Biography
Crashlander Studios is headed up by James Hutchinson, an award-winning Creative Director, previously at WDDG and Big Spaceship in New York, and most recently The Walt Disney Company in Los Angeles.
With over 15 years experience designing entertainment projects, James has partnered with clients such as Disney, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Lego, Sesame Workshop, Wrigley, Ubisoft, Cartoon Network, Warner Bros, and many more.
His work has garnered numerous awards: a Daytime Emmy, a Kidscreen Award, a Webby, two Flashforward awards, and an Art Director’s Club Silver Cube. James has also been recognized by Adobe's '10 Years of Flash' Anniversary, featured in numerous books and articles, and delivered talks at conferences in San Francisco, London, Singapore, and Belgium.
If you're looking for award-winning art direction, help building and guiding teams, or some character design, please get in touch at james@crashlander.com
Awards
2018 |
Winner | Gold
, The Telly Awards
Welcome to the Disney Store |
2017 |
Hermes Creative Award
, Hermes Creative Awards
Disney x Coach |
2017 |
AVA Digital Award | Platinum
, AVA Digital Awards
Disney x Coach |
2017 |
IAC Award | Best of Show
, Internet Advertising Competition
Disney x Coach |
2017 |
Winner | Bronze
, The Telly Awards
Disney x Coach |
2012 |
Site of the Day
, FWA Awards
Lux Ahoy |
2010 |
MI6 Silver Award
, MI6
Ubiworld |
2010 |
Kidscreen Award
, Kidscreen
The Electric Company |
2010 |
Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy
, Television Academy
The Electric Company |
2005 |
Flashforward Award
, Flashforward New York
Emerald Nuts |
2005 |
Webby Awards
, The Webbys
Emerald Nuts |
2005 |
ADC Silver Cube
, The Art Directors Club
Emerald Nuts |
2005 |
Horizon Interactive Award
, Horizon Interactive
Emerald Nuts |
2005 |
Dottie Award
, The Dotties
Emerald Nuts |
2005 |
SXSW Interactive Award
, SXSW
Emerald Nuts |
2004 |
WMA WebAward
, Web Marketing Association
Emerald Nuts |
2001 |
Flashforward Award
, Flashforward Amsterdam
Preschool Protocops |
2000 |
Flashforward Award
, Flashforward London
Ultrashock Intro |
1999 |
IVCA Gold Award
, International Visual Communication Association
Matinee.co.uk |
1998 |
Shocked Site of the Day | 10th July
, Macromedia
Matinee.co.uk |