Laura Olivia Palbom Industrial Product Design
Laura Olivia Palbom Contact Information
Volunteer Experience
laurapalbom@gmail.com 1 (613) 276 1219
Carleton University Graduation Exhibition 2011
Education
Aldershot Highschool Year Book Editor 2007-2008
Currently in fourth year of studying Industrial Product Design at Carleton University
Burlington Arts Centre Craft Camps 2006
Aldershot Highschool, Burlington, ON 2008 Graduated with French Immersion and Environmental Science High Skills Major
Royal Botanical Gardens Summer Camp 2003-2005
Work Experience
Skills
Graphic Design Services For Artist Roy Brash 2011
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign AutoDesk Sketchbook Pro and Sketchbook Designer SolidWorks Sketch Up Low and high fidelity appearance and working models Sketching and marker renderings Technical layouts Photography Sewing
Mystery Shopper Vision Client 2011-Present Nature Interpreter and Children’s Program Instructor Royal Botanical Gardens 2005-2010 Retail Merchant The Gap 2006-2009
Reversible Games Box This game box is has a double-sided lid engraved using a laser cutter for playing Chess and Checkers as well as marble Solitaire. All required playing pieces can be stored inside. The container is made from locally grown Maple and Walnut wood.
SolidWorks Microsoft Mouse A reverse engineering project where we had to choose an injection moulded part that fit in an assembly. We were to choose one part, model it in SolidWorks, 3D print it, and make sure that it fit in with the other originial parts. A Joint Project with Gabe Lam.
INSET Dining Set A collaborative project with architect Quinn Greer. The conceptual set features inward bent steel legs to cradle planks of wood. The design would require minimal hardware. A bent steel vase was also conceived to make use of the leftover parts of the punched out sheet steel.
Bene[fit] Store The Bene[fit] store was a collaborative project with Lindsay Manning, David Ward and Kelvin Chow. The theme of the store was to provide customers with products that are especially ergonomic for people with difficulty using their hands.
SUPERBONDER Glue Gun After completing the Bene[fit] Store, I designed a product that could be sold in the store and that fit the theme. The shape of this glue gun makes it easy for the user to get the tip into small corners and the padded hand grip and shape of the handle makes squeezing the trigger easier. Made from wood.
HEXAL Cardboard Table Designed specifically to be flat-packed, this beside table is made from four pieces of cardboard that can be easily assembled. It can support over 60 pounds.
Cotton Swab & Round Dispenser
Mobile EEG Testing Lab Carleton University’s Psychology department has teamed up with the School of Industrial Design to work on a Mobile EEG testing lab. The goal of the project was to conceptualize ways save space and increase the efficiency of the experiment for the researchers that will be traveling to rural northern Ontario to conduct EEG tests on students and children. We researched the researcher’s workflow extensively to design the perfect workstation layout along with accompanying products that would protect their expensive equipment and reduce the time it takes to prepare for an experiment. A group project with Luis Garcia, Jiao Wang and Jasmine Yeung.
Logitech iPod Dock A rendering created with Adobe Illustrator
Toyota FT-86 Concept A rendering created with AutoDesk Sketchbook Designer
A conceptual poster for the Canadian Aviation Museum. Pencil and Adobe Photoshop.
Photography Photography is my primary pastime. I especially enjoy candid portraits, nature, experimental set-ups and architecture.
Golden Lighthouse
Design Concept The Golden Lighthouse is a birdhouse designed for the acrobatic Goldfinch as well as bird enthusiasts that enjoy watching them. In Canada and the Northern parts of the United States, Goldfinches migrate to the south in the winter. This will leave the birdhouse unoccupied for up to 7 months, making it useless until the birds return. For this reason, there is an LED light installed in the roof of the house, allowing the product to become a decorative lantern.
Context of Use
Design Features 8 foot rope
Protective roof with embeded LED lights
10’’ by 6’’ diameter nesting vessel
Reinforced ½ inch avian entry point
Remote switch for activating the lanrern mode Twist out bottom for easy cleaning Nighttime