ben adams-keane portfolio 2013

BEN ADAMS-KEANEcreative.conceptual.industrial.design

JORDAN BRAND (NIKE) Portland, OR, 2008-2010

Offered concept sketches, ideas and insights as a freelance footwear designer. Helped full-time designers take 4 shoes from initial sketch to production models. Was the lead designer on a $110+ pricepoint basketball shoe. Multiple designs have gone on to be carried by national retailers and be among the top-selling shoes in the industry.

4CENT DESIGN Detroit, MI, 2011-Present Founded footwear design firm with a group of 3 other designers in Portland, OR. Firm has gone on to be amongst the leaders in the foot- wear industry and has recieved significant press both online and in print.

AETREX Teaneck, NJ, 2009

Created concept sketches and ideas to help influence future footwear lines. Worked with designer-director to build around a cohesive design strategy.

BEN ADAMS-KEANE DESIGN Boston, MA, 2009-2011

Provided product illustration and graphic design work for a variety of clients in the Greater Boston area.

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, DAAP, Co-Op class of 2016

ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, Arlington, MA

experience recognition

education skills

NIKE FUTURE SOLE COMPETITION, 2008 Selected as one of two grand-prize winners out of a pool of nationwide high-school students.

PROJECT BLUEFOOT, 2010

Selected as a top-5 Finalist in projectbluefoot’s inagural design comp- etition out of a pool of professional and amateur entrants. KICKSGUIDE 2x FINALIST, 2007 Selected as a finalist twice in kicksguide’s monthly footwear design competitions. Competitions widely regarded as the most competit- ive in the footwear-design community.

MONKEEDESIGN.COM, Designer of the Week

Selected as designer of the week from a pool of 3 designers from voting sourced to the online design community.

FOCUS:ARTIST, Solecollector Magazine

Featured in leading footwear magazine twice- once as an individual, and once as a member of 4Cent Design.

Fluent in nearly all forms of 2-dimensional communication. Highly- skilled in hand-sketching and rendering, Photoshop and illustrator. REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

BEN ADAMS-KEANEcreative.conceptual.industrial.design

adamskbp@mail.uc.edu781.249.4904101 Milton StreetArlington, MA

Apply a ‘Ramsien’ sense of simplicity to a more organic set of forms. Discover an elegant solution to expelling whiskers.

Ideation Objective:

Curvature of form could offerimproved control in awkwardshaving positions.

Tapered Body

An exposed vibrationmechanism could expelwhiskers as they get caught.

Exposed Grate

How can whiskers easily beemptied without takingapart the whole product?

Easy-Empty

Less design- but OrganicAesthetics that remain modestand refined while breaking freeof anti-ergonomic, rectilinearforms.

ERGONOMIC TEST MODEL

Shaver fits comfortably in hand; but only for right-handed users.

Head slides comfortably across top of shaver,

...and empties whiskers onto the index finger.

but not backwards as sketches intended...

Could axis of symmetry be on the side to accommodate righties and lefties?

Open up head and movethumb out of whisker-pathwith one motion.

Rotated Symmetry

Honing in on a comfortable, organic form that’s still refined enough for Braun.

Hybrid Aesthetics

Thumb Swipe

Open up head and movethumb out of whisker-pathwith one motion.

Shaver fits comfortably in hand; for either right or left-handed users.

Naturally flick thumb backwards to move shaver head away from motor.

Empty whiskers without getting on hand.

Highly ergonomic body isachieved through economical use of the inside.

Space saving inner

Assymetircal body mirrors curves of hand and hints to user which end to grab.

Assymetrical Body

Highly ergonomic body isachieved through economical use of the inside.

Hold shaver naturally,slide back thumb to empty whiskers.

Meaningful designthat fits in your hand.

to be continued...

to be continued...

Concept sketches with a growing, muscular look to conveyexpandability.

Muscle Inspired

How could the shoulderstraps double as utensilholders?

Access to Supplies

Aesthetics of the tubeneed to coincide withdynamism of backpack.

Tube Integration

Can the bag be madecompattible with a largecapacity tackle box?

Tackle Box

Compartmental ormodular aesthetic wouldcommunicate versatilityof bag.

Honest Aesthetics

Expandable front bladder allowsfor tackle box to be stored.

Circular front pocket functionshorizontally as well as vertically.

Straps thread through storage tubeand backpack body, allowing bag

to be worn as messenger by itself.

Articulated upper structurecould increase pliability,

prevent destructiveeffects of creases.

Concepts utilizing debossed lines to prevent creases; textile

meshes to fight wrinkling.

Final design after marketing and development revisions.

FINALSAMPLES

IPHONE CASE

IPHONE CASE

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