josh williams r&d


I am a Product Design major at San Francisco State University. I am on track to earn my Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design with a concentration in Product Design and Development.

I am wowed by the timeless architecture and design of the 50’s that still remains relevant and modern today.

I am inspired by everyday situations that pose interesting or unique problems and change the way we look at our surroundings. I like the feeling of a new discovery or respect with objects that we use every day.

I am influenced by my friends, colleagues, and professors. I look up to anyone who is willing to take creative risks and submit themselves to public critique. I recently watched Objectified and want to buy a Banzai tree to be more like Dieter Rams.

I am thoughtful, hopeful, patient, resourceful, indecisive, and restless.

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For the record, I love the SF State Library system. I’ve used and abused it pretty much non-stop for the last year.

Books aren’t going anywhere. I don’t care how cool Alexis’s Kindle is! (just kidding i’m the jealous type) I like holding huge books with big full color photos of furniture and sketches. For my own sake of keeping track of what I’ve got - here’s a list of the books I’m hoping to find valuable information within.

the design of everyday things by Donald A. Norman
designing design by Kenya Hara [translation Maggie Kinser Hohle, Yukiko Naito]
glass, paper, beans : revelations on the nature and value of ordinary things by Leah Hager Cohen
doing environmental ethics by Robert Traer
starbucked : a double tall tale of caffeine, commerce, and culture by Taylor Clark
brewing justice : fair trade coffee, sustainability, and survival by Daniel Jaffee
hospitality facilities management and design by David M. Stipanuk, Harold Roffmann



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July 10, 2009, 5:00pm