Calvin Norwood
(805) 266-8233
calvin.norwood777@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
Storyboard Coordinator, Disney/Lucasfilm (June 2021 – Present):
- Coordinator/prep artist for Jon Favreau’s stand-alone storyboard department on The Mandalorian.
- Worked on the presentation of 2D and 3D art for story pitches and 2D animatics for each entire episode.
- Besides tracking, archiving, and presenting the many storyboards, I’ve also contributed 2D animated shots for the animatics when needed.
Graphic Design Intern, CSUMB OSU (Jan – May 2021):
- Designed for Otter Cross Cultural Center and Otter Student Union directors to design Facebook banners, Instagram Story posters, and printed material for university events with a unified brand identity.
Clock Faces – Four week design sprint, Fitbit (Sept – Oct 2020):
- Employed as a contract designer. Conceptualized and iterated upon 10 concepts for digital clock UI before refining three hi-fi prototypes.
- Received feedback from Fitbit team regarding best practices for clarity and usability of Fitbit features.
- Agile design sprint using Adobe Illustrator and Figma.
PROJECTS
College + Netflix Adobe Creative Jam – Streaming service prototype:
- Our team of 3 placed in the top 10 finalists out of 612 submissions in a 48 hour Adobe + Netflix XD design jam in June 2020.
- Utilized personas and affinity mapping to identify the needs of the target audience.
The Story of Cannery Row – Mobile story website:
- Developed this storybook inspired website for my capstone project. It was built with HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
- It features illustrations and interactive educational features. Designs were informed by competitive research and user testing.
Racing Game – Track/Level Design
- Additionally provided 2D graphic design, concept art, and 3D modeling.
- Level design done in Unreal Engine 5.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science: Communication Design
- Cal State University Monterey Bay
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude in Spring, 2021:
- Dean’s List Academic Standing: Four times
- GPA: 3.96
- Secretary of Computer Scripting and Styling Monterey Bay UX Club
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude in Spring, 2021:
- UX/Web Club Secretary
- Co-developed club website. Designed posters/stickers.
- Member of Game Developers Club and Design Studio club.
Associate in Science: Applied Design/Media: Multimedia Arts & Communication
Associate in Science: Applied Design/Media: Animation
Associate in Arts: Liberal Arts-Transfer: Arts and Humanities
- Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA
- Graduated 2017:
- Dean’s List Academic Standing: Eight times
- GPA: 3.94
SKILLS
- Graphic design
- Digital art
- Web design
- UI design
- User Experience design and prototyping
- Adobe Creative Suite including XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, After Effects, InDesign, Audition, and Animate
- Autodesk Maya & Blender 3d modeling software
- Logic Pro digital audio software
- HTML, CSS, Javascript, Wix, and WordPress
- Unity game engine
- Figma