LOUIS (KANDA) DRUM
Industrial Designer, Illustrator
There's no greater joy than helping people bring their ideas to life. Nothing makes me prouder than bringing smiles to people's faces with my work.
RECCOMENDED PROJECTS
Get Up, Get Out
This was my 2025 senior capstone project. To demo the game and learn more about the process, visit my project page!
ARC Book Cradle
In collaboration with Leah Humenuck, the RIT Cary Collection, and the RIT Museum Studies program, I am developing a new book cradle system to improve efficiency in reading rooms when it comes to the research and handling of rare books. I will be developing and presenting this cradle at the 2025 AIC Convention.
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The project is currently live! Check out the project page.
ONGOING PROJECTS
Campaign Work
Various homebrew Starfinder campaign assets, characters, and fun stuff my group requests of me.
Collaborative DGM Tarot Project
I was accepted to participate in a large project with fellow D.Gray-Man manga enthusiasts to help create a set of tarot cards themed after our favorite series. With fellow artists and tarot specialists, we hope to work together on a complete set of major and minor arcana.
EDUCATION
Rochester Institute of Technology
Industrial Design BFA
2021-2025
Focusing on product design, user experience, modeling, illustrating, market research/trends, and physical workshops/prototyping. Gained skills in CAD, illustration, UI/UX, Graphic Design, and more.
SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
Adobe Dimension
Adobe Fresco
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Autodesk Fusion360
Autodesk Sketchbook
Keyshot
Nomad Sculpt
Prusa 3D Printing/Prusaslicer
WORK EXPERIENCE
2019 - Current
Freelance Illustrator
Kandablossom
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Creating illustrated work for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, and memorials.
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Communicating, negotiating, and providing customer service to clients.
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Quickly adapting illustrations and design changes to meet client requests.
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Working with outsourced independent print technicians.
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Managing orders and digital shopfront.
2022 - 2023
Postal Employee
RIT Print and Postal Hub
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Organizing, receiving, and issuing parcels and letters to students.
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In-person, email and phone customer service and troubleshooting.
2024 - 2025
Maker Mentor
RIT SHED
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Educating, monitoring, and assisting students
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in workshop spaces.
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Utilizing various shop tools including laser cutting, 3D printing, woodworking, CNC, etc.
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Produced an art installation for the Textiles and Electronics Makerspace.
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Embroidery machine specialist: instructing, maintaining, and handling the Bernina E16 and B590.