & Safe or sorry

A Stowaways' Guide to the Pacific

AFC & ABC New Media

Lead Designer/Animator, Consuello & Arcimedia

Stowaway's (6 x 10" interactive children's drama series) + eCards (pre-release) & eCards (post-release)

Beyond2000.com (scitech news) illustrations

Editorial Producer (at Beyond Online)

Flickr set