If you’ve been in Best Buy lately or surfed on the WD Store, you can’t help noticing our My Passport drives with new limited edition designs. If you think they look young and fresh, there’s a reason for that… they were designed by Cal State University Long Beach Industrial Design students! Here’s a snapshot into what makes these emerging new designers ‘tick.’

Designer: Scott T., Black Hole design

Inspiration: Fun and sexiness expressed by the surf culture in places like Huntington Beach.

Designer: Joshua P., Wave design

Favorite designer and why: My favorite designs are inspired by the beauty and incredibly fine-tuned creatures of God found in nature.

Designer: Michael P., Cityscape design

What’s on your My Passport drive? Music, photos (photography is a hobby of mine), movies, design files and overall computer back-up

Designer: Josue G., Boombox design

What are 5 things you cannot live without? 1.) My sketchbook, 2.) Mp3 player, 3.) Coffee, 4.) My watch and 5.) Pants

Designer: Adrian C., Fuchsia Leaf design

What’s next for you and what are your design aspirations? First, I have to finish school and hope to have a strong last year. Outside of classes, I have been learning about and designing backpacks for a local company; I could easily see myself growing in that field.

To read their full profiles, go to the Western Digital Facebook page. Then, Tweet us @WDTVLive and let us know what you think of their ideas.

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