David Forrest Email & Phone Number

Orlando, FL, US

Orlando, Florida, US

Appointed by Mayor Jerry Demings and Commissioner Emily Bonilla as the representative for District 5 on the Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Advisory Council in Orlando, Florida.

Orlando, FL, US

In the pulsating heart of New York city, amidst the clinking glasses and smoke-filled rooms of the early 21th century, stood Kinetic Underground – a beacon of creativity and pioneering spirit. At the helm of this avant-garde production company was David Forrest, a man whose name had become synonymous with groundbreaking design and transformative creative.

Hunt Valley, MD, US

Hunt Valley, MD, US

• Product Development & Design for Licensed Disney Products TRON:Package Design for The Tron Electronic Arcade Style Box Set
• Designed and illustrated the aesthetic look of the total package
• Constructed mock-ups for sales and licensing presentations.
• Communicated with factory in China to ensure objectives were met and that progress was timely
• Collaborated with The Walt Disney in creating approvable final designs.
• Prepared Mechanical Dyelines and artwork for production.

Hunt Valley, MD, US

• Product Design and Development
• Illustrated control art for My Little Pony and G.I.Joe

Hunt Valley, MD, US

• SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Action Figure design
• Illustrated control art for the Classic Sonic action figure line

Hunt Valley, MD, US

• The Crow
• Designed exclusive vintage VHS style package

Hunt Valley, MD, US

• TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: The Last Ronin Product Design and production
• Illustrated control art for The Last Ronin Gallery Diorama
• Hired and managed sculptors for The Last Ronin Gallery DioramaTEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLESProduct Design
• Illustrated original designs and control art for DST premium Gallery Diorama lineAVATAR: The Last AirbenderPackage Design
• Designed and Illustrated exclusive packaging that is on brand and compellingINVADER ZIMAction Figure Design and production
• Designed concepts and control art for the Invader Zim action figure line

Hunt Valley, MD, US

New York, NY, US

• Co-founded by Michael Bay (Director/Producer), along with industry veterans from T-INK, A/GE, and YouTube, 451 Media Group is a technology focused IP development and multi-platform entertainment company with a first.
• Franchise Creator
• Trend Forecasting & Analytics
• Directed special projects
• UX / UI Design, Prototyping, wire framing, user flows, mock ups
• Prepared financial models, schedule projections on all projects in development

New York, NY, US

• Responsible for the overall development, creation and execution of original content including comics and graphic novels written by Hollywood screen writers. Screenwriters included George Pelecanos (screenwriter and.
• Edited screenplays, scripts, comics and graphic novels
• Established relationships with writers, designers, illustrators, and vendors domestically and globally
• Art Directed multiple external artists, designers and vendors for projects
• Developed talent acquisition and management strategies for remote freelance personnel
• Inked, penciled, colored and lettered various books, pages and art and coversPublished titles included but were not limited to:EXMORTIS

New York, New York, US

Illustrated 40 sequential pages for the New York Times Bestseller DANTDM: Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal. In the UK, DANTDM Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal was able to reach the first spot of the bestsellers list for three weeks. In the US, the book was able to reach the twenty-third spot on the USA Today's Best-Selling Books list while also.

• Managed and art directed illustrators on Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Robocop, Batman, and Superman collectable statues

New York, NY, US

• Trend Forecasting
• Marketing Analytics

Los Angeles, CA, US

Wrote and directed the animated sequence in Michael Bay’s and Jonathan Liebesman’s 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live action movie.

• Style Guides - Brand GuidesManaged design and the development of style guides, packaging guides and retail guides from concept to completion to ensure consistent brand identity for consumer friendly licensing. Style.
• Product Design and Brand DevelopmentResponsible for creating design concepts and handling the product development cycle on numerousAbrams and Gentile Entertainment properties and projects for their clients including.
• Developed projects from concept generation to product completion including design, layout, proposal,2D/3D rendering, sampling and project follow-ups for Namco/Bandai’s branded candy toy products forGundam, Hello Kitty.
• Recommended appropriate solutions and technical processes for high-quality, cutting-edge,and conceptually innovative media applications for web-enabled toys for brands such as Shining Stars and theMicronauts
• Dragon Flyz, Sky Dancer and Dream DancersCreated and designed the updated appearance and style guides for Sky Dancers and Dragon Flyz toy lines. In just a few short months, Play Along shipped over 3 million pieces of.
• Storyboards, Comic Books and Animation Developed and managed teams of artists that created storyboards, comic books and animation for various properties Ensured quality by implementing storytelling objectives and style.

New York, NY, US

Disney / Pixar McDonald's International PromotionsInvolved in the development and User Interface (UI) design of Disney/Pixar McDonald's interactive Happy Meal premiums and tray liner, and the creation of a selection of the interaction patterns for the products. T-Ink created and produced over 100,000,000 original Self Liquidating Premiums (SLPs) and.

