Designers 1 & 2

Mark O'Bryan

Mr. O'Bryan is an architect. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife that he met in front of Patterson Hall while attending UK. When Mr. O'Bryan was young, he loved working with cameras and audio. He found that he could incorporate cameras and audio with being an architect. 

After sharing some of his works on buildings and inside churches, it was very obvious that he is very talented. "I like to do work that looks like it has always been there," Mr. O'Bryan said about works objectives/goals. He proceeded to get everyones attention when he pulled up pictures of his 1960 Louisville home. It was a breathtaking work of art. He used the term 'beam and plank construction' when describing the style of his home. He also described it as simplicity and elegance. 

Towards the end of his speech, Mr. O'Bryan was asked what advice he would give to a young architect. He said, "Trust your gut. Practice, practice, practice!"

Jennifer Tate

Jennifer is a Brooklyn/New Jersey product designer. She is a friend of our teacher Patrick Lucas and attended the University of North Carolina Greensboro. There she fell in love with design and decided to make a career of it. Jennifer has also had the honor of entering two submissions into New York Design Week.

She spoke to our class about disappearables, which are things that work without you knowing it. She also shared that she isn't very fond of the design of other cell phones besides iPhones. iPhones have a great way of syncing to other Apple products including Macs, iPods, iPads.

Towards the end of her speech, Jennifer said that it's best in design to trust your gut and go with your idea. "It may not be the most popular idea, but go with it," she said.