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Industrial Designer, Social Explorer
stephenkennedyA sampling of work.
A project about personal contribution.Appropriating old function & new intention.
Reappropriating a found piece of furniture: a valet stand. The chair provides the opportunity for clothes to be tossed onto it.
Each individual completes the composition of the chair by adding their personal effects.
chairbetjänt
Ingvar Kamprad Design CentrumLund University, Sweden
Fall 2007Solidworks, woodworking, sewing
Photography by Michael Gluzman,
Art Directed by Stephen Kennedy
A project in wearable design.Exploring the relationship between people & their stuff.
The goal was not to redesign luggage, but to get people to think about the things that they travel with.
PackYou becomes a means of foregrounding the personality of the user as the objects within become the texture of the garment.
packyou
Ingvar Kamprad Design CentrumLund University, Sweden
Fall 2007prototyping, pattern-making, sewing
pleaseconfineyour lifeto thisspace.
A group project in workspace design.A street food cart,a communal table.
PBlovesJ was designed with the shared experience of a community in mind, through the act of making peanut butter & jelly sandwiches.
The way you interact with the cart informs a means of interacting with others. Whether that interaction is through conversation or simply observation, users become part one another’s experiences.
pblovesj
College of ArchitectureGeorgia Tech, Atlanta
Spring 2008Solidworks, paperboard mock-up
Paper model (above right) by Stephen Kennedy
Cart, storage modules, sink, trash can, & canopy modeled in Solidworks by Stephen Kennedy
Rendered in Maya by Michael Gluzman
Logo by Travis Ekmark
A practice in exhibit design.Showcasing the work of Georgia Tech & SCAD Industrial Design.
The designed content of the exhibit included everything from informational plaques to the overall theme: unpacking young design minds.
Chalk & stencils were employed as a medium to tie back to the educational content of this portion of the exhibition.
made in school
Part of “MADE in GA” ExhibitMuseum of Design Atlanta
Summer 2008art direction, curation, graphics, stenciling, plotting, plaque mock-up, space planning
Photography courtesy of Josh Tuminella
A group project in community connection.Mapping the opportunities of Red Hook, Brooklyn, a community in transition.
I designed a map illustrating the disconnect of information about events between local businesses & community centers in Red Hook.
The data arose from the ethnographic study of informational postcards prevalent throughoutthe neighborhood.
common ground
Integrated Design CurriculumParsons New School for Design, NYC
Summer 2008Illustrator, 24 x 36”
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local businesscommunity center
info path, business
info path, community
InformationDistribution
A group project in community connection between locals & those becoming locals.
By observing community efforts on a larger scale, we were able to link several different organizations through a recipe swap.
Using existing methodologies of information distribution, a recipe card was designed as the physical link over the common ground of food.
common ground
Integrated Design CurriculumParsons New School for Design, NYC
Summer 2008Illustrator, Photoshop, 4x6”
Logo & art direction by Stephen Kennedy, layout by Liliane Vanbalberghe
A project in simple mechanism redesign for a coffee carafe.
By combining container & mechanism into one element, all the effort can be input when the spring mechanism is initially cocked.
an airpot
College of ArchitectureGeorgia Tech, Atlanta
Fall 2008Solidworks, Alias ImageStudio; Illustrator
A butterfly valve operates a flow-controlling disc. All that is required to get your coffee out is a simple squeeze of the nozzle.
A practice in project management.Guiding a team through visual structuring.
Structured as a consultancy, we created an experimental, collaborative portfolio that focused on showcasing the personalities of the group.
project timeline
Experimental MediaArmchair Media, Atlanta
Fall 2008Illustrator
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Name-storming
Kick-off:Brainstorm execution detials, finalize roles
Class, Framwork:IA, wireframes,confirm critics,clarify goals of experience, coordinate intro filming,select team paths
Begingraphic design & GUI
Establish content holders: vimeo, flickr, tumblr
Filming: core interviews
Class, Content:deadline for securing critic, graphic design review, deter-mining nature of intro and interview films
Class, polishing:selecting included content
Editing: begin hardcore processing of footage
Beginrituals
Class:flipping the switch!
Begin debugging processFilming:
personal intros
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Name-storming
Kick-off:Brainstorm execution detials, finalize roles
Class, Framwork:IA, wireframes,confirm critics,clarify goals of experience, coordinate intro filming,select team paths
Begingraphic design & GUI
Establish content holders: vimeo, flickr, tumblr
Filming: core interviews
Class, Content:deadline for securing critic, graphic design review, deter-mining nature of intro and interview films
Class, polishing:selecting included content
Editing: begin hardcore processing of footage
Beginrituals
Class:flipping the switch!
Begin debugging processFilming:
personal intros
Photograph courtesy of Stefan Kjartansson
As project manager, I created an illustrated schedule to use as a guide for project paths, with specific checkpoints along the way.
A project in musical objects.Navigating the collaborative effect of people & their environment.
A stretched membrane is a reading of silence, and breaking the surface of that membrane would be a means of breaking that silence.
By creating passages of membranes, people can interact on a public level as their physical interjections are translated into music.
soundskins
Music Technology DepartmentGeorgia Tech, Atlanta
Fall 2008basswood & fabric mock-up; Solidworks, Illustrator, Photoshop
A 24-hour installation over one week at an abandoned warehouse, responding to what I found there: fluorescent tubes.
