BlackBerry
Feature - Graphic Designer - 2022
A retelling of Research In Motion’s rise and fall. Set in mid-90s to early-2000s Southern Ontario, BlackBerry was both challenging and incredibly fun to research and design for, covering a broad spectrum of print and motion graphics.
BlackBerry Prototype Artwork
“Concept art” of a fictional BlackBerry prototype as part of Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin’s investor pitch presentation.
Final rendering seen in-camera
Design ideation process
Final Look
Research In Motion HQ
Posters, office gak, memorabilia for the headquarters of RIM Ltd
Computer Screen Playback
What’s a tech history movie without some deliciously retro graphics? A mix of stills and animations.
Bell-Atlantic Ad Campaign
Additional graphics based on Bell Atlantic’s 1998 ad campaign
Original ads for Bell Atlantic (restored from low-res scans)
Additional posters designed by me
Tim Hortons 90s Product Packaging
Keeping with the retro Ontario feel, I recreated era-appropriate Timbits and Donuts boxes by scouring old TV and print ads.
Product Graphics Restoration
Certain print-based props needed replicas with only low-quality sources available, requiring me to restore or reconstruct them
Scanning and restoring the design of an original BlackBerry 6750 box to serve as a template for nearly 300 prop replicas
Signage and Posters
Complex 3D signage and flat prints for various INT and EXT locations
Other Graphics
Uncategorized but hardly unloved.
Fictional Protein Powder product based on defunct brand EAS Nutrition