About Me

CONTACT INFORMATION

Brandon Duncan
PHONE: 620-802-2090
E-MAIL: bd@corporatedemon.com
ADDRESS: 411 S. Commercial, Plainville, KS 67663

EDUCATION

2010: Master of Fine Arts at Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
2005: Bachelor of Fine Arts at Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
2001: Associates Degree from Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, KS
2000: High School Diploma from Buhler High School, Buhler, KS

SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATION

2006: Font Lab Workshop, DVD Studio Pro Workshop, Hatch Show Print Internship
2005: AIGA Wichita, David Carson Speech in Kansas City, Quicktime Pro Workshop, Brand Muffin Workshop, Gardner Design Workshop
2004: AIGA Wichita, Photoshop Workshop, Maya Workshop
2003: AIGA Wichita, Flash Workshop, Illustrator Workshop

SKILLS

Concept, brainstorming, design, layout, typography, animation, printing, pre-press, book design, illustration, multimedia, digital photography, painting, creative writing, guitar, music production, sound design, drum programming.

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES

Mac OSX, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe InDesign, Apple Final Cut Pro, Blender, Ableton Live, Apple Garage Band, Apple Logic Pro, Curious Labs Poser, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Corel Painter

BOOK COVER DESIGN

2010: “Doom Town: Tales of Near Future Las Vegas,” Edited by Jarret Keene and Todd James Pierce, University of Nevada Press
2010: “Morning is Dead” by Andersen Prunty, Grindhouse Press
2009: “Anti-Twitter” by Harold Jaffe, Raw Dog Screaming Press
2009: “The Inflatable Volunteer” by Steve Aylett, Raw Dog Screaming Press
2009: “My Heart Said No, But The Camera Crew Said YES!” by Bradley Sands, Raw Dog Screaming Press
2009: “The Beard” by Andersen Prunty
2008: “Zerostrata” by Andersen Prunty
2007: “Blankety-Blank: A Novel of Vulgaria” by D. Harlan Wilson, Raw Dog Screaming Press
2007: “Bust Down The Door & Eat All The Chickens #6″ edited by Bradley Sands
2007: “The Overwhelming Urge” by Andersen Prunty, Greenbones Press
2006: “Counting Earps & Other Rejekts” by D. Harlan Wilson
2005: “The Kafka Effekt” by D. Harlan Wilson, Afterbirth Books
2005: “Pseudo-City” by D. Harlan Wilson, Raw Dog Screaming Press

LOGO DESIGN

2010: Azarah Eells Photography
2010: No. 39 Pete’s Porter, Gella’s Diner & Lb. Brewing Co.
2009: No. 17 Honey Brown, Gella’s Diner & Lb. Brewing Co.
2009: Logo and Identity for mdfi
2009: No. 18 Winterfest, Gella’s Diner & Lb. Brewing Co.
2009: New Western Coding & Billing
2009: Grindhouse Press
2009: Teeth of The Divine
2008: Various logos for Gella’s Diner & Lb. Brewing Co
2007: Midwest Music
2007: Greenbones Press

POSTER DESIGN

2010: Megaton Leviathan and Dead Neon at Boomers
2007: Audio Spaghetti 11”x17” Tour poster
2005: Kris Kuksi’s “The Zodiac”

ANIMATION & MOTION GRAPHICS

2007: Combichrist “F**k That S**t” Music Video
2006: “The Cocktail Party” a Bizarro animated short based on a short story by author D. Harlan Wilson.
2004: Clutch “Animal Farm” Animated Type Music Video

WEB & INTERACTIVE

2010: www.azaraheells.com
2009: DigitalAntiart.com
2008: Gella’s Diner & Lb. Brewing Co.
2006: Interactive DVD Design, Larned USD495 School District, Worked closely with fellow graduate student Brian Simpson to film, edit, animate and design a fully interactive promotional DVD to bring attention to Larned USD495.
2006: Web Design, kuksi.com, Designed and still maintain a Flash website to showcase Kristopher Kuksi’s past and present work.
2005: Web Design, The Austrian & Bavarian Seminars, Viechtach, Austria, Designed two partner websites to promote and list information regarding two drawing and painting seminars.

APPAREL DESIGN

2010: No. 30 Irish Red T-Shirt Design, Gella’s Diner & Lb. Brewing Co.
2009: No. 18 Honey Brown T-Shirt Design, Gella’s Diner & Lb. Brewing Co.
2009: Teeth of the Divine T-Shirt design
2004: Internship with a team of graphic design students, Kansas Cosmosphere & Tranquility Base, Hutchinson, KS, Participated in brainstorming, concept development, logo design, web design and illustration for a new line of clothing.

