THINKMORE - Resume

About

Darren (or "Rawls" as he is more commonly known) is the co-owner / creative director of MOTIONTONIC, a Toronto based studio that provides all things Animation and Motion Graphics for clients such as Discovery Channel, Electronic Arts, Sony, Respawn Entertainment, BBC, History Channel, Warner Bros., YMCA, and many others. Not to mention Storyboards, concept and character designs, as well as illustration and sequential work for comic books and graphic novels for companies such as Image Comics and Scholastic.

https://www.motiontonic.com

Skills

Software proficiency

Blender

Animate

Flash

Procreate

Unreal Engine

Quixel Mixer

Photoshop

After Effects

Affinity Designer

Affinity Photo

Reel

Productions

- Video Game
  Titanfall 2
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Storyboards - Opening Cinematic & commercial
- Company
  Playfight & Respawn Entertainment
- Video Game
  Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Concept & Character Design
- Company
  Mighty Canvas, Popcap, Electronic Arts
- Video Game
  Titanfall
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Storyboards - Free the Frontier Trailer
- Company
  Playfight & Respawn Entertainment
- Commercial / Advertisement
  SONY - Vaio commercial
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Concept & Design, Storyboards, 2D animation, Compositing
- Company
  Playfight, Sony
- Book
  The SILVER SIX
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Artist
- Company
  Scholastic
- Commercial / Advertisement
  TED Ed
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Concept & Design, Storyboards, Animation, Compositing
- Company
  TED talks

Experience

Co-Owner / Creative Director at MOTIONTONIC
Toronto, Canada
April 2020 - Present
MOTIONTONIC is a production and post-production studio that focuses on combining strong narrative with out of the box visual solutions for Web, Television, Game and Feature Film applications.

https://www.motiontonic.com
Creative Director / owner at THINKMORE studios
Canada
January 2009 - Present
Thinkmore studios is a multifaceted company, specializing in many creative functions from storyboards, concepts and designs, to production level animation, illustration and motion graphics.

Clients include: Discovery Channel, BBC, Electronic Arts, Sony, YMCA, Scholastic, Warner Bros., History Channel, Smithsonian, Ski TV and TED Ed.

www.thinkmore.com
Owner / Partner at Doppelgänger Publishing
January 2014 - Present
DOPPELGÄNGER publishing is a home for high concept creator-owned books.

Launched in 2014 by veteran comic writer, AJ Lieberman and animator/illustrator, Darren Rawlings

http://doppelgangerpublishing.com
Community Manager / Editor / Moderator at ArtStation
Canada
May 2014 - October 2016
- Moderator and Editor of Social Media outlets, including Facebook and Twitter

- Site updates such as Editors picks

- Assistance with monthly newsletters

- responding to users questions and comments
Editor / Moderator at CG Hub
August 2008 - April 2014
- On site Editor and Moderator of articles and blog postings

- responding to users questions and comments

- Editor's picks
Illustrator at Scholastic
August 2011 - January 2013
Artist for Children's Graphic Novel, "The SILVER SIX"

Written by AJ Lieberman
Designer / Animator / Motion Graphics artist at Bigstudios
Toronto, Canada
January 2006 - August 2010
Big Studios is a Motion Graphics and design firm located in Toronto Ontario.

Their client list has a wide range, from Much Music to Rogers TV, ESPN to the MLB Network.

Having a main focus on Sports program packaging, such as NBA finals and the Super Bowl.
Senior Designer / Animator at Trainingscape
Halifax, Canada
January 2002 - January 2004
- Lead Storyboard Artist

- Lead Character designer

- Animator