3rd-Year Studio Project 1 – Alumni Awards Trophy

Project Brief For this studio assignment we were required to develop a trophy; “The Distinguished Alumni Awards aim to honour and acknowledge our alumni, recognising the outstanding contribution made to their profession and/or communities. It is the premier event in the alumni engagement program. The 2017 awards will be promoted as a Gala Evening to……

‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ Spoiler FREE Thoughts.

Well, wellwitty well-well… Just got back from the midnight screening of this latest instalment of the SW franchise. First, a refresher and entrée; I enjoyed the movie much more than I had anticipated (I was well on the hype-train) and thought the attention to detail was what really sold the world and characters in it,……

Ghost in the Shell (2017) – Trailer Reaction :)

Being a massive fan of Mamoru Oshii’s 1995 anime “Ghost in the Shell”, itself an adaption of a manga by Masamune Shirow – I was hesitant when I heard Hollywood would be making a live-action version of the film starring Scarlett Johansson. There had been a slew of live-action adaptations of anime and manga (other……

2nd-Year Final Studio Project > Toy Design For “jueGO-PLAY”

Project Brief For this studio assignment we were required to develop a toy or a game, based on research of a specific user; Choose a specific category of toys or games you are personally very interested in and enjoy. Select a specific user, observe, document. As an adult collector of high-end figures myself, I couldn’t……

First blog post!!

Hi there!! My name is Chris Vera and I’m currently studying Industrial Design. As a freelancer in the Australian game-dev scene [linky], my career has lasted 10 years – in that time I’ve grown as an artist and stretched out into other creative fields & media which led me to wanting to create actual physical sculpts……