Independent Projects

A collection of original drawings, designs, and projects done throughout my career.

DroneV1

Custom Drone

  • 2019
  • SolidWorks, PLA
  • V1 Quadcopter drone built from scratch, flown using Betaflight open source flight software. Features ESC, flight controller, radio receiver, GPS unit, and camera.
Propguard Printed

Propeller Guards

  • 2018
  • SolidWorks, Formlabs Resin
  • Prop guards designed to fit a DJI Spark and printed using the Form2 SLA 3D printer. They used the elasticity of PLA and geometry of the drone arm to snap around the motors.
Website Homepage

maxkester.com

  • 2018
  • HTML5/CSS3
  • I learned HTML and CSS to design this website and put my portfolio online; the code can be found on my GitHub page. You are currently viewing the final product!

Table Leg Guitar - Initial Design

  • 2016
  • Pencil
  • The specification to a guitar I intended to design and build using a table leg and scrap materials.
Pickups Schematic

Table Leg Guitar - Pickup Design

  • 2016
  • Pencil
  • Exploded view and design blueprint for guitar picups.
Google SketchUp CAD

Table Leg Guitar - CAD

  • 2016
  • Google SketchUp
  • My visualization of the model to real specifications.
Final Table Leg Guitar

Table Leg Guitar - Final Product

  • 2016
  • Wood, Metal, Plastic, Mechatronics
  • The final product, using salvaged guitar tuners and repurposed pickup.
Westchester House

American Tudor House

  • 2015
  • Pencil
  • A freehand drawing of the exterior of a tudor-style house in Westchester, New York.
JFK Cartoon

Political Cartoon

  • 2015
  • Pencil
  • A freehand recreation of Leslie Illingsworth's 1962 cartoon depicting Soviet Premier Nikita Kruschev and U.S. President John F Kennedy.
    Original
LA House

Modern Los Angeles Residence

  • 2014
  • Pencil
  • A 2-point perspective drafted drawing of a modern Los Angeles home, based on the cover of an architecture magazine.