• The Micronauts (Microman)
• Managed design and development teams for the many manifestations of The Micronauts over the last several years.
• Instrumental in developing new stories, concepts and characters for Emmett/Furla Films, and Gale AnneHurd's The Micronauts motion picture pitches
• Hasbro recently acquired the rights to the Micronauts, and is in negotiations with J.J. Abrams to produce the movie

• Russ Berrie partnered with the International Star Registry and Abrams and Gentile Entertainment to develop the new Shining Stars plush toys and virtual world. Kinetic Underground worked closely with Abrams and Gentile.
• Collaborated on the technical direction of the Shining Stars franchise
• Ensured communication and cross team coordination between the vendors, Russ Berrie and Abrams and Gentile Entertainment
• Art Director for licensing style guides
• Art Director and project managed designs for toys, merchandise and web enabled toys
• Established technical and visual expectations for online games

大阪市中央区, 大阪府, JP

• X-Plus Co Ltd. is a Japan-based company that, along with its affiliated companies, offers a wide range of products including toys, bags, and clothing, among others. David Forrest led initial analysis and evaluation of.
• Identification, evaluation and negotiation of product licenses
• Scheduling and milestone management
• Conducted market research and trend analysis to make sure licensed products were competitive in the market
• Coordinated with customers, design houses, vendors and international departments on design and development issues
• Prepared toy and design concepts including proposals of toys, manuals, inlays and blister cards, etc.

• Kinetic Toyz and Kinetic Komicz is the independent toy and comic book publishing subsidiary of Kinetic Underground Inc. David Forrest co-founded Kinetic Toyz with Steven Lebensfeld co-founder of Toy Biz and associates.
• Created the first digital distribution platform for comic books and graphic novels www.ComicCasts.com
• Top 50 independent comics
• Capcom's Killer7

• Designed compelling interactive marketing materials that represented Toynami’s products unique selling points. Some of the properties included Robotech, Birdman and the Galaxy Trio, The Herculoids, Dynomutt, Dog.
• Developed high-end visual solutions and experiences for ToyFair and Comic Con
• Designed concepts and control art for a Thundercats action figure line

• Abrams/Gentile Entertainment Production
• Production Design and story development for the S.U.M.O Ultimate Masters Organization
• Photographed talent for marketing materials
• ESPN telecasted two one-hour specials, back to back, featuring all the action and excitement of the world S.U.M.O challenge at Madison Square Garden on October 22, 2005

New York, New York, US

• Responsible for the concept and design of premium POP (point-of-purchase) display advertisements for Taco Bell Corp. (“Taco Bell”)

Pawtucket, RI, US

• Hired and managed designers and sculptors for Hasbro’s Star Wars Unleashed Aayla Secura action

• Fulfilled different roles for designers and illustrators when they were unavailable to work
• Layout, clean-up, and digital inking in Adobe Illustrator for the Li'l Pet Hospital children’s book series

New York, NY, US

• Helped modernize the classic Sesame Street characters to appeal to a new and growing market by creating intricate vector illustrations of Louis Henry Mitchell’s remarkable designs. Sesame Workshop named the brand.

New York, NEW YORK, US

• Responsible for desktop publishing, layout, and design of client-supplied vintage sheet music
• Applied knowledge of music and design to assemble elements of publication, including type styles, fonts, formats, and graphics
• Ensured music documentation was accurate, complete, and adhered to standards for quality, graphics, coverage, format, and styleProjects included:♪ The Godowsky Collection, ATF137 - Vol. 3♪ How Majestic Is Thy Name.

• Nyla, an upscale restaurant Britney Spears co-owned with New York restaurateur Bobby Ochs in the Dylan Hotel on E. 41st.
• Digitally manipulated graphics, video, rhythm and music to create a synesthetic experience of vision and sound for the patrons of Nyla.

• Lead UX and UI design for the initial Art Asylum and Aztech Toyz web sites
• Worked closely with product and design teams to produce UX solutions and UI designs for engaging multimedia presentations, videos, and interactive product samples for client meetings and conventions
• Color key artist for Dylan Sprouse’s toy “Scuba Steve” in Adam Sandler’s movie Big Daddy
• Utilized the Frank Reilly painting technique to paint various toy prototypes
• Created digital animatics with rough dialogue and soundtracks
• Sound design and manipulation of audio elements to achieve the desired time loop for all of Art Asylum toys with sound chips including licensed toys from Fun 4 All of Iron Maiden, KISS and Ozzy Osborne

• (Subsidiary of the Feinstein Foundation)
• Managed and supervised the creative team and process to ensure that all games and products were completed on time
• Developed designs and initial concepts for the Aliens Among Us collectable card, which included game play mechanics
• Created stand-alone multimedia presentations and marketing materials for the Aliens Among Us brand and Star Wars branded watches

• Conducted training on a broad spectrum of immersive virtual reality game techniques to clients and the public
• Worked with clients and the public on various mixed-reality and virtual reality game platforms, including the "Iwerks Reactor“ featuring Robocop, “Chameleon" racing simulator and "Virtuality” virtual Dungeons and.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts, Visual Arts

Film/Animation/Fine Arts