As the son of a graphic designer, Rion Vernon began his freelance career at the age of eight years old. Since then he has contributed his unique vision to a wide variety of feature films, video games and multi-media projects. His client roster includes DreamWorks, Stan Winston Studio, Electronic Arts, Sony Pictures, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, New Line Cinema and many others.
Rion has also designed numerous licensing and merchandising products for a variety of clients, as well as for his own personal projects. Most recently, he has partnered with master craftsman Zach Manchester to form Manchester & Vernon; a design and fabrication company specializing in the production of “pseudo antiquities”.
Visit Manchester & Vernon here.
~ You can now support Rion’s personal projects by joining him on PATREON~
Resume:
DIC Entertainment Aug.’93 - Dec ‘93
Advertising department
Character design for Christmas Special “Jingle Bell Rock”
Stan Winston Studio Nov ’94 – June ‘96
Character design for “Lost World”
Personal painting for Michael Jackson
Storyboard artist and make up designer for Michael Jackson’s video “Ghosts”
Stan Winston Studio interior shop murals and Christmas cards.
Character designer for James Cameron’s “Avatar”
Character designer for Stan Winston’s “Haunted House”
Character designer for Stan Winston’s “Monster Hockey”
Dream Works Television Animation June ’96 – Dec ‘96
Production artist and character designer for “Toonsylvania”
Character designer for video release “Joseph”
Metropolis Publications Jan ’97 – March ‘97
Character design for “Cursed Amusement”
DreamWorks Interactive / Electronic Arts March ’97 – Aug ’01
Character design for the following:
Tai-Fu
Tai-Fu II
Exile
The Masses Hyde
Superheroes
Clive Barker’s “Undying”
Dick Sleezy’s Fabulous Million Dollar Island
Wrestling Freaks
Soaked
Slipshod
Harry Potter
Road Rash II
Dead Center
FREELANCE WORK:
Orion Search Partners Aug '01
Logo design
Paramount Pictures / Nickelodeon March ’02 – April ’02
Character design for feature film, “Inter-stellar Pig”
Scott Langteau April '02
Illustration for the children's book "Sofa Boy"
Sony Interactive May ’02
Character design for "John Henry" video game
Stan Winston Studio Aug – Sept ‘02
Character design for AREA 51 video game
Drac in a Box Nov ’02
Character design / logo for clothing store
Narcisse Designs Dec '02
Logo design
Cinema Secrets May '03
Catalogue cover illustration
Spark Interactive May '03
Character design for company logo
Storyboard for animated company logo
Embrace Films Oct '03
Sound design for "Wounded Love"
BC Ethic Oct '03
Branding illustration for clothing company
New Line Cinema Oct '03
Pre production illustration for "Son of Mask"
Storyboards for "Son of Mask"
Messex Toys Oct '03
Conceptual design for "Alternateens" figures
Volcanik Jan '04
Album cover illustration
Rock & Roll Photography Jan '04
Logo design and illustration
1313 Magazine Feb '04
Illustration for magazine
Sony Interactive April '04
Character design for "My Monster"
Necronic Nov '04
Website illustration
Townsend Nov '04
Character design for "Zodiac" video game
Vehicle design for "Zodiac" video game
Doughboy Pizza Jan '05
Logo design
Bronx Casket Co Jan '05
Album cover illustration
Epitaph Records May '05
Illustration for album cover
Rei Photography June '06
Website and logo design
Heckles and Twitch 2006 - 2010
Website graphic design
Website sound design
Website promotional photography
Promotional illustration
Promotional sound design
Soundtrack for short film
Leatherotics Corset Co Aug '06
Logo design
Brash Entertainment Oct '08
Character design for "Cowboys and Aliens" Video game
No More Kings June '09
Costume design for "Cosmonaut Petey" short film
Video production for "Cosmonaut Petey"
Sound design for "Cosmonaut Petey"
Nickelodeon Sept 2008
Character design for animated series "Plastic Fantastic"
Universal Music Group Feb '09
Character design for "Soulja Boy" music video
Emerald Nuts May '09
Storyboard for "Nut Snob" commercial
Character design for "Nut Snob" commercial
Stoopid Buddy Stoodio 2008 - 2010
Character Design for animated short "Superbago"
Website graphic design for animated series "Superbago"
Character design for animated series "LARP"
Voice over work for "Untitled" teaser
Virtual Army audio software company Aug 2010
Graphic design for website
Stoopid Buddy Stoodio - 2016 - 2018
I.P. Development (undisclosed projects)
Design and Illustration for promotional activity book
Design and illustration for company sticker book
Layout and design for Animation Magazine
llustration for Annie Awards program
Studio interior design and fabrication
Design and illustration for promotional cards
Design and illustration for company patches
Design and illustration for company pins
Design and fabrication for convention booth
Design and illustration for company Christmas cards
Design and illustration for company shirts
Design and illustration for company notebook
Character Design, environment design and branding development for "Crossing Swords"
Disney XD - 2016 and 2017
Character and environment design for "Haunted Mansion" Halloween spots.
Ziploc - 2016
Character and environment design for "Ziplock" commercial
Monopoly - 2016
Production design for board game commercial
Sony Crackle - 2016 and 2017
Design and illustration for Supermansion "Christmas" and "Halloween" specials
Lego - 2017
Design for online promotional images
PlayDoh - 2017
Character and environment design for commercial
Sony - 2017
Design and layout for "Rabbids" feature film presentation
Robot Chicken - 2017
Character design for "Road Hogs" segment
Rob Zombie - 2017
Conceptual designs for undisclosed project
20th Century Fox Television - 2016
Character and environment design for "Simpsons Couch Gag".
Hasbro - 2017
Graphic design for "Transformers" commercial
Super Seven - 2017
Character and environment design for "The Worst" animated project
Jon Favreau - 2017
Environment design for "Chef Show"
Design for "Challenge Coin"
Justin Roiland - 2017
Character and environment development for "Gloop World"
Pepperidge Farm - 2017 and 2018
Character and environment design for "Goldfish" commercials
Dreamwork's Animation - 2018
Character design for "Captain Underpants" segment
Carl's JR - 2017 and 2018
Character and environment design for commercial
Since 2002, Rion has also developed a variety of personal, multi-media projects. Much of this work is showcased here in his portfolio.