About Traumatron « TRAUMATRON

About Traumatron

Traumatron is the alias of Colin Newman, designer, illustrator, necromancer and animator. Below is my current CV and contact information.

traumatron@gmail.com

Tel (01273) 273 605 Mob 07704798135

STATEMENT

I have gained a BA in Digital Media Design from the University of Brighton focusing on digital illustration and 2D animation and using my new amazing powers, I’m throwing myself into a couple of arty communities and projects as well as taking on commissions of varying types.

WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW

I’m currently promoting the artistic community project Milk & Sugar with fellow Brighton based artist Kate Kamikaze. It’s a contribution based project, encouraging emerging artists and established practitioners to produce a new work every two weeks, taking inspiration from a random title chosen by myself or Kate. We ask people to discuss their processes and ideas in the hope that we can all learn something new as well as bolster our portfolios!

Milk & Sugar began life on facebook, but is now hosted on the very lovely DIY WOMP website, a bunch of people who are dedicated to getting new art out there in the real world, be it images, music or writing.

EDUCATION

Oct. 2007 – June 2008: City College Brighton & Hove

BA Hons Degree in Multimedia Design

Sep. 2005 – June 2007: City College Brighton & Hove

Foundation Degree in Multimedia Design

TOOLS

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe After Effects
Corel Painter
Dreamweaver

WORKS & PROJECTS

(CLICK PROJECT TITLES TO SEE MORE INFO)

‘Remnants’ Co project leader, artistic contributor, promoter

‘Remnants’ is new collaborative project begun with Kate Kamikaze, which focuses on using objects and spaces to tell stories, and experiment with user interaction with artworks.Take a look at our blog to follow it’s progress.

‘Milk & Sugar’ Co project leader, artistic contributor, promoter

A collaboration community art project fronted by myself and Kate Kamikaze, encouraging new artists and practicing artists to mingle online, show new work, and get themselves seen.

‘Undershowzen‘ Variety show: Writer, Performer, Art director

A semi-secret project currently in development!

‘TRAUMATRON: He Came From The Internet’: Writer, Illustrator

Illustrated book created for the D&AD student awards, shown at the digital media student show 2008.

The Lighthouse, Brighton 2008

‘The Ballad Of Tom Dean’ Animated short film: Art & Animation

Collaborative animation project shown at the digital media student show 2007.

The Lighthouse, Brighton 2007

‘I Am Tokyo’ animated music video

Shown at student animation showcase at the Duke of York’s Picturehouse Cinema 2007

‘Subterranean Films’ animated promo DVD menus

Produced for Award winning Brighton based film maker, Anthony Carpendale 2007