JON GROSSMAN

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

+1 818 605 5151grossmjj@mail.uc.edu

jongrossman.com

current address:2534 Ravine St.Cincinnati, OH 45219

CURRICULUM VITAE

activities

work experience/sponsored studios contact+1 818 605 5151

grossmjj@mail.uc.edu

2534 Ravine St.Cincinnati, OH 45219

awardsDean’s List (all quarters)National Cheng Kung University Workshop Gold Design AwardCincinnatus ScholarAlumni Association ScholarshipUniversity Honors Travel GrantAP Scholar with HonorHigh School Science Achievement Award

educationUniversity of CincinnatiCollege of Design, Art,Architecture and PlanningCincinnati, OH Sep 2009-Jun 2014B.S. Industrial DesignMarketing MinorUniversity Honors ProgramGPA: 3.9

Product Development Intern

Jun 2009 - Sep 2009Jul 2010 - Sep 2010

Designed and tested products, picked color swatches, com-municated with oversees engineers, and built models. Five products made it to the market by the end of my time here.

Munchkin Inc.Sponsored Studio

Sep 2010 - Dec 2010

As part of a team, researched the life of the modern college student to design products that helped organize their lives under the mead five star brand.

MeadWestvaco

Three week trip to Taiwan and China. Attended a design workshop atNational Cheng Kung University in Tainan and the World Expo in Shanghai.

Asia Design TripJun 2010 - Jul 2010Design Student

Worked with the Director of University Honors to create a model predicting where students would attend college.

Jan 2010 - PresentResearcherMarketing Research Project

Mar 2010 - PresentFounded one of the first student chapters of IxDA in the USA, promoting the field of Interaction Design by hosting speakers and design workshops.

Founding PresidentInteraction Design Association (IxDA)

Mar 2010 - PresentJunior Vice PresidentAssisted Junior President with planning and hosting events.

Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

skillsSketching and renderingModel makingAliasKeyshot 2Adobe Photoshop CS4Adobe Illustrator CS4Adobe InDesign CS4Delcam PowermillMicrosoft OfficeVacuum formingWood and metal latheBandsawDremel tool

design a diecut corrugated cardboard box which can hold a 16 pound (7.25kg) bowling ball.

BOWLING BALL BOX

Thumbnail sketches helped determine the basic form of the box. The final design was refined by sketch models, and has two modes, one for ship-ping and one for carrying.

shipping mode

final design

carrying mode

The final design folds from flat without any ad-hesives or inserts, and is incredibly strong, able to withstand shaking and dropping.

CHAMELEON MASKdesign a diecut bristol paper mask which resembles

an animal of your choice.

Many images of chameleons and reptiles were ref-erenced and researched in order to fully understand their anatomy and form.

Features of the Chameleon

sad mouth allows jaw to open widely

extruded eyes give 360

degree vision

large crestdistinct

brow line

Sketching out many different reptiles helped create an understanding as to what made a reptile look like a rep-tile. This allowed me to have a lot more freedom in the sketch models when trying to determine what elements of the chameleon needed to be utilized in order for the over-all form to be recognizable.

The final design is made of four parts: the base, the nose, and two eyes. The eyes are constructed so that they simply roll up through a slit for the mask to be worn like a pair of glasses.

SOAP BARdesign a soap bar for a randomly assigned persona.

Design a soap bar for a middle-aged woman who is a dog breeder and trainer on a farm in Kentucky (Amer-ican Fox-Hounds), who suffers from dry skin, and has a love of traditional Appalachian folklore.

meet Tori

Tori appreciates the small things

in life, looking for deeper meaning and connection

with them.

The EON brand has a double meaning- it stands for Essence of

Nature, but means ever-lasting. The form of the soap bar is inspired by the beauty of the Appa-

lachian mountains.

essence of nature

EONSOAP

FAMILY OF FORMdesign a chess set in which each piece’s form reads

as part of a family.

SPONSORED STUDIO: MEADdesign products to help organize the modern college

student’s life.

MUNCHKIN INC.designed baby care products sold internationally.

THANK YOUFOR YOUR TIME!

© 2010 jon grossman references available upon request