Sean Corriel

I Build Things for People

CraftCloud.io, An Intelligent Creation Platform


Founded a graphic design startup that used computer vision and machine learning to create media (w/Manvitha Ponnapati).

CraftCloud — animated bird illustration
CraftCloud — animated hammer and muffin composition
CraftCloud — animated 'wander' typographic piece
CraftCloud — three design concept directions

FostPost, A Web App for Making Images


Built a data backed image editing app (w/Manvitha Ponnapati)

FostPost image editing app shown on an iMac
FostPost — image selection interface
FostPost — image template layout

Time Management App for iPad


Designed a simple project management app for mobile

Time management iPad app — inbox view
Time management iPad app — outbox view

Finalist: World Trade Center Memorial Competition

Designed Garden of Lights, w/Pierre David and Jessica Kmetovic

Garden of Lights, WTC Memorial finalist — portfolio spread 1
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Winner, Sukkah City STL Competition


Designed and built a temporary structure that speaks to privacy in our digital age

Sukkah City STL winning entry — portfolio spread 1
Sukkah City STL winning entry — portfolio spread 2
Sukkah City STL winning entry — portfolio spread 3
Sukkah City STL — animated build sequence

Way Lighter


Designed and built a really lightweight (14lb), shippable bed frame

Way Lighter — animated bed frame assembly
Way Lighter — finished 14-pound bed frame

2nd Place: Mastercard Fintech Hackathon


Created Billgoat, a spending app for young professionals (w/Kelsey, Abhi, Kaiwen, & Joss)

Billgoat — animated splash screen on phone
Billgoat spending app — screen 1
Billgoat spending app — screen 2

Harvard University Master's Thesis


Architecture that reacts: negotiating steep terrain (adv. Preston Scott Cohen)

Harvard Master's thesis: architecture on steep terrain — spread 1
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Using Moire Patterns as Experience

Coded: Interference as dynamic mechanisms of opacity/transparency

Moire pattern study — blue interference
Moire pattern study — composition
Moire pattern study — animated green interference

Harvard University Research Grant

Research in West Africa: How can we create low-cost infrastructure that mitigates malaria?

West Africa malaria research — informal drainage site photo
West Africa malaria research — drainage proposal plan
West Africa malaria research — animated drainage flow

Passive Cooling and Performative Beams

Designed a mall rooftop as an urban beach (w/Farshid Moussavi)

Mall rooftop urban beach — passive cooling study, spread 1
Mall rooftop urban beach — passive cooling study, spread 2
Mall rooftop urban beach — passive cooling study, spread 3
Mall rooftop urban beach — passive cooling study, spread 4

Amsterdam Iconic Bridge Competition

Designed a pedestrian bridge as an urban park (reinforced fiberglass)

Amsterdam pedestrian bridge competition — render
Amsterdam pedestrian bridge competition — aerial view

Partnering w a Senegalese NGO

Creating a cultural beacon in rural Senegal (w/Toshiko Mori)

Senegal cultural beacon w/ Toshiko Mori — spread 1
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Performance Based Prototypes

Exploring new possiblities in Miguel Fisac's work (w/Andrew Domnitz & Vera Shur)

Miguel Fisac performance prototypes — spread 1
Miguel Fisac performance prototypes — spread 2