Industrial Deisgn Portfolio - Zixuan Yang

Industrial Design

PORTFOLIO 2015-2016

Z i x u a n Ya n g

“Hi! I’m Zixuan.”

Tel: +86 15801210552 Birth: 05/14/1995 Sex: Male Address: Room 1157, Building 41 Jiaoda East Road Haidian District, Beijing, 100044 Mail: yzxuan@yeah.net

About Me In others’ eyes, I’m not a typical Chinese student— I’m keeping long hair, I played in a rock band, and I’m major in Industrial Design in a top engineering university. Even though someone couldn’t understand, I always believe in the choices I made.

EDUCATION Beihang University-Beijing, China BS, Idustrial Design

WORK EXPERIENCE 2013.9-2017.6(expected)

YuanWu Art Design Co., Ltd-Beijing, China Intern Designer

the Middle School Attached to Northern Jiaotong University-Beijing, China Middle School & High School 2007.9-2013.6

Tsinghua University VR Lab-Beijing China Intern Designer

AWARD & HONOR

SKILLS

the 7th “Design for Sitting” Grand Prix Exhibition-Beijing, China Nomination for exhibition 2015 Boston Scientific China Design Challenge-Beijing, China Best Performance

2016.3

2015.6-2015.8

2016.7

2016.5-2016.6

Experienced with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator Experienced with Rhinoceros, 3ds Max, Solidworks and Ketshot Parametric Modeling with Grasshopper & T-spline User Experience Research and Methodology, Engineer Based Design Strategy Native in Chinese, Mandarin Fluent in English

Contents

Runbo

Sit on Pins

Welcome

Jet Light

Electric Vehicle

Rolling Cam

Leftovers Collector

Puny But Marvelous

Security Gate

Symphony

Alarm Cup

Others

Runbo Robotic Runner Companion 2016.7 Group Project, 4 Students

Ninebot is a China newly born company aiming to develope personal transportation vehicles. In 2015, Ninebot purchased Segway, which is the inventor of two-wheeled self-balanced electric vehicle.

Segway robot was developed from Segway two-wheeled electric vehicle and published in CES, 2016. It consists of many advanced robotic technologies, which is expected to be a new robotic platform for developers.

I took part in this project grouped with three of my classmates during the internship. Collabrated with Segway Robot by Ninebot and Yuanwu Design Studio, we tried to find a scene that new published Segway Robot could apply to.

Inspiration

“Running is not for single�

Run faster when alone Run further when together

Runbo

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Storyboard

Many people quit jogging due to boredom or injuries

Market Research

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10%

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From 2010 to 2015, the amount of Marathon races had grown rapidly. In 2015, it reached 134, which is 160% higher than it of 2014. While 1200 Marathon races were held in America in the same year.

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2015

In Beijing, about 10% of people would like go running/jogging for exercise. While the proportion of American people who enjoy running/jogging is 10%, too. In China, a runner will spend 36oo짜 purchasing sports equipments in average. And a professional runners will spend 4600짜 on them, which displays the great economic strength of runners.

Runbo

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User Research Persona Wenzhong Yang

Bin Song

the Founder of Bigger Fitness Professional Runner

Mei Tao

the President of Beihang Marathon Club Skilled Runner

Financial practitioners Skilled Runner

Jogging requires professional knowledge

Members will be divided according to ability

The trainning plan always be disturbed

Data feedback is critical

New members always get injuries

Feel more relaxed when there is companion

Currently, sports watch and heartrate belt are popular

Get professional konwledge mainly from predecessors

Avoid extra motions when running

However, they lack veracity

Speed and Heartrate are critical

Prepare supply by herself

Exercise datamation should be promoted

The biggest harvest is friendship

Hope there is someone carry supply for her

Running

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User Journey

After Running Runbo

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Concept Role

Target User

Instructor

Supplier

To teach users how to run scientifically

To bring all the stuff while you are running

Green Hands

Runbo

Gamer

Professional Runner

Athletes

Parks

Track Field

Locations

To eliminate boredom while you are running

Transporter

Guardian

To take you go to fields or parks, and take you back

To take you somewhere safe when there is emergence

Sports Parks

Runbo

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interio-object tight

Advanced

Stlye Postioning

sporty

Hard

Conservative

Soft

Runbo

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Sketch Sketch

Runbo

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Instructor Training Mode Test Mode PK Mode Free Mode

Gamer Rate of Progress Suggested Rhythm

Transporter Help user commute between home and palces to jog, or take user somewhere else.

Supplier

Mobile

Key

Cloth

Water

Salt Pill

Energy Glue

Outcome After the presentation, Mr. Li Pu, the project maneger of Segway Robot, showed great interest to our proposal. And we found the official website of Segway Robot has applied our proposal to their official website.

