LUTHER HIMES IV
I came into the creative industry the same way everyone does: by making show posters for my music blog (when those were relevant in 2007), segueing into a gig hand-drawing lettering for TV show credits, accidentally learning After Effects around the office (because it's just Protools and Photoshop mushed together ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ), then learning everything else about video and design because someone had to get those jobs we were on the hook for done (and it's fun!), yadda yadda yadda, and now, improbably, I’m an award-winning Motion Director, Art Director, and Designer with a background in Illustration and tenures spanning over 15 years in the design agency, world-class marketing, and boutique production house worlds.
C'est la vie.
Bringing my passion for telling nuanced stories, whether a 2-second GIF or a feature film, to every task, I love distilling nebulous concepts into digestible, sophisticated narratives. I believe in the power of motion and video working alongside and augmenting design and marketing, and I talk about it probably a little too much. I get excited about process and detail and I want to bring substantive, empathetic humanity to every project and piece of work I touch.
My projects span product, marketing, TV, and film crafting work for clients like Apple, Magic Leap, HBO, and Patrón Tequila.
I currently work at argodesign in Austin, Texas.
Ex:
Super! Alright!
Razorfish
Some Clients:
APPLE TV+, SPOTIFY, VRBO, ADOBE, PHAIDON, MAGIC LEAP, FOOD NETWORK, ACE HOTEL, HBO, PATRÓN TEQUILA, NEW YORK MAGAZINE, UNDER ARMOUR, SAMSUNG, FÖDA, ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE, MOTOROLA, BLACKBERRY, BROOKS SHOES, IFC, ALIENWARE, BIRDS BARBERSHOP, ETIHAD AIRLINES, MICROSOFT, MERCEDES BENZ, KODAK, SXSW
Some Skills
_ Motion Design
_ Art Direction
_ Graphic Design
_ Video Production
_ Video Editing
_ Directing
_ UI/UX Prototyping
_ 3D Animation
_ Design Systems
_ Product Design
_ Spatial Computing
_ Design Thinking
_ Social Media
_ Marketing
_ Writing
_ Generative AI
Some Awards
Fathom for Apple TV+:
Emmy for Outstanding Science Documentary
The Square for Argodesign:
New York Design Award, Gold
Rags to Wags Gala:
ADDY Awards, 2 Silver
Patrón for Razorfish:
- Smartie Awards
Gold (Innovation)
Silver (Emerging Platforms) - W³ Awards
Best in Show (Branding)
Gold (Mobile)
Gold (Food and Beverage)
Gold (Innovative/Experimental)