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Harald Belker
Harald Georg Belker PhD hon. (born May 27, 1961, Krefeld, Germany) is an automotive/product designer best known for his vehicle designs in films such as Batman and Robin and Minority Report and recently Tron Legacy. His designs range from sunglasses, Kaenon to electric bikes, e-bike and Hotwheels for Mattel.
At 48, Belker has been involved in the design field for roughly 20 years. “I started dreaming about car design pretty late. I was about 26 and finished a degree in engineering before I even heard of the Art Center College of Design”, he admits. “But once I saw what they did, I was pretty sure that this would be my future as well.”
After graduating from the Art Center College of Design, Belker fell into the dream design job of designing cars for Porsche. From Porsche, Belker then moved to another iconic automotive company at Mercedes Benz in California where he worked on the Mercedes Smart Car as well as the ‘S’ and ‘M’ class models.
With his switch to the entertainment industry he quickly became a household name. Still adding to his credit, he started out with the Bat mobile for the Warner Bros. Batman and Robin film, and the futuristic cars of Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report including the sporty red Lexus. Other movie credits include vehicle design for Armageddon, Inspector Gadget, Fahrenheit 451 and Cat in the Hat, Triple X series, concept designs for Spider-Man 1 and 3 and Iron-man 1 and 2, and many more.
What time he has left, he spends with his family and enjoys seeing his daughter growing up and whenever there is time and wind, he can be found kite surfing somewhere along the southern California coastline.
Applications: Adobe Photoshop, Modo, Sketchup
Creative Fields: Industrial Design, Concept Art, Illustration, 3D Modeling
At 48, Belker has been involved in the design field for roughly 20 years. “I started dreaming about car design pretty late. I was about 26 and finished a degree in engineering before I even heard of the Art Center College of Design”, he admits. “But once I saw what they did, I was pretty sure that this would be my future as well.”
After graduating from the Art Center College of Design, Belker fell into the dream design job of designing cars for Porsche. From Porsche, Belker then moved to another iconic automotive company at Mercedes Benz in California where he worked on the Mercedes Smart Car as well as the ‘S’ and ‘M’ class models.
With his switch to the entertainment industry he quickly became a household name. Still adding to his credit, he started out with the Bat mobile for the Warner Bros. Batman and Robin film, and the futuristic cars of Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report including the sporty red Lexus. Other movie credits include vehicle design for Armageddon, Inspector Gadget, Fahrenheit 451 and Cat in the Hat, Triple X series, concept designs for Spider-Man 1 and 3 and Iron-man 1 and 2, and many more.
What time he has left, he spends with his family and enjoys seeing his daughter growing up and whenever there is time and wind, he can be found kite surfing somewhere along the southern California coastline.
Applications: Adobe Photoshop, Modo, Sketchup
Creative Fields: Industrial Design, Concept Art, Illustration, 3D Modeling
| City: Marina del Rey | Personal Site: http://www.haraldbelker.com/ |
| Location: USA | Work URL: http://www.pulseracingonline.com/ |
| Experience: 18 years, 4 months | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pulseracingonline |
| Employer: self employed | Twitter: |
| Title: PhD hon. | LinkedIN: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=tab_pro |
| Status: Freelancing / Busy | Other: |
title: Introduction of Harald Belker's quick tips.
price: FREE
start date: Oct 9, 2011
followers: 414
total comments: 6
applications: Sketchup, Adobe Photoshop, Not Listed, Modo
Introduction of what will soon come...
price: FREE
start date: Oct 9, 2011
followers: 414
total comments: 6
applications: Sketchup, Adobe Photoshop, Not Listed, Modo
Introduction of what will soon come...
title: Introduction to Car Design and Drawing
price: FREE
start date: Jan 25, 2011
followers: 143
total comments: 4
applications: Adobe Photoshop
Harald graduated with honors from the Transportation Design program at Art Center College of Design in 1990. After graduating he went to work for Porsche in Stuttgart, Germany and then moved on to the Advanced Design Studio for Mercedes-Benz in Orange County, California. After his automotive design experience he moved into doing design work for the entertainment industry. He has designed vehicles and props for numerous motion pictures, including Batman & Robin, Armageddon, Deep Blue Sea, Inspector Gadget, Battlefield Earth, Spider-Man, Minority Report, XXX, The Cat in the Hat, and Superman.
price: FREE
start date: Jan 25, 2011
followers: 143
total comments: 4
applications: Adobe Photoshop
Harald graduated with honors from the Transportation Design program at Art Center College of Design in 1990. After graduating he went to work for Porsche in Stuttgart, Germany and then moved on to the Advanced Design Studio for Mercedes-Benz in Orange County, California. After his automotive design experience he moved into doing design work for the entertainment industry. He has designed vehicles and props for numerous motion pictures, including Batman & Robin, Armageddon, Deep Blue Sea, Inspector Gadget, Battlefield Earth, Spider-Man, Minority Report, XXX, The Cat in the Hat, and Superman.
title: Integrating a Vehicle into an Environment
price: FREE
start date: Jan 25, 2011
followers: 160
total comments: 6
applications: Adobe Photoshop
Harald graduated with honors from the Transportation Design program at Art Center College of Design in 1990. After graduating he went to work for Porsche in Stuttgart, Germany and then moved on to the Advanced Design Studio for Mercedes-Benz in Orange County, California. After his automotive design experience he moved into doing design work for the entertainment industry. He has designed vehicles and props for numerous motion pictures, including Batman & Robin, Armageddon, Deep Blue Sea, Inspector Gadget, Battlefield Earth, Spider-Man, Minority Report, XXX, The Cat in the Hat, and Superman.
price: FREE
start date: Jan 25, 2011
followers: 160
total comments: 6
applications: Adobe Photoshop
Harald graduated with honors from the Transportation Design program at Art Center College of Design in 1990. After graduating he went to work for Porsche in Stuttgart, Germany and then moved on to the Advanced Design Studio for Mercedes-Benz in Orange County, California. After his automotive design experience he moved into doing design work for the entertainment industry. He has designed vehicles and props for numerous motion pictures, including Batman & Robin, Armageddon, Deep Blue Sea, Inspector Gadget, Battlefield Earth, Spider-Man, Minority Report, XXX, The Cat in the Hat, and Superman.