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Education 2015.09 - 2019.06 Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University Industrial Design
Experience 2018.07 - 2019.09 Wenzhou Xinrui Optical Company Designer Assistant
Language Chinese English
E mail zqy19970610@gmail.com
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Skills Hand-painted Illustrator
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L iving place
Photoshop
Wenzhou, Zhejiang
Keyshot Indesign Solidworks
Native Intermediate
C ontents 01
02
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Escape guiding
Hook&Loop
Hand-made
SMOKE ALERTOR
UBATHE
BAMBOO LOTUS
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05
Improved design
Design diversity
CLOTHES AIRER
OTHER WORKS
01 ESCAPE GUIDING
SMOKE ALERTOR Project aim is to establish an effective fire emergency escape system. Smoke alertors are used to detect fire. Once a fire occurs, Escape light on the smoke alertor will turn on, and people will be evacuated in a safe and orderly way by clustering method.
Two-person Project / 2 months (only the research part is teamwork)
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FIRE DISASTER Among all kinds of disasters, fire is one of the main disasters that threaten public safety and social development most frequently and widely.
70
80%
Thousand people
Fire victims
die from fires worldwide each year. Fire disaster has caused directly and indirectly huge economic losses.
Death by asphyxiation of smoke. Many people have a weak sense of fleeing to safety.
Research / Questionnaire survey
Field visit We believed that unreasonable emergency evacuation in case of fire will lead to a significant increase in casualties. Therefore, our team decided to find out possible escape hazards in three public places through field research.
LIBRARY
INCITY
We chose Ningbo library and Incity as the research sites, mainly to investigate people's awareness of fire safety and how to choose escape routes in case of fire. Because Incity has more escape routes on the first floor. We mainly interviewed the customers on the second floor.
MUSEUM
Result
60
Interviewees
Position of interviewee Right escape route
Discovery
Wrong escape route Guide people with wrong choices
The corridor of library is narrow and complex, and the emergency escape route is not easy to find. Guide signs are also rare. Incity’s fire emergency escape equipment and measures are relatively perfect, there are many clear escape routes and signs, but some of the guide signs are easily confused. The escape map of the museum is difficult to understand. And it’s suprising that multi-directional signposts point to a narrow emergency route.
Frequency of visits
Whether people pay attention to
First timeғ
10/60
Less than 3ғ
11/60
3-10ғ
17/60
More than 10ғ
22/60
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firefighting equipment
NO YES
Research / Data analysis
Interview
According to the survey data, we analyzed the interview choices and got some conclusions.
We interviewed the security officer of school and library to get a better understanding of emergency plans in case of fire.
SPEECH
Director Lai
Library security chief
27%
interviewees have a good sense of fire safety. They will pay attention to the surrounding firefighting facilities and escape routes. In the survey, we found that more attention was paid to escape routes than to fire facilities.
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The school regularly conducts fire drill every year. It is hoped that both teachers and students can develop a good sense of fire safety. In order to deal with unexpected situations.We are also staffed with several staffs who are proficient in fire fighting.
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65%
Interviewees have been here for more than 3 times, some even more. But only a few of them really noticed emergency escape routes and firefighting equipment.
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56%
Interviewees chose the wrong escape route when simulating the fire. Most of them chose to escape from the gate, neglecting the emergency escape routes, which would lead to excessive flow of some frequently used exporters.
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The library has been built for more than fifteen years. Many of guide signs and other fire facilities are somewhat aging, but our library has a perfect fire emergency plan. In case of fire, staff will be sent to the site immediately for evacuation.
SPEECH
Teacher Yan
School security chief
In conclusion, every public place is equipped with fire emergency plan, but they all organized evacuation by arranging security officer.
Design goal / Fire warning function
This is an essential function of my product. Predict the occurrence of fire by existing technology and send out alarm signal in time. It can be smoke detection or something else.
Escape guidance
In case of fire, the product can take advantage of cluster systems and lead people to the emergency route which is safety and escape from the fire.
Guidance effect Model building To better express the expected function of escape guidance. We built a model for the library, which was relatively few fire facilities, then a functional simulation was performed.
Demo 1
Catch fire on the left side of second floor
LIBRARY 2F
Improve existing products
Based on the existing firefighting equipment, improve design to achieve the desired functional effects. Meanwhile, we should solve the existing fire problems.
