Garret Miller
- Status: Grad Student
- School: Purdue University
- Location: Lafayette, IN
Member Since:04/15/2011
Portfolio Items
Profile
Capabilities
Additional Skills
- 2d/3d ideation, design research, human factors and ergonomics, interdisciplinary brainstorming sessions, brand development, contextual immersion, synthesizing qualitative and quantitative data
Years of Experience
- 2+
Self-description
- I’m a mediator between conceptual ideas and reality that constructs behavioral change and experiences through design.
Goals and Interests
Personal Goals
- To live a life full of adventure.
Professional Goals
- To design products and services that construct and influence cultural behaviors.
Interests
- Everything- design is about being inspired by our daily experiences.
Favorite Movies/TV Shows
- MadMen, Entourage
Favorite Books
- "The Tipping Point"- Malcolm Gladwell "Art and Zen of Motorcycle Maintenance"- Robert M. Pirsig
Favorite Quotes
- "The extent to which you have a design style is the extent to which you have not solved the design problem." - Charles Eames
Extra Curricular
Leadership Experiences
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Purdue University instructor of record- Run and lead 2 sections of design fundamentals.
Clubs & Organizations
- IDSA Member (2006-2010) FabLab - A collaborative digital fabrication club (2010)
Awards
- IDEA Finalist (2011) Full Tuition + Graduate Teaching Assistantship (2011) Out Standing Achievement Award- SCAD (2010) First Place in KidsII Toy Design Competition (2009)
Travels
- Italy, Canada, UK
Languages
- English
Student Behavior
Share an experience when you dealt with a conflict situation
- Meeting the demands of a superior when his directions were completely far from our project goals. In return, I met his requests, while also submitting a new direction. Satisfying both directions.
What is your personal method for innovation?
- Understanding design's broader and conceptual implications then focusing on practical solutions.
Share a few of your personal weaknesses
- Settling for anything less than my personal expectations.
What is your outlook on teamwork?
- We all come from different perspectives, when we embrace them all, we then enter into an innovation space.