Henry Spuria is a designer with a dual degree from RISD in both Industrial and Graphic Design. Currently based in San Francisco, working at NewDealDesign, he’s interested in interaction, fabrication, and discursive iteration — wherever graphic and industrial collide.

product DESIGN PROJECT

Pour—Over Coffee System ↙

→ Food–safe finished maple vessels, translucent 3D–printed resin, ultra–fine mesh, and vulcanized rubber gaskets to create a wholistic pour–over coffee system that fits into the home with ease.

multimodal GRAPHIC IDENTITY

→ A brand identity centered around a variable spline-based logotype, built to adapt to any surface or scale whether it’s a billboard, a phone, or a business card. Works is a rebrand for the Knoll Workplace Research Library and is reified in MillerKnolls deep history and huge archive while complimenting the iconic constellation brands style.

COLLABORATIVE PRODUCT DESIGN PROJECT

Span Physical Therapy ↙

→ Injection-molded ABS Plastic, I2C triple-axis accelerometer, precision-cut diffusion mylar, and a custom PCB coalesce into a new comprehensive way for those with chronic mobility issues to track their progress and adhere to a regimen at home.

WEB DESIGN PROJECT

Objecthood of the Internet ↙

→ A live-rendered Three.JS library, variable web typography, hosted on a vite/react framework come together to establish an alternative GUI for reading on the web.

RESEARCH—BASED DESIGN PROJECT

Intervening in Civic Spaces ↙

→ Cast powder coated zinc, EPDM rubber, engraved and backlit plexiglass, and sheet metal culminates in three infrastructure products that reorient public spaces towards livable cities.

graphic design publication

Good Design Publication ↙

→ 29x38 cm print publication centered around an interview with Matthew Bird, a RISD professor in Industrial Design. Publication issue calls into question our understanding of ‘good design’ and the forms it takes in product and graphic design.