Donavan Thornton

Welcome

Hi. I’m Donavan.
I’m a multidisciplinary designer.

Integrated Design

I offer a range of integrated design services which pull from a diverse educational background and set of creative and technical skills. By approaching design holistically, I apply not only visual art & design expertise but also engineering principles and industry standards and practices. I am able to deliver deep problem solving and valuable outcomes that help clients achieve broader visions.

Some services I offer include:

I offer a range of integrated design services which pull from a diverse educational background and set of creative and technical skills. By approaching design holistically, I apply not only visual art & design expertise but also engineering principles and industry standards and practices. I am able to deliver deep problem solving and valuable outcomes that help clients achieve broader visions.

Some services I offer include:

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Graphic Design

○ Logo design
○ Brand development
○ Packaging design

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Concept Development

○ Product planning
○ Prototyping
○ Architectural and interior design
○ Character design

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3D Modeling & Rendering

○ Parametric design
○ Product visualization
○ Photorealistic rendering

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Technical Documentation

○ Standard CADD documentation, including working drawings
○ Technical illustrations
○ Presentation and publishing design

A black-and-white icon of a graphics tablet with a pen stylus

Graphic Design

○ Logo design
○ Brand development
○ Packaging design

A black-and-white icon of an artist's easel

Concept Development

○ Product planning
○ Prototyping
○ Architectural and interior design
○ Character design

A black-and-white icon of a 3D cube with a circular arrow below and around it indicating the object can be rotated

3D Modeling & Rendering

○ Parametric design
○ Product visualization
○ Photorealistic rendering

A black-and-white icon of a blueprint or working drawing with a curled page edge, overlayed with a triangular carpenter's square

Technical Documentation

○ Standard CADD documentation, including working drawings
○ Technical illustrations
○ Presentation and publishing design

Projects

Brand-Consistent Product Imagery

3D

Characters (3D)

Final Fantasy IX: Vivi

Created by artist and designer Donavan Thornton, this medium-shot photorealistic render shows a lifestyle view of the industrial design project "electric floor mat." The render shows a 3D model of a vented white plastic fan cover at the end of a foot mat and tray, on which sit snow-encrusted brown work boots. The fan cover has two exhaust areas, an electrical cord indicated it is plugged-in to a power source, and is bathed in warm sunlight from the door by which the floormat is positioned; the fan part sits on a vented attachment; the scene appears to be a well-lit home interior near an entry or exit, with midday sunshine streaming across the wooden floorboards. — 3D

Academic Work

Electric Floormat

3D

Architecture

Farmhouse Farewell

A cover image of a book: a green tree grows from soil situated inside a lightbulb, appearing to take the place of a filament; the image represents the biomimetic lamp designs inside the book called Glowcraft, an academic project completed by Donavan Thornton. — 3D

Academic Work

Glowcraft

Created by artist and designer Donavan Thornton, a close-up photorealistic render of a brightly lit lounge area; there is a wooden coffee table with colorful epoxy lines inlayed across its surface; a cactus in a blue-and-white pot sits on the table. Slightly out-of-focus behind the table, and cropped by the image bounds, there is a white sofa with a throw-blanket. — 3D

CADD

Marmota Works Resin-Inlayed Coffee Table

Created by artist and designer Donavan Thornton, a cropped version of a photorealistic interior render created with the path-tracer engine Cycles and the software Blender; it shows a couch, a throw blanket, a Ficus tree, a bookshelf, another potted plant, vintage suitcases used as a table, and a large macrame wall decor — 3D

Interior Design

Boho Chic Interior

3D

Learning Exercises

Pear Blanc

3D

Characters (3D)

Final Fantasy IX: Blank

Brand-Consistent Product Imagery

3D

Characters (3D)

Final Fantasy IX: Vivi

Created by artist and designer Donavan Thornton, this medium-shot photorealistic render shows a lifestyle view of the industrial design project "electric floor mat." The render shows a 3D model of a vented white plastic fan cover at the end of a foot mat and tray, on which sit snow-encrusted brown work boots. The fan cover has two exhaust areas, an electrical cord indicated it is plugged-in to a power source, and is bathed in warm sunlight from the door by which the floormat is positioned; the fan part sits on a vented attachment; the scene appears to be a well-lit home interior near an entry or exit, with midday sunshine streaming across the wooden floorboards. — 3D

Academic Work

Electric Floormat

3D

Architecture

Farmhouse Farewell

A cover image of a book: a green tree grows from soil situated inside a lightbulb, appearing to take the place of a filament; the image represents the biomimetic lamp designs inside the book called Glowcraft, an academic project completed by Donavan Thornton. — 3D

Academic Work

Glowcraft

Created by artist and designer Donavan Thornton, a close-up photorealistic render of a brightly lit lounge area; there is a wooden coffee table with colorful epoxy lines inlayed across its surface; a cactus in a blue-and-white pot sits on the table. Slightly out-of-focus behind the table, and cropped by the image bounds, there is a white sofa with a throw-blanket. — 3D

CADD

Marmota Works Resin-Inlayed Coffee Table

Created by artist and designer Donavan Thornton, a cropped version of a photorealistic interior render created with the path-tracer engine Cycles and the software Blender; it shows a couch, a throw blanket, a Ficus tree, a bookshelf, another potted plant, vintage suitcases used as a table, and a large macrame wall decor — 3D

Interior Design

Boho Chic Interior

3D

Learning Exercises

Pear Blanc

Contracts and Commissions

Contracts & Commissions

Availability is limited.

Availability is limited.