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總要留下點什麼的。 看過北京故宮的紅牆， 壁上滿是歲月的痕跡。 其中有些，特別令我玩味。 -2-
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我突然想，這個世界就好似一面大牆， 而我們就生存於下。 當我在設計的路上起步， 願我能在此牆上留下與眾不同的， 痕跡。 -3-
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Lai, Le- Chi,
Jason Lai
>> Now studying NCKU Industrial Design Department Sophomore
Year. >> Skills: For now I can: Ps, Ai, Id and Solidwork
Still Improving: Rhino & Keyshots
Wood Work
>> Woking Experience: 2013 Summer 迷工造物工作坊
2014 Spring 智慧種子聯盟平面編輯
2014 Spring 北京清大與台灣成大工業設計
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P.6 >> Lamp Design, Freshman Year
P.18 >> Pan Brush Design, Sophomore Year
P.38 >> Biommimic Pan Brush Design, Sophomore Year
P.58 >> Graphic Design & Photography, Sophomore Year
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Lamp Design
Project Goal > Free Style Lamp Desgin > A Freshman-Year Work
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Design Process
Inspiration
Sketching
My whole design concept occasionally came out
As soon as my idea came out, I started to sketch
during a relaxing afternoon in a cozy coffe shop.
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Model
Display
Next step to realize my design is to make a real
After all the efforts ahead, finally get my work
model.
displayed and tested its function.
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Inspiration
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> My inpiration came out in a relaxing afternoon, in a cozy coffe shop. When I sat besides the screen window, the glow of sunset went through the grids, causing the shadows shed on my table, my books and my body. At that moment, I was touched by the warmth of sun, and the graceful pattern of shadow.
> In this Lamp design project, all my design concept was born in those few minutes -- an unforgettable experience.
Experience Of Light & Shadow
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Idea Sketching
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> As have been told above, my design concept origins from the light and sheds of screen windows. Therefore, My sketches emphasize on the form of my grid.
> Fig.1 I tried to come out with a shape of pendent which is elegant and powerful. Most of all , I wanted to creat a surrounding shadows that possess dynamic .
> In my last decision, I designed the pendent to be round-shaped, in the same time is folded, in order to create more interesting shadows.
The Presence of Shadow is the Point
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Model
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> My lamp have three components, the electric part, the lampshade and the hanging stick.
> Fig.1 To completely inform my original concept, I choose tungsten filament bulb, for it also produce heat, just like the sun. And I added potentiometer for user to adjust the luminance.
> Fig.2 For the lampshade, I built it into a complex geometric shape, in oder to create best shadow surrounding.
Matted Metal Hanging Stick
Tungsten Filament Adjustable Luminance
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Final Display
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> My final displace of my pandent lamp.
> By adjusting the luminance, user can control the grid-shadow that sheds on the wall, hence creating a different living environment.
> If user wants to change the old bulb, lift the lampshade at the special folded part, then he or she can directly touch the bulb.
Warmth Emotional Bulb Replace Procedure
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Pan Brush Desig
Project Goal > Considering Ergonomic Factors > Easy to Use > Easy to Hold > Easy to Clean A Sophomore-year Work
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Design Process
Object Analyze
Brainstorming
Vertical Idea
First step in this d e s i g n a s s i g n m e n t i s to analize all kinds of brushed on sale.
After the survey, I ran down a brainstorming to obtain large amount of design ideas.
Within those ideas, I firstly discuss with classmates, then choose some to run further design.
Size Confirm After judging ergonomic elements, I measured the best size of my brush.
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Idea Confirm I extracted some important design features to do further detail confirmation.
Ergonomic Ergonomic is t h e i m p o r ta n t i s s u e i n this design. I research the movements of using brushes.
Modeling
Display
Doing model with ABS board and silicone soft pads.
Final display of my model, presenting well cleaning performance.
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Design Object An
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>>On this Pan Brush Design , I first trying to understand what kind of product is now being used in the market. By Analyzing the products in the market, I will be informed of the shortcomming of normal pan brushed, therefore I can design a better one .
> I discovered that the normal pan brushs are mainly consist of two parts, the holding part and the cleaning part. Thus I digged into their own specialty afterward.
