About Brian
A career built on
craft and curiosity.
Making ideas move.
I’m Brian Castleforte, a creative director, motion designer, animator, and illustrator with 25+ years of experience creating memorable moving images for brands, agencies, studios, and original ventures.
Today, I combine seasoned creative direction with AI, CGI, motion design, and live-action compositing to help products and campaigns earn attention.
How I work
Hands-on craft.
Senior-level direction.
I can plug into an agency or production pipeline as a senior hands-on artist, lead the creative from concept through delivery, or assemble a focused team when the scope requires it. The structure stays lean, communication stays direct, and the idea remains at the center of the process.
Concept & direction
Ideas, treatments, visual systems, and campaign thinking built around the product and audience.
Design & production
Motion design, animation, compositing, look development, AI-assisted production, and finishing.
Flexible collaboration
Direct partnerships with brands, senior support for agencies and studios, or a focused team built around the project.
Selected history
Built on experience.
Driven by what’s next.
- 25+ years across motion design, animation, compositing, look development, and creative direction.
- Work created for major entertainment, technology, and consumer brands, directly and in collaboration with agencies and studios.
- Selected brand history includes Nike, Marvel, Sony, Nintendo, T-Mobile, Disney, Audible, and Warner Bros.
- Creator of the internationally published books Papertoy Monsters and Papertoy Glowbots.
- Original creative work spanning character development, publishing, product concepts, and creator-led intellectual property.
- Founder of CreatableMe, with original work spanning creative education, character development, publishing, and live workshops.
Personal work
The commercial work is only
part of the story.
Beyond client work, I’ve spent years building original characters, paper toys, books, creative products, publishing experiments, and creator-led projects. That work lives in the Castleforte Personal Archive.
Explore personal work ↗Hiring Brian to design and animate the new Free Association logo was a game changer. His resourcefulness, creativity, and professionalism are unmatched. He’s a highly skilled animator and designer, a genuinely great person, and an exceptional collaborator.
Let’s make something worth remembering.
Have a project, pitch, or campaign in development? Let’s talk about where I can add the most value.
Let’s talk