ANIRUDDHA MAHANTA Product Design Portfolio
Hi! I am Aniruddha!
“Every great design begins with an even better story.� mahanta000@gmail.com
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People are the biggest motivators for me in design. To me, working on different areas is quite exciting as we learn much more than just coming up with innovative design solutions. Learning from projects not only as a designer but also as an individual has been one of the greatest gifts this field has offered me. My major areas of interest include Consumer Electronic Products, Household Products, Outdoor Public Products, Interaction Design, UI/UX etc. I am looking for a 6 months internship for my Graduation Project starting from
FEBRUARY. EDUCATION
4 years - Grad 2017: Unitedworld Institute of Design, Ahmedabad WORK EXPERIENCE 2.5 months Internship: Department of Design, IIT Guwahati EXTRA-CURRICULAR 4 Days: Design Thinking for Social Innovation Bootcamp, by Designers of Tomorrow Fellowship at IIT Delhi SKILLSET Adobe
CAD & 3D modelling
Digital Rendering
Material Handling Wood Metals Plastics Fiber-reinforced Plastic Glass Terracotta Ceramics
- Lorinda Mamo
EVO
SMART TELEPHONE TECHNICALLY COMPLEX PROJECT
FEEL-PEEL
VEGETABLE PEELER TECHNO-AESTHETIC DETAILING
INDIAN RAILWAYS
A HOLISTIC EXPERIENCE SYSTEM DESIGN
STAYFIT
GUTUR GU
CROSS TRAINER
FEEL CONNECTED
STEADISTICK
DESIGN FOR SPECIAL NEEDS
INTERACTION DESIGN, INTERNET OF THINGS
SIMPLE PRODUCT DESIGN
SELFIE STICK STABILIZER
TECHNICALLY COMPLEX PROJECT
EVO SMART TELEPHONE
Brief: To understand and explore the existing and emerging technologies to achieve desirable functions, features and details in a product.
WHY TELEPHONE? STANDARD COMPONENTS
• Gradually, the market of telephones is reducing, needs innovation to keep the market alive. • It still has a big market in the corporate sector. • They are still the most reliable means of communication. • The product can be made more ergonomic as users from the corporate sector face problems due to prolonged use.
SPEAKER
CORD
MICROPHONE
RIBBON CABLE
PCB
SPEAKER RJ 11 CABLE PORT HOOK SWITCH
STATISTICAL REPRESENTATION OF SURVEY DATA OF MORE THAN 30 EXECUTIVES
ETHNOGRAPHY
TYPE OF PHONE
Telephones are one of the best means of communication at present. They bridge the gap between people around the globe in an instant no matter the distance.
14% 23%
My target areas are:
ANALOGUE CORDLESS ANALOGUE WITH DISPLAY
36%
VoIP 27%
Offices
Public Spaces like Hotels, Hospitals etc.
DISPLAY FUNCTIONS
Homes
YES
12% 18%
SOMETIMES
UNDERSTANDING THE USER
NO, THEY ARE COMPLICATED
70%
DURATION OF CALLS
I did a survey of more than 30 office-goers to get an insight on what the users think and experience while using a telephone. Here are some common feedbacks: • The display functions should be simple and easy to use.
LONGER 14%
10-30 MINS 10%
0-5 MINS 5-10 MINS 10-30 MINS LONGER
• Display screen size should be bigger. • Keypad should be comfortable and functional.
0-5 MINS 41%
5-10 MINS 35%
COLOUR
• Form needs to be ergonomic.
6%
• Telephone should be sleek and compact. • Difficult and time consuming to navigate through different features.
38%
56%
BLACK WHITE BLUE
MOODBOARD Inspired from minimalistic, seamless and streamlined forms, the Evo will have a sleek, aesthetic design which is futuristic at the same time.
IDEATION From the data that I gathered and from the moodboard, I started exploring different form directions around the headpoints that I set up.