> For the holding part, there are some that don't even have one, like the one in fig.6. And some are like fig.5 , have short, full-hand holders. Still others have a long handle; among them, some have a better holder(fig.2&3), which is considerable for the users, some have a worse one(fig.1), which just lengthen the plastic. > For the cleaning part, some of them use natural fabrics(fig.3.4&6), which is less harmful to pans, some of them are steel brush(fig.5), which have better cleaning ability, yet harmful to pans. Still some got artificial fabrics(fig.1&2), which are moderate to the pans.
> It is worth to mention that nowadays there are some non-stick pans in the market that needs special care when brushing. Steel brush should not be used on that; natural fabrics and artificial fabrics would be fine.
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ming > After the market survey, I went down through a series of brainstorming. I sketched all 40 of them. Then I presented them on the class, discuss with classmates, and choose 3 ideas to get further vertical ideations. Besides are my favorite among the 40s. I'll have a brief introduction for them.
> Fig.1 presents a sponge stick brush. It has a short but comfortable symmetric holder, suitable for both left and right hand.
> Fig.2 presents a brush with short, round handle, which is easier to force it compared to long handle. For the cleaning part it use natural fabrics. And the fabrics don' grow 360' for we'll only need about 270' of the brush. > Fig.3 is about a short handle sponge brush. I like short handle because I think it is more firm than the long-handled one.
> Fig.4 is a brush with artificial fabrics. The brush itself have a elastic middle part, which allows it to fit the curve of pans and pots. > Fig.5 is a brand new kind of brush that formed like a board, which is used like a computer mouse. This one is choosed for further ideations.
> Fig.6 shows a brush with a suckup. It can be attached to the sink when finish cleaning. This one is choosed for further ideations. > Fig.7 is a sponge with compound structure. Harder artificial fabrics are buried inside the sponge. When cleaning harder dirts, we force the brush, thus the harder brush spontaneously poped out. This idea is choosed.
> Fig.8 is a brush with artificial fabrics. It's body allows it to fit the curve
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n > I Choose 3 Ideas to go further design. In this phase, my goal is to get a complete idea. Let the brush fit the principle,"Easy to Use", "Easy to Hold" and " Easy to Clean". > Fig.1 is the sketch of my suckup brush. I tried to figure out a shape that is easy to hold with the suckup. Also I tried to design a proper way for the
brush to grab the sponge.
> Fig.2&3 is both for the board Brush. I Sketched many style to get a curve and a proper slope for our hand. Also I consider the artistic of the brush much.
> Fig.5 is based on the compound brush idea, but I combined it with the suckup idea. I designed it to be full-hand size so that it is comfortable for hand to grab.
> Fig.6 is also based on the compound brush. I designed it to have crossed elastic part, enhanced its mobility to clean the corner of pans & pots. The harder brush still hides in the soft fabrics.
>> After presentation, I picked the last two to make Prototype and further ideation confirm.
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m >> After making my two prototypes, I again ran through a discussion with teacher and classmates. Afterwards, I've decided that the elastic brush idea is not so suitable in this class, cause it's mechanism is not so easy to build. Hence, I decided to take the board brush as my final idea, and trying to make it through the design goal. > I've dicided to take the board one to do further design, so I Listed the shortcomings of my further idea. > The first and the most important of all, the way we use computer mouse doesn't really fit the way we brush. Therefore, I decided to add a holder on this idea; still, the main structure of the brush will be board-like.
> Though I had a holder shape on my brush, just a thin board doesn't fit for our hand. To solve the problem, I added a rubber holder on the board.
> Fig.1 is the sketch which I added a handle, no longer like using computer mouse. I design the handle part near the bottom of board.
> Fig.2 is the sketch of different kinds of rubber handle, and the proper gesture to use it.
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Considering Ergo
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onomic Factors > The next phase after confirming my idea is to valuate it through ergonimic factors. Here are some wrist ergonomic, and how my brush defied them.
> The factor that my brush used to defied most is the Ulnar & Radial Flextion on Fig.1&2. I choosed to make the handle at the bottom, and too much Radial flextion comes up.
> My design of the handle direction is parallel to our arms, thus it cause very small Supination & Pronation, Fig.3&4, which is one of the merit of my design.
> Due to the fault that the handle is too low, certain degrees of extension , Fig.5&6, also apeared when using this brush.
> To sum up, the position of the handle in my design is a critical element. In order to solve this problem, the Handle must be repositioned.
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> In this phase I do the Final sketch to confrim the style of this brush.
