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Evinn Quinn : Class of 2011

Evinn Quinn

Evinn is a graduate of the Industrial Design program at Savannah College of Art & Design. Evinn has worked in the field of product form and user interaction for many years. He has worked on a multitude of projects for companies ranging from JCB Construction to the likes of Newell-Rubbermaid and the McGee Group. He has also worked on individual project such as: VOLUME, an active home speaker system and O-Prism, an O.L.E.D. power saving plasma television. He also designed an original elderly computing system aimed at bridging the gap between the technological divide.

Evinn is very excited about the opportunity to attend the School of Visual Arts, and to be a part of the inaugural class of the MFA Interaction Design program. He believes that a successful design will merit positive user emotional responses. He is very excited to meet new people and create with people who are as passionate about what they do as he is.

Past Life

BFA in Industrial Design from Savannah College of Art & Design

Selected Projects

  • Designing Local Currency

    Students were assigned the task of designing their own local currency.

  • Entrepreneurial Design Final

    Students present product and service design solutions that aim to connect personal passions with socially conscious endeavors. Or, outline a viable product in the form of a pitch deck.

  • Information Visualization

    Students were asked to visualize a section within the permanent collection at MoMA or the Met. Or, they may visualize a single sporting event or season. Or, a personal collection of their choosing.

  • Interactive User Experience on The High Line

    Students were asked to create a networked, mobile or interactive installation that enhances or extends the experience of the High Line park in NYC.

  • In Transit

    For their final projects, students were asked to identify a problem within New York City’s subway system.

  • Re-imagine The New York Times

    Students were given the opportunity to re-imagine The New York Times as a startup.

  • Public Interfaces Final

    Students had the task to critically examine interaction design for public spaces.

  • Prototyping User Experiences/Research Methods Final

    Students created prototypes based on the theme of augmented mindfulness.