I'm Seán Curran, a final-year Product Design student who loves sketching, making, and thinking about how wild ideas could become real products. My process starts with research followed by deliberately impractical ideation because exploring the absurd unlocks creative thinking and makes boring problems fun to solve. I'm good at drawing and bringing concepts to life visually. I work fluidly between iPad modeling, 3D printing, electronics tinkering, and carpentry, picking up new hand skills as projects demand.
I'm comfortable with Fusion, Rhino, SolidWorks, and Adobe Creative Suite. I thrive in fast-paced environments tackling new challenges constantly and work best under pressure when deadlines force clarity and focus. I'm drawn to projects ranging from industrial problem-solving to sculptural, tactile design, logistics systems, furniture, and unexpected objects. I document my process through video to share ideas and connect with other makers. I'm excited by projects that let me explore new skills and push what I can do.
ULD Quick Cover
Airlines transport cargo by loading freight onto large metal pallets that fit inside aircraft. These pallets are secured with restraint nets to prevent cargo from shifting during flight. Current nets create daily frustrations in warehouse operations: tangled nets that take forever to sort out, constant bending that leaves workers' backs aching, and mountains of plastic wrap discarded from every pallet. The ULD Quick Cover is a transparent jacket that holds ratchet straps in a fixed grid, eliminating tangles, removing the need to tie corners manually, and replacing single-use plastic entirely. The transparent material allows security inspection without removal.
The cover surface provides space for QR codes that integrate with warehouse scanning systems for cargo tracking. Testing showed the design deploys significantly faster than traditional nets while addressing multiple operational problems: tangled equipment, repetitive physical strain, plastic waste, and inefficient unit identification.
