Christopher_Peterson_Industrial_Design_Portolio

Christopher Peterson Design Portfolio 2013 713.344.4988 chriskpeterson@gmail.com

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CHRISTOPHER PETERSON University of Houston Industrial design

This portfolio represents my learning through three years of industrial design training at the University of Houston. It is the culmination of long nights, balance, teamwork, friendship, failures, and successes.

Through these years I have worked to understand the core values of good design: simplicity, usefulness, affordance, tolerances, and manufacturability. We design for others and with others. I have enjoyed working with my team at the University of Houston and look forward to making new connections and beautiful design

Repose

interactive work/rest desk lamp

Venzo

safe and elegant food preparation

Elements

incense storage / home

Emote

create light through emotion

Fuego

safe food transportation

REPOSE

INSPIRATION SIMPLE GEOMETRY HUMAN FORM CLEAN STURDY

MATERIALS 1/4” WALNUT .5” STEEL ROD

LEARNING COMPONENTS TOLERANCES WOOD WORKING MATERIAL JUXTAPOSITION WORKING PROTOTYPE LIGHTING DESIGN

Rise and Shine When you wake up Repose wakes up too. It mimics the human condition; work and rest. With the lid up, a full, bright light is projected to work beneath. With the lid down it casts a warm ambient light.

The form is based on the negative space of a standard adjustable task lamp. The interaction is simple. Touch the metal circle to turn it on and open the hood to adjust the amount of light.

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REPOSE

REPOSE

Ideation

Details

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VENZO

IMMERSION BLENDER

AESTHETICS POWERFUL ELEGANT MODERN

MATERIALS ABS PLASTIC SILICONE

learning components 3 PERSON GROUP PROJECT HUMAN FACTORS MATERIALITY INTERNAL COMPONENTS WORKING PROTOTYPES

Fall 2012 Group Project w/ Lindsay Lahaug Tri Pham

Elegant Blend After waking up grab your Venzo immersion blender to make a quick smoothie or froth the cream for your morning cup of joe.

No need to worry about an accident. Venzo is equipped with a myriad of safety features including a tilt switch and a light indicating it is on and ready for use.

Press the side buttons to release the bottom for a quick rinse.

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VENZO

VENZO

Ideation

From the Handle Down

These sketches represent my contribution to the final design.

The blender was designed from the handle down. To find the appropriate starting shape we tested various handles with people within our target age range.

Full Scale and Details The handle testing led to prototypes of the complete model. From their we created a wooden model that allowed us to better understand tactility and weight The wooden model was painted to look like a final model with a silicone handle and painted metal body.

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VENZO

VENZO

Problems/Solutions:

Anthropometrics

Safety Solution:

Safety Solution:

Tilt Switch

Indicator Light

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Many immersion blenders do not consider either average hand breadth or counter to shoulder height.

Venzo was designed from the hand to the counter taking into consideration both female and male, short and tall.

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8 - 8.7 ” optimal center or gravity

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1.9 - 2.5 ” gravity

Hand Anthropometrics

Diameter for Power Grip

normal force

Center of Gravity

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Safety Solution:

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Cordless

Remove Shaft to Clean

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Process of Use

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VENZO

VENZO

Details

Components

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Part of my responsibility was to generate the CAD and secure the 3D print. We utilized parts from a local electronics store to create a working prototype.

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REPOSE

REPOSE

elements INCENSE STORAGE

AESTHETICS PLAYFUL SIMPLE GEOMETRY SOFT VERSUS HARD

MATERIALS 16 GAUGE STEEL

Project Brief Create an incense burning and storage device using three types of incense.

Sense of Inspiration Prepare for the day by placing fragrance into your modern incense holder.

Why should incense be kept in a box when its colors and fragrances can be displayed in your home or office?

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ELEMENTS

ELEMENTS

Exploration

Sketches / models

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The robot form led to the idea of piercing.

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EMOTE

AMBIENT LIGHT

AESTHETICS

INTERACTIVE EXPRESSIVE TRANSFORMATIVE

MATERIALS

MOLDMAX 20A SILICONE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

project brief

Create an interactive casted ambient light

Learning Outcomes Plug and mold making Internal components Interaction

Emotional Release Mid-morning frustration causes tension. Turn that tension into light. For play or angry passion Emote lets the user express their emotions through creating light.

Bash it, bang it, throw it, catch it. Emote will respond by providing an ambient light you can use to pick it up and throw it again or just set it down to set a mellow mood.

“Something like that--a guy getting hit on the head with a rock or something--tickled the pants off Ackley” - J.D. Salinger

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EMOTE

EMOTE

Process of use

Ideation

Emote can be engaged to promote a healthy emotional release. It becomes sort of a throw-and-catch object offering the user a wayfinding light.

I explored various interactions to engage the light. After sketching and making a few models I decided a rock would be the most interesting given its ubiquitous form.

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The emotion of light The form needed to be playful, but the light needed to have a mysterious and beautiful flow. I tested various LEDs and thicknesses to find an appropriate size and shape for the final silicone cast.

Form & Components

Mold Making

Finding the parts to make the light work was a bit difficult. I took apart various items including a hit sensing bouncing ball and a home security window break sensor. Wiring the break window sensor into a puck style push LED allowed me to create a working prototype.

The mold was made using silicone. Initially I was going to use a rock I picked up on campus.

However, I decided it would be better to form my own rock through cutting and sanding. This meant I could create a rock similar to the way it is done in nature - just faster. The final design allowed the rock to be set down at different angles for variations in lighting.

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FUEGO

REPOSE

MICROWAVABLE PUCK

AESTHETICS MODULAR SIMPLE HEATING ELEMENT

MATERIALS BIOPLASTIC SOY/WAX MIXTURE

PROJECT BRIEF Create a sustainable, healthy food transportation solution.

Healthy Lunch Sit down to a safe and healthy heated lunch. The Fuego puck will keep your food warm until lunchtime so there’s no need for a microwave.

Food safety is a growing concern. Allowing food to sit between 400 and 1400F allows bacteria to form on food. This can then lead to illness.

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FUEGO

FUEGO

Personas Trailblazers Trai Tr ailb ai lbla lb aze ers

Mr.. Cl M Mr C Clean lea ea an

Market: Carrier Choices

Common Food Carriers

Food Safety

Questionnaire

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“Most lunch boxes are too big and the ones that claim to keep form don’t.”

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FUEGO

FUEGO

Ideation

Final Solution

Bags, wraps, and containers were looked at as possible solutions.

In the end, a secondary heatable puck provided the best sustainable solution. This solutions allows the user to keep their current carrying device.

After ideation and testing I found that the optimal sustainable solution was to create an add-on product. This heatable puck allows the user to keep their food hot as it regulates the temperature in their food carrying device.

PLA Bioplastic Heat resistant up to 248 degrees Fahrenheit.

Injection Molded The top and bottom are formed through injection molding. The soy was/clay blend is then placed between the two pieces in solid form. The final piece is joined through sonic welding.

Biodegradeable The Fuego puck can be used thousands of time, again and again. If it ever needs to be replaced it can simply be placed into a backyard composting system.

Testing

Heating Gills Thinner material allows heat to escape and return back into the puck.

Here, I tested various insulating materials to understand which worked best for keeping food hot.

In the end a secondary heat source provided the best heat retention.

Locking System The locking system allows the pucks to be connected to one another generating more heat and provide a stable surface.

Biodegradable The Fuego puck can be used thousands of time, again and again. If it ever needs to be replaced it can simply be placed into a backyard composting system.

THANK YOU Thank you for taking the time to look through this portfolio. I’m eager to begin working on the next phase of this journey.