> In Fig.1&2, I also consider the placement of the brush. I had 2 holes on the front board and design a base for it.
> For Fig.3&4, I sketch a side view of the brush to confirm it's size. The breadth of the handle will be 9 cm, for it suits the hand width for most male and female.
> And the most critical change, as have been said above, is the position of the handle. I moved it up to a better position, which causes very small Ulnar and Radial Flextion as the sketch in P.12, Fig.1 do.
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>> This Phase is all about making a model. All the model process of this design consist of vacum forming, mold making, having putty and spray painting.
> Fig.1 is the PU molds of the brush body, which would be sent to vacum forming. I had some putty on it so I can get a smoother surface.
> Fig.2 is about the Rubber handle. I used clay to build a handle form and mold it with silicone. The deep blue object in the picture is the end-item of the rubber handle.
> Fig.3 ,That's me! operating the vacum forming machine. Thanks a lot for my classmate helped me took the picture!
> Fig.4 The moment when I was about to close the vacum machine.
ABS PU Foam Silicone
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BRUSH Light
>> After a week of manufacture, my final modle comes out.
> As we can see in Fig.1, the handle part is no longer in the bottom. I've raise the handle up. Therefore when we use it, our wrist will have merely little Ulnar & Radial Flextion. Not much Supination & Pronation is required, also. As it turned out, the ergonomic consideration is one of the very advantage of my
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> Fig.2, Close-up look of the rubber handle. Also the feature of this
> Fig.4 is about the brush on the base. I had the two of them similar kinds of paint and patern. And I choosed natural fabric scrubber, for it have moderate cleaning ability yet unharmed to non-stick pans.
> Fig.3 presents the using image. Cleaning the pots.
>> To conclude, this BRUSH Light is easy to use for it went through a series of ergonomic experiments; it is easy to hold for it got a rubber handle which is large enough and have the right angle; it is easy to clean because is has a natural fabric scrubber, cleaning dirt meanwhile protecting the lifespan of pans and pots. Due to it's board liked shape, lighter than the normal bulk brush, I named it "BRUSH Light".
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Biomimicry Pan
Project Goal > Easy to use > Easy to hold > Easy to clean > Proper Biomimicry A Sophomore-year Work
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Design Process
Object Analyze
Brainstorming
Vertical Idea
Starting an assignment with knowing our goal better.
Using design method to run out more and better ideas.
Based on the ideas sketched before, go further and better.
Model One Making a model based on Prototype 2.
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Prototype One
Prototype Two
Select the best one to make a rough model, testing its functionality.
Prototype No.1 does not work well; maybe prototype2 will be a better solution.
Display
Model Two Rearranged some detail and the color of product. The second will be better!
Final design display.
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alyze >> Upon entering the topic of Biomimicry, teacher first had us collect the image of good Biomimicry design, then discuss together. We analyze those design by judging it's style and function, afterwards catagorize them Like Fig.1&2.
>> After the discussion, we came up with the conclusion that a good design should not look like the subject it mimmick, for it will be more like a toy. Also, a good mimmic design should contain a certain degrees of functional mimmicking, which will enhance the value of the design. Below are some examples made by designers.
>Fig.3 is a chair inspired by leaves, designed by Ronan&Erwan Bouroullec. The chair mimmick the structure of vein on leaves.
> Fig.5 is a Vodka Bottle design by Karim Rashid, which is inpired by the ice. This design combines the coldness of ice, and the image of pure vodka.
> Fig. 8 is a building made by Ingo Maurer company in Brazil. This shape of the building is inspired by eggs. Also it mimmick the way that egg shell seperate surface force.
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a BrainStorming >> In the first Step of brain storming I had a Mind's Map, Fig.1, to help me through. That mind map is about the image of cleaning and what kinds of animals I would think of when talking about cleaning. By doing this mind map, I got a few great idea about biomimicry pan brush, then sketch it down. Below are the ideas that I choosed for further vertical ideation.
> Fig.2 is a sponge replacing pan brush. It mimmic the hard shape and the angle of horn of mooses. The idea here is to insert the brush into a sponge, so the brush is like the bone of the sponge.
> Fig.1 is a pan brush that mimics seahorses. I put emphasize on the physically fuction of a seahorse. This brush got a tail, like a seahorse do, that can grab on the faucet!
> Fig.3 is a special biomimicry. The object I mimmick is human movements. My idea is that people can do the cleaning stuff out of instinct-with their hands! Therefore comes the idea of a brush on the rubber gloves.
