Donavon Brutus



Donavon Brutus

Motion Designer/Illustrator donavondb@

Objective

Use my background in Fine Arts, and 10+ years professional experience as an Animator, Illustrator, and Designer to create eye-catching, engaging Motion Graphics.

Education

Bachelors of Fine Arts in Computer Animation 2008

International Academy of Design & Technology, Tampa, FL

Industry Skills

2D/3D Animation, Traditional/Digital Drawing, 3D Modeling, Texturing, Rigging, Rendering, Art Direction, Storyboarding, Concept Art, Idea Generation, Graphic Design, Video Editing, Compositing.

Technical Proficiencies

PC, Mac, Autodesk Maya, Adobe Illustrator, After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere, Media Encoder, Final Cut Pro, Cinema 4d, Realflow, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Office, DVD Studio Pro, Zbrush.

Personal Attributes

Highly Organized, Good communicator, Fast learner, Self-motivated, Willing to follow and not afraid to lead. Adaptable, Problem Solver, Cooperative, Independent, Open minded, Resourceful, An eye for what looks good.

Work Experience

California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, CA.

Full Time: Motion Designer, 03/2016 - 2019

Created 2d/3d motion graphics videos for educational science and sustainability videos used in classrooms worldwide, planetariums and physical museums. Educated myself on a wide range of scientific topics to best explain them visually. Brainstormed with cross-functional teams. Designed infographic icons. Created storyboards and style guides. Provided Art Direction and concepts for a wide range of projects. Helped create organized file structures and workflows. Made realistic 3d Models and renders. Created graphics of complex scientific materials. Edited video. Made Animated gifs to increase social media engagement. Performed on set direction of youth talent and crew.

Bisk Education. Tampa, FL.

Full Time: Motion Designer, 09/2014 - 02/2016

Created 2d/3d motion graphics educational videos for college courses. Designed infographic icons, created storyboards, and style guides. Learned about a variety of educational topics. Help provide Art Direction, brainstorming, motivation, management and leadership for teams of animators, editors, and designers. Created organizational file structures and processes. Created templates for teams to work from. Interviewed, and trained animators, and designers. Edited compressed, and organized video.

Tricycle Studios. Tampa, FL.

Full Time: Multimedia Designer, 09/2010 - 09/2014

Created 2d/3d motion graphics, and 3d Medical animation for several successful product launches. Drew storyboards, and concept art by hand. Designed layouts for print, mobile apps. Edited, composited, and compressed videos for presentation, mobile, interactive use. Worked alone and in groups of designers. Provided Art Direction, critiques, and ideas.

Sunshine Learning Systems. Lutz, FL.

Full Time Contract: Motion Designer, 08/2010 - 10/2010

Rigged and animated 3d characters. Used several lighting and dynamic visual effects. Edited and created graphics for videos, and designed website pages.

Sawmill Productions. Tampa, FL.

Full Time: Motion Designer/Editor, 2009 - 2010

Created animated logos and commercials. Imported and edited video. Created DVD menus. Worked one on one with clients.

Hype Media USA. Tampa, FL.

Part Time: Graphic Design/Motion Graphics, 2008

Designed business cards, logos, brochures and signage using Illustrator, and Photoshop. Prepared final designs for print. Created sales DVD for ad campaign.

The Spot Marketing. Tampa, FL.

Intern: Motion Graphics/Graphic Design, 2008

Animated text, logos and video footage for various web banners and TV commercials Designed logos, ad campaigns, business cards and layouts for email blast.

Rubens Art Studio. Tampa, FL.

Intern: Illustrator 2006 - 2007

Created highly detailed realistic vector illustrations of people and office props.

Select Contract Work

Point B Communications. Chicago, IL.

Motion Design, 2011 - 2017

Created 3d logo builds and concepts. Created looping screensavers. Created Time square Billboards 14,000 square feet total.

Blue Orion Media. Spokane, WA.

Motion Design, Character Animation, 2012 - 2016

Created multiple long form educational motion graphic animations. Designed and animated several characters and icons. Keyed and composited green screen footage.

Piñata Chihuahua. Australia.

Animator, 03-07/2015

Created several character animations and comical scenes for a mobile game.

Lady Luck Media. London, England.

3d Animation, Storyboarding, 2010

Storyboarded multiple logo animations, and then animated them in 3d.

Asian Capital & Equity Ltd. Hong Kong, China.

3D Animation, 2010

Recreated and animated logo in 3d. Modeled, textured, rigged and animated quadruped tiger.

Web Video Presenter. Los Angeles, CA.

Video Editing, Motion graphics, Graphic Design, 2010

Composited green screen footage with text and image elements, Edited video, and designed a poster.

Avant Magazine. Brooklyn, NY.

Visual Effects, Video Editing, 2009 - 2010

Edited video and added Visual Effects for a fashion magazine feature editorial.

Gemini Blu. Saint Petersburg, FL.

Motion Graphics, Illustration, Storyboards, 2009 - 2010

Created several animated logos, graphs and made full color illustrations for a presentation. Drew storyboards for 12-scene retail training video. Designed DVD menu, sleeve, and cover.

Mideast Youth. Bahrain.

Motion Graphics, Concept Artist, 2009 - 2010

Created 2d custom character and text animations for broadcast and web. Created high-energy kinetic typography pieces with custom designed symbols and character animation.

Short film: The Perfectionist. Tampa, FL.

Storyboards, Concept Artist, 2009

Drew storyboards for over 120 shots for a short film. Drew mock-ups and final designs for props.

Awards and Features

2019 Featured for one month at American Art in Black exhibition. Fayetteville, AR.

2018 Winner of Best Picture at Afro Comic Con Film Fest. Oakland, CA.

2018 Featured, and Spoke on Film and TV panel at Afro Comic Con. Oakland, CA

2018 Featured at Giants and Oakland A’s Stadiums for Battle of the Bay Art Show.

2018 Winner of SF Beautiful MUNI Bus Art. Featured in 20 Public buses for San Francisco, CA.

2017 Animated 4 Billboards in Time Square. Combined size14,000sf. New York, NY.

2017 Featured in Dubs Against the World Art Show. San Francisco, CA.

2017 Featured for one month at A Sense of Place art show. Fayetteville, AR.

2016 Artwork featured in The Enchanted World of Miyazaki. Los Angeles, CA.

2017 Animation Nominated for a Vizzie award in the Video Category. San Francisco, CA.

2017 Art Featured at billboard size for Embracing our Differences Park exhibit for 2 months. Sarasota, FL.

2015 Volunteered teaching drawing to 5th graders for the Great American Teach In. Tampa, FL

2015 Ranked as a “Top Rated” contractor on

2014 Animation featured in Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria.

2014 Art Featured at billboard size for Embracing our Differences Park exhibit for 2 months. Sarasota, FL.

2012 Featured in Canvas 7 Art Show. Tampa, FL.

2009 Featured in Magnum Opus Art Show. Tampa, FL.

2008 1st place in IADT Awards Special Effects Animation competition. Tampa, FL.

2005 2nd and 3rd Place in NWA Sculpture competition. Fayetteville, AR.

2004 2nd Place and Honorable Mention in NWA Sculpture competition. Fayetteville, AR.

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