Julian Frost

Bio

Current Location

Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺

Country of Origin

New Zealand 🇳🇿

A renowned animation director most well-known for the creation of characters in the 'Dumb Ways To Die' campaign, Julian Frost's singular wit and raw talent transforms every project he touches. Whether it is a children's book, a series of GIFs, or a mobile game, Julian excels at turning creative sparks into fun (and often very funny) character-based illustrations and animations. His work is guaranteed to crack a smile.

A few awards that currently line Julian's trophy room are an Annecy Cristal, four Cannes Grands Prix, D&AD Black Pencil, Children’s Book Council of Australia Best Information Book, CCC Sunday School Memory Verse Champion 1987, and One Show Best in Show.

This year I can’t wait to…

Watch a film. I have a 3-year old and a 0-year old so it's been a while.

As a kid, I loved to draw…

Hot rods and men with large, anatomically very incorrect muscles holding machine guns. Not really my thing these days but I'll give it a shot if that's what your brand requires.

My dream project would be…

Animated re-creation of comedic physical mishap for use in court case. Slightly unsettling gender reveal pop-up card. Innovative alien genital designs for sci-fi film. Etc.

I love collaborating with…

People who can do things I can't, such as programming, writing good dialogue, being confident and charismatic, etc.

For me, the best kinds of projects are…

Where interesting and important information needs to be communicated in an original way.

My process is a mixture of…

Click click click and ctrl-z ctrl-z ctrl-z.

Welcome to Jacky Winter Spring/Summer ‘24. Each season a new artist creates original imagery using our site as their playground. The current artwork (above) comes from Georgia Perry. Learn more about our seasonal model of representation and other FAQ.

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United States of America

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