Jules Sherman
Designer/Entrepreneur — Palo Alto, CA
About
I am a seasoned product designer with a background in fashion-driven mass-produced consumer products and packaging. I have designed various products and packaging for companies such as Limited Brands, Costco, Walmart, Martha Stewart Home, Crate & Barrel, Restoration Hardware, Target and TSUM (largest department store in Russia)
I enjoy collaborating with buyers, manufacturers, engineers and company executives to develop product lines that fit essential criteria and cost constraints. I employ empathetic research to better understand real needs, and ultimately grow businesses by listening to users, iterating and testing prototypes.
At Stanford I have learned to use "design-thinking" which emphasizes empathy, rapid prototyping, and user testing to create meaningful products and services. Over the last two years I have developed medical devices that support human lactation, health-related mobile apps, and tools that promote family communication.
SInce I graduated in June '12, I have my own consultancy, JS Design Group Inc., focused on product design for the health and wellness industry. I enjoy working for both start-ups and established companies in this space.
Specialties:
•Ethnography/Synthesis
•Health-care related products
•Fashion-driven consumer products
- Experience:
- 15+ years
- Education:
- Rhode Island School of Design
Stanford University - Affiliations:
- AWID, Retail Industry Professionals Group
- Awards:
- 1994
Alexander Graham Bell Award for Design & Invention
presented by the RISD ID Dept.
2007
Outstanding Packaging Design Award for Costco Private Label Spice Program presented by Graphic Design USA
2011
Carmen Christensen Fellowship in Fine Arts by the Stanford Institute for Creativity & the Arts (SiCA) for the 2011‐12 academic year.
2011
SiCa Grant (Stanford Institute for Creativity & the Arts)
Independent project to explore data visualization
2011 Patent Pending for "class-1" medical device used
for assisting human lactation.
