Anthony Watts

The Bent Bristle is a passion project that shares my love of military and fantasy miniature figure painting with thousands of fellow artists and hobbyists around the world. Our online store serves North America by importing the best figure kits and modeling supplies from Europe. We also hold seminars and workshops featuring Europe's best miniature artists and have a brand new model range of our own.

Financeit allows small and medium sized business to offer point-of-sale financing to their customers. As Creative Director, I am the caretaker of our brand and manage creative projects for of our Sales, Marketing, and Technology departments at the helm of our design team. I also sit on our Product Team where I offer user experience and design expertise for new product initiatives.

As Creative Director, I led the creative efforts behind a health and wellness oriented iOS application including interface design, logo design, and marketing material production. I worked closely with executive and development teams to plan and continually improve the product's user experience.

As Senior Visual Designer, I designed user interfaces for a new Android smartphone, including the browser, phone, keyboard, and various system components such as the application launcher. I created and maintained documentation and specifications, and worked closely with development teams locally and overseas to ensure the designs were implemented correctly. I also designed and maintained assets for our development teams and managed documentation for the SDK.

As Avid Life Media's Creative Director,  I designed and developed front-end for Avid's new Ruby on Rails based dating site platform and led the design team in the creation and maintenance of  web and mobile properties, and the creation of marketing materials. I also led design and user experience efforts in new product development.

I was a co-founder of Toronto's first Rails based consulting agency where I led design and front-end development efforts for our many web and mobile clients. I designed and developed the front-end for many successful projects including Canadian Tire, The Score, Rail Europe, and various start-ups.

At Games Workshop I led the design studio in the creation and maintenance of web and print media, as well as supporting marketing efforts and gaming events across the country. I was responsible for design, layout, and writing for the Canadian edition of White Dwarf magazine, and I supported marketing efforts with painting and modelling projects, event logistics, and special gaming events.

At Cyberplex, I designed and maintained web front-ends for our clients including Handspring, Eaton's, Irwin Toy, and others.

I graduated from the Integrated Media Department with a focus on film and video. I also explored electronics, sound, and 3d animation.