A sampling of work by Stephen Kennedy

1. stephen
kennedy
A sampling of work.
Industrial Designer, Social Explorer

2. Photography by Michael Gluzman,
Art Directed by Stephen Kennedy
chairbetjänt
A project about Reappropriating a found Each individual completes the
personal contribution. piece of furniture: a valet composition of the chair by
Appropriating old function stand. The chair provides adding their personal effects.
& new intention. the opportunity for clothes
to be tossed onto it.
Ingvar Kamprad Design Centrum Fall 2007
Lund University, Sweden Solidworks, woodworking, sewing

3. please
confine
your life
to this
space.
packyou
A project in wearable design. The goal was not to redesign PackYou becomes a means of
Exploring the relationship luggage, but to get people to foregrounding the personality
between people & their stuff. think about the things that of the user as the objects
they travel with. within become the texture of
the garment.
Ingvar Kamprad Design Centrum Fall 2007
Lund University, Sweden prototyping, pattern-making, sewing

4. 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
pblovesj
A group project PBlovesJ was designed with The way you interact with
in workspace design. the shared experience of a the cart informs a means
A street food cart, community in mind, through of interacting with others.
a communal table. the act of making peanut Whether that interaction
butter & jelly sandwiches. is through conversation or
simply observation, users
College of Architecture Spring 2008 become part one another’s
Georgia Tech, Atlanta Solidworks, paperboard mock-up experiences.

5. made in school
Photography courtesy of Josh Tuminella
A practice in exhibit design. The designed content of the Chalk & stencils were
Showcasing the work of exhibit included everything employed as a medium to
Georgia Tech & SCAD from informational plaques to tie back to the educational
Industrial Design. the overall theme: unpacking content of this portion of the
young design minds. exhibition.
Part of “MADE in GA” Exhibit Summer 2008
Museum of Design Atlanta art direction, curation, graphics, stenciling, plotting, plaque mock-up, space planning

6. Informa
Distribu
common ground
A group project in I designed a map illustrating The data arose from the
community connection. the disconnect of information ethnographic study of
Mapping the opportunities about events between local informational postcards
of Red Hook, Brooklyn, a businesses & community prevalent throughout
community in transition. centers in Red Hook. the neighborhood.
Integrated Design Curriculum Summer 2008
Parsons New School for Design, NYC Illustrator, 24 x 36”

7. common ground
Logo & art direction by Stephen Kennedy, layout by Liliane Vanbalberghe
A group project in By observing community Using existing methodologies
community connection efforts on a larger scale, of information distribution,
between locals & those we were able to link several a recipe card was designed
becoming locals. different organizations as the physical link over the
through a recipe swap. common ground of food.
Integrated Design Curriculum Summer 2008
Parsons New School for Design, NYC Illustrator, Photoshop, 4x6”

8. an airpot
A project in simple By combining container & A butterfly valve operates a
mechanism redesign mechanism into one element, flow-controlling disc. All that
for a coffee carafe. all the effort can be input is required to get your coffee
when the spring mechanism out is a simple squeeze of the
is initially cocked. nozzle.
College of Architecture Fall 2008
Georgia Tech, Atlanta Solidworks, Alias ImageStudio; Illustrator

9. M T W R F Sa Su M T W R F Sa Su M
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Class,
polishing:
selecting
Class, included
Content: content
deadline for
securing critic,
graphic design
review, deter-
mining nature
of intro and Filming:
interview films personal intros
Filming: core interviews
Editing: begin
hardcore
processing of
footage
Photograph courtesy of Stefan Kjartansson
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Class,
Class, polishing:
Framwork: selecting
Class, included
IA, wireframes, Content:
confirm critics, content
deadline for
clarify goals of securing critic,
Kick-off: experience, graphic design
Brainstorm coordinate review, deter-
execution intro filming, Begin mining nature Begin Class:
detials, finalize Name- select team graphic design of intro and Filming: debugging flipping the
roles storming paths & GUI interview films personal intros process switch!
Filming: core interviews
Establish Begin
content rituals
holders:
vimeo, flickr,
tumblr
Editing: begin
hardcore
processing of
footage
project timeline
A practice in project Structured as a consultancy, As project manager, I created
management. we created an experimental, an illustrated schedule to use
Guiding a team through collaborative portfolio that as a guide for project paths,
visual structuring. focused on showcasing the with specific checkpoints
personalities of the group. along the way.
Experimental Media Fall 2008
Armchair Media, Atlanta Illustrator

10. soundskins
A project in musical objects. A stretched membrane is By creating passages of
Navigating the collaborative a reading of silence, and membranes, people can
effect of people & their breaking the surface of that interact on a public level as
environment. membrane would be a means their physical interjections
of breaking that silence. are translated into music.
Music Technology Department Fall 2008
Georgia Tech, Atlanta basswood & fabric mock-up; Solidworks, Illustrator, Photoshop

