Aaron Beck

Aaron Beck is a New Zealand born Conceptual Designer known for his iconic work in the film and video game industries. A life-long love of nature, science, and mechanics have helped him create a unique aesthetic based on an application of functional real-world technical solutions pushed into the realm of futuristic science fiction.

Aaron started his career as an animation director and animator, after falling in love with animation while studying illustration at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand. After a few years in the animation industry he left to pursue freelance illustration, animation, photography, and film making, while traveling overseas as much as possible, fulfilling his love of exploring new places.

In 2006 Aaron joined Weta Workshop, an Academy Award winning production studio in Wellington, New Zealand. Over his eight years with the company as a Senior Conceptual Designer he was involved in many big budget Hollywood blockbusters and other exciting projects, helping create a unique vision for films including Avatar, Elysium, and Mad Max Fury Road. After leaving Weta Workshop in 2014, Aaron worked as a freelance Conceptual Designer, providing work for many exciting video game properties, including Call of Duty Black Ops III, and FigureHeads, for a variety of clients around the world.

In 2016 Aaron relocated to Los Angeles California, to realise a childhood dream of living and working in this epic city.

In his free time Aaron enjoys many hobbies, including an active life in the vibrant car scene in Los Angeles, working on his 1973 Plymouth Barracuda car project, photography, Brazilian jiu jitsu, mountain biking, camping, and many personal art and design projects.

aaron@aaronbeck.com

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Articles:
Youtube: On Mechanical Designers
Verge: Designer Death
The Verge: Dark Arts
Speedhunters: Le Mans Meets Pikes Peak: The F132 Evolved
Speedhunters: Dream It, Build It
Speedhunters: The Art of Automotive Mashups
Speedhunters: Bring Dreams To Life
Fuel Tank: Art Of Drive
Film Sketchr: Interview with ELYSIUM Concept Artist Aaron Beck
The Collective Podcast: Aaron Beck
Kotaku: The Art Of Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Kotaku: The Soldiers Of The Future Dress Sharp
Kotaku: Now These Are Some Good-Lookin' Giant Robots
Kotaku: I For One Welcome Our New Robot Overlords
io9: The Insane Sex Robots We Never Saw in Elysium
io9: Designing Elysium: All The Secrets of Neill Blomkamp's Stark Future
io9: This short trailer has some of the best mecha design we've seen outside of video games