Justin Lund
Assistant Professor, Industrial Design
About
Justin Lund is a professor of industrial design who strives to foster a collaborative mindset in students. Justin draws from his professional experience in product design, vehicle design, and exhibit design to introduce real-world teamwork and cross-disciplinary strategies.
In his free time, Justin has regularly trained and performed improv comedy and has found the process of improvisation to be highly beneficial to teamwork and the design process. Many exercises, games, and warmups from this discipline have been known to find their way into the classroom. Don’t worry, it’s fun.
Educational & Professional Experience
MDes., University of Washington
B.S., Industrial Design, Western Washington University
- Assistant Professor, Industrial Design, Western Washington University
- Assistant Professor, Product Design, University of Kentucky
- Lecturer, Industrial/UX/Interaction Design, University of Washington
- Senior Designer, Teague
- Industrial Designer, Glosten
- Exhibit Designer, Pacific Studio
Recent Publications
Lund, J. (2020) “Coalesce: Leveraging Generative Tools in Industrial Design Practice”. University of Washington
Lund, J.; Germany, J.O. (2020) “Prototyping for Empathy: A Platform for Commercial Space Vehicle Design”. The Design Research Conference (DRS 2020), Aug. 2020; Brisbane, Australia
Germany, J.O.; Lund, J. (2019). “Form Follows Story: An Approach to Designing for Commercial Space Travel”. The Intl. Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE ’19), Sept. 2019; Glasgow, UK
Research Interests
Design Improvisation/Applied Improvisation
Applications of AI/ML/Generative Technologies in Industrial Design Practice