Nick Constantinou MA(RCA) DIC MEng
Industrial Designer - Digital Designer - Photographer
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I have a passion for all things visual and this can be seen in the huge variety of work I do. As well as these areas of work I have a very keen interest in film, sculpture and music and I get inspiration from all of this as well as going about my day to day life.
I am also rather keen on creating and designing furniture out of old items that would otherwise be discarded. Apart from the satisfaction of making "something" from "nothing" it also keeps objects out of landfill.
Please feel free to contact me if you wish to see further examples of my work, request a copy of my CV or would like me to carry out some work for you.
| Name | Nick Constantinou | ||
| DOB | 19/10/79 | ||
| Education | 2003-2005 | Royal College of Art & Imperial College, London - MA, DIC Industrial Design | |
| 1999-2003 | University of Bristol - MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering | ||
| 1993-1998 | St Paul's School, Barnes, London - A-Levels: Physics(A), Mathematics(B), Chemsitry(B), Art(A) | ||
| Experience | May 2008 | Leslie Jones Architects (Architectural practice) | |
| 3D modeler. Using Google Sketchup 3D software I modeled up the development plans for Gravesend Heritage Quarter. This involved translating many complex 2D AutoCAD plans in to accurate 3D models. It was also necessary to model the complex 3D terrain. The model was used to generate 2D images to portray sight lines and views and to dynamically fly around the buildings to show to the client. | |||
| April/May 2008 | Spinach Design (Design agency) | ||
| Flash designer via Aquent recruitment consultancy. Co-designed and updated two flash websites: Millers Gin and Triibe | |||
| Mar 2008 | Virgin Media (Media and communications company) | ||
| Freelance graphic/Web designer via Aquent recruitment consultancy. Design and layout of Virgin Media online mini site in Photoshop. Typography and web page layout. | |||
| Jan 2008 - Mar 2008 | Kit Grover Ltd (Retail culture) | ||
| Freelance 3D designer and architectural visualisation artist. Worked on a variety of retail projects, including Center Parcs and The Science Museum. Helped develop designs for the interior and for furniture pieces and created presentation quality 3D architectural visuals to show to the clients (Solidworks, 3DS Max, Photoshop, Illustrator). Also produced detailed AutoCad drawings. | |||
| Jan 2008 | Freelance Photography | ||
| Portrait photographer. On site portrait photography of the director of a start-up company to be used as promotional material on websites and in national newspapers. | |||
| Aug 2005 - Jan 2008 | Inspired Gaming Group (supplier of networked gaming and casino terminals & platforms) | ||
| Industrial and Multimedia Designer and Head of Mechatronics. Responsible for product concept design, exhibition design and graphic design for print and on-screen. I worked for the product team as well as the graphics/marketing team using Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design, 3DS Max, Premiere, Swift 3D and AutoCAD. I designed and produced 3D and 2D animations to be used on gaming terminals, web pages and DVDs. I also created animations of product concepts and exhibition layouts, storyboards for user interfaces, brochures, DVD covers and posters. I was also responsible for the sourcing and implementing of new technologies to be used on new and existing terminals to increase number of plays. I had two technicians at my disposal to help build prototypes and test equpiment. | |||
| Jun 2002 - Sep 2002 | Addject Design Ltd (gift, gadget and lifestyle design company) | ||
| Design Intern (unpaid). Re-design of current products; 3D CAD modeling, manufacture of prototypes; exhibition design | |||
| Jun 2001 - Sep 2001 | Ford Motor Company (automotive company) | ||
| Engineer Intern. Trained on Ford Technical Education Program; worked in the paint department to help diagnose errors in colour application; fault checking on car bodies | |||
| Jul 1998 - Aug 1999 | TRADA Technology Ltd (Timber Research And Develeopment Association) | ||
| Design Engineer. 3D animation; book illustration; poster production; timber bridge design; database construction; video production. Created animated sequence of shelter construction to be used on DVD. | |||
| Jul 1997 - Aug 1997 | Rolls Royce (aerospace engineering company) | ||
| Design Engineer Intern (unpaid). Airport design projects | |||
| Awards and Exhibitions | 2004 | Emerging Artists from the Royal College of Art, Urban Outfitters exhibition: Exhibiting WORM | |
| 2004 | Short listed: Pergo Flooring Design Competition | ||
| 2001 | Ford FTEP training | ||
| 1999 | First Prize: EEF award for project work at TRADA | ||
| 1999 | First Prize: Smallpeice Trust Award for 3D animation and design | ||
| 1999 | 5 City & Guilds awards Level 3 | ||
| Skills | Software | Photoshop CS3 | |
| Illustrator CS3 | |||
| After Effects CS3 | |||
| Premiere CS3 | |||
| Flash CS3 | |||
| Solidworks 2007 | |||
| 3D Studio Max 9 | |||
| AutoCAD 2006 | |||
| Maya 2008 | |||
| Disciplines | Sketching | ||
| Aesthetics | |||
| Ergonomics | |||
| Model making | |||
| Project management | |||
| Manufacturing processes | |||
| Interface design | |||
| Brand identity | |||
| Typography | |||