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HUNTINGTON UNIV MAGAZINE

Ballinger to give presentation at Nappanee library

FOR RELEASE April 28, 2008

Bryan Ballinger

HUNTINGTON, IN—Bryan Ballinger, assistant professor of digital media arts for Huntington University, will give a presentation at 2 p.m. on May 4 at the Nappanee Public Library. The library is located at 157 N. Main St., Nappanee, Ind.

His lecture will cover his journey for creating art for children’s media.

Ballinger’s specialty is in the design and illustration work of digital media including 3-D computer generated imagery skills in modeling, texturing, lighting and animation. He has more than 13 years of experience in this area focusing on graphics for CD-ROM titles, web, film, video and print.

He was a freelance illustrator with clients such as Microsoft, Nintendo, Disney and Harley Davidson. He also was the lead 3-D designer for five years at Big Idea Productions, the creators of “VeggieTales.” Before that, Ballinger spent six years as a senior designer and illustrator at the Microsoft Corporation where he was awarded a patent for the development of multimedia buttons.

Ballinger earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration from Columbus College of Art and Design and finished his Master of Fine Arts from Lesley University in June of 2006.

Ballinger’s awards include

• Finalist for the Gold Medallion Book Award

• Featured in D’Artist, a book on the best of digital painting

• Featured artist on the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators’ Web site

• His “Gruntly Carving” illustration was accepted in Spectrum’s 10th Annual Best in Contemporary Fantasy Art.

• “Tusky the Unwakeable Walrus,” a creation by Ballinger, is in the 2003 Society of Illustrators Biennial Dimensional Salon in New York City.

• Tusky also was chosen to be included in “Expose 1,” a book on the history of the best in computer graphics.

• Two-time winner of 3-D Design magazine’s Big Kahuna Award in the print category  

• An honorable mention award in the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators third illustration contest.

For more information about Ballinger’s presentation, contact the Nappanee Public Library at (574) 773-7919.

Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S.News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington University is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in northeast Indiana. The University is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).

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