Josef Ito

About

Strong illustration/conceptual skills. Excellent Photoshop, Illustrator knowledge (mac + pc) Able to articulate design instructions and process clearly(verbal + doodle) Knowledge of 3D modeling for CG Animation Production.

Resume

Education History

1996
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
-completed 4 year Diploma/Degree program
-major: industrial design
-minor: graphic design
-Diploma + Bsc.Degree Industrial Design
-BCID Design Award recipient 1996

1991
North Island College
-completed First Year: Fine Arts
-advanced illustration + painting
-recommendation for Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design

Employment History
2006 (current)
Bardel Entertainment
- concept designer for a new Flash/CG animated production

2004/05
Nerdcorps Entertainment
- concept design for the new CG animated TV series Dragonbooster
- concept design for a new CG TV series production.

2003
Mainframe Entertainment Inc.
-spaceship designs for new CG animated series

2002
Logo/Identity Design
-Luke Carrol: independent film company logo
-Alastair Macleod & Luke Carrol
-motion capture consultancy


Mainframe Entertainment Inc.

-LEGO Show: Project X
-concept designer

2000/01
Mainframe Entertainment Inc.

-art director/supervisor
-MAX STEEL: Season 4/ SONY Pictures Entertainment

-Heavy Gear/ SONY Pictures Entertainment
-assistant art director/ lead concept designer

2000
KARO Design Resources Inc

-Greg Corrigan: supervisor
-concept design and researcher
-project: new office workstation :SMED North America
-project: digital naval compass :COMNAV
-project: digital X-Ray machine

1999
Mainframe Entertainment Inc.

-Ken Henderson: art director/supervisor
-Beast Wars: Season 4 (Beast Machines)
-concept designer for sets, props and other designs needed for the new show.
-illustration: from rough doodles to finished work for reference image for CG artists.


KARO Design Resources Inc.

-Greg Corrigan: supervisor
-freelance design work regarding new line of home/office telecommunications products.
-research, ideation and concept illustration and product rendering.

1998
MBDA Design Group
-Michael Barber: supervisor
-freelance design work regarding a remote control for heavy industry use.
-eg: tow trucks, remote cranes on flat-bed trucks.
-concept illustration and modelmaking.

1998-97
Aldrich/Pears Associates
Exhibit Design and Planning
-concept designer, exhibit design, illustrator, Photoshop jockey, researcher, modelmaking and more...
-computer knowledge required: MAC, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, MiniCad, MS Word, MS Excel, QuarkXpress.

1996
Vancouver Film School
-Graham Gish + Marcus Tessman: supervisors
-consultant for an Alias:Wavefront studio for product designers, architects and interior designers.
-3D application software



Location

Vancouver, BC

Specialties

  • Industrial Design
  • Illustration
  • 3-D Modeling

Experience

7 years

Education

Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design

Awards

BCID Design Award 1996

Affiliations

BCID