MARKCORDELLHOLMES
30 YEARS IN INNOVATION LANE, MERGING ART + STORY + TECH
As a San Francisco Bay Area Art Director, Visual-Storyteller and Writer, I've had the privilege
to work with some of the most successful companies and leaders in digital arts & entertainment.
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As a multi-hyphenate, I thrive in the innovation spaces where I can bring my unique combination
of Visual-Storytelling skills and Cross-Platform & Cross-Industry perspective towards crafting
meaningful Audience, Player, and User experiences.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
15 years at PIXAR Animation Studio
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Artist & Designer on 11 award-winning Animated Features, from A Bug's Life to Monsters University
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Graphics Art Director, Oscar-Award winning WALL-E; Production Designer, Oscar-Nominated short, Lifted
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Plus Shorts, Commercials, Documentaries, DVD Menus, Supplemental Materials, Consumer Product Style Guides, Theme Parks, Poster, Title, and Credit designs
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10+ years in Computer Games, Interactive, XR
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Contributed to14 shipped game & interactive titles (+6 R&D) for PC, Console, Mobile, Browser, X-Platform,
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Art roles spanning Concept, Digital Art, Set & Character Design, Storyboarding, 2D Animation, VFX Animation, Compositing, 3D Modeling & Texturing, Prototyping & Pre-Visualization
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Startup Founding Member, Art Director, award-winning, Bafta-nominated game, CounterSpy
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Art & Creative Director in VR, AR, New Media
Writer, Visual Storyteller
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Narrative Designer, Novelist, Screenwriter
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15+ year Lecturer on Cinematic Design: The Art + Craft of Visual-Emotional Storytelling
ROLES & COMPANIES
Pixar | Art Director, Production Designer, Character & Set Sketch Artist, Graphic & Set Design
Google | Art Director, Creative Director
Facebook | Consulting Creative Director
Electronic Arts | Art Director
Maxis | Art Director, Principle Narrative Designer
Dynamighty | Founding Member, Studio Co-Creative Director, Art Director
Pocket Gems | Consulting Production Designer
Steel Wool Studio | Consulting Art Director
3rd Eye Studio | Creative Advisor
Capital One Creative Lab | Consulting Creative Director
Rocket Science Games | Digital Artist/Animator, Art Director
The 3DO Company | Concept, Storyboard, VFX Animator, Digital Artist, 3D Artist
EPYX Games | Digital Artist, Animator, UI Artist
TOOLS
Adobe Creative Suite
Microsoft Suite
Google Suite
Unity
NGUI
Maya
SketchUp
Miro
EXPERTISE
Art Direction
Creative Direction
Graphic Design
Visual Communications
Visual Storytelling
Creative Problem-Solving
Original IP Development
Style Guides
Visual Branding
UI Design
Multi- & Cross-Platform
New & Immersive Media
Fiction & Screenwriting
Narrative Development
Character Development
World-Building
Concepting
Pre-Visualization
Management & Outsourcing
Paper Prototyping