Strengths

One of my strengths as a designer is that I can see a project from start to finish. Finishing things on time has always been a positive of mine. I have never missed a due date (knock on wood). I believe that finishing things on time is extremely important because if you don't not only will you let someone else down, but you will have let yourself down.


Another strength of mine is to be extremely thorough. This has helped me completely projects from start to finish, but has also helped my researching. I like to know the facts all around before I start going into something. I like to be able to answer any question, intelligently and correctly and find that the only way to do this adequately is to research well.


I've been told a couple times that I have a good graphic eye. This is helpful because Industrial Design is about being good at everything. You need to know a bit of graphic design, digital, fashion, and architecture. Being able to dabble in other areas of design is extremely important to be a decent designer all around.

Good Design

Creating quality products that continually help generations through intuitive features despite age, experience, or culture.

Good design can be seen in the Kitchen-Aid Mixer, Mini Cooper, Ferrari, Apple Computer, Aeron Chair, legos and the Eames Lounge chair. These are all good designs that express both a positive, memorable, personality without compromising the function. 

Mixed Media

Photoshop and Marker Render

Photoshop and Marker Render 2

Both use Photoshop and Marker to create a nice render.

USB Redesign

"Things Change. They Always Do."

If you know what movie that line came from you're a nerd. But an exited nerd. The Last Starfighter made it's debut in 1984 and was the first movie to do all special effects on a Cray X-MP (aka a really really old computer). For those who have never even heard of this film, here's a quick synopsis. Alex, wants to be a normal kid, but has too many responsibilities. All he wants to do in life is get married to his girlfriend and settle down outside of the trailer park he was raised in. As you could have guessed, there isn't a lot to do in a trailer park located in the middle of the desert, so he spends much of his time playing a video game. Well low and behold the video game was actually a test from a group from a galaxy under-attack by alien invasion. They take Alex on a ride of his life showing that the game is actually real and try to recruit him to help defeat the alien invasion. Alex soon learns that he can't return to his trailer park life, and becomes "The Last Starfighter." As amazingly cheesy as this movie sounds, it's actually pretty good. It has good acting and amazing graphics. It's like an generic Star Wars. But movies like these are essential for designers to see. They spark the imagination beyond just different shapes or radius'. Instead they suggest simple games could actually be portals into other areas. Everything in this movie is well designed and thought out. True inspiration instigates new concepts and thoughts. The Last Starfighter is just a fantastic version of this.


I almost forgot- What made me choose this movie, is that they are making a sequel for it expected to debut this year (2010). It has the entire cast, (who's still alive) and I can't wait to see if it passes the intense sequel test. Will it match up to the original or flop?! Only time will tell...


The Last Starfighter Trailer

Inspirational Designers

Joshua Smith also known as hydro 74 is a very inspirational designer. Although he is located in Florida, he created designs for snowboarding companies among several others. He is so inspirational, not because of the products he creates, but more because of the range he is able to do. Not only can he create rough, graffiti like graphics, but also clean and flowing graphics as well. He has worked on brands like Hasbro, and Burton to Nike and Statefarm Insurance.  His range and graphic ability is where I hope to be one day.


http://www.hydro74.com/

Infographics

What makes this infograph so awesome, is first off the color palette but also the 

ease in understanding what is going on. Infographs should corrolate a large amount of information

quickly and easily as possible. They should allow a person to understand what's going on

without having to do too much searching.

I really like this infograph because it shows the 4 different areas the iPad is competing in. Again, it's easy to read, understand and is clear. It takes a large amount of information and made it clear and concise.

What if shopping were like this? You see something you like, while walking and search for it, finding out the cost, make and overall opinion of it. Although this concept may be very futuristic, it's clear and sparks imagination.

Elizabethtown

"I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings; coming down is the hardest thing." I always wondered if Tom Petty really knew how brilliant of a song he was writing when he wrote this. If there was a movie that fit this song it would be Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown is about how there is so much more to life then you think it is. The trailer emphasizes how small we are in the grand scheme of things. After seeing the movie, this trailer is the abstract to the film. It's brilliant.

Elizabethtown - Original trailer (good quality)