LIBRARY 3F
LIBRARY 4F
Demo 2
Catch fire on the right side of third floor
LIBRARY 2F
LIBRARY 3F
LIBRARY 4F
Ideation / Sketch SMOKE ALERTOR
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PROJECTION LAMP escape guiding
MODERN STYLE simple
According to the product conception, I made an in-depth deduction of the sketch scheme.
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Projection test
Imaging lens
PREPARATION
Pattern light piece
Smokeless situation
Projection lamp VS Fluorescent guide sign
Pattern light piece
Smoke situation
Dangerous areas with high smoke concentration
Safe areas with low smoke concentration
Projection lamp VS Fluorescent guide sign
In conclusion, the guiding effect of the projection lamp is better.
Rendering / Final conception
ESCAPE GUIDING
SMOKE ALERTOR
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RIGHT
TOP
120mm
48mm
Details / Guiding lamp
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The product is connected with the indoor fire protection system, which can better organize the emergency evacuation in case of fire by methods of clustering.
1. Smoke alertor somewhere detect indoor smoke concentration exceeds the standard values.
2. The security personnel receive the alarm signal and then check the spot.
3. When the fire is difficult to control, starting up the clustered fire evacuation system immediately.
4. The smoke alertors guide safe evacuation route for people. Red lines indicated high smoke concentration area which is difficult to pass.
Pattern light piece
Automatically rotate the lens to change the direction of the arrow.
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Test button
Loudspeaker port
Smoke detector
Detection methods: Photoelectric Alarm volume: 95dB Battery model: 9V Square
Exclude uncontrollability of evacuation guided by staff. Reasonable and orderly evacuation to prevent single export congestion.
02/
HOOK & LOOP
UBATHE A bath bag designed for users who take a shower in the public bathroom, to make sure that people can arrange their clothes and bathe goods reasonably. The bag has clear function division, users who take it can enjoy a convenient bath experience.
Personal Project / 4 weeks
Research / In China, most universities still use public bathrooms, some of them are even far away from dormitories. People there usually put all the needs for bath in a bath basket when they go to the public bathroom. First of all, I want to understand the whole bath process of people who use public bathroom.
BEFORE
DURING
(taking a bath)
(taking a bath)
AFTER (taking a bath)
prepare the clean clothes to wear
put down the bath basket
dry oneself with a towel
prepare the bathe goods
take off dirty clothes
take on clean clothes
put all of them into a bath basket
pick up bathe goods and the towel
put dirty clothes into the basket
wear slippers
place the towel in a hanger
put bathe goods into the basket
go to the public bathroom
place bathe goods in somewhere
leave the public bathroom
ready to take a bath
* According to research, this bathing process adapts to most people who use public bathrooms, only a few have some different steps.
Problems / Analyzing the whole bath process in a public bathroom, I find some pain points of using a bath basket: Before taking a bath in the public bathroom, we need take off dirty clothes. At that time it is hard to place them, we can’t just put them in a bath basket with clean clothes. Although some bathrooms have cabnets to use, it is not convenient and sanitary. We often put all the needs for bath into a basket, and there is nothing to separate each of them. We may face the problem that our clean clothes will stain with smooth liquid which is spilled out from the bath wash or shampoo.
bathe goods
clean clothes
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towel
dirty clothes
Analysis / User needs
Interview Then I did in-depth interview with 40 target users. In order to understand their demand for different functions if they prepare to take a shower in the public bathroom.
enjoyment sense of privacy
Emotional
free from worry feel clean
90%
85%
53%
interviewees hope to separate bathe goods from clothing.
interviewees want to distinguish between clean and dirty.
interviewees want to listen to music when taking a bath.
feel comfortable
lightness
Public Bathroom User Needs
Physical
hygiene pressure relief less effort
easy to restore easy to clean
Pragmatic
place clothing appropriately simple operation happy experience
Material exploration The material properties of traditional bath baskets do not satisfy its function for easy storage. So I find other meterials, PVC and PU. It can produced into something which is lithe and easy-to-stash.
waterproof material
PVC Plate
Bright PU
Early Ideation / Product position Design a new container with clear function division for public bathroom users to place their bathe goods reasonably, which can simply their bath process and have better bath experience. Of cource, the product should be low-cost and suitable for industrial production.
SKETCH I deduced the structure and shape of the product. Among the many design schemes, I chose the most portable and simple one. Following is the line draft.
