One of several instructional “brew cards” (front view) designed and created for socially-conscious coffee roasters Crop to Cup, done in collaboration with TYTHEdesign.  Click the image to read more about TYTHEdesign’s ongoing development with this project.
Sustainably constructed coffee table, made from scrap wood and based on the shape of the african Acacia tree (the ‘Tree of Life’).
Open-source graphic guide for constructing emergency shelters with common materials and restrictions.  Designed in collaboration at TYTHEdesign.  (Click on the image for more info about this project!)
The ‘Doggie Bag’ laptop case (prototype shown) is made from recycled sandwich bags rescued from their future in a landfill.  Easily created and recycled, this case is a great way to keep your computer safe from scratches and the elements while on the go!
The Community Healthcare Worker’s handbook, shown in context, designed collaboratively at Pratt Institute and produced for the Millenium Villages in rural Africa.  Turning wordy text manuals into easily understood graphic tools vastly improves the way healthcare workers are able to help families with everything from basic hygiene to HIV.  (Click the image to learn more about the Millenium Villages.)
Tree Cuff bracelet, made from copper, paper & thread.
Saxophone marker drawing.
Solidworks 3D rendering of existing object.
Hand-made leaf necklace made from silver and tinted epoxy.
Alias digital hand drawing.
Sample instructional page from a toolkit designed collaboratively at Pratt Institute for UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) workers who operate directly from within communities around the world to identify culturally relevant and appropriate ways to communicate information about HIV and AIDS.  (Click the image to learn more about UNESCO’s response to HIV & AIDS.)
The Ark Chair, in maple veneer and steel rods, designed in Copenhagen, Denmark, using traditional Scandinavian bent-wood techniques to achieve maximum comfort with minimal material waste.
MY RESUME:   Industrial Designer ::EDUCATION:: Bachelor of Industrial Design, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY – May 2010 Scandinavian Furniture Design Program, Danish Royal Academy of Art & Architecture, Copenhagen, Denmark – Jun 2010 - Aug 2010 ::EXPERIENCE:: Graphic designer/Office Assistant, Future Care Inc, New York, NY – Aug 2010 - present Website & graphic design, customer & provider relations, claims processing, revising medical reports, various basic office responsibilities. Designer, TYTHEdesign, Brooklyn, NY – Jun 2010 - present Design research, development & collaboration on socially, economically & environmentally sustainable solutions for fundamental community issues world-wide. Intern for Change, Center for Sustainable Design Studies, Pratt Institute – Oct 2008 - May 2010 Research of sustainable materials, in-field user research, data collection, communication with manufacturers, planning and leading projects and events. Freelance Intern, Design in Kind, Brooklyn, NY – Oct 2008 - Jun 2010 Part of a design team responsible for product design, graphics, layout, illustrations, field research, and testing of medical projects targeting third-world health issues and HIV & Aids Associate, Framer’s Workshop, Brookline, MA – Jun 2007 - Jan 2009 Customer design assistance and sales, document preservation and repair, frame assembly, and high-end custom framing jobs. Assistant graphic designer, A. D. Design, Wellesley, MA – Jun 2004 - Sep 2008 Assistant to graphic designer on a variety of animation, print, web, and interactive exhibit design projects in both 2D and 3D CAD. ::SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:: Adobe CS4: Ps, Ill, Ind, Fl, Dw 3D CAD: Solidworks, Swift3D Apple Final Cut Express Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel Mac and Windows OS experience Wood & metal fabrication Jewelry and ceramics craftsmanship Silkscreen and photography printing ::REFERENCES:: Avaliable upon request. ——- allegra@allegradesign.us

MY RESUME:

 

Industrial Designer

::EDUCATION::

Bachelor of Industrial Design, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY – May 2010

Scandinavian Furniture Design Program, Danish Royal Academy of Art & Architecture,

Copenhagen, Denmark – Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

::EXPERIENCE::

Graphic designer/Office Assistant, Future Care Inc, New York, NY – Aug 2010 - present

Website & graphic design, customer & provider relations, claims processing, revising medical reports, various basic office responsibilities.

Designer, TYTHEdesign, Brooklyn, NY – Jun 2010 - present

Design research, development & collaboration on socially, economically & environmentally sustainable solutions for fundamental community issues world-wide.

Intern for Change, Center for Sustainable Design Studies, Pratt Institute – Oct 2008 - May 2010

Research of sustainable materials, in-field user research, data collection, communication with manufacturers, planning and leading projects and events.

Freelance Intern, Design in Kind, Brooklyn, NY – Oct 2008 - Jun 2010

Part of a design team responsible for product design, graphics, layout, illustrations, field research, and testing of medical projects targeting third-world health issues and HIV & Aids

Associate, Framer’s Workshop, Brookline, MA – Jun 2007 - Jan 2009

Customer design assistance and sales, document preservation and repair, frame assembly, and high-end custom framing jobs.

Assistant graphic designer, A. D. Design, Wellesley, MA – Jun 2004 - Sep 2008

Assistant to graphic designer on a variety of animation, print, web, and interactive exhibit design projects in both 2D and 3D CAD.

::SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS::

Adobe CS4: Ps, Ill, Ind, Fl, Dw

3D CAD: Solidworks, Swift3D

Apple Final Cut Express

Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel

Mac and Windows OS experience

Wood & metal fabrication

Jewelry and ceramics craftsmanship

Silkscreen and photography printing

::REFERENCES::

Avaliable upon request.

——-

allegra@allegradesign.us