HONORS & AWARDS

2009: Daily Deviation on DeviantArt.com for “Cacodemon” – November 26
2009: Best Animation at Black Earth Film Festival for Combichrist “F**k That S**t”
2008: Best in Fest at FMF Indie Film Jam for Combichrist “F**k That S**t”
2007: Best CGI/Mixed Media Animation at WorldFest Houston for “The Cocktail Party”
2007: Best Animation at AceFest  2007 for “The Cocktail Party”
2007: Best Student Film at The Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee for “The Cocktail Party”
2007: Best of Show at Fear No Film Festival for “The Cocktail Party”
2006: 2nd Place Photography, ARTROM Photography 2006.
2006: Special Recognition at The Upstream People Gallery 8th Annual Abstraction International
2005: Special Feature on deviantArt.com for Poster Series
2005: 1st Place Packaging, AIGA Wichita SPF 17, Wichita, KS
2005: 1st Place Multimedia, AIGA Wichita SPF 17, Wichita, KS
2005: 2nd Place Portfolio, AIGA Wichita SPF 17, Wichita, KS
2005: Silver Best of Show, Brass Ring Award, Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma City, OK
2005: 1st Place Multimedia, Brass Ring Award, Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma City, OK
2005: 1st Place 3-D Design, Brass Ring Award, Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma City, OK
2005: Dean’s Honor Roll, FHSU, Hays, KS
2004: Leo Burnett Scholarship Recipient, FHSU, Hays, KS
2004: Dean’s Honor Roll, FHSU, Hays, KS
2000: Scholarship Recipient, Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, KS

EXHIBITIONS & FESTIVALS

2009: “Signal[III]” Exhibition at 19 Below in Kansas City, MO with Brian Simpson
2008: “The Devil Is In The Details” Master’s Thesis Exhibition at Fort Hays State University, Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art.
2007: “The Cocktail Party” shown at Terror Film Festival, Philadelphia, PA, October 17
2007: “The Cocktail Party” shown at Comic-Con, San Diego, California
2007: “The Cocktail Party” shown at FantasyCon, Nottingham, UK, September 21-23
2007: “The Cocktail Party” shown at ACE Film Festival, New York, New York – Aug 24-26
2007: “The Cocktail Party” shown at Fear No Film Festival, SLC, Utah June 21-24
2007: “The Cocktail Party” shown at WorldFest Houston, April 20-29
2007: “The Cocktail Party” shown at The Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee, April 12-16
2007: “The Cocktail Party” shown at The Celina Arts Festival, Celina, OH, May 12
2007: “The Cocktail Party” shown at ICFA 28, Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 14-15
2007: “The Cocktail Party” shown at SheVaCon 15, Roanoke, VA, Feb. 23-25
2007: “Discharge” Print displayed at SDAI 49th International Exhibition
2007: “Otherworldly Visions,” exhibition with Brian Simpson at Cafe Semolino, Hays, KS, April 6-26
2006: “Animated Double Feature,” Premeired animated short “The Cocktail Party” at Fort Hays State University with Brian Simpson’s “Assignment Moon”
2006: The Upstream People Gallery 8th Annual Abstraction International, www.upstreampeoplegallery.com
2005: Student Honors Exhibition, FHSU, Hays, KS
2004: Student Honors Exhibition, FHSU, Hays, KS
2004: Book Design and Monotype Exhibition, Hays Arts Council, Hays, KS

PUBLICATIONS

2010: “LogoLounge Master Library, Volume 1: 3,000 Initials & Crest Logos” – Two Logos Featured
2009: Metal Storm review of “Inchoate IV: The Revenant”
2009: All Metal Resource review of “Inchoate IV: The Revenant”
2009: Mortem Zine review of “Inchoate IV: The Revenant”
2009: Teeth of the Divine review of “Inchoate IV: The Revenant”
2006: Creative Convocation Magazine Issue 5 (Now Creative Quarterly) – Various Works Featured

CD RELEASES

2009: Inchoate IV: The Revenant
2008: Robonaut
2007: The Sequence of Prime
2005: Inchoate – “Sterile”
2003: Inchoate – “Spontaneous Human Destruction”
1999: Inchoate – “01″
1999: Mancubus – “Synthetic Pandemonium, Chronicles of Devastation”
1998: Mancubus – “Former Humans”

MISCELLANEOUS EXPERIENCE

2008-2009: Graphic Artist for Dessin Fournir Companies, Plainville KS
2007: Illustration for Combichrist, Fredrikstad, East Norway. Illustrated a short 5 page black and white comic for a collection of Combichrist themed comics. Written by Andersen Prunty.
2005: Comic Strip Artist, FHSU University Leader, Hays, KS, Drawing bi-weekly comic strip called Jack Magnum, an ex-marine turned hero for hire that studies philosophy and spouts random thoughts
2006: Presentation on Careers in Art & Design, Quinter High School, Quinter, KS, Gave multiple presentations to High School Students and conducted mock interviews with students to prepare them for the work force.
2002: Grip & Multimedia, Enlightened Images, Corpus Christi, TX, Worked on-set as a grip and off-set with multimedia, motion graphics and video editing.

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.