A short selection of my work from different projects and formats. For more artwork please browse the sections of the portfolio.
12 portfolio pieces
Published: 05/10/2010Posted in: HIGHLIGHTS, PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO
Characters Overview
Published: 14/06/2010Posted in: CHARACTERS
A brief overview of various character designs that I have produced for games, films, attractions and personal projects. To drill into individual projects please check the Characters section of the Portfolio.
Graphics Overview
Published: 03/06/2010Posted in: GRAPHICS, HIGHLIGHTS
A brief overview of my graphic and motion graphics design for various projects. Explore individual projects in the Graphics section of the portfolio.
Concept Art Overview
Published: 02/06/2010Posted in: CONCEPT, ILLUSTRATIONS
This is a brief overview of various concept pieces that I have produced for attractions, games, events and personal projects. To drill into individual projects please check the Concept section of the Portfolio.
Art of 2010 Olympic Closing
Published: 28/05/2010Posted in: GRAPHICS
Made in Canada segment of the Closing Ceremony featured Canadian ephemera, souvenirs, symbols but BIG… and loud. Yes, these are all “beloved” Canadian stereotypes in Vegas/Monty Python kind of fusion. I did the design, directing (with choreography team) and a part of animation of the projected media for this segment that featured Michael Buble as star performer.
Most of the animation is done by Simon Piniel, additional artwork from Cyril Meusy, Elli Bunton and Kevin McAllister.
Mon Pays boards
Published: 29/04/2010Posted in: GRAPHICS
This is an act that, although well designed, directed and choreographed, didn’t get into the Vancouver Olympics Opening Ceremony. It is based on Gilles Vigneault’s song Mon Pays. The look of the motion graphics for the piece is inspired by Quebec painters Lemeiux, Barbeau, Borduas as well as NFB animators McLaren, Larkin, Leaf, Bochner etc. Here are the storyboards for the song (design frames at the same time) that were supposed to be projected on the central Field of Play.
Art of 2010 Olympic Opening
Work on the Olympic Opening Ceremony has been one of a kind experience. The volume of work on each member of the team has been massive, the formats are on mega scale and the level of quality of work very high…
My role in the production was related to informing and visualizing, sometimes producing, content for the massive projections across the stadium. Variety of moodboards, storyboards, design references, motion references, painting styles etc… It is hard to find larger canvas to paint on. Here are just a few images from few segments in the Cultural part of the show.
Droppy
Published: 07/03/2010Posted in: ANIMATION, CHARACTERS
Droppy character is created to spice up a computer interactive about water stewardship at Bow Habitat Station in Calgary. I wanted to create a simple personification of the clean water that kids can empathize with.
Fred and Flo
Published: 04/03/2010Posted in: CHARACTERS
Fred and Flo are characters created for the Francophone dept at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, with the purpose of being social networks avatars for the dept.
Final designs
2010 Opening Book
Published: 03/03/2010Posted in: GRAPHICS, HIGHLIGHTS
I am glad I was given a chance to design the Vancouver 2010 Opening Ceremony Program Book. The book is printed in black only with about a dozen spreads in black and silver. The motifs of each spread are graphically abstracted versions of any given segments, inspired by either the mood or the story of the segment itself, as well as the quotes, narrated during the show by Donald Sutherland. Two distinct graphical look serve, first, Protocol part (shallow relief, impasto painting with white/grey paint on white canvas) and second Cultural part of the show (futuristic mystical 3D strokes printed in black and silver ink)
End papers of the book served to connect the book’s styles with VANOC’s core fusion.
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