Jona Banona.
Tenacious by Nature. Relentless in Craft.
Two decades deep as a Creative Director and Motion Designer shaping global brand stories—recognized in Lürzer’s Archive 200Best and the Telly Awards.
I push ideas further and land them with impact.
World-Leading Brand Experience
Work Process
Final assets are polished, packaged, and delivered. We guide you through implementation and offer support if needed.
01
Creative & Art Direction
Our team explores your industry, brainstorm ideas, create creative and art direction to ensure cutting-edge design and animation solutions with strong creative concept, copy and art direction.
02
Design & Illustration
We meticulously craft characters, abstract concepts, and visual elements, collaborating closely with clients to reflect their brand identity and narrative vision.
03
Editing & Motion Graphics
Leveraging advanced technologies and software, we integrate dynamic motion, and stunning 2D/3D animation to enhance visual storytelling.
04
Visual Effects & Post
Our meticulous attention to detail ensures flawless outcomes, from visual effects and compositing.
Skills & Expertise
Over the years, I’ve honed a versatile skill set that bridges gap between design and development. My expertise lies in crafting visually.
Bringing together creative thinking, design systems, and user-centered strategy to build impactful visual experiences. Once we’ve gathered insights, we shape them into a clear direction.
Core Design Skills
We start by listening understanding your brand, goals, audience, and challenges. This phase includes research, inspiration gathering, and setting the foundation.
Tools & Software
We start by listening understanding your brand, goals, audience, and challenges. This phase includes research, inspiration gathering, and setting the foundation.
Creative Expertise
We start by listening understanding your brand, goals, audience, and challenges. This phase includes research, inspiration gathering, and setting the foundation.
Development Skills
We start by listening understanding your brand, goals, audience, and challenges. This phase includes research, inspiration gathering, and setting the foundation.
Creative
Expert in developing compelling visual concepts and transforming ideas into high-impact design and motion experiences that elevate brand storytelling.
Concept Development & Art Direction
Branding & Visual Identity Systems
Motion Design & Animation (2D/3D)
Storytelling & Narrative Design
Design Thinking & Creative Problem-Solving
Styleframes, Moodboards & Pitch Development
Technical
Skilled in advanced motion graphics, 3D, post-production, and cutting-edge creative tools to deliver polished, efficient, and impactful productions.
Creative Concept, Design & Illustration (Photoshop, Procreate, Illustrator)
Motion Graphics, Compositing, Editing & Post (After Effects, Premiere)
3D Design, Hard Surface & Animation (Cinema 4D, Maya, Redshift)
Design & Publishing (Illustrator, Indesign)
Digital & Web (Figma, Webflow, Wordpress)
Video & Photography (Sony Alpha, Lightroom)
Management
Experienced in leading creative teams, guiding project vision, and ensuring seamless collaboration, timely delivery, and consistently exceptional results.
Creative Direction & Vision Leadership
Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration
Client Communication & Stakeholder Alignment
Project Management & Production Oversight
Feedback Direction & Review Management
Quality Control & Delivery Excellence
Business
Focused on aligning creative work with strategic business goals, enhancing brand value, driving audience engagement, and strengthening long-term client partnerships
Creative Strategy & Brand Development
Digital Marketing & Content Strategy
Pitching, Presentations & Client Acquisition
Budgeting, Scoping & Resource Planning
Business Operations & Studio Management
Relationship Building & Long-Term Client Growth
Awards & Recognition
This is where ideas come to life. We explore concepts, test variations, and craft intentional visuals that align with the strategy.
2025
The Telly Awards '25
The Telly Awards – Our EC Booth Animation for Bandwidth just won FOUR Telly Awards — Silver Winner for General-Branded Content, Silver Winner for Craft-Art Direction, Bronze Winner for Craft-2D Animation, and Bronze Winner for General-Live Events & Experiences.
2024
The Telly Awards '24
The Telly Awards – Our Explainer Video for Bandwidth’s Call Verification has won Silver Telly Awards in two categories namely, 2D Animation – Branded Content & Explainer – Branded Content category.
2023
Lürzer’s Archive
200 Best Digital Artists Worldwide
Out of many thousands of entries around the world, the jury was tasked to select the top 200 best digital artists. It’s truly an honor that Battle of Cosmos and Color Blocks were among the selected artworks to be published in the renowned advertising book. You can see my Lurzer’s Archive [LA] profile here.
2020
School of Motion
Featured Works in C4D Ascent Sales Page
2020
Buck Design BuckUBuck
The submission for Week 51 is about works celebrating the black community and pushing reforms about the current injustice caused by racism. The submitted work was posted under the @Oddmultimedia IG and was fortunately selected among the thousands of submissions around the world. Watch the short motion piece in Instagram or here.
2016
Behance
Typography Served
Typographic Quotes & Words was featured on January 19, 2016.
2013
Adobo Design Awards (PH)
Finalist in Best Design Broadcast Animation
2012
ImagineFX Magazine
Oddmirations featured in Planet of the Arts
Client Testimonials
This includes defining style, structure, and functionality. We create best thing moodboards, sketches, or wireframes to set expectations
Not that I want Jona Banona to get so booked that I can't use her (or... do I???? Book her!!!), but I have to drop a little kudos here among so many people who have had the chance to work with her and appreciate how talented she is. She and her team at Banona developed a video for me at Ogilvy for Verizon, RIGHT after they went through a huge rebrand. It was the first newly branded animated video the organization has done... and their brand team reviewed it this week and called it a "true best in class example."
This is looking great!!!!! Nice Job team. Keep up the great work.
