Bradley Fikes of the UT San Diego recently stopped by DDSTUDIO to talk to Chief Charles Curbbun about our design process–check out his article here!
Congratulations to Sotera Wireless on their well-deserved recognition as MD+DI Manufacturer of the Year!
The FDA approved ViSi Mobile wireless vital sign monitoring system is ushering the medical industry into the digital age. Sotera is affecting this major change with technologies and experiences designed to cut healthcare costs and improve current standards of care, outcomes, and efficiency.
This last week I was able to show a couple recent pieces at Fowler’s in Solana Beach, a cool boutique shop on Highway 101. Given that its my position to help guide our clients to a tangible product or experience, it’s nice to have an outlet in which to explore something a bit more ethereal and impulsive. I have been trying to capture the mood and atmosphere of memory, and what we may retain from some given scene in our head. In my case, the inspiration was a natural one, so trying to dial in certain textures and color shifts has been my goal, and of course distilling it all into simplified projections. Anyhow, it was fun and the other artists (Dustin Ortiz, Christine Brailsford, and Skye Walker) showed some impressive work!
Cheers!
Matt
The November issue of Riviera San Diego features “King Charles” highlighting DDSTUDIO’s resident thought leader and designer-in-chief, Charles Curbbun. See one of his early creations for serious drinkers, the tequila table, and find out why he is utterly obsessed with chairs.
It’s great to be so immersed with our local San Diego creative talent at all levels.
I now have the pleasure of lecturing and mentoring at the Jacobs School of Engineering at UCSD. The first objective is to raise awareness of the experience design process, and understand how to place a product within an overall service offering.
Nate Delson, instructor for the Product Design and Entrepreneurship course, invited DDSTUDIO to be an integral part of the program moving forward.
DDSTUDIO partnered with Herman Miller and Riviera Magazine to sponsor the immensely successful Design + Innovation Showcase and Connect with CONNECT, hosted by Mintz Levin. It was an incredible evening, recognizing brilliant experience design nearsourced in San Diego.
CONNECT San Diego is an organization that catalyzes the creation of innovation companies. DDSTUDIO has joined CONNECT’s Nearsourcing Initiative as a member of the steering committee, comprised of production cluster leaders in our region. Find out how CONNECT, DDSTUDIO, and many of our neighbors are committed to a diverse and innovative San Diego by reading more here.
Ant’s professional passion is the pursuit of growth through innovation, and his delight in solving the right problems rather than the obvious ones has spanned decades of leadership and coaching in design strategy. Ant will be leading DDSTUDIO in the creation of captivating and unforgettable user experiences for our clients to share with consumers.
Prior to joining DDSTUDIO, Ant led experience design teams at Kelley Blue Book, Intuit, Kodak ImaginationWorks, Sony Electronics, IDEO, and Philips Design.
Educated in England, Ant holds a BSc in Occupational Psychology from the University of Hull, and an MPhil in Psychology from the University of Plymouth
“Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.” -H. G. Wells
May is American Bike Month, and since we have a studio laden with bicycle enthusiasts we felt it was right to honor the hard work they have put into their two-wheeled chariots of awesomeness.
Sotera Wireless’ Visi MobileTM System has gained FDA clearance! DDSTUDIO joined forces with Sotera Wireless on the industrial design and mechanical engineering for the Visi Mobile System, a new continuous vital signs monitoring system for use in hospitals.
To read the full brief on our work with Sotera, click here.
