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NATHAN W.

KEITH

DESIGN PORTFOLIO
NATHAN W. KEITH
Biography
I am a brand, color and material designer from Nevada. A
resilient, people-oriented and driven individual, I have strong
creative, research, and working abilities.

My passions lie within the future of design and technology, and I


strive to grow as a designer and human being in every task. I
have a keen eye for detail and am able to function under high
stress and within short time frames.

These selected works include personal projects inspired from my


time at Howard University, the mecca for African American
academia and culture, projects for submission to Pensole
Footwear Design Academy, and work with the film industry as a
cinematographer.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROJECT PROJECT DATE COLOR CODE
Enceladus December
2017

Pensole x PNCA September -


MLab Color December 2017
Exploration

Pensole x PNCA August 2017


MLab Submission

Cinematography 2014-2016
Color Exploration
ENCELADUS
OF LIFE
DEFYING OUR UNDERSTANDING
DEFINING A NE ANIFESTATION

IDEATION ATERIALS COLORS


1
ENGINEERED SPIDER SILK ater and rock
collide under
pressure at the
core of Ence-
ladus. This
creates brilliant
colors at the
microscopic

2
level
Spiders cannot be held together for
mass production, because they are
cannibalitic

Genetically engineered spider silk is


made possible using the same pro-
tein building blocks needed to make
spider silk, combined with the use of
3
silkworms for production

BIOFABRACTED LEATHER The Cassini


Probe is the
1. THE OON RELEASES HYDROGEN AND reason we
know about
SILICA FRO ITS PLUE Enceladus.
These missions
2. THE AJORITY OF THE OON IS OCEANIC challenged our
3. ETHANOL FOUND IN THE OON’S understanding
of Saturn
CORE Genetically engineered to produce
collagen, the main component for
skin of any kind

The collagen grows into fibrous


sheets, which are tanned into leather
hides
Spiders cannot be held together for mass production, because they are cannibalistic
ENGINEERED SPIDER SILK Genetically engineered spider silk is made possible using the same protein building
blocks needed to make spider silk, combined with the use of silkworms for production

PROPERTIES APPLICATIONS ON THE HORIZON


STRONG

MILITARY
Tensile strength of
1,100-2,900 at a weight
of 1.18-1.36
RESILIENT

MEDICAL
Kraig Labs is developing fibers with
Higher energy absorption antibacterial properties for medical
than Kevlar industry applications and metallic
ion abilities for industrial processes
FLEXIBLE

APPAREL
BIOFABRICATED LEATHER Genetically engineered to produce collagen, the main component for skin of any kind
The collagen grows into fibrous sheets, which are tanned into leather hides

PROCESS BENEFITS

DNA SEQUENCED TO FORM COLLAGEN


Three week production Genetically engineering the Cruelty free: the
process, much more product allows for more technology has phased
sustainable than genuine functional personalization out traditional stem cell
leather tanning methods

APPLICATIONS
COLLAGEN FORMS FIBROUS SHEETS

INTERIOR DESIGN FASHION AUTOMOTIVE


FIBROUS SHEETS ARE TANNED INTO LEATHER GOODS
COLOR EXPLORATION
COLOR EXPLORATION
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SHELAGH BENNETT
FOOTWEAR DESIGNER
IMPACT
VANS IMPACT
DESIGN PERFORMANCE
DESIGN PRODUCTS
WOMENS PERFORMANCE
ROBBIE STINCHCOMB FOR SKATERS
SKATE TO BE
PRODUCTS RECYCLED
THAT CAN BE
FOOTWEAR DESIGNER ANDRECYCLED AND REPURPOSED
REPURPOSED AFTER USE.
NATHAN W. KEITH AFTER USE
COLOR & MATERIAL
DESIGNER

SPECIAL THANKS
JARED FIOROVICH
CONCEPT CREATOR
MAYA WRIGHT, 25
CONSUMER
BROOKLYN, NYC
VERT SKATER
JOURNALIST AT VICE NEWS
SKATES AT MILLENNIUM PARK IN NYC ALMOST DAILY
PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS
NO ARCH FORM
SUPPORT FITTING

