Thinking Out Loud.
A combination of thoughtfulness, practicality, and style intersect in my design work to reflect a philosophy that puts function over form, but maintains a strong visual language.
Flatpack Chair Project.
Ideation
The chair had to be able to be flat-packed down to 1”, support 250 pounds, and be able to be user-assembled, so I had to think around those parameters. I started with a handful of designs that I transferred from hand sketches to Autodesk Fusion360 to laser cut.
Prototyping & Refinement
I made 21 total iterations of 1/4 scale laser-cut cardboard prototypes, and slowly corrected what I found to be weaknesses in each iteration. With each iteration, my chair design slowly began to take form.
After going through every iteration, I finally arrived at the final layout for the chair. The next problem was how to hold it together, which I solved by designing a 3d-printed clip to slot in at each joint.
Final Deliverable
The final product was cut on a water-jet system, and after some small tolerance adjustments, the final product was ready to go. My design smashed every requirement, and was a big hit with my peers during the projects’ final critique.
Assembled by inexperienced consumers in under five minutes.
Process: Prototype to Deliverable.
Book Cover Redesign.
The assignment was simple – we were supposed to redesign a cover for a preexisting book.
I gave it my own personal spin with a mixed-media approach, using contact sheets from my photography work and overlaying era-specific historical photographs over my preexisting frames.
Once the photoshop blend & overlay was complete, I printed it out & marked it up with a red grease pencil, similar to what I do with my own contact sheets. I then scanned this marked-up version of the contact sheet and inserted it into my design.
The text is written in Helvetica, a nod to the signage of the New York City subway system’s signage, which plays back into the plot of the novel and the title of the book itself.
Exhibit Posters.
For each one of my solo photography exhibitions, I create a handful of flyers and posters. They set the tone for the audience and showcase some of the work to (hopefully) attract some attendance.