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Clean clothes
Towel
Details /
Hollow design at the bottom of the storage box can prevent water accumulation.
User-friendly handle design, which also be used for hanging it on a hook.
Description / Adhesive structure
New scenario
1. Place clean clothes and bathe goods into Ubathe before going to the public bathroom.
2. In the public bathroom, you can take off dirty clothes and put into the right side of the Ubathe.
3. Hanging Ubathe on a hook when you taking a bath. The sensitive-touch waterproof bag allows you to operate your phone.
4. After taking a bath, you dry yourself with a towel and then wear the clean clothes which is placed in the left side of Ubathe.
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Object-making /
Final mock-up
According to the whole conception of the product, I requested a machinist who knows sewing to teach me about making up my model. I clipped the PVC fence, then threaded my needle and worked with sewing machine. When the mock-up completed, we tested it by place some bathe goods in it.
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Two-person Project * My contribution is mainly around
the research and product conception.
01/2018 - 03/2018
Direction
Project aim is to design a featured product which can fully embody the characteristics of bamboo. We all know that the woodcraft has
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and utilization of it is not mature enough at present. So we want to know more about bamboo and make good use of it.
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Bamboo originated in China, with many types and wide distribution, is a high-quality resource that can be reasonably utilized.
Bamboo /
Age suitable for cutting down
softness
transmission of light
density and intensity
absorption of heat
softness
transmission of light
density and intensity
absorption of heat
3~5 years
Wood /
Age suitable for cutting down more than 10 years
Discovery /
330
MILLION STERE Annual timber consumption in China
Bamboo Handicrafts
Using bamboo instead of wood will become an important way to solve domestic timber demand.
TRADITIONAL
TRADITIONAL
Bamboo weaving
Bamboo filament
MODERN
MODERN
This process has a long history in China. Natural softness and elasticity of bamboo are inherent in the way of weaving.
Bamboo board
Bamboo board is a sustainable environmental material, which is high hardness, beautiful and durable. In many areas, bamboo boards have replaced wood.
Bamboo filament is widely used in traditional birdcage design and lamps. Different thickness is suitable for different products.
Bamboo veneer
Bamboo skin has a comfortable touch and good light transmission. Its appearance also provides a new choice for home decoration, lamps and lanterns, and many other fields.
Early Ideation / We want to design a bamboo lamp that can fully demonstrates the natural softness of bamboo, and it can not made of wood.
Scheme Selection / Finally, we chose to make bamboo lamp. Bamboo has good transmission of light, and I thought It was an innovation to use bamboo on lamps.
Bamboo weaving Bamboo board Bamboo veneer
Development /
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We came up with the idea of solidifying a thin layer of silk as a lampshade. The light emitted through silk will be more hazy and beautiful. Next we tested this assumption.
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Object-making / The project tested my object-making skill, and it was a big challenge for a rookie like me. It mainly enhanced my appreciation for shape.
Final shape
Making process
Just like a lotus blooming and shinning at night
Note
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As the products involve different bamboo crafts, we need use different bamboo materials, including processed bamboo boards and natural bamboo sticks. In color and texture, it was difficult to unify without systematic industrialization.
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04 Improved design of
Electric Clothes Airer
Personal Project 12/2016 - 01/2017
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Floor
Floating
Hand-operated
Electric
The sales of clothes hanger by four different types
6%
3% Floor
23%
Floating Hand-operated
DRY CLOTHES As we all know that Chinese people like to dry their clothes on the balcony. Clothes hanger is a featured product in China, which has been used in ancient times.
Electric
68%
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Research / First of all, we selected three popular electric clothes airer brands in the e-commerce website, and analyzed the functional features and elements of the products.
Price range Hotata
¥1488-5880
Mr.Bond
¥1300-3399
Precious Lady ¥858-2199
Functional characteristic Hotata: intelligent rise and fall, stop for block, LED lighting, slient mode, flash drying, 35kg bearing, imported durable devices
Mr.Bond: intelligent rise and fall, stop for block, LED lighting, intelligent time sterilization, 38kg bearing, fully air dry, anion purification
Precious Lady: intelligent rise and fall, stop for block, LED lighting, air drying sterilization, slient mode, one-touch control
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Analysis / Then we sorted out the popular electric clothes airers (color, function, styling) purchased by online consumers, in order to learn about consumer preferences.
