Reunion

Albuquerque native Jonathan Nagel studied at the University of Denver (BA 03’), creating short films and working in broadcast production. He was fortunate to meet some of his childhood heroes, Ray Harryhausen and Syd Mead while attending a visual effects conference in Marin County California, which planted the seeds of his career and future endeavors. This experience cemented the idea that playing, creating, and visualizing one's imagination through the lens of design for the rest of your life can be a career choice.

Jonathan pursued a career in high-tech software for some of the top start-ups of the last decade including Anark Corporation (Acquired by Nvidia), AI.Implant (Acquired by Presagis), Scaleform Corp (Acquired by Autodesk and team behind Oculus), and Ready At Dawn Studios (Top independent game developer behind PSP: God of War: Ghost of Sparta & recently acquired by Meta).

In 2014, Jonathan pursued his passion for visual arts & design by attending the Art Center College of Design, graduating with a degree in Illustration Design with an emphasis on Entertainment Arts in 2018.

Since 2018 Jonathan has been freelance designing, making art, and short films. One recent film made in 2022, “Infinite Simulations” has won several film festival awards.