Austin Maguire

iF Award Winner 2008

2008 iF Award Winner for Packaging with GMTN Denmark. - Bachelor of Design in Industrial Design 1.1 (First) Honors Degree 2005 - Digital Design in Web Media FETAC 2008. I'm an awarding winning, enthusiastic, and broadminded Designer. Interested and eager to learn and offer my experience in a hands on design environment. Irish born and educated.

Resume

Work

2006-2008
Goodmorning Technology - Copenhagen, Denmark
Industrial Designer

2006
October - Present
National College of Art & Design - Dublin, Ireland
Part-Time Lecturer - Classes:
- SolidWorks & 3D Design
- Design & Presentation Skills

2006
October -November
Organiser 'Design Week 2006' - Dublin
http://www.idi-design.com/calendar/design_week_061.htm

Education:

2008
Digital Design for Web Media
FAS - Dublin, Ireland

2001 – 2005:

Bachelor of Design in Industrial Design, Honors Degree 1.1 (First)
National College of Art & Design (NCAD), Dublin, Ireland

Including:

Escola Superior de Artes e Design (ESAD), Porto, Portugal, 1994,
(6 Months ERASMUS Exchange Programme 2004)

Degree Project:

Redefining Refrigerated Storage: Gentoo Modular Refrigeration
(http://www.ncad.ie/faculties/design/showcase/degree2005/austinmaguire.shtml)

Thesis:

‘The Values Attributed to Design: The relevance of Necessary and Luxury Designed Projects’
(10,000 Words)

Subjects Included:

Product Design Concept Development and Realisation, 3D Computer Aided Design, Material Science, Design Visualisation, Engineering Science, Design Process, Ergonomics for Design, ‘Rendering, Design Sketching & Presentation’, Manufacturing Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Woodwork, Model Making, Technical Drawing, Physics, Electro technology, History of Design, Media studies

Design Projects:
13 'A' Grade's in 15 Design Projects 2001 - 2005

Sketching & Conceptualising, Business & Marketing, Presentations:
Over 15 Final Design Presentations to tutors and clients 2001-2005

1996 – 2000

Interior & Furniture Design (formally Environmental & Spatial Design)
Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), College of Marketing & Design, Dublin, Ireland

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Computer Experience:

Highly Proficient in:
Adobe Creative Suite 3
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- Flash
- Dreamweaver: HTML & CSS

SolidWorks 3D Design

Microsoft Office

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Awards/Competitions:

2008
iF AWARD

Hearing Aid Packaging and holding box for Widex won an iF Award 2008 for best packaging. And Print Magazines packaging award for 2008 also.


2005

Selected as one of twelve students for ‘Top Talent’ an article on Art & Design Graduates of 2005 from Dublin & Belfast.
Irelands Homes Interior & Living Magazine, Issue 123, Sept 2005

2004

Highly Commended in Nokia Sponsored Project for ESAD

Brief: Design the next generation Nokia 7600 handset. A conceptual visualisation for the future of handset technology

2003

Winner in Pfizer Benylin Ltd. Sponsored Project for NCAD

Brief: Design a ‘Winter Warmer’. Design and manufacture a product that keeps you warm in winter.

2003

Finalist in Habitat Sofa Design Competition for NCAD

Brief: To take a basic habitat sofa and redesign it, with no creative restrictions. Sofa displayed in Habitat Store, Dublin City Centre

2002

Winner in Print & Display (IRL) Ltd. Sponsored Project for NCAD

Brief: Design and manufacture a working prototype of a pop-up ‘Point of Sale’ Commercial temporary display.

1999

Winner in ‘Wood, the beauty of Objects’ a joint ‘Irish Heritage
Council’ and ’Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage’ Exhibition with The Dublin Institute of Technology

Brief: 1-Day Project, Design and create permanent public outdoor seating for the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre (using only fallen wood from the Phoenix Park, Dublin)

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Languages:

English - Fluent
German - Basic (6 Yrs in Second Level Education)

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Referees:

Frederik Andersen
Goodmorning Technology
Vestergade 12A
1456 Copenhagen
Denmark

Paul Fortune, BSc, MA, MIDI, FIES,
Dept. Head, Industrial Design NCAD
Ph:
fortunep@ncad.ie

Katarine Pfuetzner BDes, ANCAD
Final Project Tutor, Industrial Design NCAD
Ph:
pfuetznerp@ncad.ie

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Hobbies:

snowboarding, travelling, writing, cooking, mountain biking, football, graphic design, product design

Location

Dublin, Ireland

Specialties

  • Interaction Design
  • Packaging
  • Print

Experience

5 years

Education

National College of Art & Design, Dublin, Ireland

Awards

2008 iF AWARD (working with GMTN DEnmark) Hearing Aid Packaging and holding box for Widex won an iF Award 2008 for best packaging. And Print Magazines packaging award for 2008 also. ICAD Upstarts 2008 Programme Winner, Dublin, Ireland