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Tavis Coburn

Design Art

Tavis Coburn brings 25 years of visual storytelling expertise, blending traditional craft with digital innovation across print and motion. His work spans from action sports to luxury automotive, delivering sophisticated aesthetics and technical precision to every project.

His collaborations with ESPN 30 for 30, NFL Films, Apple, Scientific American, Arsenal FC, Virgin Racing F1, Adidas, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Lexus have earned recognition from the Art Directors Club NYC and Society of Publication Designers.

After shaping brand identities for industry leaders like Nike and Santa Cruz Skateboards, he launched WRAITH—a motion design studio where analog processes and cutting-edge technology converge to create distinctive visual experiences for forward-thinking brands.

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Home Base: Toronto, ON, Canada

Languages: English

Career Highlights

1000+

Editorial and Commercial assignments.

50+

Editorial & Book covers

20+

Major branding campaigns

10+

Brand redesign

“His style has evolved into a tighter, very futuristic style, and he’s become a master of technology and modern rendering techniques. His conceptual thinking is clever and on point.”

DJ Stout

Partner at Pentagram Design

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At WRAITH we build cinematic motion that ignites emotion, fuels obsession, and pulls audiences into a world they can’t ignore.

Experience

Founder

WRAITH

WRAITH is a motion design studio built for brands that play hard, move fast, and demand more. We craft cinematic visuals, high-voltage title sequences, and screen graphics that hit with precision and leave a mark. From legacy sports to luxury machines, we turn motion into momentum—charged with story, shaped by rebellion, and impossible to ignore.

MultimediaAdvertisingAutomotiveBrandCorporate & IndustryDocumentaryFeatureMotosportsNarrativeSkateProductSkiSurfSnowboard

Ongoing
Freelance Illustration and Design.

Tavis Coburn Illustration

Tavis Coburn is an illustrator with a 20+ year career built on bold lines, electric color, and a deep love of storytelling. His work fuses retro grit with futuristic polish — crafting images that punch through the noise and stick in your memory. From global brands to cult icons, he’s helped define visual worlds for Apple, Red Bull, ESPN, and more. The style is unmistakable. The impact, unforgettable.

FreelanceEditorialMotosportsScience & HealthcareNarrativeSnowboardSkate

1998 to present