AC Industrial Design Portfolio 2017

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AUSTINCHEN INDUSTRIALDESIGNPORTFOLIO 2017


PROFILE austin.c.designer@gmail.com

(217) 419-4599

austinc.net

linkedin.com/in/austin-c31

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hello, my name is

AUSTINCHEN

i am an industrial designer who is passionate about active equipment and wearable design. always tackling problems from the perspective of user experience, i am pursuing making the best combination of aesthetics, user experience, and technologies.

GRADUATION

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM AT

SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

B.ENG INDUSTRIAL DESIGN & B.A ENGLISH STARTED WORKING FOR

2009

smart wearables

RED DOT DESIGN AWARD

LENUS SUIT ACTIVE WEAR

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

CO-FOUNDER/ HEAD DESIGNER

PROJECT: EAZY JACKET CATEGORY: FASHION

ACCEPTED BY

DESIGN INTERN AT

HDCL LAB, UIUC

WAHL

2015

2016

HONG KONG & SHENZHEN, CHINA

TEACHING ASSISTANT

2013

2014

START-UP

HUMAN DYNAMICS AND CONTROLS LAB

HAIR CLIPPER CORP.

2011

2012

2013

2015

2015

LINKFAIR CUP KITCHENWARE DESIGN COMPETITION

CHALLENGE CUP BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION

INDIVIDUAL PROJECT: RAYCOME “ELEHEALTH” BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR

STARTED WORKING FOR

INTERNATIONAL IMMERSION

SECOND PRIZE GOLDEN PRIZE

PROJECT: BIONIC KETTLE VI SYSTEM AND PACKAGE DESIGN DELIVERABLES OF BUSINESS PLAN

IN PRODUCTION

AUTODESK FUSION 360 STUDENT EXPERT PROGRAM

HOSTING 3D-MODELING WORKSHOPS PROGRAM PROMOTION

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electronics

POST-GRADUATE PROGRAM AT

MASTER OF FINE ARTS IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

ARTOP DESIGN CO, LTD

SCHOOL OF DESIGN & SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

human dynamics

PORTFOLIO OF AUSTIN CHEN

FOR FIELD RESEARCH IN URBAN AND RURAL INDIA

DESIGNING FOR LOW-INCOME SUBSISTENCE SOCIETY


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CONTENTS


EASY JACKET Assistive Transitional Clothing Individual Project | Jan. 2016 - Mar. 2016 Category: Clothing/ Assistive Product

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PROJECT 1 - EASY JACKET ASSISTIVE TRANSITIONAL CLOTHING

PROBLEM “everyone has some kind of disability, some are just more obvious than others.“

WE HAVE LIMITED RANGE OF MOTION

Limited Space

We need to finish a lot of daily activities in compact space without interrupting others.

ANTICIPATEDAUDIENCE Upper Extremities Injuries make it difficult to lift arms

Some Statistics Wheelchair Users

People with Certain Injuries or Diseases e.g. Shoulder Dislocation, Upper Arm Issue, Chest Muscle Surgery

People in Limited Space e.g. Travellers, Public Transportation Passengers...

59.9% of broken bones were in the upper extremities, affecting over 3.6 million people each year in the us.

Aging & Disabilities

When our bodies are not functional enough to do certain things, we need the help of assistive tools.

Eazy Way

Sometimes we are just too lazy to use a product in normal ways.

7.5 million visits were made to physicians’ offices due to shoulder problems in 2006

RESEARCH- DEVELOPMENT - FINAL DESIGN


RESEARCH- DEVELOPMENT - FINAL DESIGN EMPATHIC MODELING

The empathic model is a technique used to simulate user scenario to give designers personal experience with how the product performs for users.

CHALLENGE

Putting a coat on in compact space with limited body movement.

23 inch

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Difficulty Level: 1

Difficulty Level: 2

Difficulty Level: 3 (Faliure)

Sliding one arm into a sleeve was feasible.

Reaching the other sleeve and trying to put arm in would involve body turning and arm lifting.

Arm movement being limited, it was almost impossible to pull the coat on to shoulders. People would have to strech arms to do it.

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PROJECT 1 - EASY JACKET ASSISTIVE TRANSITIONAL CLOTHING

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EXISTINGPRODUCTS & INSPIRATIONS

MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CLOTHING

TRADITIONAL TIBETAN CLOTHING Collapsing and pulling up easily (adapting to the rapid tempreture changing environment)

WARM PANEL

KIMONOS Taking up minimized possible space for sitting

WHEELCHAIR-FRIENDLY CLOTHING

RESEARCH -

UNSYMMETRICAL OPENING

DEVELOPMENT- FINAL DESIGN


RESEARCH -

DEVELOPMENT- FINAL DESIGN

IDEATIONS & PROTOTYPING

CONSIDERATIONS - The easiest way to put on/ take off - How to slide second arm in - How to keep it when taken off

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PROJECT 1 - EASY JACKET ASSISTIVE TRANSITIONAL CLOTHING

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PROBLEM

SOLUTION This is a jacket that has multiple openings on the sides, sleeves and collars. The design is symmetrical, so it is friendly for users dominating either hand.

