A blackbelt artist in the truest form, he holding a black belt in martial arts, and hold an art degree in design, please welcome Tobin Dorn.
Tell me more about yourself.
Tobin holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has been practicing daily since 1998. He trained at the renowned Chuteboxe academy, in Curitiba, where he received his black belt as well as becoming friends with many of the world¹s top MMA fighters.
As a designer, Tobin graduated in communication/design from the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, and works as a footwear designer with industry leaders such as Puma, Umbro, Kappa, Mizuno to name a few, through his studio, New Level Design, www.newleveldesign.com.
With Opticfeed.com, Tobin focuses on a specific segment of the market, “mixed martial arts illustrations², and has created his unique style, that
utilizes both his personal everyday training with his talent as a successful sport designer.
How to keep your creativity works?
My two greatest passions in life are design and mixed martial arts. It is easy to work in areas that you have great interest, therefore I am in heaven designing and illustrating within the mixed martial arts realm.
Your favorite media?
My favorite media is sketching and illustrating with pencil by hand. I use my Mac for almost all of my professional projects to one extent but I always start my concept, ideas, illustrations, etc. with a hand sketch and later fine tune them with photoshop or illustrator.
How to reach you?
You can reach me by email, tobin@newleveldesign.com.br, or by contacting me through my sites, www.newleveldesign.com, www.opticfeed.com or www.ndgstudios.com.
Your future plan?
My future plans include designing for leading sports brands in the areas of footwear and apparel as well as starting a fightwear brand that will be performance based but have strong street appeal.