Jet Light Souvenir Design for Beihang University 2016.5

Beihang University, which is Chinese first aviation professinoal university, has been a 1st-class comprehensive university in China. Countless students studied here during the 64-year history.

Nowadays, there are nearly 30,000 students studying here and the avaition museum inside the campus attracts thousands of tuorists every day. Thus, the demand of souvenirs is strong.

While, we found the existing goods in the souvenir shop is so oridinary and not able to display the unique characteristic of aviation culture. So I deisgned this product to meet the need from students.

User Analysis Persona

Demand Analysis Wang, student major in Aircraft Design, BUAA

Uniqueness

Bored with existing souvenirs within similiar template About to graduate, need something memorable

Cultural Value Aesthetic Value

Need souvenirs to give to friends when they come to BUAA Prefer cheaper and practical ones for close friends, but gorgeous and more expensive ones for others.

Practicability Price

Competitors Uniqueness

Uniqueness

Uniqueness

Cultural

Cultural

Cultural

Aesthetic

Aesthetic

Aesthetic

Practical

Practical

Practical

Price

Price

Price

Jet Light

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Brain Storm Aviation Structure

Principle

History

Shape

Airport

Jet Light

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Sketch

Jet Light

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Iteration In order to make it more intelligible by students, I decided to choose the shape of jet engine as the main visual element. Then try to combine it with commodities. After four generations, the final version was determined.

The first generation is a humidifier with the shape of jet engine. And when vapor flow through the griller, a vortex street would be formed.

The second generation is a light with the shape of jet engine. The frosted plastic shows the interior structure of jet engine.

The third generation is a light with complicated hollowed-out shape. I used Grasshopper and Rhino to model, but the outcome was not good.

Acheivable Aesthetic Cultural Price

Acheivable Aesthetic Cultural Price

Acheivable Aesthetic Cultural Price

The final version is also a light. The general shape came from jet engine and the hollow part was from the air flows inside jet engine, making gorgeous projected shadow.

Acheivable Aesthetic

Cultural Price

Jet Light

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Final Version

The Shape of Jet Engine

The Air Flows Inside Jet Engine

Jet Light

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Daytime

Night

Fabriction

Patent Applied for appearance design patent No.201630411225.6

Effect Actual effect in the evening

Leftovers Collector Leftovers Collecting System for Campus Cafeteria 2016.10 Group Project 4 Students

The goal of this project is to redesign the trash cans in campus. After a overall research, we found that the leftovers collecting system in dining halls has been ignored so long that results in many issues, such as low efficiency and awkward scenes. So our group worked hard to find better solution beneficial for different perspectives.

Problem hunting & Focus

Evaluation After researching on trash cans in campusďźŒwe listed all kinds of them and used a evaluation matrix to determine which to redesign from five perspectives, application potential, team capability, innovativeness, simplicity and cost.

Outdoor

Dormitory

Dinning Hall

5.9

5.8

6.8

Library

Hallway

Classroom

5.2

5.8

5.9

Finally, it turned out that leftovers collecting system in dinning hallls is worth redesigning most. *Application Potential *Team Capability *Innovativeness *Simplicity *Cost

Leftovers Collector

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Field Research

Field Research We had interviews with cleaners to try to figure out how they collect and transport leftovers and tablewares.

Existing Problems The Layout is uncategorized Area around collecting table is dirty Burdensome for cleaners Difficult to transport through crowds Cleaners have to transport several times during a meal time

Leftovers Collector

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Insights “System�

Which is different with traditional products, the leftovers collecting system is a systematic facility interacting with students, cleaners and administors.

Leftovers Collecting System

Process-based Analysis Accoring to the whole process of leftovers collecting, it could be divided into three parts generally, tableware, leftovers collecting table and transportation.

For Leftovers For Tablewares

Unification The unification of tablewares is the first step, which has been applied to some canteens.

Modularization Easy to replace or rearrange.

Leftovers Collector

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Test

Rapid Prototype To determine the most suitable layout, we made several paperboard cards according to the size of exsiting tablewares. Then tried to place them in different ways to find out which one is the best.

Leftovers Collector

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Sketch

Leftovers Collector

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95cm

Model

Original

Retrieve Tableware Only

Retrieve Leftovers Only

108cm

110cm

Dimensions Tableware Drawer Handle

Counter Handle

Drawer Track

Leftovers Drawer Handle Leftovers Collector

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Using Process

Self-Service We let each student share the responsbility for dropping leftovers and collecting tablewares by setting a well-organized layout. By doing this, we could not only release the burden for cleaners, but also improve the utility of space.

