About Blank Forces

My career as a designer has really been a labor of love. Even at a young age, I always loved drawing, creating, and making things, including furniture, handmade knives, and even taxidermy. I'm incredibly fortunate to love what I do.

Some of the design awards and accolades Kevin Hayes has received through out his career as an industrial designer.

In whatever I do, my work ethic has always been to make things happen... no matter what it takes. That is why I appreciate the quote from Hannibal above because it leaves no room for excuses.

Fueled by my passion for design, engineering, and precision machining, I founded BLANK FORCES® in 2014 to create innovative, unique, and beautiful products.
-Kevin Hayes

“I will either find a way or make one.” -Hannibal

I’ve always loved that quote. With every project I work on, I've always been determined to make it the best it can be. My name is Kevin Hayes, and I'm a product designer and maker, based in Santa Monica, California. I've been fortunate to have worked with some of the best designers and engineers at some of the largest companies in the world. I enjoy designing a very broad range of projects, including sporting goods, consumer electronics, toys, lighting, audio & home theater products, to name a few. You can see some of my award-winning handy work here www.hayes-studio.com

BLANK FORCES

BLANK FORCES® was created as an outlet for some of my creative experiments, and with the exciting launch of EDC Ink™ (a pen that I originally created for my own needs) on Kickstarter, I have been overwhelmed by the phenomenal response and enthusiasm.

Kevin Hayes setting up a CNC lathe to make the EDC Ink pens.

I have to say that designing and making a few of something is much different than manufacturing thousands of them. The EDC Ink project has been a great learning experience; it has forced me to grow in many ways. Being responsible for delivering a perfect product to over 1500 people all at once to personally putting myself out there. I have to thank my family, friends, and all of the Kickstarter backers for their support, input, and great comments, which have made these projects fun and a reality.

Home Base

Santa Monica, California USA