Allan Raffel

Allan Raffel

Senior Motion Designer

Creative Technologist

Based in Scotland

Good work starts with who it's for.

I create motion for the people watching, and tools for the people making it.

I bring over ten years of production experience to both: leading motion projects and building apps, automation and AI workflows around the way creative teams actually work.

More about me

Selected work

Showreel

Motion Design

Recent motion work across brand, social, product, and 3D.

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MDKit

Motion Systems

Case Study

02 / 08

One toolkit. 8,000 to 10,000 hours saved a year.

View MDKit case study

Boxer

Product Film

Case Study

03 / 08

Turning a utility plugin into a playful product experience.

View Boxer case study

Overshoot

Interactive Motion

Experiment

02 / 07

Motion principles brought to life through interactive web animation.

View Overshoot experiment

Working at Scale

Large-Scale Motion

Case Study

01 / 08

From 5 Videos to 250 Deliverables.

View Working at Scale case study

Selected Clients

  • Pepsi
  • Amazon
  • Starbucks
  • eBay
  • Tinder
  • L'Oréal
  • American Express
  • Sky
  • BT
  • Samsung
  • Monzo
  • Activision
  • Deliveroo
  • NOW
  • Vodafone
  • Sainsbury's
  • Costa Coffee
  • Waitrose
  • Kia
  • Unilever

About.

I've spent over a decade working across video and motion, from filming and editing to global campaigns, 3D and interactive work. I still care about the smallest decisions: timing, weight, rhythm, light, and knowing when an idea needs another pass.

My work often extends beyond the frames on screen. As Senior Motion Designer and Technical Lead at Vidsy, I help shape projects, mentor designers and plan for the realities of production: changing briefs, tight turnarounds, multiple formats and hundreds of deliverables. The goal is not simply to make one strong piece. It is to keep the work strong as it scales.

When I build a tool, I start with the designers who will use it: the repetitive setup, awkward handovers and small interruptions that break their concentration. I imagine how it will fit into their day before deciding what to build.

That work now spans native macOS apps such as MDKit and Music Match, Adobe extensions used by more than twenty motion designers at Vidsy, web apps, workflow redesigns and independent products such as .nook. Some are focused fixes for a single task; others support an entire team every day.

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For projects, roles, or a conversation about how the work gets made.

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