Flex Guard - Security System for Seoul cyclists

Ideation for Seoul Cycle Accessory Design

Seoul Cycle Research

Pen Design for people with arthritis or need for better grip

My beloved tea kettle becomes inspiration for pen design

I purchased this electric tea kettle for its wonderful features. It heats up the water and will keep it hot if I decide. It does all this in half the time of stove top kettles. It looks sleek and matches my other appliances. It encourages me to have more water by making it easier to make hot and iced tea. So it even improves my health by increasing my water intake. I love to see it, use it and share it with others.

The assignment to design a pen based on our favorite product started this quest. Drawings and prototype(s) to follow.

Somesorta Emergency Kit

10 examples of wallets

For our everyday object we selected the wallet or billfold. The constraints that define this object are that it is defined by the scale of paper bills, credit cards and ID cards, and occasionally coins. Wallets for men are generally scaled to be carried on the body in a pocket whereas women's wallets are generally scaled to be carried in a purse or bag or as an individual "small purse." The primary function of the object is to carry money and credit cards and personal ID cards. The main differences in the wallets are materials--leather, plastic, nylon, faux leather, and cloth. The other difference among the wallets we looked at was size. Some wallets tend to be more utilitarian in their design--simply made and lacking ornamentation, while others are signs of wealth or fashion--both in scale and material. Another difference among the wallets we looked at was how they folded and clasped together. Some wallets simply fold while others have snaps or a band to hold them shut.

Favorite design for workstation (A1)

Having experienced pain from my previous workstation, I became enamored with this solution. It is a sit/stand desk.

10 reasons why I love this desk

• Offers tremendous versatility to accommodate people of various sizes and shapes.

• Ability to vary position, sitting and standing, reducing potential for repetitive motion injury.

• Reduces shortening of muscles that is common during prolonged sitting.

• Less back and neck strain from looking down and/or being in an awkward position.

• Brings screen up to eye level, good when collaborating with others.

• Standing allows the space to stretch and lengthen the body, rather than compressing it.

• Greatly reduces slouching that is common in a seated position.

• Allows options for using desk with different heights of seating; chair, stool, balance ball.

• Modern design compliments the modern concept of the changeable desk.

• Appeals to my love of trick features that make a product multi-functional.

Image from:

http://www.scandesign.com/catalog/product/472-Sit-Stand-Desk?furniture_type_id=40-Desks