FINAL DESIGN

RESEARCH - DEVELOPMENT -


FINAL DESIGN

RESEARCH - DEVELOPMENT -

PATTERN

DETAILS The pattern of the jacket has a piece of detachable front panel, and a main piece with 2 sleeves that can be zipped open. The detachable front panel works as a module. Customers can change switch pieces and have a different look for different seasons and occasions.

Fabric Options: Canvas, Felt, Neoprene, Velvet, etc.

Front Panel Zippers are designed for sliding fingers in easily.

Velcro

Zipper

Zipper

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Thumb Holes on the sleeves

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USERSCENARIO

User can slide the one arm into the sleeve like wearing a normal jacket.

Sliding the other arm in is possible without lifting upper arm, as the sleeve opening is further in the front.

Attaching the velcro on the shoulder to close the collar

Last step, zipping up the sleeves and sides

Being an easy transitional clothing, this jacket would also help when the tempreture changes.

Opening one side of the collar by detaching velcro

Collapsing the front panel of the jacket

TEST IN COMPACT SPACE & LIMITED BODY MOVEMENT As the jacket is symmetrical, in most occasions, users would only need to handle one side of it when putting on and off. It is showed that, back in the compact space environment, this jacket serves as a solution for dressing in limited body movement, minimizing the arm strech.

FINAL DESIGN

RESEARCH - DEVELOPMENT -


LENUS SUIT Postural Alerting Clothing Competition/ Group Project | Nov. 2015 - Feb. 2016 Category: Smart Wearables

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PROJECT 2 - LENUS SUIT POSTURAL ALERTING CLOTHING

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PROBLEM Long Hours of Holding Posture

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Financial Cost for Treatment Cost for Musculoskeleton Disorder (MSD)

Total national cost for arthritis is $127.8 billion per year ($5,700 per patient) in 2012 Phone-using Eating

2 Hours

2 Hours

Arthritis

In Couch

2 Hours

Disc Degenerative Disease

These diseases are commonly caused by postrual triggered bone damages. Patients are suffering from chronic postural pain in daily life.

Cost for Physical Therapy

Price: $70~400 per hour w/o insurance Total cost: $500~$10,000 w/o insurance

Cost for Insurance Working

Annual insurance reduction of PT coverage

Driving

8 Hours

1 Hour

MSD Patients 50% of US adults (108 million) develop muscle pains that lasts 3 months 31 million experiences severe back pain

EXPECTED TO GROW 10% PER YEAR

Physical Therapy 9 million use PT per year

PERSONA Michael 45 Years Old Occupation: Computer Engineer Annual Income: Around $80,000 Michael is very adaptable to technologies. He owns an Microsoft laptop and a fitbit wristband, spending around $2,000 each year purchasing electronics. Recently he realized back pain striking more often than before during his desk work. So he bought an apple watch, and tried to follow those reminding alerts to stand up and walk around more oftenly during his typical 8-hour office work. He is getting more and more concerned about his health.

RESEARCH- DESIGN - COMMERCIALIZATION


EXISTINGSOLUTIONS

DESIGNDIRECTION

Effectiveness +

Outter Force (Straps)

Massaging or Kinetic Taping

Simply holding, not improving, even weakening muscles

Focusing on pain-relieving instead of posture development Only loosening muscles, cannot strengthen muscles for long-term benefit

Poor posture -> Outer force holding postures -> Weakening static muscles -> Cannot hold posture + Being subconscious -> Back to poor posture

Training & Curing Alerting Long Term

Short Term

Massaging/ Taping Physical Assisting

Effectiveness -

Direction

Recording/ Alerting

Gym-set Training

Only holding correct posture for a short amount of time Over-adjusting issue

Hard to keep consistency/ Motivation/ Self-discipline Lack of equipment Time problem

Poor posture -> Alerting -> Activating fast twitch muscles to pull upwards (in a lot of cases, over adjusting) -> Cannot hold posture + Lose focus -> Back to poor posture

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With consideration of both effectiveness and long term benefit, we were convinced that the design for improving posture is supposed to be provide a better way of alerting and also to encourage relative muscle training.


PROJECT 2 - LENUS SUIT POSTURAL ALERTING CLOTHING

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Personal Postural Assistant Preventative & Noninvasive solution that helps correcting posture in daily life and also saves cost and time.

