I worked with Beyond Words Studio to create this data-driven animation to help the Gates Foundation show why digital financial services can empower women and lead the entire world forward.

How we blame our partners when things go wrong in our lives.

I directed and animated this film for The School of Life.

It was written and narrated by Alain De Botton.

Additional Illustration by Laura Akins.

Sound design by Howard Sinden.

An animation for Facebook about our shopping habits at Christmas made in collaboration with Beyond Words.

Animation by Hayley Akins
Animation Assistance by James Turzynski
Design by Emily Maguire
Sound Design by Howard Sinden

There is no way to be truly safe, instead we should try and be kind.

I directed and animated this film for The School of Life.

It was written and narrated by Alain De Botton.

Sound design by Howard Sinden.

Bingomation is an online collaborative project I created with friends Chris Egglestone and Tom Kilburn aimed at showcasing inspiring work from brilliant illustrators, animators and designers around the globe. The challenge is to create a 5 second, looping GIF that visually connects the bingo call to the number in question.
Number 22 - Two Littles Ducks was my own submissions to the project.Go to bingomation.tumblr.com to see the rest of the project and more submissions.

Working at Content Agency Across the Pond I lead a team of Animators and one Illustrator to produce four animated films for Google for their Adweek event and to go on Google UK for Business Youtube Channel.

Working at Across the Pond I designed the motion graphics for the launch of the David Beckham 7 fund film for UNICEF.
You can find out more about the 7 fund here 7.org

Music video for Wild Nothing - "A Dancing Shell."
"A Dancing Shell" is the lead track from their EP Empty Estate which was released on the 14th May 2013.

Directed by Hayley Akins.
Animated by Hayley Akins and Andy Williams.
Paintings by Eric Shaw.

Working with Across the Pond and creative agency R/GA, I lead a team of motion designers working on Google's end of year film. I was relied upon to make sure we kept to Google's strict brand guidelines.

A personal project about a day in the life of Barry the Baker (my dad!) and his bakery, Akins Family Bakers.
 

I contributed to a Movember project for animation studio Mummu.

They asked studios and animators to make a 3 second gif of a character growing a moustache, which they added to their MoGif

site to raise awareness for Movember.

Music video for Dignan Porch
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Animation by Hayley Akins 
Including artwork by Stephen Keane
Music recorded at Sound Savers Studio, Homerton