Percolater
I designed the UX for this iPad app that lets you sift through your news like it’s a stack of papers. What’s UX, you ask? Read to learn.
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Does Money Bring Happiness?
A Processing data visualization shows that money and happiness are not as correlated as you might think.
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Folding Steps
This chest of drawers folds out to become a handy step stool, saving space for those living in small spaces.
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Notely: What’s your story?
Local, shared stories: an app to leave anonymous stories and tips anywhere you frequent.
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Liquid Nitrogen Ice cream
I combined my inner nerd with my love of ice cream and experience design to pull off a delicious evening of ice cream made with liquid nitrogen.
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An Object from a Utopia
I worked with a glassblower to realize my vision for a glass “souvenir” from a visit to my imagined utopia.
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Adobe Packaging Goes Green
I redesigned CS4 packaging for Adobe as part of the company’s environmental sustainability efforts.
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What is a Robot?
The field of robotics is deceivingly complex. There is no clear answer to where to draw the line between robots and other devices. In this video I share my personal views on this field.
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Privacy Control: a Strategy Recommendation for AT&T
A comprehensive privacy strategy for AT&T based on in-depth observations of the company’s corporate culture and extensive research into the value of data in an open market.
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Kite Day
Making a kite is a fun way to learn how failure and iteration lead to a successful product. As we like to say around here, fail early, fail often.
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Baby Cakes
A chocolate stout cake for the adults and milk cake topped with strawberries for the baby, sure to make everyone enjoy that special day.
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Service Design: A New Strategy for Playtex
A needfinding project for Playtex’s infant care division. We conducted observations and interviews and designed products and services that prepare parents for, and support them during the first two months.
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Mini Personal Statement
A personal statement is an art piece that expresses some story or important part of yourself. This is a statement about my relationship with my father: the shared connection grown out of nearly 20 years of playing the violin together.
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Illuminating Object
This gentle flashlight is designed to be used during midnight trips to the bathroom, fridge, or anywhere else that requires just a little bit of light.
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A Pen in the Style of…
An exercise in understanding design language. I created pens in the style of Movado and Elsa Peretti (a Tiffany designer), drawing on their use of geometry, materials and form.
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Expressing Emotion with Foam
Formgiving is the closest thing to an Industrial Design course that JPD students take. The class is focused on using an object’s form to convey meaning and style, and the scope of the class is limited to four major projects, compared with more than a dozen in last quarter’s art class. This focus allows students [...]
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Pirates: A New Strategy for Healthy Eating
A project to leverage smart phones to promote healthy behaviors. Needfinding and observations showed us kids were the best target demographic, leading us to design this pirate-themed game.
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Robot Poster
The poster is an advertisement for a robot dating service – which is exactly what the characters say. I haven’t decided if the robot is offered to humans in need of a companion for the weekend, or if he’s looking for a female robot for himself. I don’t think it matters.
I am a Product Designer
That means I can make anything from computer hardware and yo-yos to museum exhibitions. Before I make anything, I watch people, talk to them, and try to understand the complexities of their needs. At the end of the day, my job is to make other people happy, and have fun along the way.
I am a Mechanical Engineer
Numbers make me go weak at the knees. I love power tools and know how to use them. And yes, that is machine oil under my nails.
I like solving hard problems
Like health care, energy, and the aging population. If you have a big problem, chances are good I can help you solve it.