A VISUAL RESUME:NATHAN JOHN REED

Cardboard Chair

Design partner:

Client:

Media:

Photography:

Patrick DiRito

Young Architects Forum

200 Cardboard boxes

Nathan Reed, David Leggett

INDEPENDENT WORK

A “nest” for the human body. As a cube, the chair abandons visual

appeal and explores tactile qualities: A hard exterior smooth to the

touch, and a soft yet crunchy interior. Olfactory qualities also are

emphasized when one sits in the chair, as the cardboard smell emits

from shredded seat.

Design progression

Construction

Book Cover Design

FREELANCE WORK

Women In Technology, a non-profit organization was publishing a

book about successful women in the South. I designed the cover under

the direction of West Reed. I collaborated with copywriter, Ben Reed

for the naming and branding.

Collaboration:

Client:

West Reed

Women In Technology

Design progression - producing alternates

Leading Women in Technology Share Their Journeys to Success

C o l l e c t e d & E d i t e d b y

Sandra Coffey Hofmann Bonnie Bajorek Daneker

“Impactful and inspiring! Extraordinary women share essential strategies and game plans with purpose.

Filled with wisdom gleaned from experience, Climb is a tapestry of vibrant profiles, inspiring women

aspiring to success.”— Connie Glaser, Syndicated Columnist and Women’s Leadership Expert

“Climb brilliantly reflects the intellect, energy and

insight of WIT members influencing the leadership development of young women.”

— André Schnabl, Managing Partner, Grant Thornton LLP Atlanta

With great warmth and wisdom, Climb delivers compelling stories of women at different career stages succeeding in the technology business community. Powerful, personal and poignant essays depict the varied roads traveled and challenges met by these insightful leaders from an industry where few women venture. Learn why they are passionate about technology careers. Share in their rich experiences. Garner valuable advice to incorporate in your own leadership efforts. From young girls building robots, to a software engineer, to a high-tech lawyer, to a CEO, these stories of women in the South will appeal to readers at various points in their professional lives. They convey the heart and soul of leadership for the next generation.

BUSINESS | U.S. $29.95 | CAN $34.95

Published by Women in Technology, Inc. with support from Executive Alliance, Grant Thornton, and design by West Reed.

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Art Direction & Web Design

FREELANCE WORK

I branded the my band, directed the photography shoot, edited the

pictures, picked out clothes with Rachel Eden, and designed the

website with web developer, David Leggett.

Collaboration:

Client:

David Leggett, Rachel Eden, Joseph Barbier

Foreign Breakfast

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

An abstract project designed based on creating shapes from musical

notes and chords . To begin with diagramming and move into more

physical spaces.

Creating Pattern from Music

Media:

Instructors:

Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator

Carina Antunez, Marc Cottle

Major 7th Minor 7th

To make a 7th chord, another note is added, creating dissonance and tension.

Major Minor

A basic chord is made from three root notes.

Chords can be major or minor.

Verses must be minor, and choruses major.

End each verse and chorus with a large.

Beginning of minor notes contain spikes

There must be a 7th in each series.

Louds end with 7ths.

End pieces will lay flatter.

Loud Loud

- Minor- Medium

- Minor 7th- Medium

- Minor 7th- Large

- Major- Medium

- Major 7th- Medium

- Major 7th- Large

Verse 2 Chorus 2Verse 1

Creating a matrix of sizes: Rules:

- Minor- Small

- Minor 7th- Small

Soft Soft

- Minor- Large

- Major- Small

- Major 7th- Small

- Major- Large

Chorus 1

Verse 1

Chorus 1

Verse 1 Verse 1

Chorus 1 Chorus 1

Verse 2 Verse 2

Chorus 2 Chorus 2

Verse 2

Chorus 2

NINE-SQUARE-CUBE PUZZLEI pushed and pulled a perfect nine-

square-cube until it became a dynamic

interpenetrating pavilion in a courtyard

SCENOGRAPHIC DESIGNAssisting choreographer Jonah Bokaer, Why

Patterns is a performance in which the visual

design emerges from a single ping-pong

ball that is introduced into a frame on stage,

initiating a series of choreographed games.

Unpredictable results trigger events that

flood the stage with thousands of balls,

which are manipulated by the movements of

the dancers as the square frame is collapsed.

NINE-SQUARE-CUBE PUZZLERichter works with different degrees of

reality. He does this through different forms

of media. For this gallery, I found one way

of arranging his works to bring questions to

the viewer and the artist such as, what is art

vs architecture , and what is representational

vs abstract

COLOR EXPLORATIONStudying fine arts before university, I explored

color theory, and application in oil painting.

I explored color harmony and complements

applied to still lifes.

SHADOW STUDIESA film exploration on the subject of human

motion and representation abstracted - in

shadow, in silhouette, in pure form.

A THEATER FOR THE CITYThe South to North Georgia. Atlanta to

Midtown and Downtown. In between those

two areaswe have Tech Square - one of the

most innovative urban pockets. I want to

emphasize and reinforce what it already has

going on.

PLACE AND DREAMINGA photography and text piece exploring the

role of dreaming and imagination in place-

making. “The house shelters daydreaming, the

house protects the dreamer, the house allows

one to dream in peace.” - Gaston Bachelard

URBAN DESIGN RESEARCHResearch and opinion piece about billboards

and their affect on the Georgian urban

landscape was published in the Atlanta

Journal Constitution.

More design samples:

RECOGNITION

Young Architects Forum Atlanta

Received award for chair design from a Young Architects Forum

Competition, and featured in their 2010 YAF book.

Southern Design Concern

Chair exhibited with housewares works by young Southern designers.

Georgia Institute of Technology,

Southern Polytechnic University

Chair design exhibited at Georgia Institute of Technology, Southern

Polytechnic University

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Urban design research article titled “Billboards mar the natural beauty

of Georgia Roadsides” featured in opinion column.

Mableton Arts Center

Photography selected and exhibited at Mableton Arts Center, Georgia

EXPERIENCE

Freelance (May 2010 – Present)

Design and consulting for Women in Technology, Georgia Tech

Business Network, Rite Media Group, Swap Meet.

Chez Bushwick + Snarkitecture (June – August 2011)

Set design intern for interdisciplinary performance artist Jonah Bokaer

for productions at the Guggenheim Museum and Jacob’s Pillow.

NYC, New York

Foreign Breakfast (008 – 2010)

Band leader, songwriter, coordinator

West Reed (April – May 2007)

Intern at local branding and marketing firm

Marietta, Georgia

English Center (October – December 2005)

English instructor

Amman, Jordan

Nathan John Reed