Josh leverages a combination of skill, intuition, observation, and studied experience to deliver excellent results. He is currently a freelance design consultant, based in New York.
Goal:
Josh seeks the sublime in the links between man and object. Regardless of interaction; be it with a 3-dimensional object, or a 2-dimensional surface, a pleasurable experience is paramount. Not a moment goes by in a day where we are not touching, squeezing, pushing, pulling, or reading an object. His goal is to make these interactions lovely, sensual, easy, purposeful, and memorable.
Skills:
Analogue - Drawing/sketching, model making, sculpting.
Digital - Mac and PC, exceptional skill level with Adobe Creative Suite (including Dreamweaver and Flash), Solidworks, Alias, Axure, Omnigraffle, Microsoft Office Suite, and many more. Josh has excellent digital prototyping skills for UI/UX testing. Music composition, sound editing, and video editing are also part of Josh's stable of skills. He is adept at learning and dealing with all computer systems and software.
Work Experience:
2011-Now Josh Eyre New York, NY
Freelance Designer
* Designing 2D and 3D products for educational clients, start-ups, and inventors
* Engaged with art direction, user interface design, design engineering, front end web design & development, and much more
2010-2011 MindsInSync, inc New York, NY
Senior Product Designer
* Designed products for Aquatopia and MicroDry product lines
* Actively engaged in design direction, concept generation, surface design, project management, recruitment, presentations, strategy, and research
2008-2010 Whiteboard Product Solutions Eden Prairie, MN
Designer
* Designed for diverse segments including: medical products, sports equipment, power sports vehicles, and user interfaces for home control devices.
* Actively involved with concept generation, surface design, interface design, project management, usability testing, and research
* Clients Include: Honeywell, Activision, Nonin, Arctic Cat, Smead, & J&J Ethicon
2008 Various Companies Chicago
Freelance Designer
* Designed and developed concepts for products and multimedia at various companies around greater Chicago.
* Clients: Snap-On, Mattel, Hasbro, Sprint, BP, Hewitt Worldwide
2006 - 2007 Hixon Design Consultants Manhattan
Industrial Designer
* While a student at Pratt, assisted in designing and developing physical spaces and way-finding infographics for clients like Sheraton and La Meridien Hotels, Anne Taylor LOFT, Ernst & Young, and Pfizer.
2004 - 2008 Aquent Partners Baltimore, NYC, Chicago
Graphic Designer
* Designed print collateral for clients like T. Rowe Price, BG&E, Chase Bank, and BMW.
2001 - 2003 Supon Design Group Washington, DC
Graphic Designer/Interactive Developer
* Participated in design/production of websites and print collateral for George Washington University, The World Bank, Watson Wyatt, and The Beanstalk Group.
1999 - 2001 The Phelps Group Los Angeles
Interactive Developer/Designer
* Developed and designed major elements of numerous industry leading websites including Roland, Panasonic, Crystal Cruises, and Western Dental.
Education:
2005 - 2007 Pratt Institute Brooklyn
BID Industrial Design
* President's List and/or Dean's List each semester (3.5 overall gpa)
* Finalist for Takifuji Art Award
Interests:
Drawing, music composition, guitars, design, skiing, hockey, foosball, listening to music, animation, film, graphical narrative, observation, shoes, college basketball, and the NHL
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New York, NY
Finalist for the Takifuji Art Award at Pratt - President's List & Dean's List at Pratt Institute - Featured portfolio on Coroflot (March 2010.) - Judged UW Stout ID 09/10 Merit Award