MODELMAKING
FORM EXPLORATIONS
HOW IT WORKS? - The Evo Smart Telephone has an inbuilt calculator, calendar, contacts and a sliding panel to write important details which gives a complete experience to the user. - Users don’t have to look for pen and paper or a calculator around their table while on an important call. - One can easily swipe through the different screens and do various functions like using the calculator or opening the phone directory while a call is going on. - The name “EVO” is derived from “evolution” as this phone is the evolved version of the existing telephones.
Aesthetic
SEAMLESS FUTURISTIC
USER INTERFACE
DIALSCREEN
OUTGOING CALL
CALL FUNCTIONS
CALCULATOR
CALENDAR
PHONEBOOK
SET REMINDER
SETTINGS
LOCKSCREEN
Since its a telephone I have given more emphasis on the Call icon by putting it in the center. The other icons are Settings, Calendar, Contacts and Calculator.
MAIN MENU
TECHNO-AESTHETIC DETAILING
FEEL-PEEL VEGETABLE PEELER
Brief: To study and analyze the details of a product to enhance the aesthetic value and technology of the existing product details.
THE PROBLEM
All vegetables and fruits are organic in nature. But all the different types of peelers available in the market come with a straight blade only. This leads to the peeling of excess material along with the peel. Though the blades are long, only thin peels are peeled off as the point of contact of the blade and the vegetable is quite small due to the organic form of the vegetables.
IDEATION I started sketching different form concepts and later on rendered them on Sketchbook Pro.
MODELMAKING
I first tried out the mechanism for a flexible blade with paper mock ups. I used thermocol, PVC for the initial low fidelity models. Then I made wooden molds on which I explored acrylic and steel to prepare the high fidelity models.
HOW IT WORKS?
SWITCH LOCK
BODY
- This peeler allows the user to change the curvature of the blade and match it with that of the vegetable. - This is why the name of the peeler is “Feel-Peel” as it feels the vegetable it is peeling. - Once the desired curvature is attained the user can lock the blade by sliding down the lower part of the switch.
BLADE
- The blade can be changed and the whole product can be self-assembled.
SWITCH IN LOCK MODE BLADE IN CURVED POSITION
FLEXIBLE
SIMPLE SMART
SYSTEM DESIGN
INDIAN RAILWAYS A HOLISTIC EXPERIENCE
Brief: To enhance the existing systems in a railway station to provide a holistic experience for commuters right from the beginning to the end of their journey.
STATIONS
RESEARCH & INSIGHTS The Railway Stations in India are by itself huge systems with so many sub-systems for different areas. It thus provided us with many opportunities and so many problems to work on. We began our journey by going to 3 different types of stations and identifying the various systems each of them has adopted.
KALUPUR
AUTO STAND
COOLIE PARKING
SYSTEMS
SABARMATI (NEW)
TICKET COUNTER
SABARMATI (OLD)
PASSENGERS
WHEELCHAIR
TARGET AUDIENCE
CHOSEN AREA
Our target audience for this system would be Passengers as they are the primary stakeholders of the system and all other sub-systems revolve around them.
We selected the passenger luggage transferring system to provide a better user experience for the passengers.
PROBLEM AREAS
- Passengers who wish to hire a coolie always have to
bargain with them. Thus many passengers choose to take their luggage on their own.
- Long queues at the ticket counter. Many a times
passengers break the queue and crowd near the counter.
- Passengers have to lift their luggage again and again
while changing platforms.
- Passengers who wish to use a wheelchair have to submit
their original ID to issue one. They get their ID back only when they deposit the wheelchair back at the office on platform 1. The whole process takes up a lot of time and is inconvenient. It is actually impossible when the stoppage time of a train is just 4-5 minutes.
- When passengers exit the station they are haggled by
multiple Rickshaw-wallas who await the passengers near the exit points.
IDEATION We did a lot of brainstorming and came up with a solution to design a trolley which can go on stairs.
MODELMAKING & PROTOTYPING I made a 1:1 scale model with plywood to test the concept and determine critical points before going ahead for prototyping. For the prototype we fabricated the sledgey in Mild Steel.
HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS? - There will be sledgey stands at the entrance outside and all the platforms inside the station. - Passengers can pre-book a sledgey using the support app “Locomo� apart from issuing one from the stands. - 50 rupees will be levied when a sledgey is booked and the operators at the stands will return 40 rupees back once a passenger parks the sledgey back at one of the stands. 10 rupees will be charged as maintenance fee. - The sledgey will be available even for the coolies.
CONVENIENT
CONNECTED SMART
LOCOMO THE APP
Locomo is an app that will change the way railway commuters travel by trains. It connects the passengers to all the systems that exist in a railway station and offers a hasslefree experience whether they want to book a coolie or a wheelchair, order food from a famous restaurant or book an auto in peace without getting irritated by multiple rickshaw-wallas.
COOLIE
PASSENGERS
INDIAN RAILWAYS
RESTAURANTS & CATERERS
AUTOWALLAS
The app is divided into 3 parts to make the UI simple and easy to use, Pre Journey, Mid Journey and Post Journey.
Book a Coolie, Wheelchair or the Sledgey beforehand with Pre Journey.
Ever faced a mob of autowallas haggling with you as you exit the railway station? Not the welcoming experience you expect right? Well now you can avoid that by pre-booking an auto from Post Journey.
Mid Journey lets passengers order food from famous eateries and get them delivered on their seats. Imagine having Tunday kebabs on your seat as you pass by Lucknow.
DESIGN FOR SPECIAL NEEDS
STAYFIT CROSS TRAINER
Brief: To design a user friendly, low impact fitness equipment for the elderly that enables them to add more movement and activity to their lives.
COMPARING THE EQUIPMENTS
I compared the currently available equipments to determine the ideal features for the elderly.
STATIONERY BIKE
RECUMBENT BIKE/STEPPER
ELLIPTICAL CROSS-TRAINER
TREADMILL
LOW IMPACT
LOW IMPACT
LOW IMPACT
HIGH IMPACT
LOW RESISTANCE
LOW RESISTANCE
LOW RESISTANCE
HIGH RESISTANCE
COMFORTABLE
MORE COMFORTABLE DUE TO BACK REST
MINIMIZES STRESS
CUSTOMIZABLE
RECOMMENDED FOR ELDERLY
NOT IDEAL FOR ELDERLY
IDEAL FOR ELDERLY
RECOMMENDED FOR ELDERLY
USER STUDY
I measured the Range of Motion of few senior citizens to determine their comfort limit and maximum limit.
Becoming old can bring about a sense of loneliness and fear so keeping the elderly in mind, colours need to address warmth, security and harmony. Variety in the colours in the immediate environment can boost interest in the world and keep cognitive function alive. Softer shades of reds and oranges are warming and can help with circulation and energy levels. Peaches, apricots, warm tans, terracottas and pinks can also be used for this purpose. Reflecting on the past and thoughts of a spiritual future can also be reflected in colour choices. Soft blues, lavender, mauves and violets are colours that connect to the spiritual or reflective mood. Studies carried out in nursing/rest homes indicate that soft pinky-beiges contrasted with soft blue/greens are soothing and peaceful.
IDEATION I started with a few explorations for the crank body of the cross trainer. Then I did some quick line drawings on illustrator to achieve a simple and aesthetic form.
FORM EXPLORATIONS FOR CRANK BODY
CONCEPT 1
MODELMAKING I made a 1:3 scale model to check the working of the crank mechanism.
CONCEPT 2
CONCEPT 3
CONCEPT 4
HOW IT WORKS?
- The simple and aesthetic design of the cross trainer is inviting for users who otherwise are reluctant to use complex gym equipments. - As the design is compact and portable, the elderly can simply bring it infront of their chair or bed and work out while sitting. - The best feature of the Stayfit Cross Trainer is that the handles and the leg bars are connected. Hence they can move each other.
MINIMALISTIC
AESTHETIC EASY TO USE
INTERACTION DESIGN, INTERNET OF THINGS
GUTUR GU
FEEL CONNECTED
Brief: To create simple and meaningful interactions with an object of our everyday lives, giving distant users reflective, tactile experiences to engage them with something other than a screen.
