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Selected video work

Video Gallery

These projects were created for organisations including Mercator Ocean, ECMWF, ESA, EUMETSAT, and DLR. They combine editorial storytelling, motion design, and science communication to make complex environmental and space data more accessible.

Most entries below are embedded directly from YouTube, so you can watch them in place while scanning the title, date, client, and short description.

01

Mercator Ocean - Ocean State Report 4 summary

Mercator Ocean

We worked with Mercator Ocean on the communication strategy for its annual Ocean State Report.

ocean state report
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Mercator Ocean - SROCC social media video

Mercator Ocean

The Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS) managed by Mercator Ocean provides full, free and open access to data & information related to our ocean.

CMEMS
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Copernicus ECMWF - CAMS Windy

ECMWF

Design & Data worked with Copernicus ECMWF to communicate case studies, which demonstrate the impact and benefits of Copernicus for service users and European citizens.

Copernicus
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04

ESA - PhiWeek Bootcamp 2019

European Space Agency

Organised by Design & Data, the PhiWeek Bootcamp was hosted in 2019 by the European Space Agency (ESA) in the framework of Phi-Week.

ESA
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Copernicus ECMWF - CAMS Breezometer

Copernicus ECMWF

Design & Data worked with Copernicus ECMWF to communicate case studies, which demonstrate the impact and benefits of Copernicus for service users and European citizens.

Copernicus
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ECMWF - Vortex - European State of the Climate event 10.04.2018

ECMWF

A series of videos highlighting different use cases were shown to the European Parliament at the European State of the Climate event on 10 April 2018 to illustrate the important role data from Copernicus services implemented by ECMWF: CAMS and C3S.

Copernicus
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ECMWF - DiscovAir app - European State of the Climate event 10.04.2018

ECMWF

A series of videos highlighting different use cases were shown to the European Parliament at the European State of the Climate event on 10 April 2018 to illustrate the important role data from Copernicus services implemented by ECMWF: CAMS and C3S.

Copernicus
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ECMWF - Riga airTEXT - European State of the Climate event 10.04.2018

ECMWF

A series of videos highlighting different use cases were shown to the European Parliament at the European State of the Climate event on 10 April 2018 to illustrate the important role data from Copernicus services implemented by ECMWF: CAMS and C3S.

Copernicus
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ECMWF - Copernicus services implemented by ECMWF - European State of the Climate event 10.04.2018

ECMWF

The ECMWF operates the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) on behalf of the EU.

Copernicus
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ECMWF - Copernicus ECMWF Overview - European State of the Climate event 10.04.2018

ECMWF

The ECMWF operates the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) on behalf of the EU.

Copernicus
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ECMWF - Trailer - European State of the Climate event 10.04.2018

ECMWF

On the 10th April 2018, the Copernicus services implemented by ECMWF were presented at a high-level event under the patronage of the European Parliament.

Copernicus
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ECMWF - Background Slideshow - European State of the Climate event 10.04.2018

ECMWF

On the 10th April 2018, the Copernicus services implemented by ECMWF were presented at a high-level event under the patronage of the European Parliament.

Copernicus
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13

DLR - INNOspace Weekend 2017 Event Video

DLR

Event video for the INNOspace Weekend 2017, a new event hosted by the DLR Space Administration.

DLR
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14

DLR - INNOspace Weekend Teaser

DLR

30 second trailer for the INNOspace Weekend, a new event hosted by the DLR Space Administration.

DLR
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15

ESA - Living with space 4.0

European Space Agency

Space technology surrounds us, sometimes without us even noticing – from the moment we wake up to when we sleep at night.

ESA
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16

EUMETSAT and Africa: An Overview

EUMETSAT

In the first of a series of five videos showcasing EUMETSAT's activities in Africa, we get an overview of their work in the region.

EUMETSAT
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EUMETSAT and Africa: Food Security

EUMETSAT

In the second of a series of five videos showcasing EUMETSAT's activities in Africa, we look at the importance of food security in the region.

EUMETSAT
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18

Rosetta Strato Charity Campaign

Universe Awareness

We want to help continue Rosetta's legacy, by sharing her heroic story, using the plush toy as an interactive teaching resource to educate school children around the world in astronomy and space sciences.

