INDUSTRIAL DESIGN + VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS
Jan Gross
a Jan Gross portfolio
Pintail SX-1 Experimental high performance acrobatic sailplane
PROJECT BRANDS
Visual Communications
Market research & analysis
Corporate image strategy
Identity & brand development
Graphic standards & guidelines
Art & photographic direction
Branded environments
Package design
Wayfinding
ACUMENS
Industrial Design
Prior art research
Creative exploration
Product development
Mechanical design
Engineering integration
CMF and DFM verification
Advanced 2D & 3D CAD
Project management
CV
NEWS
ALCOA Aluminum Hubbell Lighting
Bank of America LA GEAR
CHRYSLER Motor Company QuikTrip
Coca-Cola USA SeaWorld
Ford Motor Company SOLO Ltd.
GEORGIA POWER VERIZON
Hunter Douglas Walt Disney World
*Awarded U.S. utility patent for ZeroGrav Newtonian swing apparatus
with deployable canopy system.
*Awarded U.S. utility patent for MagnaTrack, Evo MagnaTrack self- tensioning magnetic solar screen system.
*CYCLONE Aqua Jet Snorkel Bike completed and intellectual property filed.
*FROG Portable cooktop completed and intellectual property filed.
*PAVILLON Method and gearbox mechanism for the linear to rotational operation of roof louvers completed and intellectual property filed.
*MagRail Magnetic/mechanical auto-tracking and correcting tensioner apparatus and self-modifying roller assemblies completed and intellectual property filed.
Partial List
CONTACT
WIGITH2O wing in ground effect flying recreational water craft.
Jan Gross
941.445.3728
Asheville, NC
Strict compliance with proprietary non-disclosure, client anonymity and total enterprise confidentiality.
Mr. Gross has had the unique privilege, advantage and experience of two professional careers. One in the Performing Arts and the other in the Visual and Applied Arts and Technology. Following a highly competitive audition process Mr. Gross was accepted into and attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He later continued his studies in the United States, Europe and the Middle East eventually returning home to a new creative career as a
Georgia Institute of Technology educated Industrial Designer.
Mr. Gross has been awarded many utility and design patents that were funded and successfully commercialized. His work has been featured in both national and international publications and the Robb Report recently called his seating
"the best in class". He began his multidisciplinary ID career in the role of team member in creative leadership positions with nationally recognized firms and has been an independent design consultant for almost the past three decades.