Embedded Sensors & Vibrators

Main Module (Detachable)

RESEARCH -

DESIGN- COMMERCIALIZATION


COMPONENTS The Main Module The Shirt with Embedded Components

The upper back area is the most commonly pressured area. Having electronics away from there, the user can sit back more comfortably.

The strategic placement of electronics are away from the spine, on the sides of back and neck for ergonmical concerns.

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PROJECT 2 - LENUS SUIT POSTURAL ALERTING CLOTHING

FUNCTION

PROTOTYPE

Tricolor LED

IMU Sensor (GY-521)

Microcontroller (Arduin Uno)

Tilting When the user is in a incorrect posture such as slouching one’s back for a certain time period, a gentle vibration at the lower back will be given to the user, motivating the user toe correct his/her back. Other incorrect postures such as tilting can be detected as well. In this case, gentle vibration will be given on the left shoulder, as if a gentle push is given by a physical therapist.

Sitting Straight

9V Battery

Slouching


TECSPECSCOMPARISION Lumo Lift Posture Coach & Activity Tracker

Posture Direction & Correction Audience

Price Battery Life (8 hrs/day)

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Single Posture Detection (Slouching)

Truposture

Single Posture Detection (Slouching)

Office Workers

Office Workers

$ 79.99

$ 200

3~5 Days

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Lenus Suit

Multiple Posture Detection/ Tactile Feedback

Office Workers, PT Patients, Long-distance Drivers, Senior Citizens

$ 50 - Shirt $180 - Main Module

6 Days


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PROJECT 2 - LENUS SUIT POSTURAL ALERTING CLOTHING

SALES&SUPPORT

TARGETMARKET

TAM

Online - Webstore

Physical Therapy Clinics

Instructional Videos FAQ & Tech Support

Instructions & Free trial -> Purchase Opportunity

Total Addressable Market

108 Million People/ $ 32 Billion SAM

MANUFACTURING

Service Addressable Market

9 Million People/ $ 2.7 Billion TARGET MARKET 2.3 Million People/ $ 690 Million

1. Digital Pattern

2. Tech Design

3. Clothing Manufacture

INITIAL TARGET MARKET 1200 People/ $ 360,000 1. PCB Manufacture

RESEARCH - DESIGN -

2. Assembly

3. Testing

4. Packaging

COMMERCIALIZATION


The 7th China Mainland-Taiwan

Footware Design

Comptetition

Amateur Soccer Boots Competition/ Individual Project | Apr.2013 - May.2013 Category: Sport Product/ Interest Design

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PROJECT 3 - MAGICRAFT AMATEUR SOCCER BOOTS

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Ever since the 1990s, the CANVAS-RUBBER soccer boots, with low cost and cheap price, has been very welcomed in Chinese low-income society. This type of soccer boots still massively exists in the market. However, because of its low quality, it is harming young players and amateurs. Canvas Upper

Rubber Sole and Cleats

BACKGROUND analysis-IDEATION - FINAL CONCEPT


BACKGROUND analysis-IDEATION - FINAL CONCEPT DESIGNFLAWS

No Improvement

Frictions

For decades, there is hardly any improvment on either design or materials.

Frictions occured inside, as the shape does not fit well.

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Sagginess The canvas could easily lose support and become saggy.

Heavy Weight

Lack of Individuality

2 to 3 times heavier than professional level boots.

Only 3 to 4 styles for over 20 years, while millions of young players wearing them.

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PROJECT 3 - MAGICRAFT AMATEUR SOCCER BOOTS

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IDEATION- FINAL CONCEPT

BACKGROUND analysis -


BACKGROUND analysis -IDEATION -

FINAL CONCEPT

DESIGNEXPLANATION Front DIY Area velcro loops

Rounded Toebox for imporved comfortness

Shape Support

supporting and preventing upper fabric from sagging and losing its shape

Rubber Cleats with grids and bends creating better flexibility and traction

Velcro Strip for DIY

for personalization on shoe upper

Velcro Hooks

Non-slip Rubber

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PROJECT 3 - MAGICRAFT AMATEUR SOCCER BOOTS

EXPLODEDVIEW Shoelaces-Covering

The shoelace knot is usually interruptive when kicking with instep. With shoelaces covered by a piece of fabric, players would have a much smoother touch on the ball.

Velcro Upper

Canvas Upper

Lightweight Insole

Rubber Outsole

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BACKGROUND analysis -IDEATION -

CUSTOMIZATION

1

Draw

graphics on the non-slip side of the velcro straps.

3 5

Swop

handcrafts with others

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FINAL CONCEPT

2

Cut

off desired shapes.

