Creative Director

Creative Director

Creative Director

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Currently designing the future of gaming.

Currently designing the future of gaming.

Currently designing the future of gaming.

Industrial Designer

Based in San Francisco, California

Backbone One

Collaborations

Collaborating with unique names to craft authentic partnerships in the gaming space.

Establishing a new brand in the gaming market for a legacy leader in storage.

Responsibilities

Design Direction

Color, Material, & Finish

Backbone One

Generation Two

Refreshing the iconic Backbone sillhouete for a new generation of devices.

Establishing a new brand in the gaming market for a legacy leader in storage.

Client

Backbone

Role

Lead Designer

Responsibilities

Industrial Design

ID Team

Norio Fujikawa

Sean Missal

Francois Dransart

Recognition

iF Design Award 2023

Good Design Award 2024

Work completed while at Astro Studios. Photography by Backbone.

WD_Black

Establishing a new entry into the gaming market for a legacy leader in storage.

Establishing a new brand in the gaming market for a legacy leader in storage.

Client

Western Digital

Role

Lead Designer

Responsibilities

Strategy & Positioning

Industrial Design

Design Language Development

Visualization

ID Team

Norio Fujikawa

Sean Missal

Sushant Vohra

Oliver Henderson

Scott Pancioli

Brand Team

Alejandro Chavetta
Neha Hattangdi

Brian Wood
Shea Sjoberg

Sami Lovelady

Recognition

iF Design Award 2023

Work completed while at Astro Studios.

Logitech G Cloud

Developing a first of its kind cloud gaming handheld.

Client

Logitech G

Role

Industrial Designer

Responsibilities

Strategy & Positioning

Industrial Design

Color, Material, & Finish

Visualization

Team

Norio Fujikawa

Francois Dransart

Sean Missal

Scott Pancioli

Andrew Casden

Recognition

Reddot Award 2023

IDA Bronze Award

iF Design Award 2023

Work completed while at Astro Studios. Video & Photography by Logitech.

Mira Prism

The first low cost augmented reality headset for the masses.

Client

Mira

Role

Lead Designer

Responsibilities

Strategy & Positioning

Industrial Design

Color, Material, & Finish

Visualization

Team

Norio Fujikawa

Sean Missal

Oliver Henderson

Recognition

Reddot Best of the Best

Covestro Materials Award

Core77 Design Award

Work completed while at Astro Studios. Photography by Mira.

Bose Sleepbuds

Helping an established brand crowdfund a new category of device.

Client

Bose

Role

Lead Designer

Responsibilities

Strategy & Positioning

Industrial Design

Color, Material, & Finish

User Experience

Team

Karson Shadley

Sean Missal

Andy Uhm

Recognition

TIME best inventions 2018

Reddot Winner 2021

iF Design Award 2021

Work completed while at Astro Studios. Photography by Bose.

MINUS-8
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MINUS-8 Anza

A modern interpretation of the field watch, crowdfunded for MINUS-8.

Client

MINUS-8

Role

Lead Designer

Responsibilities

Industrial Design

Color, Material, & Finish

Team

David Whetstone

Sean Missal

Work completed while at Astro Studios. Photography by MINUS-8. Sketches by David Whetstone.

SOL Republic Soundtracks

A re-imagination of the iconic SOL silhouette in a traditional headphone form factor.

Client

SOL Republic

Role

Lead Designer

Responsibilities

Industrial Design

Color, Material, & Finish

Team

Sean Missal

Oliver Henderson

Work completed while at Astro Studios. Photography by SOL.

Shinola Power Collection

Developing designs to be made in America.

Client

Shinola

Role

Industrial Designer

Responsibilities

Design Development

Team

Anh Nguyen

David Whetstone

Sean Missal

Recognition

Core77 Notable Award 2017

IDEA Bronze Award 2017

Work completed while at Astro Studios. Photography by Shinola.

Shinola Canfield Pro Monitors

Audio Performance meets Americana.

Client

Shinola

Role

Industrial Designer

Responsibilities

Concept Ideation

Design Development

Team

David Whetstone

Sean Missal

Oliver Henderson

Work completed while at Astro Studios. Photography by Shinola.

Skullcandy Push Earbuds

Defining a unique true wireless icon for the crowded earbud space.

Client

Skullcandy

Role

Lead Designer

Responsibilities

Industrial Design

Team

Norio Fujikawa

Sean Missal

Scott Pancioli

Work completed while at Astro Studios. Photography by Skullcandy.

Verifone

Staying relevant in a modernizing payment space — Various works completed for Verifone.

Client

Verifone

Role

Lead Designer

Responsiblities

Industrial Design

Design Language Development

Team

Kyle Swen

Sean Missal

Travis Whettroth

Dennice Quijano

Recognition

iF Design Award 2017

Work completed while at Astro Studios. Photography by Verifone.

About

I’m Sean Missal, a San Francisco based industrial designer with an affinity for tactile, tangible product experiences that excite.

After spending more than 10 years designing the future at Astro Studios, I have joined Backbone to work in-house to shape the look & feel of all hardware experiences.

➜ Click here to see exciting opportunities to join our team and help define the future of gaming.

I’m Sean Missal, a San Francisco based industrial designer with an affinity for tactile, tangible product experiences that excite.

After spending more than 10 years designing the future at Astro Studios, I have joined Backbone to work in-house to shape the look & feel of all hardware experiences.

➜ Click here to see exciting opportunities to join our team and help define the future of gaming.

Capabilities

From Fortune 500 companies to small startups, I have worked with both internal & external teams to bring award winning products to market.


Product Strategy & Positioning

Research & Insights

Initial Concepting

Design Development

Creative Direction

Packaging

Visualization

External Messaging

Internal Communication



Clients

Western Digital

SanDisk

Mira (Acquired by Apple)

Dell

Alienware

HP

AAA

Samsung

Google

Logitech

Microsoft

Bose

Verifone

AMD

Intel

Ford

Huawei

Shinola

Shure

Corning

T-Mobile

Dolby

Oculus

Facebook

Auris (Johnson & Johnson)

Astro Gaming

& many more…