Jason Morris

About Jason Morris

Jason Morris is a Professor and Director 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 has been focusing his research on industrial design history, social purpose innovation, personal fabrication, three dimensional form, and creativity. He is the filmmaker of the biographical documentary film of the pioneer industrial designer, Walter Dorwin Teague.

Experience

1. Professor

   Western Washington University

   Sep 2004 — Present · Bellingham, WA, US

Education

• West Virginia University

  BSME

  1988 — 1992

• Pratt Institute

  MID

  1994 — 1996

Skills

• Information Design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Ethnography
• Model Making
• Strategic Design
• Rendering
• Packaging
• User Experience
• Rhino
• User Interface Design
• Ideation
• Cad
• Solidworks
• Design Management
• Documentaries
• Interaction Design
• Product Design
• Design Strategy
• User-Centered Design
• Concept Development
• Concept Design
• User Research
• Teaching
• Design Research
• Bicycle
• Consumer Products
• Photoshop
• Adobe Photoshop
• Graphic Design
• Illustrator
• Concept Generation
• Independent Film
• Sketching
• Rapid Prototyping
• Industrial Design
• Product Development
• Indesign
• Research Design
• Experience Design
• Adobe Illustrator