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DOUGLASROGERS
Douglas R. Rogers is a highly respected award winning creative designer with a wide range of experience spanning multiple disciplines of visual, graphic and entertainment design.
A career that started in graphic design evolved when Doug became fascinated by the power of design in storytelling. That interest led him to him to an MFA in Production Design from the Yale School of Drama. Since that time, Doug has worked extensively in theatrical design, animation and location-based entertainment. Most recently, he has been working as a Concept Design Principal for Walt Disney Imagineering, reconceptualizing and expanding The Castle of Magical Dreams for the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. Prior to that, he completed several Imagineering projects for the Thea Award winning Shanghai Disneyland Resort, most notably designing the center showpiece of the park, The Enchanted Storybook Castle, the largest Disney castle in the world.
Doug was the Production Designer for Disney Animation’s, beloved classic Tangled, and Visual Development Set Designer for, The Princess and the Frog. He worked on six films at DreamWorks Animation and was nominated for an Annie Award in Production Design for his work as Art Director for the Academy Award winning film Shrek.
A native of Paris, Tennessee (home of the Worlds’ Biggest Fish Fry!), Rogers currently resides in Glendale, CA, where he attempts to keep up with his amazing wife Susan, a Producer/Writer for animation, and their son, Jackson a Media X student at the University of the Pacific
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