Design Skills
I am equally adept in navigating the ambiguity of early design development as I am diving into DFM and CAD detailing. Here's a glimpse at some of the methods I employ and key skills i leverage in during the design process.
Dreaming up Dog Toys Ideation is easier when connected with real user needs. Here's a glimpse into my process of generating insight driven ideas.
Distill user research down to key insights and motivations.
Combining features and forms brings unique concept opportunities to life.
Dreaming up Dog Toys Ideation is easier when connected with real user needs. Here's a glimpse into my process of generating insight driven ideas.
Ideas you can Handle Physical products benefit from early 3D exploration. Here's how I integrate physical models into explorative brainstorm sessions.
Quick brainstorm sketches help cast a wide net of design options.
As fidelity grows design modular models to easily swap out and test multiple forms and feature approaches.
Ideas you can Handle Physical products benefit from early 3D exploration. Here's how I integrate physical models into explorative brainstorm sessions.
The Garden is Trending Our world is an immense source of inspiration. With the right mindset and framework(s) trends alone can help build an idea pipeline.
Trendscapes are an amazing tool for organizing and visualizing areas ripe for product conceptualization.
The result? Focused inspirational concepts that will serve as a springboard for design development.
The Garden is Trending Our world is an immense source of inspiration. With the right mindset and framework(s) trends alone can help build an idea pipeline.
Product Definition
Defining healthy project boundaries helps a team focus on fruitful spaces for concept exploration. I believe a strong project "backbone" of technology/trend landscape, user studies, and strategic analysis leads to ideas that best connect with users.
2D-to-3D Ideation
I lean on my ID fundamentals (sketch and form study) to create and capture ideas in a mixture of 2D and 3D forms. I find experiencing concepts early helps build a “believability depth” resulting in rich holistic concept directions.
Human Scaled
While I ideate big and broad during product exploration, my work is always grounded by realistic bounds of the human body. My knowledge of anthropometrics, strength and human movement help me excel developing design that fits us.
Model Making
I’m a proponent of getting ideas into users hands as early as possible. There is much to learn from interaction with real users that helps a team ensure they’re developing promising concept directions that match the context of use.
3D Realization
Aesthetic desires must be balanced by functional realities to create practical solutions. It’s here my advanced 3D visualization experience shines through transitioning conceptual vision into refined design intent.