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Miscellaneous Illustrations (school years)
The following illustrations were mostly from my days at Art Center, though some are from UC Berkeley. They're from a variety of projects.
VirtualPaint application prototype
This was a prototype for a new kind of painting software that would mimick natural painting media in a sophisticated way. It would use specially designed input devices that created more natural paint data and was more comfortable to use. 1988 Participants: Nathan...
Fairlane Mall Directory Kiosk
This was a kiosk directory to stores and merchandise in a large shopping mall. It's interface was built to be used by customers looking for a variety of things in a variety of ways. The kiosk allows people to navigate the mall's three floors visually as well as search...
Colleague computer (school years)
This was a student project from my last semester of school. I did an independent study with Andy Ogden at Art Center College of Design about developing next-generation computers to respond to specific needs in the Information Age. My theory was that few computers were...
Checker Taxicab Project (school years)
In my industrial design graphics class, we were given the assignment to design an identity and exterior graphics program for the Checker Taxicab Company. I chose to do something “retro” and developed a program that extended to the stationary, uniforms, and interior. I...
Macmobile: The Automobile as Appliance (school years)
What would the Macintosh equivalent of an automobile be like? This was one of my senior theses at Art Center College of Design. The idea for Macmobile was that cars should become as easy to use, care for, and live with as appliances. They should be smart and capable...
Media Center 8000 (school years)
This wasn't one of my projects at ArtCenter but I wanted to enter the UNISYS Design Competition (I won Honorable Mention that year, and the only person to ever win from Art Center, I believe). So, I did it as an independent study project. It's obviously inspired by...
Subaru Silhouette car (school years)
For this Subaru-sponsored project in school, I designed a luxury sedan. I no longer have good photos of the model, only one bad xerox. It was, however, a beautiful champagne-colored paint job. 1998
Miscellaneous Architectural Projects (school years)
Sydney Opera House Model Kit (1986) My packaging class was asked to design a model kit for famous buildings. I, of course, chose the most difficult building possible (Frank Gehry wasn't doing his organic work this early). Screenwriter’s Row House (1982) My last...
Long Beach Grand Prix Toyota MR2 Pace Car (school years)
In 1987, one of my classes was given the opportunity to redesign a Toyota MR2 as a pace car for the Long Beach Grand Prix that year. We were given an MR2 form Toyota and proceeded to design a much rounder, subtler, smooth body for it. We modeled the clay for the body...