ADAM BYRNE
Tell me what you’re working on
Design · Build · Operate
I’m a designer who can solve a complete problem. That can mean the brand, the product, the software, the operating system, the story, or the physical space around it.
I JOINED AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER.
I LEFT AS PRESIDENT.
2002–2015 / US + China
AquaStar was a B2B manufacturer making cleaning products for other brands. We worked with customers on product development and OEM manufacturing, with operations in the US and a factory in Qingdao, China.
Graphic Designer → Art Director → VP Sales & Marketing → President / China GM
$5M → $10M
ANNUAL SALESSELECTED CUSTOMERS
FROM IDEA TO SHELF.
Consumer product
Want to change the color of a light without changing the bulb?
Moodies are silicone covers that fit over CFL and LED bulbs. I developed the product, packaging and brand, then brought it to retail.
My role / Founder
Product development
Packaging · Commercialization
Retail distribution
The commercial / Legal Review
The covers use licensed technology. This diagram shows how they fit over a bulb.
Licensed technology / US 6,155,695 ↗
8 EPISODES. 96 MINUTES OF FINISHED ANIMATION.
Television production
Produced for Seeso / NBCUniversal
8EPISODES
12 MINPER EPISODE
96 MINFINISHED ANIMATION
FROM IMAGE COMICS TO UNIVERSAL + IMAGINE.
Comics & illustration
Image Comics / 4 issues / 180 pages
The comic imagines H.P. Lovecraft discovering a cursed book that brings his ideas to life.
I worked on it as producer and illustrator. Image Comics published the four-issue series and collected it in a 180-page graphic novel.
Brand, software & live programming
An open venue on the internet
I’m building a place where creators can turn a launch into a shared event. A free-to-watch live screen, a public queue, and posted rules for what plays next.
Participation becomes programming
Creators bring the moment. Fans pledge support behind it. Sponsors fund the spotlight. The queue makes that support visible and determines what reaches the screen.
One live screen.
One public queue.
Posted rules.
From the world to the software
I built the interface and the system behind it: submissions, streaming, public queues, sponsor slots and channel controls.
The live screen and the queue share one interface, so you can watch what’s playing and see what’s next.
Visit PoolParty ↗Explore the original illustrated map ↗
A HOUSE AS A SYSTEM.
Design & construction
My role / Design, construction management and systems
The systems behind the space
BUILT, NOT RENDERED.
Explore the house ↗What are you launching? I can help with the identity, website and copy that explain it.
Is a manual process taking too much time? Do you need to try an idea before committing to it? I build tools and prototypes for those situations.
Project Portraits. I make short films about what people are building and how they do it.
Have a different kind of project? Tell me about it. ↗
Get in touch
Tell me what you have in mind, what’s already underway and where you need help.
This comes straight to me. I’ll reply by email.
