Sam Galison
Design Director at Studio Galison
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSam Galison is a Design Director and multidisciplinary maker in San Francisco with 11+ years blending art, fabrication, and technology to produce immersive experiences, products, and spaces for clients ranging from individuals to major tech firms. He leads cross-disciplinary teams and studios (The Plenary, Studio Galison) while hands-on fabricating high-precision work with CNC, robotics, electronics, and sustainable materials—from salvaged woodworking to algae-based foam. Equally fluent in graphic and spatial design, Sam translates between traditionally siloed domains, shipping logos, large-format installations, interactive prototypes, furniture, and interior treatments. His background teaching creative computing and interaction design at institutions like Parsons and RISD informs a practice rooted in empathy, perception, and interactivity. A RISD MFA and NYU Gallatin alum, he pairs academic rigor with a studio ethos that starts design from the material’s constraints and possibilities.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Affective Engineering, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Affective Engineering at New York University Gallatin School of Individualized StudyMaster of Fine Arts (MFA), Digital + Media, Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Digital + Media at Rhode Island School of DesignVisiting Scholar, Fine and Studio Arts, Visiting Scholar, Fine and Studio Arts at Universität der Künste Berlincertificate from Central Saint Martin's, Graphic Design, certificate from Central Saint Martin's, Graphic Design at University of the Arts London
English, French, German
Github Skills (50)
twitter8
javascript7
html6
esp326
arduino6
p5js6
debugging6
mbed6
platformio5
arm5
embedded5
esp82665
datasets5
atlas5
ide5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
defenestrated/emacs.d
Aug 2015 - Dec 2022
Contributions:2 PRs, 23 pushes, 2 branches in 7 years 4 months
emacs
defenestrated/rhinoscripts
May 2017 - Aug 2019
Contributions:3 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
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