Thomas M Ruth - Design Portfolio

Thomas M. Ruth
Portfolio

THOMAS M. RUTH (716) 208-1130 • thomas.m.ruth@gmail.com November 13, 2012 1

CONTACT INFORMATION

THOMAS M. RUTH
Portfolio
Contact:
3605 Taylor Road
Clifton Springs, NY 14432
(716) 208-1130
thomas.m.ruth@gmail.com
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

2/D DESIGN 3/D DESIGN
PAGE 4 PAGE 19
• GRAPHIC ART • INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
ENGINEERING
• MARKETING
• AEROSPACE DESIGN
• INTERNET MARKETING
DRAFTING
• GRAPHICAL USER
• COMPUTER MODELING
INTERFACE
• MODEL BUILDING
• MARKER RENDERING
• MODEL SCULPTING
• SKETCHING


2/D DESIGN


GRAPHIC ART

MIXED MEDIA:
CHOPPER
Designed to showcase
advantages of using
multiple software systems
Freeform drawn with Adobe
Illustrator™ and Adobe
Photoshop™


GRAPHIC ART

MIXED MEDIA:
OF WOLF AND
MAN
Designed to showcase
advantages of using
multiple software systems
Freeform drawn with Adobe
Illustrator™ and Adobe
Photoshop™


GRAPHIC ART

WIREFRAME DESIGN:
CLASSIC CAR
Built entirely in “wireframe,” then added
shading and transparencies


GRAPHIC ART

“GRAPHIC
NOVEL” ART
Designed a graphic novel
series, and used a variety
of means to illustrate it
Note that these images
were hand-drawn using
only a mouse


SKETCHING

ACTION FIGURE SKETCH
Concept sketch of an action figure for a toy
company
Mixed media including pencil and charcoal
Model construction pictures begin on slide 31


SKETCHING

ACTION FIGURE
CONCEPTUAL
SKETCHES
Concept sketches of an action figure for a toy
company

Clockwise from top left:

Overview front, rear and head

Hand details

Leg designs

Leg details


MARKETING

FULL COLOR
CATALOGS
Established the look and brand identity of an
entire company
Designed all registered trademarks, logos,
labels, product charts, and photography
Maintained strict deadlines and budgets


MARKETING

CHAMP CAR
POWERED BY
FORD™
PROMOTION
Implemented a strategy to
promote parent company
through race car
sponsorship
Designed car graphics,
banners , and merchandise
Work was done in an
accelerated time frame (two
weeks)


INTERNET MARKETING

WEBSITE
DESIGN
Designed rotating graphics
for online car community
Click link to view online:
www.taurusclub.com/forum


INTERNET
MARKETING

WEBSITE CODING
Selected to control parent company website
Learned proprietary software needed to
manipulate content
Created links, videos, clickable charts, and
downloadable .pdf MSDS sheets


MARKER
RENDERING

KODAK CAMERA
DESIGN
“Start-to-finish” digital camera design, from
marker renderings to a 3/D model presentation
with engineering drawings
Final design combines vintage styling with
modern components
Over twenty pages of detail sketches were
done to shape the design


3/D DESIGN


INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING

EXHIBIT
DESIGN
Created food, beverage,
retail, and display kiosks
and carts
Clients include the NFL,
NHL, NBA, MLB, major
corporations and colleges
Designed concepts in their
entirety with engineering
drawings and presentation
renderings
Utilized AutoDesk
Inventor™, AutoCAD™,
VIZ™, Adobe Illustrator™
and Photoshop™



EXHIBIT
DESIGN
Food & beverage kiosks for
major league teams
Counter- clockwise from
top right:
Camden Yards, Baltimore
Orioles, MLB
Consul Arena, Pittsburgh
Penguins, NHL
LIVESTRONG Sporting
Park, Sporting KC, MLS
Cleveland Airport,
Timothy’s World Coffee



KIOSK
DESIGN
Stylized production designs
Clockwise from top:
HR Benefits Terminal,
melamine and polyform
Circular Merchandiser,
market sector identification,
mechanical engineering
and industrial design by the
author
Coffee Show Kiosk, color
changing LED lighting, TV
monitors, granite
countertops and built-in
induction cooking units



CONCEPT
DESIGN
Showpiece concept carts
Clockwise from top:
Houston Astros, Club Level
Induction Station, MLB
Buffalo Sabres, 100 Level
Bar, NHL
Orlando Magic, Club Level
Action Station, NBA
Cleveland IX Center, Bar
Area


AEROSPACE DESIGN DRAFTING

ELECTRO-
MECHANICAL
DESIGN
Drafted electro-mechanical
actuators and components
Clients include Luthansa,
Quantas, and Emirates
airlines, as well as the US
Air Force
Wrote technical
documentation including
engineering change orders,
test procedures, and
similarity arguments
Shown is a next-gen rotary
actuator



ELECTRO-
MECHANICAL
DESIGN
Air Force
Wrote technical
Shown is a next-gen rotary
actuator



ELECTRO-
MECHANICAL
DESIGN
Air Force
Wrote technical
Shown is a actuator bracket
prototype



ELECTRO-
MECHANICAL
DESIGN
Air Force
Wrote technical
Shown is a digital keypad


GRAPHICAL USER
INTERFACE

AIRLINE SEAT
TOUCHSCREEN
CONTROLLER
Created layout, design, and hierarchy of a
touch-screen controller

Used on for a Saudi Arabian airline “super-first
class” suite

Includes submenus for home, adjustment,
comfort, and massage systems

*Video of GUI system in action on touch-
screen controller available upon request


COMPUTER
MODELING

KODAK CAMERA
DESIGN
“Start-to-finish” digital camera design, from
marker renderings to a 3/D model presentation
with engineering drawings
Final design combines vintage styling with
modern components
Rendered with Photoworks™


COMPUTER MODELING

MODELING
PRE-EXISTING
OBJECTS
Accurately modeled an
electric bass guitar from
parts
Materials used are accurate
in appearance, density, and
mass
Model shown here
previewed with materials


COMPUTER MODELING

MODELING
PRE-EXISTING
OBJECTS
Accurately modeled an
electric bass guitar from
parts
Materials used are accurate
in appearance, density, and
mass
Model shown rendered in
Autodesk VIZ™ in “tobacco
sunburst” with wear marks


MODEL BUILDING

1/8 SCALE
MODEL
Constructing an eco-
friendly sports vehicle
Clockwise from top left:

Scale design is printed &
cut out of acrylic

Foam added to acrylic

Fiberglass applied

Prepped for paint


MODEL BUILDING

FINAL DESIGNS
Final models shot on scale asphalt base sheet

Models range between 1/12 and 1/6 scale

Final cost: between $35 and $90


MODEL SCULPTING

ACTION FIGURE
Sculpting an action-figure model
Left: wooden maquette attached to plywood
base, tail wire visible
Right: mid-sculpture with clay attached, finger
wires visible
Plywood is covered with foam to serve as a
diorama base


MODEL SCULPTING

FINAL DESIGN
Sculpting an action-figure model
Created in Super Sculpty™ clay and model
airplane parts
Diorama built from acrylic, fiberglass, epoxy
and blue foam
Features built-in sound effects, removable
weaponry, real dreadlock hair and is fully
posable
Hand-airbrushed
All parts self-made
Final cost was under $100 for materials


THANK YOU FOR VIEWING

THOMAS M. RUTH
Portfolio
Contact:
3605 Taylor Road
Clifton Springs, NY 14432
(716) 208-1130
thomas.m.ruth@gmail.com
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