Dakota Cann

DOOM ETERNAL

• Created iconography, mockups, layouts, and animations for various HUD and Frontend interface elements in Doom Eternal.
• Tasked with spearheading visual design for the Battlemode Demon HUD as well as the Milestones page, Codex, Demonic Corruption Bar, and Weapon Wheel elements.
• Developed visual style and aesthetic for a number of fully illustrated and hand-painted Player Profile Icons and Nameplates.

DOOM: THE DARK AGES

• Spearheaded style for Frontend Menus, Difficulty Icons and menu/hud fx alongside team.
• Illustrated concepts, sculpted, textured and rendered Difficulty Icons for difficulty screen using ZBrush and Blender.
• Created and Designed Full Screen FX for Slayer, Dragon and Atlan as well as handled concept for Dragon and handled final implementation and polish of Atlan and Dragon HUD.
• Mocked up concepts, coordinated and handled art direction on 3D Automap feature alongside Technical Art Department.
• Handled implementation of screens across the game and assisted with testing and developing proprietary UI tools.

DUNGEON BOSS / UNRELEASED TITLES

• Designed and constructed major UI features for Unity-based mobile games.
• Worked to maintain and build upon the visual style of existing IP as well as original IP through the creation of mobile-ready user interface assets.
• Collaborated with engineers, designers, producers, and artists to align departmental needs with aesthetic and functional requirements of interfaces and features.
• Illustrated and Concepted numerous user interface icons, banners, UI elements, and 3D assets on a variety of different titles

CLIENTS: JIM BEAM, ERNST & YOUNG, CARTOON NETWORK, NASCAR, NIKE

• Created and animated models, textures, and UI elements for Unity-based mobile games.
• Fabricated environments and assets for integration with Oculus Rift, contributing to immersive virtual reality experiences.
• Responsible for maintaining cohesive visual style and appeal for entire themed asset sets.

• Designed and illustrated logos, UI, Streaming assets for numerous paying clients.
• Responsible for managing business transactions, writing contracts and setting/meeting deadlines.