Nikolaus Moving Images And Words Ltd does three things
1 - Motion Design
Freelance motion designer in the UK. Works with agency and production company teams as a multi-skilled creative, supporting project visions in advertising, experiences, entertainment, and communications. Has made notable contributions to projects for LEGO, AstraZeneca, and more in client-facing roles.
2 - Visual Comms
Directing, writing, and animating material for companies in science, tech, culture, and entertainment. Adapts specialist topics for new audiences, both business and public. Tailored to budget and objectives. Appealing and rewarding to watch. I’m a member of Directors UK and the Association of Illustrators.
3 - Entertainment
Developing original entertainment to laugh, discover, and thrill. Exploring collaborations with brands and producing partners. The company is a member of the Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television (Pact) in the United Kingdom.
About Me
I design, storyboard and animate content to help build all kinds of audience relationships — sometimes I write it too. I’ve led the design and execution of animated content for agencies and clients nationwide for brands like the BBC and Barclays. I’ve applied creative and technical skills to bring motion design elements into productions for brands like LEGO. I've worked on branded content, scripted entertainment, marketing and PR campaigns, internal communications, corporate reports, bids, education, and video games. I work in After Effects, Blender, Cinema 4D, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, InDesign, Adobe Animate, Procreate, Moho, and Toon Boom Harmony. I’ve on-set experience in live-action television drama and theatrical production. I am experienced in collaborating with directors on fiction and factual projects, directing projects myself, and in client-facing project roles. I'm a producer, and develop original narrative projects.
After earning my PhD as Dr. Nik, I moved from academia into a dedicated career in the creative industry. My AHRC-funded research focused on multimedia stage drama, and I also lectured. Since then, I’ve had extensive experiences in video production, television, games, theatre, and working in a PR and branding agency, before founding this business. This background positions me to translate journal articles and specialist language into engaging, accessible content for new audiences, and to tell stories with data. In this space, I’ve created award-winning work for York Plasma Institute, produced opening films for The Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Labs and the Royal Academy of Engineering Summer Soirée, and written and animated content on topics ranging from health science to statistics.
See my work
Enjoy a forty-second montage of projects I designed and animated for production companies over the years — and some I made for myself!
A sci-fi adventure comic ready for lift-off
You scrolled down this far, so I will tell you about my webcomic (it’s not too late to scroll back up to my showreel).
To flee a hostile planet, lovers Annie and Jack must outsmart hideous creatures, ominous aircraft, and their egos as they attempt the explosive launch of a DIY starship.
Further Adventures is something I draw and post in my own time. It’s about love and friendship in near-future outer space—I think you’ll enjoy it!