Leftovers Collector

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Assessment Before

Space

8m²

After

2.86m² Efficiency

2S/

1.5S/ Leftovers Transportation

3times 8times

Tableware Transportation

1times

0.5

1times

1.5 Leftovers Collector

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Hexagon

Linear

Symphony Emotional Music App 2016.9-2016. 11 From International Joint Course - Global Product Development

Global Product Developent

This course was held bySeoul National University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Tsinghua University and Beihang University. In this course, students were supposed to find a global problem and try to design a profitable solution group with students from different acdemic fields and different cultural background.

Collaborate Globally, Think Globally, Act Globally

Research Persona

Storyboard Min ROCK

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BLUES

JAZZ

IT Professional Sports, Art Prefer using smartphone and earphones to enjoy music Prefer Jazz for concentrating, but need some Rock when work late

Many people like to use recommandation systems in music apps, but sometime those systems couldn’t satisfy them.

Competitors

Market Research

Recommend

91.84%

67.35%

65.51%

Offline

Free

Affection

(China) (China)

91.84% People who like to listen to music 67.35% People who listen to music with apps+earphones 65.51% People who is unsatisfied with existing recommendation system.

(Korea) (Global)

Symphony

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Design Review Requirement Demand

“Finally,there is someone knows what you really wants”

Wish

Recommendation

Universal “DNA”

Offline Contents

Global Song Library

Smooth Operation

Friend’s Involvement

Simple， Clean

Musical Expression

Share Songs Free

Affection on Moods

Solution We decided to improve the user experience by recommending songs accoring to both of user’s current status and preference.

Bright Play

Environment

Relaxing

Angry

AI Physical

Feedback

Romantic

Gloomy

To analyze user’s current status, physical data (e.g heart rate) and environment data (e.g temperature) would be collected from user. Then we designed 6 categories of songs relevant to 6 kinds of moods. The machine learning system could record the play history in the shape of hexagon patterns and use them to learn about users’ preference.

Energetic Symphony

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Information Architecture

Smart FM

Browse

Search

Social

My Library

Setting

Account

Play

Recommend

Input Box

Only Friends

Liked Songs

Network

Avatar

Moods

Playlists

Histroy

Avatars

Search

Social & Privacy

Name

More

Billboard

Distance

My Playlists

Notification

Preference

New Release

Now Playing

Albums

Contact Us

Following

Search

Mood Status

Artists

Log Out

Follower

Channels

Chat

Offline

Quit

Recently Played

Symphony

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User Interface

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Symphony

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Unique Feature

Affectionate

Closer Connection

Songs will be categorized into 6 moods and recommended according to user’s current situation.

User’s current mood status will be shown to his friends. Once user’s mood status is not going well, his friend will be informed and would come to comfort him.

Bright Gloomy

Romantic Relaxing

Energetic Angry

Less Buttons

One for All

We replaced the most of buttons with gestures, which will give users smooth experience.

We have prepared a lot of contents users will like, then show them in a more influent way.

Slide Left = Previous Song Slide Right = Next Song Slide Up = Skip Slide Down = Like/Share

Scan QR Code and Watch Video Demo

Symphony

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Jury

Sit on Pins Reminder Chair 2016.3

Nominated By:

7th Design for Sitting Grand Prix Exhibition Designers are always trying to create comfortable chairs for people.

But seldom there is someone explore the other side—uncomfortableness.

“Sit on Pins” is the result combinging my understanding of uncomfortableness with my sense of humor.

Inspiration

Concept In the beginning, this chair looks similar with other chairs, because the sponge supports the top cover and hides the pins.

While there is someone overweight sitting or someone has been sitting for a long time, the sponge will shrink and let pins stick to users’ butts, forcing them to stand up and walk around.

Sit on Pins

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Assembling

Sit on Pins

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Electric Vehicle 2016.5 Group Project 4 Students Market Research, Sketch, Draft&Clay Model

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E

EV T

Social - Supportive Policies & Government’s Subsidy Economy - Growing Income Level & Less Energy Consume Technology - Less Mechanical Structures Smaller Size

and Better Dynamic Performance.

User Analysis

Target User Young people, from 20-30

Positioning It will be a transitional product, serving young people from graduation until they have babies and purchase a bigger car.

Scenario Daily commute Hang out with friends Carry babies

Requirements 4 Seats Small size Enough storsge room

Electric Vehicle

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Ideation

Puny But Marvelous

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Insight

Different with traditional vehicles, electric vehicles could be much shorter because a lot of mechanical structures could be replaced by On the other hand, in order to make room for the trunk, the back row seat was lifted.

Trunk

Electric Vehicle

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Model

Draft Model At firstďźŒmaking a draft model and draw construction lines over it. Take photos from different perspectives as the reference for 3D model.

3D Model Build the 3d model with 3dmax.

Electric Vehicle

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Model

Clay Model Make a 1:16 model according to the dimensions of the 3d model.

