About / Nico Tangara

At 14, Nico stood out by hacking and creating his own game server, diving early into tech and creativity. He self-taught languages like Perl, PHP, HTML, CSS, and sprite animation skills in Microsoft Paint, blending logic with creativity.

In his creative career, Nico worked with Y&R, Ogilvy Singapore, and BBH Singapore. His projects were diverse, involving animated films, innovative campaigns, and creating interactive virtual experiences. His work gained acclaim at international award shows like D&AD, Clio, and OneShow.

Currently he's an Associate Creative Director and Creative Technologist at BBH Singapore.
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Lately, Nico's focus has been on 3D, AR, and Game Engines. His work includes an NFT collection, an Unreal Engine game, and a bunch of Raspberry Pis experiments.
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More about Nico's journey and perspectives can be found in his interviews with Little Black Book and ShoutoutLA
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Other coverage about my work for
‍Self-Snoozing Alarm clock from Designboom & YankoDesign,
an AI portrait of history on Designboom,
Digitally Analog Polaroid from Tom's Hardware & Designboom

Awards & Achivements

Effies Singapore 2024
1x Silver
2x Bronzes
Turn Income Insurance to be marketer of the year

D&AD Awards 2024
1x Shortlist

WARC Awards 2024
1x Gold

Andy Awards
2x Regional Shortlist
1x Global Shortlist

Webby Awards 2024
1x Nominee

Spikes Asia 2024
2x Shortlist

OneShow 2024
2x Merit
1x Shortlist

Adfest 2024
1x Bronze

Creative Circle Awards 2024
1x Bronze
1x Gold
4x Silver

Clio Entertainment 2022
1x Gold
2x Silver

Red Dot Design Awards 2022
Winner

Webby Awards 2022
2x Winner (Judge & People’s Choice)
2x Honoree

One Show 2022
1x Shortlist

D&AD 2021
1x Wood Pencil

Clio Entertainment Awards 2021
1x Grand Prix
2x Gold

Webby Awards 2021
1x Honoree

One Show 2021
2x Merit
1x Shortlist

‍The FWA
2x FWA of the Day

‍Effies Awards 2018
1x Bronze
1x Finalist

‍Adstars 2021
2x Silver
2x Bronze
1x Crystal

‍Campaign Tech Awards
Winner – Best Audience Engagement

‍The Drum Awards
1x Winner
1x Honorable Mention

Creative Circle Awards
2x Gold
11x Silver
8x Bronze

Young Glory 2015
Grand Winner
6x Silvers
6x Bronzes
12x Finalists

https://www.thedrum.com/news/2021/12/07/take-bite-the-honeyfruit-how-riot-games-brought-iconic-game-fruit-life

https://musebycl.io/gaming/trailers-tattoos-see-6-grand-clio-winners-gaming

https://www.bestadsontv.com/ad/102638/Jewel-Changi-Airport-First-Visitors

https://www.lbbonline.com/news/jewel-changi-airport-welcomes-its-first-visitors-for-a-glimpse-of-new-tourist-destination

https://www.brandinginasia.com/singapores-jewel-changi-airport-readies-for-opening/

https://www.brandinginasia.com/the-end-of-the-rainbow-is-at-singapores-changi-airport/

https://campaignbriefasia.com/2021/07/14/new-holland-creates-global-180-campaign-film-for-riot-games-via-bbh-singapore/

https://campaignbriefasia.com/2020/12/16/bbh-singapore-launches-real-life-honeyfruit-taste-test-for-league-of-legends-wild-rift/

https://sea.ign.com/league-of-legends-wild-rift-tba/167144/news/riot-games-is-letting-thai-players-taste-lols-honeyfruit-irl

https://www.mumbrella.asia/2019/03/ogilvy-singapore-reveals-first-work-for-changi-airports-jewel-attraction-with-animated-film

https://www.adobomagazine.com/campaign-spotlight/campaign-spotlight-pentaboom-riot-games-turns-up-the-heat-on-wild-rifts-launch-in-sea/

https://www.brandinginasia.com/riot-games-drops-pentaboom-short-film-to-promote-wild-rift-launch/

https://www.lbbonline.com/news/riot-games-turns-up-the-heat-on-wild-rifts-launch-in-southeast-asia-with-pentaboom

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