Making innovative brands easy to understand
and easier to love through visual storytelling.
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Making innovative brands easy to understand
and easier to love through visual storytelling.
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Making innovative brands easy to understand
and easier to love through visual storytelling.

Making innovative brands easy to understand and easier to love through visual storytelling.

Making innovative brands easy to understand and easier to love through visual storytelling.


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Work

Work

Work

Working with the Best

Working with the Best

Trusted by:

Quick Hits

30โ€“40 sec. bursts of strategy, story, and standout motion design
30โ€“40 sec. bursts of strategy, story, and standout motion design

More Quick Hits dropping soon. Stay tuned. ๐Ÿš€

About

About

About

Evan Hinthorne
Evan Hinthorne
Venn diagram: โ€œYOUโ€ and โ€œCOMMUNITYโ€ overlap at โ€œWIN,โ€ with text below reading, โ€œI LIVE HERE
Venn diagram: โ€œYOUโ€ and โ€œCOMMUNITYโ€ overlap at โ€œWIN,โ€ with text below reading, โ€œI LIVE HERE

Hi,
I'm Evan

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I help brands like GitHub, Microsoft, Fred Hutch, and BBC Studios turn complex ideas into unforgettable storiesโ€”stories that earn trust, build community, and drive real results.


Thatโ€™s meant helping Microsoft Teams reach 145 million daily users and boosting clinical trial enrollment at Fred Hutch by 45%.


Running my own studio for six years sharpened more than my creative instincts. It taught me how to think like a builder, collaborate like a partner, and lead projects that deliver both meaning and measurable impact.


I believe the best design makes people feel seen. It simplifies the complex. It invites belonging.


When people believe in your brand, they donโ€™t just connect with it. They become part of it. Thatโ€™s what I help you build.

Let's Make it Happen

What If Changes Everything

Asking "what if?" has shaped my career in ways I never saw coming. Here are three that changed everything:


  • What if living abroad completely rewired how I see the world? โ†’ Packed up and moved to Thailand (best decision ever)

  • What if launching my own studio opened doors I didn't even know existed? โ†’ Built Story Orbit Creative from scratch

  • What if I could help brands build real community through story? โ†’ Check out my latest reel to see what happened

People First, Always

"Treat humans like humans."


My mentor dropped that line on me years ago, and it became everything. Now I build spaces where devs can geek out over code, designers obsess over that perfect pixel, and teams do their absolute best work just by being themselves.

Fun Wins


Forbes says teams that have fun are 21% more productive. Honestly? That sounds way too low.


At Story Orbit, fun wasn't just nice-to-haveโ€”it was non-negotiable. I bring that same energy to every project I touch. (Sometimes literally with a video gameโ€”keep scrolling.) When your team's actually enjoying the work, going the extra mile stops feeling like work at all.

Game

Game

Game

Continue? 3โ€ฆ2โ€ฆ1

Play the game to unlock my story ๐ŸŽฎ

Contact

Contact

Contact

Let's Make it Happen

Let's Make it Happen

No big deal, just the start of something amazing

Why the circle logo?

The symbol is the alchemical sign for the sun and was inspired by The Creative Act by Rick Rubin (you can spot the book on the desk at the top of this site).
Rubin saw it as a representation of creative energy and limitless potential. To me, itโ€™s a reminder that, like sunlight, stories and ideas spark life and connection.

Why the circle logo?

The symbol is the alchemical sign for the sun and was inspired by The Creative Act by Rick Rubin (you can spot the book on the desk at the top of this site). Rubin saw it as a representation of creative energy and limitless potential. To me, itโ€™s a reminder that, like sunlight, stories and ideas spark life and connection.

Evan Hinthorne

Art Director | Motion Designer

hello@evanhinthorne.com

Seattle

Evan Hinthorne

Art Director | Motion Designer

hello@evanhinthorne.com

Seattle

Evan Hinthorne

Art Director | Motion Designer

hello@evanhinthorne.com

Seattle

Working with the Best

Trusted by:

Quick Hits

30โ€“40 sec. bursts of strategy, story, and standout motion design

More Quick Hits dropping soon. Stay tuned. ๐Ÿš€

About

About

Hi,
I'm Evan

_____________________________________

I help brands like GitHub, Fred Hutch, and BBC Studios tell clearer, bolder stories through art direction and motion design.


Six years ago, I co-founded Story Orbit Creative to take on end-to-end creative work with forward-thinking teams.


Running my own studio pushed me to grow in ways few roles can. It reshaped how I lead, collaborate, and solve creative challenges.


Along the way, I discovered why I really love design: it helps people feel seen. Thatโ€™s what builds brand loyalty, strengthens engagement, and drives long-term growth.


Today, I help brands turn that connection into winsโ€”for communities and for the business.

_____________________________________

I help brands like GitHub, Microsoft, Fred Hutch, and BBC Studios turn complex ideas into unforgettable storiesโ€”stories that earn trust, build community, and drive real results.


Thatโ€™s meant helping Microsoft Teams reach 145 million daily users and boosting clinical trial enrollment at Fred Hutch by 45%.


Running my own studio for six years sharpened more than my creative instincts. It taught me how to think like a builder, collaborate like a partner, and lead projects that deliver both meaning and measurable impact.


I believe the best design makes people feel seen. It simplifies the complex. It invites belonging.


When people believe in your brand, they donโ€™t just connect with it. They become part of it. Thatโ€™s what I help you build.

Evan Hinthorne
Evan Hinthorne
Venn diagram: โ€œYOUโ€ and โ€œCOMMUNITYโ€ overlap at โ€œWIN,โ€ with text below reading, โ€œI LIVE HERE
Let's Make it Happen
  1. What If Changes Everything

  2. People First, Always

  3. Fun Wins

    Forbes says teams that have fun are 21% more productive. Honestly? That sounds way too low.

    At Story Orbit, fun wasn't just nice-to-haveโ€”it was non-negotiable. I bring that same energy to every project I touch. (Sometimes literally with a video gameโ€”keep scrolling.) When your team's actually enjoying the work, going the extra mile stops feeling like work at all.

  1. What If Changes Everything

  2. People First, Always

  3. Fun Wins

    Forbes says teams that have fun are 21% more productive. Honestly? That sounds way too low.

    At Story Orbit, fun wasn't just nice-to-haveโ€”it was non-negotiable. I bring that same energy to every project I touch. (Sometimes literally with a video gameโ€”keep scrolling.) When your team's actually enjoying the work, going the extra mile stops feeling like work at all.

Continue? 3โ€ฆ2โ€ฆ1

Play the game to unlock my story ๐ŸŽฎ

Game: Career Quest!

Game: Career Quest!

Contact

Let's Make it Happen

No big deal, just the start of something amazing

Why the circle logo?

The symbol is the alchemical sign for the sun and was inspired by The Creative Act by Rick Rubin (you can spot the book on the desk at the top of this site). Rubin saw it as a representation of creative energy and limitless potential. To me, itโ€™s a reminder that, like sunlight, stories and ideas spark life and connection.

Evan Hinthorne

Art Director | Motion Designer

hello@evanhinthorne.com

Seattle

Evan Hinthorne

Art Director | Motion Designer

hello@evanhinthorne.com

Seattle