John Koltai is a multidisciplinary Motion Designer and Director. After graduating with an MFA from Parsons School of Design, John soon began a career in New York City crafting high-end motion graphics for commercial, film, and broadcast clients. John's passion for film has led him to design cinematic opening titles for Marvel films “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Thor: Tales of Asgard,” and “Planet Hulk,” among others.  He created the holographic UI designs that appear in feature film hits such as “Iron Man 2,” “Iron Man 3,” “The Avengers,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Ant-Man,” “Thor: Ragnarok,” “Men In Black 3,” “RoboCop,” and “Spider-Man: Far From Home.” John has worked at leading design studios in both New York and Los Angeles including The Mill, Method Studios, MPC, Smoke & Mirrors, ESI, Loyal Kaspar, Leroy and Clarkson, Imaginary Forces, Perception, Cantina Creative, Mixtape Club, and Blue Sky Studios. He has had work featured in leading industry outlets such as Motionographer, STASH Magazine, Gizmodo, Promax/BDA, Pushing Pixels, Communication Arts, and Create Magazine. John was also the lead motion design director at Blue Sky Studios on their latest feature “Spies In Disguise,” Art Director/Episode Lead on the Netflix show “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,” and Art Director at Scarab Digital. While at Scarab Digital, John designed and animated FUI's for a variety of DC shows including “Batwoman,” “Supergirl,” “Superman & Louis,” “Legends of Tomorrow,” “Flash,” and “Peacemaker.” Most recently John was a staff Creative Director at Nice Shoes, working on a myriad of projects across the advertising, tech, sports, and broadcast industries.  If you would like to collaborate on a project, have an inquiry, or just want to say hello - please get in touch!

John Koltai

John Koltai is a multidisciplinary Motion Designer and Director. After graduating with an MFA from Parsons School of Design, John soon began a career in New York City crafting high-end motion graphics for commercial, film, and broadcast clients. John's passion for film has led him to design cinematic opening titles for Marvel films “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Thor: Tales of Asgard,” and “Planet Hulk,” among others.  He created the holographic UI designs that appear in feature film hits such as “Iron Man 2,” “Iron Man 3,” “The Avengers,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Ant-Man,” “Thor: Ragnarok,” “Men In Black 3,” “RoboCop,” and “Spider-Man: Far From Home.” John has worked at leading design studios in both New York and Los Angeles including The Mill, Method Studios, MPC, Smoke & Mirrors, ESI, Loyal Kaspar, Leroy and Clarkson, Imaginary Forces, Perception, Cantina Creative, Mixtape Club, and Blue Sky Studios. He has had work featured in leading industry outlets such as Motionographer, STASH Magazine, Gizmodo, Promax/BDA, Pushing Pixels, Communication Arts, and Create Magazine. John was also the lead motion design director at Blue Sky Studios on their latest feature “Spies In Disguise,” Art Director/Episode Lead on the Netflix show “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,” and Art Director at Scarab Digital. While at Scarab Digital, John designed and animated FUI's for a variety of DC shows including “Batwoman,” “Supergirl,” “Superman & Louis,” “Legends of Tomorrow,” “Flash,” and “Peacemaker.” Most recently John was a staff Creative Director at Nice Shoes, working on a myriad of projects across the advertising, tech, sports, and broadcast industries.  If you would like to collaborate on a project, have an inquiry, or just want to say hello - please get in touch!

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John Koltai is a multidisciplinary Motion Designer and Director.

After graduating with an MFA from Parsons School of Design, John soon began a career in New York City crafting high-end motion graphics for commercial, film, and broadcast clients.

John’s passion for film has led him to design cinematic opening titles for Marvel films “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Thor: Tales of Asgard,” and “Planet Hulk,” among others.  He created the holographic UI designs that appear in feature film hits such as “Iron Man 2,” “Iron Man 3,” “The Avengers,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Ant-Man,” “Thor: Ragnarok,” “Men In Black 3,” “RoboCop,” and “Spider-Man: Far From Home.”

John has worked at leading design studios in both New York and Los Angeles including The Mill, Method Studios, MPC, Smoke & Mirrors, ESI, Loyal Kaspar, Leroy and Clarkson, Imaginary Forces, Perception, Cantina Creative, Mixtape Club, and Blue Sky Studios. He has had work featured in leading industry outlets such as Motionographer, STASH Magazine, Gizmodo, Promax/BDA, Pushing Pixels, Communication Arts, and Create Magazine.

John was also the lead motion design director at Blue Sky Studios on their latest feature “Spies In Disguise,” Art Director/Episode Lead on the Netflix show “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,” and Art Director at Scarab Digital. While at Scarab Digital, John designed and animated FUI’s for a variety of DC shows including “Batwoman,” “Supergirl,” “Superman & Louis,” “Legends of Tomorrow,” “Flash,” and “Peacemaker.”

Most recently John was a staff Creative Director at Nice Shoes, working on a myriad of projects across the advertising, tech, sports, and broadcast industries.

If you would like to collaborate on a project, have an inquiry, or just want to say hello - please get in touch!

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Skills

2D
2D Animation
Ad
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
An
Animation
Mo
Motion Graphic
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Experience Level

2D Animation
Expert
Adobe After Effects
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Animation
Expert
Motion Graphic
Expert
Pitch Deck
Expert
Adobe Illustrator
Expert
3D Design
Expert
Explainer Video
Expert
MAXON Cinema 4D
Expert
3D Model
Intermediate
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Language

Education

MFA at Parsons School of Design
May 1, 2006
BFA at SUNY Buffalo
May 1, 2004

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Healthcare, Software & Internet
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    2024 Reel - Compiled of various projects while on board as creative director at Nice Shoes along with various freelance film graphics. animator advert videoeditor filmdirector motiondesign designer creativedirector 2danimation 3danimation