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Nathan Asquith

Animation professor

Education

  • Certificate, art education, School of Visual Arts
  • B.F.A., illustration, School of Visual Arts

Credentials

  • Professor of animation, Aug. 2015-present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Art director/fabrication team manager, 2006-2015, Hornet Inc. production company, Brooklyn, NY
    • Worked closely with the director to develop a style and fabrication approach for environments and characters for international commercial projects
    • Oversaw a rotating team of sculptors, mold makers, carpenters, seamstresses, riggers, and scenic artists
    • Maintained communication with producers regarding schedules, budgets, material needs, labor, and upholding design specifications when recreating licensed products
    • Created designs with hands-on fabrication, mold making, and rigging
    • Worked on set within the film production team, maintaining and managing the art department through physical shoots
    • Clients: Land Rover, G4 cable channel, Samsung, Toyota, Twizzlers, Citroën, McDonald’s UK, Björk, and more
  • Founder/product developer, 2011-present, Taylor Asquith LLC, Brooklyn, NY
    • Developed and prototyped two original industrial designs: a translucent light fixture and a sculptural vase
  • Freelance commercial fabrication, 2001-2015, New York, NY
    • Managed builds for television and print advertisements shoots
    • Fabricated models, miniature sets, and characters for stop-motion animation projects
    • Clients: Starbucks, Oreo, Walmart, Target, Jo Malone, Cotton, Tyco, Mattel, Filemaker Pro, Burger King, and more
  • Fabrication lead, 1999-2001, MTV animation “Celebrity Deathmatch,” New York, NY
    • Built sets and props for the television series
    • Rigged and repaired puppets on set for special effects
  • Model maker, 1997-1999, McConnell and Borrow Prop Art, New York, NY
    • Built specialty props, models, and large-scale miniature sets for print advertisements
    • Clients: Aboslut Vodka, Reddit Whip, Snickers, and more

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Bronze Lion Award for “Land Rover,” Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
  • Bronze Pencil, The One Club
  • AICP award and BDA award in art direction for G4 cable channel station IDs
  • Design patents for a translucent light fixture and sculptural vase, 2013

Publications and presentations

Commercial work

  • “Spark Some Wonder.” Oreo and Walmart, Brand New School, 2015.
  • McDonald’s Happy Meal with Warner Bros., Tom & Jerry tie-in, Hornet, Inc., 2015.
  • Tim Hortons, Hornet Inc., 2015.
  • Tiffany & Co., Laura Holmes Production, 2014.
  • Samsung, Hornet Inc., 2014.
  • “Storybook.” Kellogg’s, Hornet Inc., 2014.
  • McDonald’s Happy Meal with Hello Kitty and Hot Wheels tie-in, Hornet Inc., 2014.
  • “Dinosaurs.” Rice Krispies, Hornet Inc., 2014.
  • McDonald’s Happy Meal with Warner Bros., Scooby Doo tie-in, Hornet Inc., 2014.
  • Stouffer’s, Hornet Inc., 2014.
  • Visa Debit, Hornet Inc., 2013.
  • Target, Brand New School, 2013.
  • Kellogg’s Special K, Hornet Inc., 2013.
  • McDonald’s Happy Meal with Hasbro tie-in, Hornet Inc., 2013.
  • McDonald’s Happy Meal with Warner Bros., Tom & Jerry tie-in, Hornet Inc., 2013.
  • McDonald’s Happy Meal with Furby tie-in, Hornet Inc., 2013.
  • Starbucks Coffee, Brand New School, 2012.
  • Toyota, Hornet Inc., 2012.
  • McDonald’s Happy Meal “Fruitizz,” Hornet Inc., 2012.
  • McDonald’s Happy Meal with Yoo Hoo & Friends tie-in, Hornet Inc., 2012.
  • Two other McDonald’s Happy Meal spots, Hornet Inc., 2012.
  • Björk music video, directed by Michel Gondry, Hornet Inc., 2011.
  • FedEx, Hornet Inc., 2011.
  • McDonald’s Happy Meal with Cartoon Network tie-in, Hornet Inc., 2011.