Electric Vehicle

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Puny But Marvelous Artistic Medical Image System 2015.7-8

Awarded By:

Minimally invasive surgeries have been enabled by cutting-edge medical technologies. In the past, incisions made by operations can sometimes leave large wounds that are painful and take a long time to heal. Minimally invasive surgery refers to surgical techniques that limit the size of incisions needed and so lessens wound healing time, associated pain and risk of infection.

2015, China Design Challenge corporated with Boston Scientific, aiming to promote the public understanding and attention of the rapidly developed minimally invasive medicine with design methods.

Inspiration

Record the path of the instruments inside the body with scanning technology. After artistic transfermation, an unique landscape painting will be created. Comparing with x-ray images, it is not only the particular memory as for patients, but also the subtle expression to the modern medical technology.

Puny but Marvelous

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Storyline If people get issues with their vesselsďźŒ they could choose receiving minimally invasive surgeries, which is a more ideal option.

During the surgeries, staff will collect medical image records.

After surgeries, medical image records will be transformed by software into Chinese landscape paintings. Instead of dreadful X-ray films, these meaningful paintings will be given to patients as the records of surgeries.

Sick

Surgery Cure

Puny but Marvelous

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Alarm Cup Habit-formation Health Caring Product 2015.12

When we fall asleep, we are still losing water by breathing, sweating and urinating. So drinking water soon after waking up is helpful to revocer and have a fresh start.

This product is a combination of cup and alarm clock, aiming to remind users of drinking water after they wake up, which could help them keep a healthy habit.

Insights

Body

LCD Display

The shape of the cup comes from sand clock Pressure Sensor

Bottom

Pour water into the cup to set. The setting time will change accoding to the amount of water.

Alarm Cup

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Storyboard 1.

2.

Feel Sleepy

4.

3.

Fill the Fup

5.

Cup Rings

Stop Filling When It Reach The Setting Time

6.

Drink All the Water

Start a Fresh Day! Alarm Cup

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Storyboard

Puny But Marvelous

3

Welcome Native Youngster Tour Guide Platform 2016.4

Sharing Economy

House

Vehicle

What’s next?

Inspiration

“May I show you my city?�

Share time and experience, acquire frienship and income.

Welcome is a platform for native youngster guide for other youngsters.

Young Tourists

limited fund

less charge

abundant time

spare time

cultural experience

nativeness

new friends

friendliness

uniqueness

familiarity

Native Youth

Welcome

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Information Architecture Wish List

Community

guide

Discovery

travel notes

My Page

Inbox

photographs

my order

friend

best guides

my wallet

chat

new city

posts

popular city

for guides history

travel notes

travel notes hot

comments avatar

posts

setting for guests

popular guide

self statement tags

contact us quit

friend’s path selection

Welcome

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Wireframe According to the information structure, draw the wireframes of each page to consider about how to display information in each page and make a prototype quickly. Then apply the visual identity to the wireframes to make the final prototype.

Visual Elements

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Welcome

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User Process

1. Select Your Destination and Time

2. Choose The Guide You Prefer

3. Fill the Order

4. Pay the Deposit

5. Success

Welcome

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Rolling Cam Interactive Smart Device 2016.1

Nowadays, even though there are bunch of devices could record our lives, such as cameras and drones, but none of them could take the picture from look-up view. So I came up with Rolling Cam, which could connect people together and record these memorable moments from a unique view.

Insight

Shell Camera Holder

The three-axis holder could help the camera keep stable, ensuring the pictures will be clear.

Elements Room

Activated by Kicking

Rolling Cam

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Insight

Wireless Charger It could be charged by the wireless charger. Images would be sent to user’s smart phone by Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.

Rolling Cam

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Security Gate Identity Security System 2016.4 Commissioned Project

Commissioned Project By:

Daxing is a splendid manufacturer foucsing on ticket gates in Shenzhen, China.

These years, there were increasingly number of security events in border areas, which demanding more security forces.

This project aims to design a new type of security gate that capture photos while scanning ID cards to check if it matches to each other.

These new type of gates will be applied in airports and railway stations. In order to cut the cost, the outcome will be an attachment to existing ticket gate.

Inspiration

Visual Language Geometric & Obsidian

Security Gate

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Details

Camera

Floodgate

Screen Lights Shell

Scanning Area

Security Gate

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Insights

31.6° 60cm

Once there is any issue about the identification, the passenger will be led to the middle channel and be checked maunally.

60cm

23cm

30°

98cm

Security Gate

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Others Three-dimension Modeling, Graphic Design & Photo Graph

3D Modeling & Parametric Modeling

Wood Craftsmanship

Graphic Design

“Beautiful Wine Beautiful Woman”

“Chinese Costume”

“Cup of Coffee”

“Bullshit”

Others

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Photograph

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