Meet the Designer
Gabriel
De Guzman
Industrial Design, minor in Sustainability
“As a designer, I explore how design shapes behaviour and how we experience the world.”

Ever since I was five, I wanted to be an inventor. I was always trying to make things happen – even when I was told it was impossible. My journey in design has been transformative. At first, I thought design was about making better objects. Over time, I came to understand that design is not confined to objects but also the systems, perceptions, and behaviours that define everyday life.What matters most is not only how something looks, but how it makes someone feel. There is a responsibility in that. To design is, in a sense, to declare your care through detail, whether tangible or intangible. Ultimately, I see design not as the creation of objects, but as the creation of experience – and through that, a quiet shaping of how we live.My thesis project is awe - an ambient, human-centred AI that disappears into experience. With that, I hope to challenge the current attention economy and redefine the way we live.
OCAD U - Faculty of Arts & Science
Sustainability*
Minor Completed, 2026
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