PGB CLIENTS

Peter Babakitis

Interactive Design/Illustration/Motion Graphics

 

415-596-3353

banfus@babakitisarts.com

https://babakitisarts.com/UI.html

www.peterbabakitisillustration.com

www.linkedin.com/in/peter-babakitis-017b664

 

Recent Work Highlights:

 

Sumless Treasuries Releasing (Current)

•Media design for numerous feature film releases

 

Tiatros (2017-2020)

•Created over 50 animations and motion graphics for large scale medical tutorial course project

 

Apple Computer (2017)

•Created storyboards for a number of video projects

 

Teak Agency (2016)

•Created storyboards for a TV commercial for a tech/app client

 

ePrentise (2015-2016)

•Illustrated a 90-page humorous B to B book describing data management, and created the animated video based on the book.

 

Enterprise Green (2012-2016)

•Created video documentaries and animated films for foundation outreach website. •Created UI/UX concept for the website, and Prezi presentations.

 

Lucky Duck Coffee (2012-Present)

•Created the brand for a startup coffee company, including logo, package design, Website UI/UX, e-commerce and display graphics for brand launch for both the Lucky Duck brand, and the Javacco brand

 

Outward, Inc. (August 2013-May 2014)

•Created UI/UX concept for an architectural iOS app, using the phone to scan the details of a building for import into a 3d display within the app for consumers, architects and designers

 

Wakingstar Productions (2011-2016)

•Created web/UI designs, book illustrations, video documentaries, prezi presentations, illustrations and animation for various clients.

 

Winequest (December 2011-February 2013)

•Art direction, illustration and UI/UX design for iPhone app based on Winequest’s vast database of wine taste data, for consumers to build customized preference lists

 

Columbia Records (May-June 2012)

•Created UI visual design for iPad/iPhone musical remixer app for the band Passion Pit

 

Yum Inc. (October-November 2011)

•UI design, character illustration for animated corporate training Flash program for training kiosks in Taco Bell, KFC, and other subsidiaries of Yum! Inc.

 

Deck 5 (April 2011)

•Created concept design for a game-like iPad app for entry level futures traders

 

Inside Innovation: Innovaro (September 2010-February 2011)

•Created UI/UX design, video production for a B-to-B iPad magazine

 

The Getty Foundation (December 2008-February 2009)

•Created an animated film about overcoming institutional fear of technological change

 

Centrope Exhibitions (2008-current)

•Flash design and interactive animation for Central European museum exhibition company

 

Oakland Unified School District (May, June- 2008)

•Design, Flash construction and animation for school district interactive website

 

Lauer Learning (June-August 2007)

•Art direction, Illustration and Layout of a new graphic novel

 

Red Hill Studios (2005-2007)

•Company Executive Art Director

•Art Director of TV series Exploring Time for the Discovery Channel and activity site

•Art Director of computer game FF’56!

•Design of numerous websites, educational software projects and museum interactives for Red Hill Clients

 

Vitesse (2005)

•Interactive corporate site for Pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis

•Interactive corporate site for Pharmaceutical company Depuy-Mitek

 

Kinection

•Designed interactive training and presentation modules for various NGOs

 

Lego Mindstorms (1999-2001)

•Designer of software interface for Robotic Invention System, Vision Command, and other interactive toys

 

MSH Entertainment (1997)

•Storyboards for 3D animated syndicated TV series "Vanpires"

 

Kaiser Permamente (1997)

•Designed and animated 3D characters for Corporate Video

 

 

 

 

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Turner Interactive

•Conceptual designer for 3D flythru environment game for Sony Playstation platform

 

Broderbund Software

•Creator of original modular artwork package, and modular constellation of

3D quicktime movies  for Kid Pix Studio (children's multimedia studio)

•Creator of original main interface design for Amazing Writing Machine

(Children's writing product)

•Designer of Quicktime Video Help section for Kid Pix Studio

•Conceptual design for Childrens' Math Product.

•Creator of animated character for Carmen Sandiego educational game

•Conceptual art and storyboards for space exploration educational game

•Conceptual art and storyboards for literary figure-based educational game

 

Apple/IBM Kaleida Labs

•Created conceptual designs for a pre-browser social network, including avatars, environments, sharing forums and other concepts that were later part of the major social networks

 

Nueva Media

•Creator of original interface design for prototype of Half Moon Bay Farm

(children's math tutorial product), involving several illustrated screens,

character design and cel animation, 3D character animation, and other image

processing techniques

 

 

Paramount Interactive Media

•Creator of original interface design format for series of interactive children's

books

 

Lucasarts Learning Group

•Created conceptual design and interactive display for Nippon Telephone prototype

•Created illustrated screens for another Nippon Telephone prototype

•Created concept storyboards for a Virtual Museum project

 

Interactive Productions

•Conceptual design for RoboMaxx (CD-I product), involving storyboard and

color screen design

 

 

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING CREDITS:

 

Miami Ad School, SAE Expression College, Art Institute

(Classes in Interactive Design, Motion Graphics, Graphic Design and Illustration)

 

FILM AND TV CREDITS:

 

The Journeyman

Dramatic Feature Film

Producer/Writer/Director

Best Independent Feature Film 2020 FCIFF

Best Feature Thriller 2020, Austria International Film Festival

 

A Prior Engagement

Dramatic Short film 2009

Producer.Director

 

Henry V

Theatrical feature film 2007

Producer/Director

 

Kuksu

35mm theatrical feature film

Producer/Director

 

Inside-Out

Presente Films

Associate Producer and Editor of documentary about the death penalty

 

Classic Stories For Children

Producer/Writer/Director

Origiinal Children’s Musical TV Special -EMMY award, N. C:  Best Children's Program 1991

 

Family Issues Film Series I&II

Producer/Director of series of dramatic and documentary films for schools

 

Twentieth Century Fox/Lucasfilm

The Fly (feature film)

•Creator of Effects storyboards, mechanical rigs, sculptural pieces and final

painting and detailing of animatronic pieces

 

OTHER CLIENTS INCLUDE:

Microsoft

Macromedia

Paramount

Disney

 

Education: Columbia College. M.A. film program (William Friedkin award), University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana B.A. English Literature with Honors, Theatre in England program incl. workshops with Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theater.  Morgan Park Academy High School (High Honor Student), References available upon request.