Jona started her career as a traditional artist, became a full scholar and graduated with latin honors in the pioneer Multimedia design school in the Philippines in 2006. Her traditional artistic talent fused with fascination in digital media have led her to become a multi-displinary designer and animator. She worked on premier post production house that serviced clients from the Agency, Film and Broadcast field and other prime companies in the Philippines. She grew her practice and went to Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood,CA. She is dedicated to creative excellence and continues to work as a Creative/Art director with top notch clients and leading international brands in the US today.
SPECIALIZING IN ANIMATION & POST PRODUCTION
Motion Direction | Art Direction | Design & Illustration | Motion Design | CGI | VFX | Video Post Production
ART & DESIGN FOUNDATION SKILLS
Graphic Design | Interactive Design | Digital Art | Traditional Art & Mixed Media | Photography & Videography
KNOWLEDGE OF BUSINESS OF DESIGN & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Understanding the value of creative and production work in the business world. Understanding leadership, branding, marketing, management, corporate and creative systems.
MORE THAN 15 YEARS OF CREATIVE & POST PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
Making well-thought and well-designed imageries, animations, commercials and videos.
YOUR PARTNER FOR MULTIMEDIA & ANIMATION PRODUCTION
Inventing endless possibilities through Adding Meaning and Value to ideas and stories creatively.
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO
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Features and Recognitions
A one-woman powerhouse of graphic design and visual effects. -(Imagine FX Magazine - Planet of the Arts)
School of Motion (C4D ASCENT) - 2020
School of Motion – C4D Ascent – Cinema 4D Ascent is one of the School of Motion’s C4D courses that will teach you the fundamentals of some of the most important and marketable 3D concepts.
I’m currently taking the course on my own time and during the time I was submitting and posting my exercises on Instagram, the School of Motion and the Creative Director EJ Hassenfratz have featured my works on their IG channel. I saved the stories in my Jona.banona IG in Features. EJ had also reached out and asked to post three of my works to feature in the C4D Ascent Sales page. You can see the work featured in Week 1,2 & 3 in the course overview section here.
Buck Design's BuckUBuck - 2020
#BuckUBuck – The #buckuback hashtag is Buck’s way to celebrate and show appreciation to their loyal fan base. Each week they get oodles and oodles of truly inspired submissions. The winners of their weekly #buckuback contest get a quarter of a million eyeballs on their artwork and a place on the Bucky board in our L.A. office. The hashtag has also been a great way for them to scout new talent.
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.
Behance Typography Served - 2016
Typography Served – Curated work from the leading creatives on Behance. Behance is the leading online platform to showcase & discover creative work. The creative world updates their work in one place to broadcast it widely and efficiently. Companies explore the work and access talent on a global scale. Typographic Quotes & Words was featured on January 19, 2016.
Adobo Design Awards - 2013
Adobo Design Awards aims to champion the Philippines’ best designs and recognize the talents behind the work. Trone Brand Energy “Fireflies” – Finalist in Best Design Broadcast Animation Category.
Imagine FX Magazine - 2012
ImagineFX is the only magazine for fantasy and sci-fi digital artists. ODDMIRATIONS Art Portfolio was featured in Planet of the Arts Section on July 2012.
CG SOCIETY - CG Badge 2009
The CGSociety is the most respected and accessible global organization for creative digital artists. 3D Ducati Streetfighter earned CG Badge as Featured Artwork in 2009.
PAINTING CONTEST AWARDS - 2006 and older
- De La Salle – CSB (College) in PH – Culay sa Bukang Liwayway On the spot painting contest – 1st Place
- TRANSCO painting contest (National) in PH – 1st Honorable mention
- Libertas Magazine On the spot pastel painting contest (Intercollegiate) Powerbooks in PH – 3rd Place
EDUCATIONAL AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS - 2002-2006
De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde (School of Design & Arts) Bachelors of Art Major in Multimedia Arts
- Full SDA Scholarship Grantee
- Consistent Dean’s Lister from 1st year to 4th Year
- Featured in Best of Benilde 2006
- Cum Laude with GPA of 3.512