Lauren Sebastian product design
L e t ’s w o r k t o g e t h e r ! lauren.sebastian93@gmail.com 937.902.6517
About me
education
Honors anD achievements Skills
work hard. Play hard. Be awesome.
I’m passionate about creating unique, innovative products for kids. I’m in the constant pursuit to gain new skills and become a better designer. When I’m not designing, I can be found drinking tea, playing my ukulele, or binge-watching netflix.
University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, Oh
College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning Fall 2011- Present BS Industrial Design: Class 2016 Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society Deans List IDSA Cincinnati Chapter
Analogue: Concept development/exploration, Ideation, Marker Rendering, Digital Rendering, Brainstorming, Storyboarding, Making prototypes, Sewing Digital: Adobe Photshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Alias, Sketchbook Pro, Solidworks, Keyshot, Shoemaker
experience Reebok | Canton, Ma | Summer 2014
Footwear Design Intern- Kids Team Worked with the Kids and Studio teams. Generated colorways, rendered shoes using photoshop and keyshot, learned shoe modeling softwear, ideated for SS16, created image boards. Had too much fun.
Hasbro | Pawtucket, RI | Fall 2014
Toy Design Intern- Nerf Rebelle Team Worked closely with design and marketing teams to develop products and explored new IP through sketching and rendering. Created image boards, foam core mock-ups of blasters and packaging, and blue sky concept ideation. Got paid to play.
Tomy | Oak Brook, Illinois | Spring 2014 Toy Design Intern- Boys Toys Team Worked on Battroborg and Pokemon plush products. Created foam core mockups, graphic design decals, communication documents, concept work, market research, and visual assetsfor presentations.
Reebok/Nerf Collaboration k i d s f o o t w e a r - R e e b o k i n t e r n s h i p PE r s o n a l P r o j e c t
i n c o r p o r at i n g b l a s t e r a e s t h e t i c s i n t o f o o t w e a r
Dart Storage
Battle Damage Zombie Slime
Red Reveal Tongue Label
Dart Storage
Rebelle Graphics
Orange Details
Digital Camo
Dart Storage
Product development Worked closely with Reebok product developers to make samples.
Reebok Z-Strike
T h e z o m b i e a p o ly p s e d o e s n ’ t s ta n d a c h a n c e
Ball & Chain
a n o m ad i c w o r k s tat i o n f o r d e s i g n e r s m a r r i e d t o t h e i r w o r k .
Designers have a lot of sh*t
T r a n s p o r t i n g i t f r o m p o i n t a t o p o i n t b i s t h e w o r s t. L e t s f i x t h at !
i n s p i r at i o n Create a durable, versatile, modular bag to transport all of a designers tools 1000D cordura
weatherproof
bag doubles as workstation
elastic bands for storage
Putting it all together La u r e n l e a r n s t o s e w
quick ‘n dirty prototyping Used bristol paper and corrugated paper board to figure out the design dimensions and patterns
r e ad y. s e t. s e w. Made multiple muslin prototypes to work out design kinks before moving onto the final materials Problem: Bottom panel wouldn’t collapse
Solution: Added 2 strips of interfacing
Problem: cutting mat caused support panel to collapse
Solution: Added corrugated paperboard and interfacing to make the panel more sturdy
i’ve got blisters on my fingers Final model sewn from 1000D Cordura, 200D Oxford Nylon, and Nylon webbing
Along the way there were some casulties
on the go
in the studio
in the field
Weather resistant bag holds all your design knick-knacks
Bag unfolds into design workstation equiped with a reversible cutting mat and drawing board, portfollio section, and storage for markers, rulers, ink, etc.
Detachable panels hold a sketchbook and drawing tools for quick inspiration trips
Ball & Chain
working all the time just got easier
Kul de Sac Kids
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kids footwear / reebok internship personal project
design a shoe for the kul de sac kids A shoe for scaling walls, crusing down sidewalks, and kicking around
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kids street wear, crushin’ it
g r a p h i c e x p l o r at i o n Layered doodles over different patterns to create unique, fun graphics
c u s t o m i z e a b l e s o c k l i n e r s ! Say, w h at ? Kids can choose from existing patterns, or create their own!
who are the kul de sac kids?
THE
c o o l c at
THE
rebel
THE
m av e r i c k
THE
queen bee
t h e c o o l c at
the rebel
t h e m av e r i c k
the queen bee
Kul de Sac Kids
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f o r p l ay i n ’ i n t h e s t r e e t s a n d k i c k i n ’ a r o u n d
Wa l t e r t h e W e a r y W h a l e stuffed animal
Sick kids are no fun. They’re grumpy, uncomfortable, and full of germs. Grody to the max. Let’s design a stuffed animal to cheer them up and stop the spread of germs!
c r e at e a s t u f f e d a n i m a l t h at ’ s c u t e a n d f u n c t i o n a l
stuffed animal and a tissue holder! Woah!
With his baggy eyes and weighed down fins, Walter the Whale looks just as miserable as your sick child feels. Walter’s soft plush and unique personality will help comfort your child. Crypton Super Fabric and tissues will help prevent the spread of germs!
Wa l t e r t h e W e a r y W h a l e comfort and cuddles
Additional Sketches
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937.902.6517