Ian Johnston is a Southern Utah University graduate that has worked as an
Animation / Illustration Director, lead character animator, motion picture and commercial
storyboard artist, character designer, illustrator, caricature artist, and as a father
of three. Clients he has animated for include Warner Bros., Cartoon Network,
MTV, Universal, Sierra, 8fish, and DC, among others. He has also directed and
animated for over a dozen TV spots which include Blissium, PPL
Energy Plus, Utah Power, Mazda, Stronger Marriages.org, and Verizon. He has also worked in the video game industry for over
6 years as an animator on 16 titles, 12 of which have shipped.
Ian is also a published comic book illustrator of the series “Clipstick” for Ape
Entertainment for which he is the creator / co-writer and penciler. He
designed and illustrated for various children’s books overseas and has
designed / illustrated the covers for several books including “Above the Clouds”,
a Utah best seller.