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Sam Kingston
Industrial Designer
San Francisco, CA
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My personal design philosophy is that true design is more than just a beautification exercise. Aesthetics and branding alone can never be the only considerations to ensure a product’s success.
True design is finding an inspired and effective balance between a wide array of compromises; the delicate relationship between usability, ergonomics, cost effectiveness, manufacturability, sustainability, and very often affordances for repair and/or transport must all be weighted in order to lead to a truly beautiful final solution. -
Education
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Bachelor of Industrial Design Industrial DesignCarleton University2005 - 2010
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Experience
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Product Development / Industrial DesignTechnology RevolutionJan 2011 - Sep 2012 (1 year 8 months)Technology Revolution is a Winnipeg based design consultancy. During my time as a member of the design and development team I was involved in many projects and contributed in a number of ways, including (but not limited to): ideation, conceptualization, branding, prototyping (both CAD and physical functional/aesthetic prototypes), part sourcing, and design for manufacture.
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Lighting and Automation DesignerFrasier GreenhousesApr 2010 - Jun 2010 (2 months)During the course of this contract I provided technical direction and implementation of an automated herb and flower growing system using the Arduino platform MCU, and fabricated a working prototype of a LED lighting module that may be put into production in the near future.
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Sponsored Thesis ProjectResearch In MotionSep 2009 - Apr 2010 (7 months)RIM graciously sponsored my 4th year studio thesis project, along with funding they provided project specifications and guidelines. Design executives from RIM would attend review sessions at specific project milestones to critique and provide valuable feedback.
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On Coroflot@samkingston, member since 2014
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