User Interface Designer.

User Interface Designer.

Over a decade of UI work across top-grossing films and franchises

Over a decade of UI work across top-grossing films and franchises

User Interface Designer

About

Specialization

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Nicolas Lopardo

Over a decade of UI work across top-grossing films and franchises

Crafting user interfaces that visualize future systems

Want to work together? Let's talk…

About

Over a decade of UI work across top-grossing films and franchises

Crafting user interfaces that visualize future systems

Specialization

Partner

Want to work together? Let's talk…

Biography

Nicolas Lopardo is a skilled User Interface Designer whose work has shaped the visual identity of major Hollywood blockbusters and AAA video game titles. His credits include projects such as Avatar: Fire and Ash, Top Gun: Maverick, Avengers: Endgame, and the Call of Duty franchise. Specializing in creating intricate, visually compelling interface designs, Lopardo's contributions are known for their ability to seamlessly blend technical precision with creative vision. His work plays a pivotal role in bringing futuristic and narrative-driven worlds to life on screen. With a dedication to pushing the boundaries of entertainment design, Nicolas Lopardo continues to leave his mark on some of the most celebrated projects in entertainment.

User Interface Designer

Nicolas Lopardo

Biography

Nicolas Lopardo is a skilled User Interface Designer whose work has shaped the visual identity of major Hollywood blockbusters and AAA video game titles. His credits include projects such as Avatar: Fire and Ash, Top Gun: Maverick, Avengers: Endgame, and the Call of Duty franchise. Specializing in creating intricate, visually compelling interface designs, Lopardo's contributions are known for their ability to seamlessly blend technical precision with creative vision. His work plays a pivotal role in bringing futuristic and narrative-driven worlds to life on screen. With a dedication to pushing the boundaries of entertainment design, Nicolas Lopardo continues to leave his mark on some of the most celebrated projects in entertainment.

User Interface Designer

Nicolas Lopardo

Overview.

A selection of work

Overview.

A selection of work

Top Gun: Maverick

GUI design for the 2022 action/drama Top Gun: Maverick. Working with Gmunk as design director and one of my favorite directors Joseph Kosinski, Toros Köse and I crafted the interface language seen throughout the film for this epic sequel. The tactical auditorium was conceptualized by Toros, while I focused on the cockpit and mission control center for the film’s opening sequence, The Darkstar.

Working with

Paramount Pictures

Top Gun: Maverick

GUI design for the 2022 action/drama Top Gun: Maverick. Working with Gmunk as design director and one of my favorite directors Joseph Kosinski, Toros Köse and I crafted the interface language seen throughout the film for this epic sequel. The tactical auditorium was conceptualized by Toros, while I focused on the cockpit and mission control center for the film’s opening sequence, The Darkstar.

Working with

Paramount Pictures

The Fate of the Furious

GUI design of the God's Eye 2.0 for the 2017 action/thriller The Fate of the Furious. Working with Cantina and Sean Cushing.

Working with

Cantina

The Fate of the Furious

GUI design of the God's Eye 2.0 for the 2017 action/thriller The Fate of the Furious. Working with Cantina and Sean Cushing.

Working with

Cantina

Specialization.

Crafting user interfaces that visualize future systems

Specialization.

Crafting user interfaces that visualize future systems

Kin

Hologram, HUD and visual effects for the 2018 sci-fi/thriller KIN directed by Josh Baker + Jonathan Baker, and working with the greats—Gmunk and Toros Köse.

Working with

Josh Baker + Jonathan Baker

Kin

Hologram, HUD and visual effects for the 2018 sci-fi/thriller KIN directed by Josh Baker + Jonathan Baker, and working with the greats—Gmunk and Toros Köse.

Working with

Josh Baker + Jonathan Baker

Avatar: The Way of Water

GUI design for the 2022 action/adventure film Avatar: The Way of Water. Working with Cantina—design supervisors Andrew Hawryluk and Nate Jess, and executive producer Sean Cushing.

Working with

Cantina

Avatar: The Way of Water

GUI design for the 2022 action/adventure film Avatar: The Way of Water. Working with Cantina—design supervisors Andrew Hawryluk and Nate Jess, and executive producer Sean Cushing.

Working with

Cantina

Contribution.

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of contributing to some of the most iconic projects in entertainment

Contribution.

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of contributing to some of the most iconic projects in entertainment

Ad Astra

User interface design for the 2019 sci-fi/thriller Ad Astra. Working with Territory—Marti Romances, Creative Director and Lyniel Dao, Producer—and one of my favorite directors James Gray, we created a series of systems and language that would integrate into the tapestry of the world James Gray envisioned. Consulting with NASA and JPL engineers, we established an authentic and plausible tech that would populate the near future world of Ad Astra.

Working with

Territory

Ad Astra

User interface design for the 2019 sci-fi/thriller Ad Astra. Working with Territory—Marti Romances, Creative Director and Lyniel Dao, Producer—and one of my favorite directors James Gray, we created a series of systems and language that would integrate into the tapestry of the world James Gray envisioned. Consulting with NASA and JPL engineers, we established an authentic and plausible tech that would populate the near future world of Ad Astra.

Working with

Territory

Black Adam

GUI design for the 2022 action/adventure film Black Adam. Working with Cantina—visual effects supervisor Aaron Eaton and visual effects producer Sean Cushing.

Working with

Cantina

Black Adam

GUI design for the 2022 action/adventure film Black Adam. Working with Cantina—visual effects supervisor Aaron Eaton and visual effects producer Sean Cushing.

Working with

Cantina

Partner.

Want to work together? Let's talk...

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Want to work together? Let's talk...

Credits

Credits

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Avatar: Fire and Ash
Divinity
Avatar: The Way of Water
Black Adam
Top Gun: Maverick
F9: The Fast Saga

In the Blink of an Eye
Thunder Force
Ad Astra
Kin
Mile 22
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Endgame
The Fate of the Furious


Black Mirror - Common People

The OA - The Angel of Death


Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Splitgate 2

Avatar: Fire and Ash
Divinity
Avatar: The Way of Water
Black Adam
Top Gun: Maverick
F9: The Fast Saga

In the Blink of an Eye
Thunder Force
Ad Astra
Kin
Mile 22
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Endgame
The Fate of the Furious


Black Mirror - Common People

The OA - The Angel of Death


Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Splitgate 2

© Nicolas Lopardo 2026

© Nicolas Lopardo 2026