ruth, thomas portfolio

Thomas M. Ruth Portfolio

THOMAS M. RUTH (716) 208-1130 • [email protected] March 8, 2016 1

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CONTACT INFORMATION

THOMAS M. RUTH (716) 208-1130 • [email protected]

THOMAS M. RUTH

Digital Portfolio

Contact:

3605 Taylor Road

Clifton Springs, NY 14432

(716) 208-1130

[email protected]

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3/D DESIGN


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INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING


EXHIBIT

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

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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™

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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

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PRODUCT

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

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EXHIBIT

DESIGN Tampa Bay Buccaneers

expansion area – kiosk

area are themed and units

are fully portable

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PRODUCT

DESIGN A kiosk designed to look

modern and high-tech,

carbon-fiber laminates,

smoked plexiglass, and

sandwiched solid-surface /

orange acrylic countertop

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PRODUCT

DESIGN Steel Pier, Atlantic City NJ

– units survived Hurricane

Sandy and are still in use

today

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PRODUCT

DESIGN Ralph Wilson Stadium,

Orchard Park NY; Graphic

wrap and aluminum-

composite material canopy

with mandrel bent

aluminum tubing and

McNichols perforated

metals

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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

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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

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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™

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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

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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

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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

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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

2/D DESIGN


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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™

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GRAPHIC ART


WIREFRAME DESIGN:

CLASSIC CAR Built entirely in “wireframe,” then added

shading and transparencies

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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

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SKETCHING


BALLPOINT PEN

SKETCH Freeform sketching and refined linework, blue

ballpoint pen

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SKETCHING


PENCIL RENDERING HBB pencil rendering

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SKETCHING FOR PRODUCTION


MARKER RENDERING “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

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ACTION FIGURE

SKETCH Concept sketch of an action figure for a toy

company

Mixed media including pencil and charcoal

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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

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FREELANCE DESIGN


Chateau

Niagara

Winery with a range of full

CMYK, die-cut, vinyl

labeling

Labels were responsible for

a two-fold increase in unit

sales

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MARKETING


FULL COLOR

CATALOGS Established the look and brand identity of an

entire company

Responsible for print and deadlines

Designed all registered trademarks, logos,

labels, product charts, and photography

Maintained strict budgets

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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)

Owner landed a contract

through marketing efforts

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THANK YOU FOR VIEWING


THOMAS M. RUTH

Digital Portfolio

Contact:

3605 Taylor Road

Clifton Springs, NY 14432

(716) 208-1130

[email protected]

(Use left and right arrow keys to review slides)



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