“ I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.” - Albert Einstein
THE PROBLEM
TARGET AREA
Every single person who leaves home and moves to a new place misses the company of their dear ones and the memories cherished with them to the core. It is when they realize their importance in their life and all they do is end up chatting with them on Whatsapp or Messenger, do video calls on Skype or simply talk to them on the phone.
Long distance interactions
A child resting their head on a parent’s shoulder. A squeeze of the thigh during a scary movie. These silent gestures are a critical part of the language of love, but no words, or even emoji, can properly capture them. Recently the height of technology, of interaction, has become the touch screen. This technology has brought many great experiences and innovations, but at its heart is cold, and gives the user little feedback. We want to create something which diverges from the point where the phone is the beginning and end of every digital interaction.
INSIGHTS - Everyone who stay away from home attempt to create a home away from home. - A feeling of being connected with our near and dear ones, knowing what they are doing, feeling at any time of the day, sharing emotions. - Attaching memories to objects, reliving them. - Sign of being missed by someone somewhere even in busy schedules, can light up one’s day.
HOW IT WORKS?
AVATAR
Arduino Uno
- The product consists of 2 parts: The Console and the 3D Avatars.
SLIDER LED
- The Avatars are a symbolisation of our loved ones and they have to be placed on the Console. - The form of the Avatars is inspired from different adjectives like naughty, caring, strong etc. Users can buy the avatars separately and assign a person to them on the basis of their personality.
KNOB
CONSOLE
- The Console has a moodometer which is a slider. Users can slide it to express their feelings to their distant loved ones. It will make the Console of their loved ones glow with the respective mood colour for every emotion.
INPUT
OUTPUT
Slider
RGB LED strip
Potentiometer
Servo Motor
Ultrasonic Sensor
RGB LED strip
- The Console also has a knob which on turning, makes that user’s avatar on his loved ones’ consoles rotate signifying that he is missing them. - The ultrasonic sensors on the Console detect the user’s presence near the device and makes the LED mood lights glow. The lights dim out when the user goes away.
EMOTIONAL CONNECT
INTERACTIVE
PLAYFUL
APPLICATION
Hostels
Homes
Office desks
Hospital beds
Old Age Homes
SIMPLE PRODUCT DESIGN
THE STEADISTICK SELFIE STICK STABILIZER
Brief: Increase usability of a selfie stick by enabling users to shoot videos with it such that the footage remains stable even when the user is moving.
IDEATION
THE PROBLEM
The available selfie sticks don’t incorporate any sort of stabilizers for capturing videos thus limiting its usage to just clicking photos. The footage shakes whenever the user is moving. The shutter button doesn’t have an option of taking videos. It doesn’t take a photo also but instead zooms the camera in. Not all mobile phones have the feature in the camera settings to toggle the volume key as a camera trigger. So users need to install third party apps in order to take photos properly.
Concept By using the principles of counterweight balancing, the new design will have a bipod wherein counterweights can be added from below to balance the weight of the phone thereby stabilizing the whole system. Ball heads with thumb screws can be used so that the user can easily change the angle of the stick and the mount.
MODELMAKING
PROTOTYPE
I made a 1:1 scale model with PVC pipes to check the working of the mechanism.
The final prototype was made with Aluminium Alloy for the telescopic arm and the vertical arm, steel counterweights and a plastic phone mount. The prototype was then tested under different circumstances with live users.
TELESCOPIC ARM
GRIP
COUNTERWEIGHT
HOW IT WORKS?
- The package will comprise of the stick, a bluetooth shutter button and 4 counterweights of 100g each. The users will fix the threaded counterweights below as per their requirement. - Angle of the telescopic arm can be changed as per the user’s desire but the vertical pod remains perpendicular at all times due to the counterweight added at the bottom. - The stick is compatible with GoPro cameras also. Thus it opens a whole new world for people who want to make short films or capture memorable videos.
BALL HEAD
THUMB SCREWS
SIMPLE
MINIMALISTIC EASY TO USE
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