Portfolio 2014 by Ahmet Burak Aktaş

AHMETBURAKAKTAS

INDUSTRIALDESIGNPORTFOLIO 2014

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hello. I am Burak, Industrial Designer from Ankara. You can find a selection of my works in this portfolio.

education

www.a b ura k a k ta s.co m aburakaktas@gmail.com Mobile: +90 537 634 7925

Middle East Technical University | Ankara, Turkey MS Industrial Design, 4.00/4.00 2013 - Ongoing Middle East Technical University | Ankara, Turkey BID Industrial Design, 3.60/4.00 (2nd Rank) 2008 - 2013

experience

Inofab - Innovation Factory | Ankara, Turkey Partner // Industrial Designer, August 2014 - Ongoing METU Department of Industrial Design | Ankara, Turkey Research Assistant, December 2013 - Ongoing Metaphys & Hers Experimental Design Laboratory | Osaka, Japan Industrial Design Intern, June - August 2012 Turk Traktor AS., Case & New Holland | Ankara, Turkey Intern at R&D Design Department, July - August 2011 Solar Decathlon Team Turkey | Ankara, Turkey Interior & Furniture Design Team Leader, February 2010 - January 2013

language

skills

awards

English: Fluent, TOEFL Score: 104, October 2014 - Certificate on Completing Intensive English Course, August 2006 | Stony Brook University, New York Japanese: Pre-Intermediate, Certificate on Completing Elementary Level, Turkish - Japanese Foundation, January 2011 | Ankara, Turkey Turkish: Native 3D Modelling & Rendering

2D Visualization

Rhinoceros - Advanced SolidWorks - Intermediate 3ds Max - Intermediate T-Splines - Intermediate V-Ray - Advanced KeyShot - Advanced

Photoshop - Advanced InDesign - Intermediate Illustrator - Intermediate After Effects - Intermediate

1st Rank - Every Drop Matters - Water Awards 2014 1st Rank - TUBITAK Entrepreneurship and Innovation Awards 2014 Bronze - International Design Excellence Awards 2014 Winner - Ghost Project â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Social Innovation Competition 2014 3rd Rank - The Dieline Awards 2014 Shortlist - iF Concept Design Awards 2014 1st Rank - Automotive Component Design Awards 2014 Mention - Cardboard Package Design Awards 2014 Mention - WPO Worldstar Student Awards 2013 Mention - ASD National Packaging Design Awards 2013 Finalist - International Design Excellence Awards 2013 - A' Design Awards 2013 Silver Winner - iF Concept Design Awards 2012 Mention - IMMIB National Industrial Design Awards 2011 Mention - WPO Worldstar Student Awards 2011 2nd Prize - ASD National Packaging Design Awards 2010 First Rank Student on All Semesters 2009-2012 College High Honour List on All Semesters 2009-2013 Gold Medal - National Mathematic Olympiads, Organised by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, 2004 ÂŠ2014 Ahmet Burak Aktas. All rights reserved.

CONTENTS AquaKit

Quik

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Washit

Green

BreadBx

Flora

Cube

Wing

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AquaKit System for Villagers Living Without Mains Water Graduation Project March - June 2013

Exhibited at:

In collaboration with:

BACKGROUND In Turkey, according to Ministry of Interior, General Directorate of Local Authorities (2011), there are nearly 15.000 villages and arable fields that does not have water plumbing system.

This situation forces villagers to carry water from fountains, which are usually located at the center of the village.

Villagers carry water from 3 to 10 times a day. However, carrying the water is not the only problem. They store water in plastic buckets, use pitcher to wash their hands and use bowl and bucket to wash the dishes, for flushing and showering.

Farmers got used to live this way, since they have been living like this for many years. However, there is a great potential for an affordable product to break this cycle and improve the life standards of these people.

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RESEARCH Under the guidance of Human Centered Design Toolkit (IDEO), I conducted a field research to a local village area near Beypazari, Ankara.

I also got some inspiration from the book Design for the Other 90% (Smith), which got me some courage to deal with this huge problem.

INSIGHTS Deloping mind maps and key words on three main issue concerning the problems based on the field research: Carrying, Storing and Using the Water.

