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4 Ever wonder where people get such fantastic designs for their masks, helmets or vehicles? Could be you’re seeing a Derrick Gilders’ original. He has been creating high profile headwear and luxury motorcycle designs for the past 10 years. Heads Up: Artist at Work! O Once you meet Derrick Gilders (Industrial Design 89 /Mechanical Engineering Technician 92) you never really look at a helmet or motorcycle the same way again. The plain ones tend to look like a canvas or, if already decorated, they are indeed works of art. “My work is custom order, so I meet to discuss ideas, start with some sketches and go from there,” says Derrick. “Whatever you can imagine, I can design: from animals, birds and mythical creatures to superheroes, sports crests and flaming skulls.” He does the design work in his home studio but the surface preparation and painting is done in a rented corner of a mechanic’s workshop in London. He uses automobile paint and the production process has a number of intricate steps and layers. While he became used to seeing his work at local hockey arenas, he got a big thrill in 2003. “I was watching NHL hockey on TV with my son and Ottawa Senators’ goaltender Martin Prusek skated out wearing a Gilders Design original,” recalls Derrick. “It was my first year for a mask in the NHL and that was pretty cool.” The studio roster is impressive with projects completed for the New York Rangers, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Cinncinati Reds and the London Knights just to name a few. He’s still busiest at Christmas though. “Parents and grandparents just love to surprise their young puck-stoppers,” says Derrick. “Those jobs are fun because they’re so personal.” Referrals are now providing more than steady part-time work, and while it may become full-time some day, Derrick says he’s quite content for now to keep his full-time job at General Dynamics where he has been a technical writer and editor for the past 14 years. To see more of Derrick’s high profile handiwork, visit www.gildersdesign.com Fanshawe College Alumni News Spring 2006
COVER STORY It’s a long way from playing guitar in high school to holding one of the top management roles with entertainment giant Nelvana, but Dale Hancocks (Music Industry Arts 88) is proof that it can be done. His strategic decisions along the way have built on a set of skills originally honed at Fanshawe College and for a man immersed in both cartoon characters and complex international contract law, he’s refreshingly relaxed. (All images copyright of Nelvana and used with permission.) Fanshawe College Alumni News Spring 2006 5
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