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Framestore expands design roster with senior appointments
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Framestore welcome ECD Ric Comline, EP Thierry Levy, and Creative Director Sean Cooper to the team.
Creative studio Framestore has announced a series of senior appointments to its Design Studio, welcoming Executive Creative Director Ric Comline, Executive Producer Thierry Levy, and Creative Director Sean Cooper.
The trio will be based in London, with an initial focus on expanding and strengthening Framestore’s Design offering across Advertising and Brand, while continuing to support global Episodic, Immersive, and Film work. The appointments mark a creative reunion for the three, who previously collaborated on the Cannes Lions-winning campaign The Old Piccadilly Lights for Anomaly and Ocean Outdoor.
Comline founded animation and motion design studio Blind Pig in 2009, and brings over two decades of experience spanning animation, VFX, motion design, and emerging technologies. Known for blending traditional artistry with cutting-edge AI-assisted workflows, Comline has led multidisciplinary teams in crafting distinctive campaigns for Issey Miyake, Disney, Adidas, and the UK Government. His internationally recognised work, which includes projects awarded at Cannes Lions, highlights his commitment to pushing the boundaries of visual communication while keeping storytelling and human design firmly at the center.
Levy has built a diverse career spanning more than 20 years across production, post-production and animation, and brings a wealth of experience from studios including Nexus, Feed Me Light and Spring Studios. Known for combining strategic thinking with hands-on creative execution, Levy recently led the integration of AI in animation and VFX at Absolute. His notable recent work includes Disney’s collaboration with F1 for the Las Vegas Sphere, Coca-Cola's immersive Piccadilly Circus takeover, and The Glass Hermit, a short film directed by Oscar-winning art director Shona Heath.
Cooper’s experience includes pivotal roles at Blind Pig, Unit TV and Sony Computer Entertainment. With expertise spanning 3D, Motion, OOH, Film & TV and experiential design, his high-profile projects include the iconic PlayStation franchises LittleBigPlanet, SingStar and DanceStar, alongside premium broadcast and streaming content, including Stephen Hawking: Expedition New Earth and the acclaimed opening titles for Netflix's Maniac.
David Lochhead, Head of Design at Framestore, said: “I’m thrilled to welcome Ric, Thierry, and Sean to the Framestore Design team. Each brings a powerful blend of creative vision and strategic leadership that will strengthen our ability to deliver high-impact results competitively across projects of every scale. As the media and creative landscape evolves, their appointments reflect our continued investment in world-class talent, and I’m excited to see how their shared ambition will help shape our next chapter of innovation and design excellence.”
Framestore’s Design Studio partners with brands, agencies and directors to solve creative challenges and shape culturally relevant ideas by combining world-class Design, emerging technology, and cinematic craft.