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DESIGN JOURNEY I focused on designing a kit for villagers, that will improve their quality of life by easing the whole process concerning water they use.

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The kit contains - Water Containers - Carrying Cart - Detachable Small Equipments

FINAL PRODUCT SYSTEM WATER CONTAINER

LID & TAP

It has 10 liters of water capacity. It is used with a metal stand that provides clean contact, tap height and tapers the container so that all the water goes towards the lid.

Quick connection detail provides easy connection of the tap. User can adjust the position of the tap easily, since it has a flexible hose.

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DETAILS

FINAL PRODUCT SYSTEM CARRYING CART Villagers can carry up to six containers at a time. The cart has large tires to cope with harsh terrains. Steel structure makes the cart long lasting.

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The main structure is made with just two cnc bended pipes, from a single 600cm standard pipe, which lowers the manufacturing costs significantly.

DETAILS

FINAL PRODUCT SYSTEM FUNNEL

FILLING ATTACHMENT

It eases the process of filling containers from a well with a pump. It can be screwed on the container for stable filling. The openings on the sides enable air to go out. It can be carried on the cartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pipe. It can be also used to fill the container with hot water at home.

It is screwed to the fountain pipe in the village, after cutting thread inside of it. It has a tapered screw head in order to fit more than one pipe. When the valve is turned, water goes through the hose.

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THE CYCLE AquaKit offers easy carrying, storing and using of water. With AquaKit, for a four people family, woman needs to get water two times a day, instead of eight times.

MODEL MAKING - 1 Container and stand (1/1) - 1 Cart (1/3) - 6 Containers (1/3)

- 1 Funnel (1/1) - 1 Fountain with attachment (1/3) - 1 Containers (1/3): XPS + 3D Print

CNC Milling for Container XPS Body

Cardboard Cart Tires by Laser Cut, Body from Steel Bar

3D Printed Parts

Polyester Putty on XPS Body

Cart and Other Parts After Spray Painting

Functional 3D Printed Lid

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Final Models

Graduation Exhibition, METU 2013

Washit Shower Cabinet and Washing Machine Concept 3rd Year Project September - October 2011

Group Project With Salih Berk Ilhan Adem Onalan Burak Soylemez

In collaboration with:

Mentioned & Exhibited in:

PROJECT AIM Designing a “Home Hero” that will make our everyday life better.

We have routines. And there are “Heroes” that helps us doing our routine work much more easily.

Here are some "Home Heroes" :

OUR FUTURE HOME HERO?

RESEARCH Research sessions took place on lots of different locations like houses, restaurants and in studio.

House interviews

Workshop with participants in studio

Presentation in faculty hall

Interview workshop

Feedbacks from the participants

Presentation in university cafeteria

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FINDINGS

Water is everything. But we use excessive amount of water in our bathrooms.

We use approximately 100 liters of water for a 10 minute shower.

And 38 liters of water for washing our clothes in piles, which is an exhausting activity.

What if we were able to use the same water for those two activities?

SHOWER CABINET + WASHING MACHINE ?

IDEATION

FINALIZATION

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DETAILING

While user is having a shower, Washit gathers graywater from shower cabinet to the water storage via filters. So all the water in storage is cleaned and ready to be used again either for showering and washing clothes.

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After the shower, user can take back his washed clothes or leave them there for Washit to dry. Washit refills itself from water main in case of water loss.

LEDs show filter life

Opening at the ceiling enables steam to go out.

Replacing filters

Integrated shower head offers pleasure.

BreadBx Electrical Bread Box That Vacuums The Air Inside 4th Year Project November 2012 - January 2013

In collaboration with:

PROJECT AIM Designing a small electrical kitchen appliance, considering local values and experience design.

There are wide range of appliances, assisting people prepare, cook and store food.

RESEARCH Research on changing lifestyle and food trends in 5-10 years time.

HOW DO OUR LIFESTYLES ARE CHANGING?

BACK TO ORGANIC & HEALTHY LIFE!

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HANDS ON Hands on experience on different kinds of small electrical kitchen appliances.

