Jeremy Kerbs

Physical products

Kerberos

Tactical laptop messenger bag designed to carry a concealable firearm inconspicuously in public.

Kerberos messenger bag with a plaid fabric flap, coyote-tan webbing and a round patch, on a black background
Context
School project
Year
2010
Disciplines
Soft Goods · Industrial Design
Specs
1000 denier coated Cordura nylon · Mil-spec hook-and-loop and webbing · Fidlock slider buckles

Senior capstone project, Professional ID, Fall 2010. The brief: a laptop bag that can carry a firearm in public while still looking inconspicuous, with storage for a laptop, accessories, a jacket and water. Specified materials included 1000 denier coated Cordura, mil-spec hook-and-loop and nylon webbing, and Fidlock buckles.

  • Kerberos bag hanging against a tan wooden crate wall, showing the plaid flap and shoulder strap
  • Bag laid open with a digital-camo interior, webbing rows and a handgun held in an internal panel
  • Sheet of grayscale concept sketches exploring bag shapes and carry positions
  • Close-up of a coyote hook-and-loop strap and black pull tab on the digital-camo lining
  • Interior zipper pocket on the digital-camo lining under a hook-and-loop strap
  • Marker process sketches of the bag's form and closure
  • Digital sketch of a sling pack front with a tan body, light-blue trim, a pull tab and a dark lower panel on a beige backdrop
  • Digital rendering of a bag flap with light-blue piping, a crosshatch texture, an ink-splatter graphic and a round snap closure
  • Grayscale digital sketch of a sling bag from above, with two rounded compartments, ink-splatter markings and crossing straps
  • Loose grayscale digital sketch of a messenger bag with an open flap, two front pockets and a center clip
  • Rough grayscale digital sketch of a sling bag with rounded compartments, a top handle loop and adjustable straps
  • Marker sketch of the messenger bag with callouts for a magnetic closure, a hook-and-loop morale patch and a hidden gun holster
  • Marker sketch of half a sling bag in front view, showing a tan panel, round emblem, gray lower body and side-release buckle
  • Marker sketch of a sling bag in front view with a top handle, round emblem patch and twin zippers meeting at a center pull
  • Marker sketch of the messenger bag with callouts for a quick-disconnect strap, integrated laptop sleeve, secure weapon storage and magnetic closure
  • Marker sketch of the messenger bag from the back with the flap open, showing a padded shoulder strap and front pockets
  • Digital rendering of a sling bag in front view with light-blue trim, a top handle, a textured patch panel and twin zippers
  • Line sketch in black and blue exploring the rounded form and strap loops of a sling bag
  • Small digital sketch of a sling pack with a tan flap trimmed in red, gray shoulder straps and an ink-splatter graphic
  • Product photo of the finished bag hanging on a stenciled wooden crate, showing the plaid body, coyote-tan flap, patches and buckles
  • Three product photos of the finished bag: hanging on a crate, laid open on pallets showing a camo interior, and slung from a pipe
  • Prototype in progress on a carpeted floor: plaid fabric body with a coyote-tan strap, patch and black buckle hardware
  • Scanned CAD drawing of a flat bag pattern piece, dimensioned 22.000 wide with a 105.00 degree angled edge

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