Barret Thomson

ABOUT

As Creative Director, my goal is to make complex cloud technology engaging and accessible. Across 50 videos, we’ve partnered with AWS to transform intricate products, systems, and workflows into visually driven stories, using motion to make the invisible tangible. Every project starts with one question: what’s the most compelling way to bring these concepts to life?

Finding the metaphor.


Taking something abstract and giving it a form, movement, or relationship that communicates the idea without relying entirely on technical language.

Making invisible systems tangible.


Turning infrastructure, data, connections, and workflows into physical visual experiences audiences can immediately understand.

— PROJECT NAME

AWS Creative Explainers


— ROLE

Creative Direction


— DATE

2021-2026

Client: AWS

Studio: Deep Sky

Producer: Darcy Feinstein

Creative Director & Lead Designer: Barret Thomson

Creative Strategist: Seth Chaffee

‍Executive Producer: Jared Hobbs

Motion Design Director: Milan Erceg

Motion Graphics & Design: Tyler Benjamin, Adrian Parat, Wes Meeks, Eric Neff, Danny Rubyano, Christian Westphalia, Conrad Schmidt

AWS Head of Creative Operations: David Riley

AWS Sr. Creative Program Manager, AWS Brand Advertising: Larry Schlessinger

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