Bread Maker

Turkish Coffee Maker

Hand Blender

Food Processor

FINDINGS

NEVER WASTE BREAD!

BREAD BOXES ARE USELESS!

In Turkish culture, bread is sacred.

People put the breads in bread basket with plastic bags, in order to prevent staling.

IDEATION

From this point, I decided to change my approach of freezing the bread. I focused on a better way to keep bread fresh in short term, which is vacuuming the bread box.

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USING VACUUM TO PROTECT BREAD

Vacuuming the bread

Testing the results after 48 hours

FINAL CONCEPT

User can activate and release the vacuum by just pushing one button.

Vacuum is done with the help of a small electrical vacuum engine.

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User can use the wooden part as a bread basket.

LEDs communicate with the user showing the vacuum process.

DETAILING

- No more plastic bags - Bread is visible thanks to transparent lid - Bread touches only the wooden basket

1/1 Scale Visual Model

Flora Modular Workstation for Expo Centers 4th Year Project September - October 2012

Group Project With Salih Berk Ilhan Adem Onalan Merthan Ozturk

In collaboration with:

PROJECT AIM Designing a workstation, which will be used temporarily in order to work for short times, while using internet and power supply.

RESEARCH Searching possible potential places for temporary workstations.

Bus Terminal

CafĂŠ

Expo Center

Airport

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IDEATION

MOCK-UPS Building scaled and 1/1 mock-ups in order to understand proportions more efficiently.

Layout Design

1/1 Working Space Determination

Understanding Proportions

Scaled Mock-Up

Using Branches

1/1 Final Mock-Up

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FINAL CONCEPT

Internet enabled hot desk system that offers motivating space for visitors and participants to work individually or in pairs at expo centers.

Branches as a seperator

Lighting

Storage

Plug-in

DETAILING

Lots of different arrangments can be made.

Orta dikme H1220

Panel

Tip E H1070

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Tip A H720

Masa tablası

Flora is designed to get assembled and dissassembled easily.

Connection Detail

Priz kapağı

Depolama

2012 ODTÜ Adem Önalan / Ahmet Burak Aktaş / Merthan Öztürk / Salih Berk İlhan

Tip E H1220

PARÇA ŞEMASI

Masa bağlantı elemanı

Profil bağlantı elemanı

I have done the technical and assembly drawings 12 using SolidWorks.

PRODUCTION Flora is produced by one of the leading office furniture producers, DELTA Office. All of the production drawings are done by the team.

1/10 Visual Model

Production Phase

Assembled Product

Double Working Space

Final Product

Quik Electrical Teamaker and Serving Set for Singular/Double Use. 3rd Year Project February - May 2012

In collaboration with:

PROJECT AIM Designing an electrical teamaker and its serving set while incorporating local values and decreasing resource consumption.

We have a tea culture. Turkish tea culture and tradition has deep roots.

Traditional Turkish Tea Glass

Teapot

Slim waisted glass, served with cubical sugar

Semovar

Seperate chambers for water and tea enables user to adjust the hardness of the tea while serving.

RESEARCH Field research on different kinds of electrical teamakers.

Six different places including houses and offices.

Dormitory

New Married Couple

Store at Mall

Family with 2 Children

Large Office

Small Office

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FINDINGS

Easy To Store Traditional Look Unstable

Safe Hard To Store Not Traditional

High Capacity Traditional Look Hard to Carry

ERM

Experience Reflection Modelling

A research method that aims to learn hidden experiences from the user while asking him/her to build a 3d model.

IDEATION

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MOCK-UPS Building 1/1 scaled mock-ups in order to determine the perfect size and proportions.

USER TESTING Making user tests with 1/1 scaled mock-ups.

FINAL CONCEPT

Prevents excessive use of tea and water Offers a quick preperation and serving No handles: Easy and safe to carry Faithful to rituals of tea brewing

Quick breakfast for two people.

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Office usage on office desk.

DETAILING

Green Dustpan & Broom Set Used With Waste Plastic Bags 2nd Year Project December 2010 - January 2011

Exhibited in:

PROJECT AIM Designing and prototyping a dustpan-broom set for a specialized target group.