Rosetta
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19

ESA - Making and testing for Mercury

European Space Agency

The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury must withstand extremely harsh conditions while in orbit around the innermost planet of our Solar System.

ESA
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20

ESA - Securing Aeolus against atomic oxygen

European Space Agency

Low-orbiting space missions can be susceptible to atomic oxygen erosion.

ESA
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21

ESA - Securing Aeolus against atomic oxygen - Subtitled

European Space Agency

Low-orbiting space missions can be susceptible to atomic oxygen erosion.

ESA
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22

ESA - Getting Vega’s launch tower moving

European Space Agency

Once its mobile launch gantry is moved away, then Europe’s Vega launcher is primed for lift-off – except for the time the stuck gantry refused to move.

ESA
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23

Rosetta Plush Toy Reaches Stratosphere

Design & Data GmbH

We asked ourselves, could the Rosetta toy also survive the harsh conditions of space?

Rosetta
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24

#1 - Commercial Opportunities for Human Spaceflight in Europe

Spaceoneers

This episode explores how Europe is building commercial opportunities in human spaceflight, from access to the International Space Station to new services in low Earth orbit.

human-spaceflight
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#2 - Space Clusters Across Europe

Spaceoneers

This episode looks at how European space clusters support startups, collaboration, and regional growth across the wider space ecosystem.

space-clusters
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26

#3 - Investment in Space

Spaceoneers

This episode examines investment in the space sector, including startup funding, commercialisation, and the shift towards new financial models in the European space market.

space-investment
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27

ESOcast 64: First Ring System Around Asteroid

ESO

Observations from South America, including ESO’s La Silla Observatory, revealed that the asteroid Chariklo is surrounded by two narrow rings, making it the smallest known object with rings and only the fifth body in the Solar System known to have this feature.

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ESOcast 65: The Chilean Sky in Ultra High Definition

ESO

In the Spring of 2014, a team of ESO Photo ambassadors embarked on a pioneering expedition to ESO's three observatories in Chile. Their mission was to capture a wide range of images and timelapses of the magnificent Chilean night sky and landscape in crisp Ultra High Definition. Join our heroes in their adventures in the arid Atacama Desert as they bring our Universe closer than ever before.

chile
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ESOcast 66: A Groundbreaking Event for the E-ELT

ESO

On 19 June 2014, a major milestone on the road to the construction of the European Extremely Large Telescope was reached. Part of the 3000-metre peak of Cerro Armazones was blasted away as a step towards levelling the summit. This paves the way for the largest optical/infrared telescope in the world.

E-ELT
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30

SpaceUp LIVE #PreparingForSpace panel

SpaceUp Leicester and R&R Space

This panel explores how satellites, rovers, and humans are prepared for space exploration, covering mission design, testing, operations, astronaut training, and launch readiness.

PreparingForSpace
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31

Loretta Whitesides Keynote #SpaceUpLive

SpaceUp Leicester and R&R Space

Loretta Whitesides shares a keynote about space exploration, leadership, and the belief that seemingly impossible goals can become reality.

space-exploration
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32

SpaceUp LIVE #PreparingForSpace HE Space sponsor talk

SpaceUp Leicester and R&R Space

This sponsor talk introduces HE Space through Agnieszka Iwanczuk’s background in recruitment, people-focused work, and candidate preparation.

recruitment
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33

SpaceUp LIVE #1

SpaceUp Leicester and R&R Space

The first SpaceUp LIVE brought together a global online space unconference with talks, discussions, and a panel on how COVID-19 could affect the space industry.

SpaceUpLIVE
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SpaceUp LIVE #2

SpaceUp Leicester and R&R Space

This second SpaceUp LIVE event continued the online unconference format with talks on virtual community, microgravity, Mars analog stations, satellite tracking, and NewSpace in Africa.

SpaceUpLIVE
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SpaceUp LIVE #3 - World Space Week Edition

SpaceUp Leicester and R&R Space

This World Space Week edition of SpaceUp LIVE offered an open online programme for talks, discussions, and community participation around space topics.

SpaceUpLIVE
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SpaceUp LIVE #4 - #PreparingForSpace

SpaceUp Leicester and R&R Space

This edition of SpaceUp LIVE focused on #PreparingForSpace and brought together the community for online talks and discussion.

PreparingForSpace
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