LANDFILL REUSE
WASTE MATERIALS

MALE FEMALE
CENTRIC SILHOUTTES
IDEATION

INITIAL COLOR RESEARCH INTO VANS CORE DEFINING MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT WE FOUND THAT SKATERS WANT TO KEEP
COLORS AND TOP SELLING COLLABORATIONS. MAYA NEEDS IN A PERFORMANCE SHOE THEIR CULTURE ALIVE WITHOUT SACRIFICING
I FOUND THE COLORWHEEL TO BE THE MOST SHE WILL USE NEARLY DAILY MAINSTREAM APPEAL
EFFICIENT WAY TO DISPLAY MY FINDINGS
THE SHARK PRO
CORDURA
TOP CLOTH
ARIAPRENE BALLISTIC MATERIAL
BREATHABILITY HIGH ABRASION
2C OPEN CELL

PERF. MESH
WOLV. SUEDE BREATHABLE
WITHSTANDING MOISTURE WICKING
HIGH ABRASION
THE ULTRA HIGH PRO
ARIAPRENE
BREATHABILITY
2C OPEN CELL ARIAPRENE
HIGH ABRASION
4C CLOSED CELL

ARIAPRENE
BREATHABLE
2C OPEN CELL CORDURA TOP
HIGH ABRASION
4C CLOSED CELL

TPU OVERLAY
WOLVERINE SUEDE
WITHSTANDING
HIGH ABRASION
COLOR BLOCKING

COMMERCIAL SMU

FUNDAMENTAL STRATEGIC
COLOR BLOCKING

COMMERCIAL SMU

FUNDAMENTAL STRATEGIC
CRESCENDO

IMPACT WOULD BE NOTHING WITHOUT CRESCENDO. FOR MAYA, THAT FEELS


LIKE COMING DOWN FROM THE HALF-PIPE AT THE PARK. ZERO GRAVITY,
ANXIOUSLY WAITING TO NAIL IT.
ECHO

ECHO IS WHAT HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER IMPACT. IT IS THE MOMENT WHEN THE BOARD BREAKS, WHEN
MAYA FALLS AND TAKES A DEEP BREATH. ECHO ALSO SYMBOLIZES THE HERITAGE OF SKATE REMAINING
RELEVANT AS SKATE MOVES INTO A MAINSTREAM LIGHT.
THE NIGHT RIDE

MAYA’S NIGHTS ARE FILLED WITH DEEP NAVY THAT


CREEPS UPON THE SKYLINE OF NYC. ON HER WAY TO
MILLENNIUM PARK, SHE NOTICES THE HINTS OF NEON.
FLUID MOTION

THIS IS THE ESSENSE OF OUR DESIGN LANGUAGE.MOVING LIKE


WATER, LINES FORMED WITHOUT EFFORT. EVERYTHING
NATURAL, NOTHING FORCED.
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COURSE HAND-CRAFTED
HERITAGE RUGGED RARE

Heritage is where HORSE HAIR FIBERS


Eeast and West
find common
ground. The sig-
nificance of cul- Muted, organic
ture, legacy, and tones paint the
dynasty. picutre of a
QING DYNASTY JADE jouney toward a
Weather-worn, more fulfiling and
durable materias enriching life.
stand the test of
time. Carefully Buildng a bold
groomed horse color foundation
hair, and precious and transitioning
materials remi- UNREFINED GOLD to remarkably rich
niscen of jade notes, this travel-
and gold exude er’s journey is a
the value of story waiting to be
knowing one’s told
self.

Heritage is pre- BLACK ASPHALT


cious and passed
down from one
generation to
another.
COLOR EXPLORATION
COLOR EXPLORATION
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SEVEN, A SHORT FILM PREMIERING EARLY 2018, EXPLORES THE LIVES OF BLACK MILLENNIALS
ON THE CAMPUS OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY. THE FILM BLURS THE LINES BETWEEN
ADOLESCENCE AND YOUNG ADULTHOOD. THE COLORS CHOSEN EXPRESS THIS LIMBO ERA, AS
SEEN IN THE MONOCHROMATIC AND COMPLIMENTARY EXPLORATION.

LINK TO TRAILER: http://bit.ly/2ApWZPF

BRAND PALETTE
A MILLENNIAL’S DREAM ABSOLUTE

GROUNDED

LOOKING AHEAD
SUBJECT: JUSTIN PHILLIPS

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SUBJECT: DAVID BULLOCK

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NATHAN W. KEITH

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