Mark Cordell Holmes is a SF Bay Area creative professional, who has worked in games, feature animation, and tech over the past 30 years. As a 16-year veteran of the Pixar Animation Studios art department, Mark contributed to a dozen films, including 'A Bug’s Life', 'Toy Story 2 & 3', 'Monsters Inc', 'Monsters University', 'Ratatouille', 'The Incredibles', 'Cars 2' and 'Brave'. He was the graphics art director for 'Wall-E' and production designer for the short, 'Lifted'. Mark has worked for numerous game companies, including Epyx, Rocket Science, Electronic Arts, and Maxis, across mobile, PC & console platforms. As a founding member of the game startup Dynamighty, he led the art direction for the Bafta-nominated Sony release, Counterspy. Mark has worked in tech as a consulting art and creative director for Capital One, Google and Facebook, crafting interactive Doodle, AR and VR experiences. As a novelist and screenwriter passionate about all forms of storytelling, Mark regularly lectures on Cinematic Design: the Art and Craft of Emotional-Visual storytelling. Homes’ talk is part of our continuing series, Design Field Notes, held on Mondays from 1-2pm at 220 Jacobs Hall. This event is free and welcome to all students and the public.