# 3D Motion Design & Animation in Austin — Selim Ari

Canonical page: https://www.selimari.com/3d-animation-austin

Senior 3D motion designer and creative director in Austin, Texas, with 14+ years in product visualization, launch films and broadcast-ready 3D. Launch and campaign work for Google, Microsoft, PayPal, Bose and Emirates. Founder and Creative Director of Add And Blur LLC.

## Facts

- Based in Austin, TX (Central Time (America/Chicago)); works remotely worldwide.
- 14+ years, 50+ campaigns, a network of 15+ artists.
- 25 consecutive months as Microsoft's dedicated remote creative partner.
- Typical turnaround: two to four weeks for a 30-second product film.
- Contact: hello@selimari.com

## Services

- Product films and CGI product visualization
- Launch and campaign films
- Broadcast design and title sequences
- UI motion and technical explainers
- Art direction and 3D leadership
- Pipeline and delivery

## Skills

- 3D and 2D animation
- Product launch visualization
- Technical product storytelling
- Concept design
- Storyboarding
- Art direction
- Look development
- Hard-surface modeling
- Lighting
- Rendering
- UI motion
- VFX compositing
- Pipeline optimization

## Software

- Cinema 4D
- Redshift
- Octane
- X-Particles
- After Effects
- Premiere Pro
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Figma

## Clients

Google, Microsoft, PayPal, Bose, Emirates, Turkish Airlines, Samsung, Qualcomm, Nissan, Fiat, Grundig, TD Bank, Spectrum TV, RTL, NPO, webAI, WeArt, Koch, Burkle, Garanti Bank, Boyner, Pinar, Gloria Jeans

## Experience

### Founder & Creative Director — Add And Blur LLC
2025 — now · Austin, TX

US studio delivering product-marketing and broadcast 3D for Google, Microsoft, Bose, PayPal, Emirates and webAI.
- Standardised Cinema 4D and Redshift parameters, improving delivery speed 30% across 50+ campaigns.
- Directs a distributed network of 15+ remote artists and technical collaborators.

### Senior 3D Motion Designer — Studio Big Box
2024 · Istanbul, Turkiye

3D broadcast assets for the Uludag Gazoz TV commercial on a demanding schedule.

### Lead 3D Motion Designer — ROVE Beyond
2024 · United States

Led the 3D reveal for Google's keynote at Snapdragon Summit 2024: visualization, lighting staging and final renders for a live stage.

### Senior 3D Motion Designer — We Are Alive
2024 · London, UK and Dubai, UAE

Fully 3D campaign environments for Emirates and the Multilateral Industrial Policy Forum, several minutes of final content under tight deadlines.

### Senior 3D Motion Designer — Reveland
2024 · Milan, Italy

One-minute brand films for WeArt and NG Voice, from early stages through to final delivery.

### Senior Product Visualization Artist — Hero4Hire Creative
2024 · Boston, MA

Product visualization for the Bose SoundLink Max global launch under a compressed timeline.

### Senior 3D Creative Designer — PureRed
2023 — 2025 · United States

3D product visualization, motion graphics and VFX compositing for Microsoft, TD Bank, Sunbelt and Zarbee's.
- Partnered with creative and strategy directors on product demos and UI motion, with a 25% lift in cross-channel retention.
- Set global render configurations and look-development standards to hold QA parity on rapid turnarounds.

### Lead 3D Motion Designer — Hero4Hire Creative
2022 · Boston, MA

Lead on the PayPal brand movies, with further deliverables for Bose across several creative directions.

### Senior 3D Artist — Fivestone Studios
2021 — 2022 · Nashville, TN

Simulation-based and isometric work for LP Building Solutions and Samsung across two concurrent projects.

### Senior 3D Creative Designer — Haddad & Partners
2021 — 2023 · United States

Dedicated remote creative partner on Microsoft product launches for 25 consecutive months, with broadcast work for Spectrum TV alongside it.
- Ran hard-surface modeling, texturing, studio lighting and compositing against Microsoft brand guidelines.
- Worked with project managers, executive art directors and brand strategists under aggressive milestones.

### Co-Founder & 3D Creative Lead — Add And Blur LTD
2020 — 2025 · Istanbul, Turkiye

The first entity of the studio, serving US and European clients remotely before the move to Austin.
- Built the client base and production pipeline from zero to a repeat roster of enterprise and agency partners.
- Owned cross-platform master delivery for global launches, from style frames through final compositing.

### Product Visualization & Brand Film 3D Artist — CapeRock
2020 — 2021 · Amsterdam, Netherlands

Broadcast opening sequences and branded visuals for RTL and NPO Cultuur, both high-visibility network projects.

### Senior 3D Artist — Keffekt Design
2019 — 2020 · Konstanz, Germany

Advertising and product 3D for Koch and Burkle, carrying a long-term flagship account to completion.

### Senior 3D Artist — Digital Panorama
2015 — 2019 · Istanbul, Turkiye

Large-scale technology launches and trade-fair content for Beko, Grundig, Arcelik and Altus, and a key role on Markapark, the project recognised by the A' Design Award and exhibited in Como, Italy.

### Mid 3D Artist — Blend Creative Bureau
2014 — 2015 · Istanbul, Turkiye

Advertising and broadcast 3D for Hurriyet Newspaper, Nissan and the Afife Jale Awards.

### Junior 3D Artist — Mojo FX
2014 · Istanbul, Turkiye

Advertising and broadcast 3D for Turkish Airlines.

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