PORTFOLIO

Three and two dimensional computer-aided designs were developed in SolidWorks®. Portfolio includes completed products including mechanized devices, props, and sets for military and entertainment.

3D CAD: Newest Projects

Design on glass

Design on glass

Rusted osprey

Rusted osprey

Concept osprey

Concept osprey flying over gloomy
sunset

Concept Global Hawk with USAF insignia

Concept global hawk with
USAF insignia

Checkered F1 Mustang Aircraft

Checkered F1 Mustang aircraft
(animated)

Silver and Gray F-100 aircraft

Silver and gray F-100 aircraft
 

Galvanized Huey

Galvanized huey
 

Australian Huey

Australian huey (animated)

Concept aircraft: a Luft with logo(animated)

Concept aircraft: a Luft with logo
(animated)

Automobile tire

Automobile tire
 

 

2D AND 3D CAD: Selected Projects

2D technical drawing of a soaring

2D technical drawing of a
soaring bridge

2D Vibrato Sketch

2D paper vibrato drawing (animated)
 

Cam bracket sketch (animated)

2D cam bracket drawing (animated)
 

3D CAD sketch of a gear

Drawing of a gear
   

3D CAD sketch of a fan

3D CAD drawing of a fan
 

Gas burner part

Gas burner
 

Knife Handle

Knife handle (animated)
 

Rod Support

Rod support (animated)
 

Cuisinart

Cuisinart  

Angle

Angle (animated)

Cola can pull tab

Cola can pull tab

Soda can (animated)

Soda can (animated)

Bolt

Bolt (animated)

Handle

Wrench handle (animated)
 

Nut and bolt

Nut and bolt
 

Latch

Latch
 
 

Concept for pottery

Concept for pottery design
 

Concept for fortune cookies

Concept for fortune cookie
presentation

Concept for a brick couch

Concept for a brick couch

 

Mechanized Devices, Props, and Sets

Norman Griffin Company produced the following products through the process of hand sketching, sculpting prototypes, and engineering the final product/production.

Autonomous sentry vehicle

Autonomous vehicle designed to
perform sentry duty

 

C3PO costume for Lucas/Disney productions

Full body 3CPO costume for
George Lucas/Walt Disney
Productions
 

Mechanical ostrich for Walt Disney World

Mechanical ostrich floats 9 feet
high; featured in the Lion King
parade for Walt Disney World

Men in Black sculpture for Universal Studios

Men in Black sculpture for
Universal Studios
 

25-foot high numbers for Dodge Trucks commercial

25-foot high numbers built for a
Dodge Trucks commercial
   

Dodge commercial

Dodge commercial
See commercial on YouTube »
 

GMC truck commercial

Hydraulic car crushing machine
designed exclusively for
GMC Creative.

Steam engine for production at Six Flags theme park

A steam engine built for a
production at Six Flags theme
park in Chicago, IL

Drop tank in Die Hard 3: Die with a Vengeance

Drop tank used in Die Hard 3:
Die Hard with a Vengeance

Norman working with chalk drawing Coca-Cola bottle

Norman working with chalk on
sidewalk

Props for Nestle Crunch Commercial

Props for Nestle Crunch ad
See commercial on YouTube® »
 

Prop for the band Chicago

Stage set for the band, Chicago
 
 

FINE ARTS

As mentioned, Norman has spent years in Fine Arts as a painter and sketcher. He also demonstrated his craft in Guest Drawing and as a Painting Instructor at Humbolt University. Here are a couple of his drawings.

Hand sketch of young woman

Hand sketch of young woman
 

Pencil drawing of woman

Pencil drawing of woman

Hand sketch of Joe Garnet, Producer

Charcoal drawing of producer,
Joe Garnet