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tical Ideation > Fig.1&2 is for the seahorse mimicking. Instead of the telephonewirelike clip, I choose a "C" shaped rubber clip, for the "telephonewire" may interrupt us using the brush. Even though the style of brush changed, the core concept of attaching to the faucet did not change. > Fig.3 is also about the seahorse brush, with the same concept. Only that it shaped like normal brushes( bulk like), and it has a previous idea of "telephonewire" clip.
> Fig.4&5&6 is the moose bone biomimicry. I continued the idea of making the brush the bone of sponge. And I choosed different ways to bind the two things up. Fig.4 shows the two different product which can be click on; Fig.6 shows a handle with a click on it. This idea didn't become my final one, for it got multiple products in one set, and have many machanism.
> Fig. 7 is the "Instinct Cleaning Brush". I also designed it as multiple items product, in order to fit the curve of pans & pots and to replace the brush part. For the same reason as the former idea, this idea was not choosed.
>> After discussion with teacher and classmate, I decided to take the "Seahorse" idea to go further. This idea is simple and pratucal, compared to the other two. Most of all, is does not require complex mechanism.
Moose, Human & Seahorse
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m & Prototype >> Having decide the idea that I want to carry on, I Then focus on the way that my brush attach to the faucet and arranged it's proper size for people to hold and use.
> Fig.1&2 is the sketch of the belt-like hangers on my brush. In those sketches, I designed a special holder which should be attached to the faucet, supporting the brush.
> Fig.3, Side view of the brush, showing the size, the slope and detail numbers of my brush. This graph allow me to manufacture my prototype.
> Fig.4, the picture of my prototype.
>> During the class we tested this prototype. It was easy to hold, but still got someproblem.
>> The lengthen shape doesn't really fit for pans&pots. If I wanti it to be long, it is better that is got a big "head".
>> My idea in this phase still contains multiple items, which is not very
well. For a easy product like pan brush, we hope it could be all-in-one design.
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Prototype2 >> In this phase, I did more idea sketching and another prototype to solve the previous problems.
> Fig.1 shows that the shape of my idea totally changed. It became a bulk-shaped brush, with a attached "tail" on it. That's how I tried to solve the problem.
> Fig.2 testing the proper size of the new brush.
> Fig.3 the expect outlook of my brush and it's function.
> Fig.4 the final outlook of prototype.
>> Again, after a series of discussion, I set down on this final style. The only change is I reform the "tail" part to a round-shape rubber, because I was afraid hard plastic could not hold for long-term deform.
Hand Size Placement of Brush
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>> In this model, I used poly and putty to form the body of brush. As for the soft pad and rubber tail, I used silicone.
> Fig.1 &2 the grinding process.
> Fig.3 the final model.
>> So here came the model. I was not satisfied about it. The bubber tail is to weak to support the whole brush, and the color I choosed can not properly represent the image of sea or the brightness of a seahorse. And the brush is little bit too thick for some girls to hold. Therefore, I did another one to make my design better.
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>> Here are the shortcoming of the previous model: > Little bit too thich. > The color didn't fit the image of seahorse. > The rubber tail is too weak to support the brush.
> Fig.1 The Poly tail I tried to made. Poly is far harder than rubber. This solve the third problem.
> Fig 2&3 The new color I choose is sea blue and light orange, painted with a vigorous patern, wished to show the cute character of seahorse.
> Fig 4 is the thinner rubber pad, which decrease the whole thickness of the brush.
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> Fig.2 The close-up look of the rubber pad.
> Fig.3 The close-up look of the "tail" .
> Fig.4 Thickness compare. The new one on the right is thinner than the left one, if ignoring the fabrics.
> Fig.5 The way my Brush Clang on the faucet.
> Fig.6 The way it cleans. I choosed natural fabrics for the brush because it is harmless to non-stick pans, and the image of the natural product fit the biomimicry subject.
Cling to Faucet
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Graphic Design
Multiple graphic design assignment and some of my favorite photography works.
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Poster
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A Poster for myself, as a practice assignment and an encouragement.
A n g ra p h i c i l l u s tration which I used for book cover design element.
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Poster
Portfolio Cover
A practiced promoting poster I made for an NGO organization " GreenPeace".
The cover of my 2014spring graphic design portfolio.
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