Alexis Flores Summer Portfolio

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Alexis Flores Industrial Designer


Problem: Ladders are not suitable to be placed on stairs. Solution: An adjustable ladder to fit the standard staircase.


Research Expensive

Complex

Simple

Inexpensive

Due to concerns in safety in using ladders I decided to research and found that painting around and above stairs proves to be one of the most common and challenging safety hazards for painters. I searched to find ways different people are solving this problem and also looked at existing products in the market. Benchmarking helped me determine the opportunity of the product.


Target User and Interviews

Has to be easy to use with a simple and unique design that can be placed in my small apartment because I don’t have a lot of storage space or a garage.

Target User

Gender: male and female Age: 21-25 Location: House in the city Occupation: college graduate Income level: $32,000 Hobbies: painting, designing, and jogging

Normally we use an A-frame ladder against the wall or use an extension. It would be awesome if the ladder ‘s height can be adjustable.

Professional Painter

Name: Justin Location: Chicago, Illinois Works at: his dad’s company

The most popular ladder is the Werner stepladder F5200 series. It is made out of fiberglass and folds really easy. It is also very light and sturdy.

Employee

Name: Joseph Location: Chicago, Illinois Works at: Home Depot


Ideation

The sketches focus on generating various of ideas, while they all concentrate with the importance of the stairs.


Sketches


Sketch Model

The design process continued with model making and getting more specific with dimensions. Also, the wood model helped me test the idea on top of a standard stairway.


User Scenario

Snap Fit Button

Release button to remove pieces

Heavy Duty

Type 1A supports up to 300 lbs.

Light Weight

Easy to carry and portable


Modular Construction Triple-Lock Hinge

3 locks to prevent the ladder from collapsing

Deconstructed

Identical parts make the ladder easier to manufacture

The design of the ladder has the opportunity to be stored two different ways. The standard method or it could be disassembled in order to be stacked if space is an issue.

Rubber Grip

Safety grip will position the ladder on the floor

Constructed

Standard way of putting away ladder



Group Project with Bobby Ricci

Problem: Difficult to breath and low visibility. Solution: Having a respirator attached to the helmet.


Observation and Empathic Research

We started this project with empathic research. This method helped us get an insight of the issues that come from the helmet. The main problems that we observed were; the viewing window of the helmet is too small, temperature raises inside helmet upon use, and the user is still entirely exposed to dangerous chemicals.


Ideation Sketches


Competitive Products

Brand

Sperian

3M

Model

Sperian OS100 PAPR

Speedglass Helmet 9000

Backpack attachment that ventilates air

Face protection with a lightweight air purifying respirator

Respiratory Protection for mold remediation

Conversion kit that adapts to North helmets

$1,816.56

$1,499.99

$773.63

$155.70

Description

Price

We searched for similar helmets with respirators in the market. We discovered that most of these welding helmets are really expensive and may not be affordable to the standard user.

3M

Full Facepiece Respirator 6000 Series

North速

7600 Series


Our Mission Problems

Solutions Ventilation

A fan would be provided to have air circulation and easier breathing

Larger Visor

A larger viewing window would help the user to be aware of his surroundings

Respirator

The respirator would be included inside the helmet to protect against harmful gases

Velcro Velcro would be used to attach the respirator with the helmet in order to have an affordable welding helmet

Our mission is to develop and execute a combination of ideas in order to produce an innovative, safe, visually appealing, humanized welding helmet. We hope to guide our design to protect against radiation, harmful gases, heat, skin irritation and burn, flying particles, and dirt. Ultimately our goal is to create a product that can be obtained by a multitude of different people and always demonstrates the highest level of protection.


Design Refinement


Final Model Details

Auto-Darkening

Wider lens and reliable vision protection

Ventilation System Diffuses cool air

Respirator

Protects user from breathing chemicals

Magnet

Attaches to the helmet with ease

Fan

New technology to prevent sweltering



Problem: Having comfort and style within the same shoe. Solution: Inquire a target user to gain knowledge of the current trends and comfort of a shoe.


Target User

Name: Nicole Age: 21 Gender: female Location: south side of Chicago Ethnicity: Mexican American Occupation: college student Hobbies: designing, drawing, skateboarding and night life Music : electronica, rock, indie, hip hop and dance Apparel: super skinny jeans, graphic tee and high top shoes Shops: Vans, Emerica, Converse, Forever21, Urban Outfitters, and thrift stores


Mood Board

A combination of an inspiration board and a mood board. There were many elements that inspired me to design this shoe, whether it was from color, existing products, or emotion. It helped me chose the style of the shoe with ease during ideation.


Sketches


Final Design

No Laces

A velcro strap to tighten the shoe

Knitted Fabric

Provides elasticity and warmth

Grip Softer Insole

Soft material and a greater ability to absorb shock

Velcro strap provides grip

Wider Toe Box

Provides sufficient space and prevents constriction



Problem: A faucet designed for a tattoo shop that fits the same aesthetics as the shop. Solution: Design a faucet with similar values as the most common tattoo.


Overview

Designing a faucet for a modern tattoo shop is the task. A lot people have tattoos now a days, many see them as rebels and outlaws. How do we design a faucet with the same emotion that people get from tattoo shops or people with tattoos? By researching, interviewing, observing the target would help the faucet have the same ecstasy as a man or a woman with tattoos.


Research

5th percentile

5th percentile

2.7”

8.6” 5’ 6”

6.2”

6.5”

2’ 8” 4.7”


Sketches


Rendering

Handle

Rotating handle

Rubber Ring

Prevents glass from getting scratch

Glass

Faucet Hole

See the water as it comes out

Blocker

Area where water flows

Prevents water to flow

Lump

Stops handle from moving further

Spout

Open spout

Closed

Open


Final Model


Thank You Alexis Flores flores.alex89@gmail.com


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