Michael Laut
President, Lead Designer - Laut Design, Inc. — Raleigh, NC
About
Michael is the founder of Laut Design Inc. He holds both Bachelors and Masters degrees in Industrial Design from NC State's College of Design. His experience in user-centric product and brand development ranges from military and defense applications to biomedical devices, consumer electronics, and many other categories.
Also an Adjunct Professor at NC State's College of Design, Michael teaches courses on digital drawing and rendering techniques at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
- Experience:
- 5 years
- Education:
- North Carolina State
- Affiliations:
- IDSA
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Michael Laut | www.lautdesign.com
Education:
• North Carolina State University College of Design 2004-2008: Bachelor of Industrial Design
• North Carolina State University College of Design 2008-2010: Masters of Industrial Design
• Terry Sanford Senior High School 2000-2004
• Proficient in basic Spanish
Educational Activities:
• Member IDSA
• Member SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
• National Art Honor Society 2000-2004
• Boy Scouts of America
Awards Received:
• 2nd Place | 2008 World Traffic Safety Design Competition
• 4th Place | 2007 World Traffic Safety Design Competition
• Top 50 Designers List | yankodesign.com
• "Timeless Design" | yankodesign.com
• Core77.com Feature
• Finalist | Carolina Challenge, UNC-Chapel Hill (ERC)
• Eagle Scout Award, Highest Rank in the Boy Scouts of America 2004
• Appointment to the Order of the Arrow
• Two Nominations | Governor’s School of North Carolina
• Coca-Cola Scholar Athlete 2000-2004
Experience:
• President, Lead Designer | Laut Design, Inc.
• Interim Instructor | NC State University College of Design
• Product Design | Sherwood Scuba LLC, Santa Ana CA
• Design Consultancy | Dynamic Innovations, Sarasota FL
• Design Consultancy | Touch360 Inc. Raleigh NC
• Internship | ViaLink Group product design firm Raleigh, NC, 2007
• Creative Director | Undergraduate Research Journal of NC State
• Team Leader, Structural Designer, Web Designer | TEAMeffort Inc.
• Design Team | GO-MAP project, NC State University
• Member | IDSA NC State chapter (www.ncsuidsa.org)
• Member | SAE NC State Student Chapter
Skills:
• Problem Solving, Styling
• Sketching and Marker Rendering
• Paint, Pastel, Ink, Digital Drawing / Painting
• 3D Modeling, Animation
• Project Management
• Software:
- SolidWorks
- AutoCad
- Alias Maya
- Alias StudioTools
- Photoshop, Painter
- Illustrator
- Flash
- Powerpoint
- ActionScript 2.0
• Wacom Cintiq / Intuous Tablets
• Web Design
• Model Construction: Welding, Lathe work, Milling,
Paint, Engine Construction, Metal & Wood
• Automotive Work
Press: My design work has been featured by the following publications:
• Core77 | core77.com
• Gizmodo the Gadget Guide | www.gizmodo.com
• Yanko Design | yankodesign.com
• SparkingTech | www.sparkingtech.com
• Hasta La Creative | www.hastalacreative.com
• Trend Hunter | www.trendhunter.com
• Mobile News Review | www.mobilenewsreview.com
• EcoMoto | www.ecomoto.org
• Techopolis | www.techopolis.com
• Tuvie | www.tuvie.com
• Sparking Tech | www.sparkingtech.com
• Style Hive | www.stylehive.com
• Interior Design Room | www.interiordesignroom.blogspot.com
• Tech E Blog | www.techeblog.com
• Mobile Magazine | www.mobilemag.com)
• World Entertainment News Magazine | www.wenm.com
• Slashphone | www.slashphone.com
• Crave | www.crave.cnet.com
• IntoMobile Mag. | www.intomobile.com
• Tech Puddle | www.techpuddle.com
• DO Device | www.dodevice.com
• neXtlust | www.nextlust.com