Dustpan&Broom sets seems to be designed for domestic usage at first sight.

WHAT ABOUT INDUSTRIAL USAGE?

RESEARCH STREET CLEANERS

SUBWAY CLEANERS

Street cleaners use relatively bigger dustpan&broom sets.

Subways need to be cleaned a lot with special dustpan&broom sets, rather than domestic ones.

Interviews with street cleaners 51

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Interviews with subway cleaners

FINDINGS

Ordinary Dustpans:

Plastic Bags

- Little trash carrying capacity

- Used in excessive amounts worldwide.

- Hard to empty without spilling the trashes

- Rarely recycled

- Need to carry a plastic bag with the dustpan.

- Cause soil pollution

DUSTPAN + USED PLASTIC BAGS ?

IDEATION

FINAL CONCEPT

GREEN Sweep thrash to plastic bag. Giving plastic bags a second usage Offers large trash carrying capacity Enables user to empty thrash bin easily

USAGE SCENARIO

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DETAILS

Usage with large trash bags

Foldable back part

PROTOTYPING Building a 1/1 scale functional prototype using plywood and polyester putty.

Cube Raki Glass Package 1st Year Project March 2010

Mentioned & Exhibited in:

PROJECT AIM Designing an innovative, easy to manufacture, cheap and attractive package for two raki glasses.

Raki is a traditional Turkish alcoholic bavarage. Raki glass is traditionally shaped like a slightly tapered cylinder.

IDEATION Putting one glass vertical and the other horizontal enables a funky and attractive package.

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Corrugated board is the most common material in packaging industry. It is suitable for packaging raki glasses.

FINAL CONCEPT Graphic design empowers the concept, encouriging user to buy two pairs instead of one.

PROTOTYPING - Single Part - No Need For Glue - Minimum Waste

Corrugated board

Expansion

Wing 3 Person Tent With a Significant Ventilation System 2nd Year Project June 2011

Group Project With Adem Onalan

PROJECT AIM Designing a 3 person tent and building a 1/1 scale working prototype with the real materials.

Waterproof fabric is a must use item.

IDEATION Working with mock-ups is essential in order to simulate stresses on the structure.

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Poles are the main structural elements.

FINAL CONCEPT

A special ventilation part - Users can easily open this unit when they need fresh air and close it on rainy weathers. - Wing is controlled from the inside of the tent easily.

PROTOTYPING Building a 1/1 scale prototype with the real materials. After the process, the tent was waterproof and ready to camp in!

DESIGNING AN

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN OFFICE

Introduction to Interior Design Course Project April - June 2012

PROJECT AIM Designing an Industrial Design Office for use of four people, including workspace, kitchenette, workshop, meeting room and toilet.

I also designed a stair and a mezzanine, which is completely used as workplace for designers. Moodboard

PLAN - MATERIAL BOARD

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RENDERINGS

SPACES

Linking smilar spaces like Kitchenette - Toilet Meeting Room - Exhibition Hall.

Mezzanine that contains brainstorming area.

workspaces

and

INTERNSHIP AT METAPHYS

INTERNSHIP AT OSAKA - JAPAN June-August 2012

Metaphys is a brand, created by Hers Experimental Design Laboratory (Osaka, Japan), lead by Chiaki Murata. Murata and his design team gives design consultancy service to the companies like Microsoft, Nikon, Canon, Sharp etc. and also designs, produces and sells their own products under the brand Metaphys.

www.metaphys.jp www.hers.co.jp

Factory, Metaphys

MY WORKS AT METAPHYS I have done one personal project and took part in development of two different Metaphys products.

My works at Metaphys will be classifed till the products take place in the market.

Aroma Stone

Magazine Stand

Aroma stone that spreads nice odour to room when a special liquid is poured on it.

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A magazine stand that is made of a local and special material.

SOCIAL DESIGN My personal concept at Metaphys. Sink concept for places which do not have plumbing system.

Problem Description

A foot pump is used to pump the water to the water tank inside.

User can fill the water tank from the water source and carry it easily to the sink.

My concept is presented at :

THANK YOU

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