Jason Morris
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Jason Morris is a professor of industrial design at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. Prior to his career switch to academia, he was a consulting product designer and a principal of the design firm tool. in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He has designed award winning products for clients such as Kryptonite Locks, Burton, Siemens, Ambient Devices, APC, Homax, Boston Scientific, MSI, Prudential, The First Years, and Waterworks.
His work has been featured in ID magazine, Innovation, The Boston Globe, Core77, Maxim, Transworld Skateboarding, Men's Health, The Pittsburgh Tribune Review, and The Bellingham Herald.
Jason earned his Master's of Industrial Design from Pratt Institute and his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University. He is also the director of a biographical documentary film of the pioneer industrial designer, Walter Dorwin Teague. -
Education
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MID Industrial DesignPratt Institute1994 - 1996
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BSME Mechanical EngineeringWest Virginia University1988 - 1992
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ProfessorWestern Washington UniversitySep 2004 - Present (20 years 2 months)Professor of industrial design.
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PrincipalMorris Creative Studio LLCSep 2004 - Present (20 years 2 months)Industrial Design and Product Development Consultant. Product design, graphic design, video production. Clients include Homax and LightDesign. (Formerly Morris Industrial Design)
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Vice President - Western District (elected)IDSA (The Industrial Designers Society of America)Dec 2010 - May 2013 (2 years 5 months)Serve on Board of Directors representing the Western US. Conference Chair, planning and directing the IDSA Western District Conferences in San Jose, CA: 2011, Seattle, WA: 2012, Long Beach, CA: 2013.
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Principaltool. inc.May 2000 - Aug 2004 (4 years 3 months)Industrial design and product development. Managed projects, designers and engineers. Clients included Kryptonite, APC, Burton/Red, Brine Lacrosse, The First Years, Ambient Devices, Waterworks, Polaroid and others.
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Industrial DesignerLoeffler-MacConkeyFeb 1997 - May 2000 (3 years 3 months)Industrial design consultant. Mechanical design, conceptualization, prototyping, rendering, CAD
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Industrial DesignerLouis Nelson AssociatesSep 1995 - Oct 1996 (1 year 1 month)Contract position
New York City, NY
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