The tubes were rescued from among the wreckage of vandalism and released from the building via a skylight.
A project in response.Exploring the relationship between a designer & his environment.
alight, again
Christopher Moulder Lighting StudioGeorgia Tech, Atlanta
January 2009mind, heart, and rubber bands
Photography courtesy of Ieva Mikolaviciute
An exercise in production preparation.Learning effective communication with manufacturers.
In Malcolm’s upcoming line of urban adventure bags, I helped create useful drawings for aid in manufacturing.
The key is relaying the right amount of detail to ensure quality and consistency in production.
bag production
Malcolm Fontier Product DesignPress8 Collective, Atlanta
Spring 2009sketching, Illustrator, Photoshop
A cast concrete lamp shade is suspended from the ceiling. A fluorescent tube pierces through, containing light.
A project in limited resources.All materials had to come from Home Depot and cost under $100.
artifice lamp
Spring 2009cast concrete, electrical wiring, plasma-cutting, fluorescent tube hacking & detox
Christopher Moulder Lighting StudioAtlanta, Georgia
When you yank on the pull, the tube breaks visually and the light contained is released from below.
A group project in optimistic self-reliance.Documenting the global state of design at Salone Internazionale del Mobile.
Aided in branding materials for fundraising and project support to attend the design week in Milan.
Measure of success: raised over $10,000 in three weeks for the project!
roji
Christopher Moulder Lighting StudioAtlanta, Georgia
April 2009InDesign; Illustrator
www.rojigroup.com
Business card design by Stephen Kennedy, logo by Travis Ekmark
Still of animation by Michael Gluzman, maps designed by Stephen Kennedy
Creating a bank of knowledge and experience through interviews with designers on a global stage.
As one of the key interviewers, I had the opportunity to speak with designers, both established and on their way to making it.
Intent listening & responsive inquiry were key towards discussing reflections on the state of design.
roji: documentary
Christopher Moulder Lighting StudioMilan, Italy
Spring-Summer 2009
Above: production still of Front, courtesy of Sidarth Kantamneni
Below: photograph of Tom Dixon, courtesy of Michael Gluzman
www.rojigroup.com
An effort of the student body to grow as pre-professional designers.
We learn through listening to the professionals around us and acting to increase our momentum into an energetic & creative field.
As part of the executive board, we collectively made efforts to reinvigorate a fading organization into a vibrant community of over 140 students.
idsa
Georgia Tech ChapterAtlanta, Georgia
2007-2009
Kick-off promotional t-shirtIllustrator, screenprinting
A student-founded, student-led initiative to promote studio culture outside of the academic environment.
We drink coffee, tour studios of all disciplines, throw house parties, screen print everything, design posters, & form relationships.
The goal is to translate a passion for learning design into a passion for living design.
viva studio
Atlanta, Georgia 2007-2009
screenprint designIllustrator, Photoshop
poster, 11x17”Illustrator, InDesign
raja schaar studio | spring 2007 | [email protected] | [email protected] sk + te
by GoodGoodLaundry basket constructed from repurposed billboards
2: IVAN ROLL TOP BAGby ChromeWaterproof roll top messenger bag
3: FREITAG BAGSby FreitagPersonal bags constructed from repurposed truck tarps, seat belts, and bicycle tire tubes.
4: NYLON DUFFLE BAG
This model incorporates both a folded and rolled top to ensure security of contents during transportation.
This model tests the concept of creating a
recycling system. It combines the benefits of a more permanantly standing
and reinforcing box with a bag that utilizes a top cuff to create a fit over the bin.
This version of our MatchBox test the abilities of a
free-standing, semi-permanent skin to hold recyclables. The idea is that the
more the product is used (the more recyclables placed in the bag), the more rigid the form becomes. The
use then defines the form.
CUFFED FIT IN BIN
FREE-STANDING CYLINDER BAG
FREE-STANDING ROLL-TOP
STUDY MODELS
...and other mock-ups, vignettes, & jigs. Fighting the constant urge to make tiny mock-ups for projects. I call them “models for ants.”
models for ants
Concrete lamp forms, quick study models; signfoam, acrylic, wire
Punch card mock-upsIllustrator, Photoshop, die-cut
Recycling bin, quick study modelsvellum, balsa, foam
doll-house vignette to showcase the coexistence of unrelated furniture
raja schaar studio | spring 2007 | [email protected] | [email protected] sk + te
by GoodGoodLaundry basket constructed from repurposed billboards
2: IVAN ROLL TOP BAGby ChromeWaterproof roll top messenger bag
3: FREITAG BAGSby FreitagPersonal bags constructed from repurposed truck tarps, seat belts, and bicycle tire tubes.
4: NYLON DUFFLE BAG
This model incorporates both a folded and rolled top to ensure security of contents during transportation.
This model tests the concept of creating a
recycling system. It combines the benefits of a more permanantly standing
and reinforcing box with a bag that utilizes a top cuff to create a fit over the bin.
This version of our MatchBox test the abilities of a
free-standing, semi-permanent skin to hold recyclables. The idea is that the
more the product is used (the more recyclables placed in the bag), the more rigid the form becomes. The
use then defines the form.
CUFFED FIT IN BIN
FREE-STANDING CYLINDER BAG
FREE-STANDING ROLL-TOP
STUDY MODELS
