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This is the public profile of Costin George Benescu, Additional information and high-resolution images are available for accredited press members, to access additional information about Costin George Benescu please login as a press member.About Costin George Benescu : Costin George Benescu is a flexible visual creative. Born and raised in Romania he became interested early in visual storytelling, character design and game design. While still in middle school his first game concept included game mechanics involving collecting DNA samples from an alien planet doomed to extinction by a black hole event. While studying in Bucharest, Romania he got interested in concept design developing a project published in issue #8 of OMA9!U Magazine called "Nano Green Cube" - which proposed a metamorphosing product design based on nano robots, modified algae and smart molecule material system that would eliminate waste in the household electronics loop.
With experience in gaming ranging from J2ME, iOS, Android mobile games to Facebook and even casino games he delivered Production Art, Animation, UI Design, Character Design and even Art Direction on multiple shipped titles from startup companies to global corporations like Gameloft, Namco Bandai, Royal Games and Yggdrasil Gaming. Currently working at LEGO focusing on Concept Design and Visual Brand consistency.
STATEMENT OF ART:With experience in gaming ranging from J2ME, iOS, Android mobile games to Facebook and even casino games he delivered Production Art, Animation, UI Design, Character Design and even Art Direction on multiple shipped titles from startup companies to global corporations like Gameloft, Namco Bandai, Royal Games and Yggdrasil Gaming. Currently working at LEGO focusing on Concept Design and Visual Brand consistency.
Good design becomes a solution to an itching problem in a sustainable context and social environment. Beautiful design is achieved when form supports function but also get's distilled into the most minimal visual impact that's decodable. Art is a way to challenge expectations, provoke deep thinking and a strong emotional response.
ORGANIZATION:
LEGO
EDUCATION:
2006, Fashion Designer, BA, Bucharest University of Arts, BUCURESTI, ROMANIA
EXPERIENCE:
2016-2017, Concept Designer, LEGO, BILLUND, DENMARK
2014-2016, Game Art Manager / Marketing Artist, Yggdrasil, SLIEMA, MALTA
2012-2013, Junior Art Lead, Royal Games, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
2010-2011, Game Artist, Namco Bandai, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
2007-2010, Graphic Designer, American Greetings, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2017 "Soviet Alien Ape", LEGO Art Exhibition, with Mani Zamani and Paul Turcanu (plus many more), LEGO Innovation House, BILLUND, DENMARK
2014 "Asian Goddess", Washes Exhibition, with Miriam Borg and Joseph Casapinta (plus many more), Zebbug Sanctuary Museum, MALTA
2007 "Alien Titanic Drama", Ne placa ce faci - International Skateboard Art Exhibition, Galeria 9, with Saddo and Vlad Nanca, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
BOOKS:
2007, "Nano Green Cube"- concept design, 6 pages in Omagiu Magazine, Published with support from afcn.ro, Editor Ioana Isopescu, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA ISSN 1841-4788
2009, Interview, 2 pages in "100 TO WATCH - A DIRECTORY OF NEW ROMANIAN CREATIVE TALENT", Limited edition print of 1000, Project funded by the Romanian Cultural Institute, www.100towatch.ro
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
English, Advanced
French, Intermediate
Italian, Intermediate
Danish, Beginner
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator), Advanced
zBrush, Novice
COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
2016, Schoolism workshop for concept art, Danish Film Institute, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
2014, Pictoplasma character design festival, BERLIN, GERMANY
2012, Behind the Iron Curtain Concept Art Workshop, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
COLLECTIONS:
2014, Malta Charity Chest Fund, MALTA
HOBBIES:
Photography, Virtual Reality Art, Writing Graphic Novels
CLIENTELE:
2016-2017, LEGO, concept design for LEGO Friends, helped with visual brand consistency, TV show content-product alignment and more.
2014-2016, YGGDRASIL GAMING - helped with art directing video slot games, UX and UI design for a new digital platform, helped with marketing art, merchandising and branding for multiple games and events. Also helped with animated game flow prototypes, character design and animation when needed.
2012-2013, Royal Games (formerly King.com), I helped them adapt the Facebook game "Bubble Witch Saga" to iOS and Android platforms.
2010-2011, Namco Bandai, helped with mobile games art, animation, pixel art, game art production.
2007-2010, American Greetings Interactive, helped with Flash animations for social media winks, digital e-cards, google toolbar and more. Also Art Direction and Production work for a mobile avatar project.
WEB SITE:
costin.benescu.com
PORTFOLIO URL:
http://goo.gl/bgRnct
REGISTRATION DATE:
2017-09-29 15:12:27
COUNTRY/REGION:
Denmark
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
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