Color analysis Elegant silver Q series
Elegant silver Q series
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Rose gold J series Champagne gold V series
Pearl silver Q series
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X5HG Pearl white X5HG Light gold
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DS-X Pearl white DS-X Light gold
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Functional analysis Ordinary style (LED+one-touch lifting) Ordinary style + Air drying disinfection Ordinary style + Ultraviolet sterilization Ordinary style + Stoving sterilization Ordinary style + Disinfection system
According to the data analysis of color, we can see that users generally prefer the gold series, while silver is more popular than white. Respectively, most consumers choose champagne gold and pearl light silver for their clothes airer’s color.
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tric clothes airer have one-touch lifting and LED lighting functions, which are essential for domestic demand. Among the additional functions, most consumers prefer air drying rather than stoving. I think it is a traditional culture that Chinese prefer clothes to be dried in the natural state.
Interview / I did in-depth interview with two target family, electric clothes airer is a emerging product which they all know a little but haven’t use it. I want to know the disadvantages of existng home products and the family need about drying clothes, in order to accomplish my design orientation.
Family 1 Members of family: 4, a young couple and the man’s parent Home style: The combination of modern simple style and Chinese classical style Clothes hanger style: Hand-operated clothes hanger
The family is not satisfied with the current clothes hanger, as its handhold is easily broken and difficult to operate. When drying clothes at ordinary times, they often meet the problem that wet clothes is difficult to be dried if it‘s rainy. There is also no reasonable place for quilt to bask in the sun. As for expectation of electric clothes airer, they hope to have intelligent air drying and ultraviolet sterilization functions. Meanwhile, The product should not only save balcony space but also Increase the number of drying clothes.
Family 2 Members of family: 4, Middle-aged couples and two children Home style: modern simple style decorated with Chinese elements Clothes hanger style: wall-mounting clothes hanger
The style of clothes hanger in this family is wall-mounted, the clothes are easy to fall off or be blown away when the wind is strong. The rainy days will greatly affect them to dry clothes. If they are able to have a electric clothes airer, the function they most desired is intelligent air drying and sterilization. And then the price should not be too high.
Design goal / According to the previous maket research and interview, I had a certain understanding of the current electric clothes airers, as well as consumer demand for their functions and appearance.
Product positioning ɠ Adapt to most of the units, and do not occupy too much space.
ɡ Conform to the current decoration style trend.
ɢ Focus on product intelligence, easy to operate.
ɣ A product with user-friendly functions.
Design conception Use as simple as possible to suit the needs of all ages. Use thin steel wire rope as a lifting tool for electric clothes airer. It’s a way to change traditional lifting mode which can make the clothes air more beatiful and more durable. Take the champagne gold as the main color which is a popular color in home decoration. To attain the maximum optimization of air drying function which is primary need of users. And stoving function as an auxiliary for users to choose. Change the drying method to maximize the use of space, to meet the needs of large families. Additional utility functions: LED lighting, ultraviolet sterilization, spray natural fragrance, stop for block.
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Description / The biggest feature of this electric clothes airer is the reasonable use of space, which reduces the volume while increasing the amount of drying clothes. The product allows users to hang almost all life items. We have also optimized the basic functions required by users and added the function of natural fragrance to keep the fragrance of clothes.
Details /
Automatic Lifting Device
Ultraviolet Sterilization
pull the clothesline pole through 6 thin wire rope. Galvanized steel wire rope is more durable and long life. The maximum lifting length of the wire rope is 160cm.
Ultraviolet lamp tube, which can disinfect clothes. It works in a safe radiation range.
Air Drying System
Natural Fragrance
The air drying system is a hollowed-out design with large area of geometric diamond, which increases the air volume and adds some aesthetic feeling.
Rows of dense holes are spray vents, which add natural fragrance for the clothes. we can replace the perfume pipe by opening the front protruding board.
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OTHER WORKS
Cultural Product I take the mug as the theme, combine the traditional bamboo materials and modern technology to produce a unique Ningbo cultural product. The mugs I designed can provide users with additional functions while improving aesthetics. Characteristic cultural buildings of cities are depicted by hollowing out the middle of bamboo boards.
Design inspiration of this mug comes from the volume. It not only shows book-fragrance culture of Ningbo, but also gives the mug a curvilinear beauty.
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In the middle of the mug is a natural non-toxic rubber pad to prevent the spoon from shaking while holding the mug, and to prevent the liquid from splashing out.
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