NICKY HOUGHTON

NICKY HOUGHTON

NICKY HOUGHTON

ART

ART

DIRECTOR

DIRECTOR

Graphic Designer based in Buenos Aires expert in traditional and AI-driven production.

Graphic Designer based in Buenos Aires
Expert in traditional and AI-driven production.

Graphic Designer based in Buenos Aires expert in traditional and AI-driven production.

Selected work

Selected work

NFL Sunday Ticket on the Las Vegas Sphere

NFL Sunday Ticket

Las Vegas Sphere

32 CG helmets floating on the world’s biggest screen

Chromebook 2022 Attract Loop & Highlights App

Google

Chromebook 2022 Attract Loop & Highlights App

A playful 3D world to lure shoppers into Chromebook

Chromebook for Gaming Attract Loop & Highlights App

Google

Chromebook for Gaming Attract Loop & Highlights App

World-building to attract gamers to Chromebook

Chromebook Plus Attract Loop & Highlights App

Google

Chromebook Plus Attract Loop & Highlights App

A new category of Chromebooks, in store

Google

XR Innovation: Media & Entertainment

Three XR concepts for the future of storytelling and viewing

Google

XR Innovation: Sports

XR concepts for the future of live sports

Assassin’s Creed Shadows XR

Google x Ubisoft

Assassin’s Creed Shadows XR

Step into 1500s Japan in immersive WebAR

Google × Ubisoft: Paris Geospatial XR

Google x Ubisoft

Paris Geospatial XR

Google Maps turned into a portal to 1789 Paris

AFA

AFA Bunker: Argentina Team, Russia 2018

Architectural graphics for Argentina’s national team base at the 2018 World Cup

McArthurGlen

McArthurGlen: AI Dreams & Luxury Malls

AI storytelling to imagine when the statues go shopping

Introducing Google ARCore – launch video still

Google ARCore

Introducing Google ARCore

Bringing the magic of AR to life

Loja Integrada × Google

Loja Integrada + Google Shopping

2D animated film showing Brazilian online merchants how to sell more with Google Shopping

Nicky Houghton is a Buenos Aires based Art & Animation Director with over 20 years creating motion, 3D and interactive work for global brands. He has led remote animation teams for Google, NFL, Ubisoft and Samsung, combining craft, real-time technology and generative AI pipelines to ship ambitious ideas at scale.

Nicky Houghton is a Buenos Aires based Art & Animation Director with over 20 years creating motion, 3D and interactive work for global brands. He has led remote animation teams for Google, NFL, Ubisoft and Samsung, combining craft, real-time technology and generative AI pipelines to ship ambitious ideas at scale.

About

About

From 2021 to 2025 Nicky was Art & Animation Director at .Monks on the Google team, leading global remote teams for Google, NFL, Ubisoft and Samsung, growing the core animation team from 4 to 14 direct reports and bringing generative AI into the production pipeline. Before that he was Head of Content at Sasami, leading creative, art and production for automotive, tech and pharma brands.

A graphic designer from the University of Buenos Aires, he taught Typography there for 12 years — the foundation behind his focus on structure, hierarchy and clear visual systems in every frame.

From 2021 to 2025 Nicky was Art & Animation Director at .Monks on the Google team, leading global remote teams for Google, NFL, Ubisoft and Samsung, growing the core animation team from 4 to 14 direct reports and bringing generative AI into the production pipeline. Before that he was Head of Content at Sasami, leading creative, art and production for automotive, tech and pharma brands.

A graphic designer from the University of Buenos Aires, he taught Typography there for 12 years — the foundation behind his focus on structure, hierarchy and clear visual systems in every frame.

Portrait photo of Finn

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