Tony Martin
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About
Tony Martin is an Industrial Designer with 15+ years’ experience in bringing products to life. In his current role as Lead Designer for Klipsch Group Inc., he works on a variety of design projects including headphones, sound bars and speakers. Through strategic partnerships he has had the opportunity develop products with rock legend Lou Reed and sports stars Andrew Luck and Robert Mathis to name a few. He was awarded the distinction of Young Turk of the consumer electronics industry in 2013.
Prior to Klipsch he was a product designer at Fundex Games where he worked with high profile consumer brands like Hot Wheels, Tetris and John Deere’s - Johnny Tractor. With a handful of design and utility patents, Tony strives to simplify the user experience and provide creative solutions to technical problems. Tony is also an accomplished illustrator with published work in comic books, children’s books and games.
He earned his B.A. in Studio Arts from the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts at Indiana University.
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Education
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Bachelor of Arts Studio ArtsIndiana University Bloomington2000 - 2004The Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, founded in 1895, is one of the premier art schools in the country. The School offers graduate and undergraduate degrees in Studio Art. Studio areas include ceramics, drawing and painting, graphic design, metalsmithing and jewelry design, digital media/computer arts, photography, textiles, printmaking, and sculpture.
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Experience
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Director, Industrial DesignJul 2011 - Present (14 years 11 months)• Lead industrial designer for all product verticals that produce portable audio products, headphones, Bluetooth/wireless products, soundbars, subwoofers, and floor-standing speakers
• Responsible for all aspects of product design, concept design, 3D model creation, retail package structure and product artwork rendered images.
• Act as product liaison with supplier partners through conference calls and international factory visits during pre-production builds.
• Involved in educating sales force, distributors and retail buyers of key design elements and features during product launches. -
DesignerMay 2004 - Present (22 years 1 month)• Create art for comic books, children’s books and product packaging.
• Communicate ideas and concepts to produce high quality products.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines for jobs with quick turn-around times. -
Product DesignerPlainfield, INMay 2006 - Jul 2011 (5 years 2 months)• Member of product development team that produced children’s games, card and dice games, outdoor games and puzzles.
• Responsible for product design, game-play design and testing, retail package structure, graphic design and product artwork renderings.
• 30+ toy and game titles designed, managed and shipped to mass market retail stores.
• Received utility patents for product design, credited with multiple game inventions.
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Awards
- Fundex Games Ltd - Utility patent 7,717,426 for self-contained dice tumbler, 2009
- Klipsch Group Inc. - Design patent pending D734,295 for R6i in-ear headphone, 2014
- Klipsch Group Inc. - Utility patent pending 9544676 for oval-shaped earphone body, 2014 -
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