Matthew is a designer based out of San Francisco, exploring the relationship between ourselves and the world around us through the things we use everyday.
Matthew Koscica
Matthew is a designer based out of San Francisco, exploring the relationship between ourselves and the world around us through the things we use everyday.
↳about ↳explorations ↳ mkoscica@gmail.com
My passion for design is fueled by an interest in people, their personal stories, and their relationships with each other. I’m fascinated by the ways products and technology shape the landscape of our day to day lives, our interpersonal interactions, and our personal behaviors and habits. In this life, we have the opportunity to make things or serve others, and industrial design affords us the opportunity to do both.
Before discovering industrial design, my professional background included working in forestry and co-authoring published scientific studies, painting professionally, and tattooing. I am continually surprised by how those experiences have translated into a unique, creative, and human-centered design perspective.
Experience
NewDealDesign
Industrial Designer
dreaming up physical hardware for emerging technologies
2022-Present
Logitech
Industrial Design Contract
creating the future of gaming hardware
2021-2022
Camp
Industrial Designer
designing at an emerging studio in Chicago, IL
2019-2021
MK Design
Artist
providing both fine art and commercial art
2012-2019
US Forest Service
Ecological Restoration Researcher
discovering systems for forest management
2012
NewDealDesign
Industrial Designer
dreaming up physical hardware for emerging technologies
2022-Present
Logitech
Industrial Design Contract
creating the future of gaming hardware
2021-2022
Camp
Industrial Designer
designing at an emerging studio in Chicago, IL
2019-2021
MK Design
Artist
providing both fine art and commercial art
2012-2019
US Forest Service
Ecological Restoration Researcher
discovering systems for forest management
2012
Education
Western Washington University
BS Industrial Design
Honors
2018-2021
Northern Arizona University
BS Forestery
2008-2012
Awards
2021
IDEA Awards: Bronze for VIA Handheld Printer and Scanner
IDSA Student Merit Finalist
WWU BSID Senior of the year
Core77 Awards: Notable Interaction Design for Ampersand
Core77 Awards: Notable Home & Living for Sprig
Core77 Awards: Consumer Electronics for VIA Handheld Printer and Scanner
Gray Awards: VIA Handheld Printer and Scanner
Gray Awards: Ampersand
2020
IDSA x Tactile Inc - AR Sketch Competition - Best of Show
2019
WWU BSID Scholarship for Design Excellence
Western Washington University
BS Industrial Design
Honors
2018-2021
Northern Arizona University
BS Forestery
2008-2012
Awards
2021
IDEA Awards: Bronze for VIA Handheld Printer and Scanner
IDSA Student Merit Finalist
WWU BSID Senior of the year
Core77 Awards: Notable Interaction Design for Ampersand
Core77 Awards: Notable Home & Living for Sprig
Core77 Awards: Consumer Electronics for VIA Handheld Printer and Scanner
Gray Awards: VIA Handheld Printer and Scanner
Gray Awards: Ampersand
2020
IDSA x Tactile Inc - AR Sketch Competition - Best of Show
2019
WWU BSID Scholarship for Design Excellence