11. alight, again
Photography courtesy of Ieva Mikolaviciute
A project in response. A 24-hour installation over The tubes were rescued
Exploring the relationship one week at an abandoned from among the wreckage of
between a designer warehouse, responding vandalism and released from
& his environment. to what I found there: the building via a skylight.
fluorescent tubes.
Christopher Moulder Lighting Studio January 2009
Georgia Tech, Atlanta mind, heart, and rubber bands

12. bag production
An exercise in In Malcolm’s upcoming line The key is relaying the right
production preparation. of urban adventure bags, I amount of detail to ensure
Learning effective helped create useful drawings quality and consistency in
communication with for aid in manufacturing. production.
manufacturers.
Malcolm Fontier Product Design Spring 2009
Press8 Collective, Atlanta sketching, Illustrator, Photoshop

13. artifice lamp
A project in limited resources. A cast concrete lamp shade is When you yank on the pull,
All materials had to come suspended from the ceiling. the tube breaks visually
from Home Depot and cost A fluorescent tube pierces and the light contained is
under $100. through, containing light. released from below.
Christopher Moulder Lighting Studio Spring 2009
Atlanta, Georgia cast concrete, electrical wiring, plasma-cutting, fluorescent tube hacking & detox

14. Business card
design by Stephen
Kennedy, logo by
Travis Ekmark
Still of animation
by Michael
Gluzman, maps
designed by
Stephen Kennedy
roji
A group project in Aided in branding materials Measure of success: raised
optimistic self-reliance. for fundraising and project over $10,000 in three weeks
Documenting the global support to attend the design for the project!
state of design at Salone week in Milan.
Internazionale del Mobile.
Christopher Moulder Lighting Studio April 2009 www.rojigroup.com
Atlanta, Georgia InDesign; Illustrator

15. roji: documentary
Above: production still of Front, courtesy of Sidarth Kantamneni
Below: photograph of Tom Dixon, courtesy of Michael Gluzman
Creating a bank of knowledge As one of the key Intent listening & responsive
and experience through interviewers, I had the inquiry were key towards
interviews with designers on opportunity to speak with discussing reflections on
a global stage. designers, both established the state of design.
and on their way to making it.
Christopher Moulder Lighting Studio Spring-Summer 2009 www.rojigroup.com
Milan, Italy

16. Kick-off promotional t-shirt
Illustrator, screenprinting
idsa
An effort of the student body We learn through listening As part of the executive
to grow as pre-professional to the professionals around board, we collectively made
designers. us and acting to increase our efforts to reinvigorate a
momentum into an energetic fading organization into a
& creative field. vibrant community of over
140 students.
Georgia Tech Chapter 2007-2009
Atlanta, Georgia

17. screenprint design poster, 11x17”
Illustrator, Photoshop Illustrator, InDesign
viva studio
A student-founded, We drink coffee, tour studios The goal is to translate a
student-led initiative to of all disciplines, throw passion for learning design
promote studio culture house parties, screen print into a passion for living
outside of the academic everything, design posters, design.
environment. & form relationships.
Atlanta, Georgia 2007-2009

18. FREE-STANDING ROLL-TOP This model incorporates both a folded and rolled top to ensure security of contents during transportation.
FREE-STANDING ROLL-TOP This model incorporates both a folded and rolled top to ensure security of contents during transportation.
Recycling bin, quick study models
vellum, balsa, foam
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
This model tests the
cuff to create a fit over the bin.
concept of creating a
CUFFED FIT IN BIN 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.
CUFFED FIT IN BIN
Concrete lamp
This version of our
MatchBox test the abilities of a
forms, quick study
free-standing, semi-permanent skin to
hold recyclables. The idea is that the
Punch card mock-ups models; signfoam,
more the product is used (the more recyclables placed
This version of our
in the bag), the more rigid the form becomes. The
MatchBox test the abilities of a
Illustrator, Photoshop, die-cut acrylic, wire
use then defines the form.
free-standing, semi-permanent skin to
FREE-STANDING CYLINDER BAG
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.
FREE-STANDING CYLINDER BAG
STUDY MODELS
raja schaar studio | spring 2007 | s.k@gatech.edu | travisekmark@gmail.com sk + te
STUDY MODELS
raja schaar studio | spring 2007 | s.k@gatech.edu | travisekmark@gmail.com sk + te
models for ants
...and other mock-ups,
vignettes, & jigs. Fighting the
constant urge to make tiny
mock-ups for projects. I call
them “models for ants.”
doll-house vignette to showcase the
coexistence of unrelated furniture

19. thanks,
stephen james kennedy
stephenjameskennedy@gmail.com