Charles Martin

Education: Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design - Milwaukee, WIIndustrial design Bachelor of Fine Arts 2016

Harper College - Palatine, IlLicensed Massage Therapist In massage therapy 2010-2012

Work Experience: Massage Therapist, Chiropractor’s assistant - Schaumburg, Il, 2013-PresentHealth First Wellness

Cashier, Server, Food prep- Schaumburg, Il, 2009-2010Einstein’s Bagels

Objective: To find either a full time position or an internship at which I can apply my skills and further my understanding of the field of industrial design. I work to please and am pleased to work.

Hoffman Estates, IL, 60169charlesmartin790@gmail.com - 847 790 6230

Skills: • Software skills: • Solid Works/ Keyshot• Adobe Creative Suite• Microsoft Office• Sketchbook Pro• Internet Networking

• Design Skills:• Rapid prototyping• Experienced machine shop worker• Sketching• Ideation• Rendering techniques, both analog and digital.

Brand Design - 2012-PresentI designed a brand identity and produced a series of furniture and accessories that I sell at different craft fairs, which requires skill in organizing displays, networking, entrepreneurship.

Logo development- 2014-PresentI have developed brand identities for several small businesses as well as assisted in developing ideas via sketching.

Design work:

STUDENT DESIGN PORTFOLIOCharles Martin

(TEASER EDITION)

To me design has always been less about making a thing and more about solving a problem. To that end it’s imperative that every part of the design process shares a common intent. A design solution isn’t a viable one if the means to create it also happen to create more problems. It’s important for any designer to recognize that it comes with this inherent responsibility. -Charles Martin

Contents:-Engage Task Chair : Senior capstone project.

-Tall Trees: Brand development exercise.

-Blackbird Cutlery: Ergonomics in kitchen ware.

-Cat Wall: Modular system design/IHA entry

-The Panoptic: User interface focused watch design.

Engage Desk Chair

Engage Task Chair

The human body wasn’t designed to fit into the common desk chair. The spine is not a load bearing structure, and the ninety degree angle present in the common desk chair puts all the weight of your back right on top of it. By performing an in depth investigation into desk work culture, human physiology, and furniture design, I have set out to redesign the system upon which we sit. Currently, there is no “healthy” seated posture, my goal is not only to create it, but to capture it in a design so simple that this solution can be put into effect as easily as possible.

Engage Task Chair

The Engage chair works with the body’s natural pressure distribution systems to create a more healthy sitting experience.

Merchandise

Tall Tree is a brand identity I developed under which I sell a line of products that I enjoy working on in my spare time. All Tall Tree merchandise is hand made with natural, found materials.

brand Identity

BlackBird Cutlery

BlackBird CutleryThe goal of the blackbird cutlery project was to practice designing the human interaction element of a product. By researching material and testing ergonomics, I arrived at these comfortable and efficient forms.

Ergonomics study

The key feature of these designs is the ergonomic bend in the handle. Each handle is contoured specifically to fit the curvature of the hand.

Cat Wall

Concept development

Final Concept

Place guide on trim

Drill through guide holes

Install toggle bolt

Slide onto exposed bolts

Installation guide

The Panoptic

Concept refinementThe guiding principal of the body design was to celebrate the intricacy of the wrist watch, but at the same time keeping from unnecessary embellishments so as not to distract from the face. To that end, the body mostly follows form and funciton ideals, with the exception of a small extrusion on either side, featuring a glass window that can shed light into the inner workings of the watch.