Tightening

Curving

Increasing traction to the side of the ball to create powerful curves

Attach

the shaped velcro staps on the DIY areas to

Design

Play

customized boots

Straight

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Increasing traction to the bottom part of the ball to make powerful straight kicks

give the boot another

New Look

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Personalization


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PROJECT 3 - MAGICRAFT AMATEUR SOCCER BOOTS

Enhanced Performance

Better Fit

Better Support

Fun & Identical


SALUS Wrist Posture Orthosis - Loftstrand Crutches Attachment

Human Dynamics and Controls Lab University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Individual Project | Oct. 2015 - Now Category: Medical

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PROJECT 4 - SALUS WRIST POSTURE ORTHOSIS

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LOFTSTRAND CRUTCHES are recommended by most physical therapists, being the most efficient walking assistive tools for patients’recovery.

PROBLEM Most Loftstrand crutches users are bending their wrists when pushing forward their gaits, which resulted in long-term wrist diseases.

WRIST PAIN

CORRECT FORM

RESEARCH- DEVELOPMENT - FINAL DESIGN


RESEARCH -

DEVELOPMENT- FINAL DESIGN

IDEATIONS

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CONCEPTTESTING

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PROJECT 4 - SALUS WRIST POSTURE ORTHOSIS

WRIST SUPPORT

ADJUSTMENT

This design is aiming at creating support on wrists, preventing it from bending inwards, relocating part of the pressure to releaf palm pain.

People have different wrist thickness. The garments people are wearing also have different sleeve thicknesses. In different occasions, users will need different tightness of their wrist support. As a solution, using similar mechanism as snowboard binding, the distance between the supporting bar and users wrists is adjustable.

FINAL DESIGN

RESEARCH - DEVELOPMENT -


Guard Protective Ankle Brace Thesis/ Individual Project | Oct. 2012 - Jan. 2013 Category: Sport Equipment

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PROJECT 5 - GUARD ANKLE BRACE

ERGONOMICSTUDY

PROBLEM 45%

Joint injury is ranked the highest among all sport injuries for professional athletes.

MARKETRESEARCH

Areas of Injury 1. Ankle sprain would occur at either inside or outside of the joints.

Among all the joints, the most frequently injured one for professional athelets is the ankle.

2. Calf cramp is also a problem that usually affects athlets’ performance.

ANKLE INJURY RATE Percentage of ankle injuries among all injuries

... Soccer

Basketball

Table Tennis

67%

40%

21%

Other Sports

Angle Limit for Rotation Ergonomically, human feet rotate with limited angle in motion. Injury can easily occur when the rotaion is beyond certain range.

Too Loose

Too Tight

Too Stiff

Most ankle sleeves are made from single material. The fabric gets loosen up easily.

The techniques of wrapping tend to put muscles in tense.

The splint design is more protective but at the same time limiting ankle movement.

These are the 3 most commonly seen issues in existing designs. The proplem is not yet successfully solved by any current product.

Professional athletes need a more user friendly, protecting, motivating, and proformance-enhancing product.

RESEARCH- DEVELOPMENT - FINAL DESIGN


RESEARCH -

DEVELOPMENT- FINAL DESIGN

IDEATIONSKETCHES

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PROJECT 5 - GUARD ANKLE BRACE

PROTOTYPING

2

Moldable Plastic Pellets

1 Paper Mockups

3

3D Printing

4

Testing

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FINAL DESIGN

RESEARCH - DEVELOPMENT -

Non-slip Silicone

Polyamide + Elastane

Velcro Strap

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic

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PROJECT 5 - GUARD ANKLE BRACE

Fibula Support

Sprain Protector

C-Shape

Foot Support

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FINAL DESIGN

RESEARCH - DEVELOPMENT -

FUNCTIONS Ankle Sprain Protection

When the bending angle reaches the limits, tips of the protective modules will clench, stopping the ankle from further bending movements. In this way ankles are protected from sprains.

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PROJECT 5 - GUARD ANKLE BRACE

Performance Enhancement

When the ankle is bending forward, the bow-shape structure would be forced to stretch open, generating reactions for the athlete to move forward with more strength.

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FINAL DESIGN

RESEARCH - DEVELOPMENT -

MULTIPLEVIEWS

EXPLODEDVIEW

3

Medial Side

Front

1

Main Body

2

Stitched-in Supportive Structure

3

Non-slip Silicone

4

Velcro Strap

2 Lateral Side

Back

4 1 2

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PROJECT 4 - GUARD ANKLE SLEEVE

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Curriculum/ Group Project | Aug.2015 - Dec.2015 Category: Tool Design

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GADGET GARAGE TOOL BAG

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Blood Pressure Monitor Company Project | Jun. 2013 - Sep. 2013 Category: Medical Devices This project is currently in production

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RAYCOME BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR

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THANKYOU CONTACTME school of art + design university of illinois at urbana-champaign austin.c.designer@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/austin-c31 austinc.net +1 (217) 419-4599

seeking a full-time position that starts in jun.2017


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