NATHAN AMONDSON
DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN, DIPLOMACY
URBAN DESIGN CONCEPTS
Long Beach THUMS Island Concepts
Concepts for the revitalization of the Long Beach THUMS Islands.
"Shifting Tides: The Evolution of Long Beach's Downtown Waterfront" Exhibit design in collaboration with Studio One Eleven.
LOCATION BASED ENTERTAINMENT
Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi
Art direction for Gotham area development, Justice League attraction, Joker's Funhouse attraction
Clients: Warner Bros. Studios, TAIT (FKA Thinkwell Group), AECOM,
Detailed design phase on Gotham area development, including IP themed facades, props, murals and graphics. The Joker Funhouse walk through attraction with IP themed show set, graphics, mechanical and media based interactives . Art director for concept, schematic and detailed design phase for Justice League: War World Attacks (dark ride with media projection). Art Direction of queue, DC character sculpts, dark ride show set, graphics, motion graphics and ride vehicle.
NFL Experience Times Square
Supervising Art Director Courtesy of Thinkwell Group
Concept refinement, schematic, detailed design and production oversight. Walk through experience with artifacts, media and interactives. Worked closely with NFL Films and Cirque Du Soleil from concept refinement through production.
Lionsgate Entertainment World
Supervising Art Director Courtesy of Thinkwell Group
Concept refinement, schematic, detailed design and production oversight. First vertical indoor theme park. Supervising art director for IP themed show set, first purpose built VR coaster, cabin simulator attraction, dark ride attraction, all ride vehicles, escape room experience, highly themed restaurants and retail offerings. Developed architecture vocabulary to define the Lionsgate brand, oversight on media and animation.
MOTION PICTURE
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Paramount Pictures, Focus Features, Millenium, Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers Pictures.
CORPORATE DESIGN
XBox E3 Media Brief (2000 - 2010) Concept Artist / Graphic Design / Visual Consultant. Xbox Executive Office Remodel - Lead designer / Concept Artist. Fallout 3 Launch PAX Booth {Award: Best in Show) Production Designer / Contractor
ART INSTALLATIONS
RAINBOW MACHINE (2025) Artist/ Designer x RDC-S111 Makers Group
Creative Consultant: Andrew Amondson, Long Beach Community Design Center: Intern Support
Collaborators
William Ellsworth, Artem Panchenko, Sinead Finnerty-Pyne, Dalane Nash, Spencer Salcedo, Tom Butler, William McLaughlin, Michael Brentlinger, Roisin Pyne, Saoirse Pyne, Rex Pezelled, Halona Hubbard, Richie Muhammad, Kathy Lin, Laura Ramos