PORTFOLIO HSIN-YING, SHIH
NTU 2nd year Prodcut Design 2021-2022
ABOUT Hi, I am Eilleen. Currently, study product design in my second year at Nottingham Trent University. I believe I am a creative and productive design student to pay passion in creating process, enjoy the process of designing a new items step by step. I am enthusiastic and enjoy learning new skills or knowledge that I need to design and complete a new project. During my education in a college course, I have learnt how to explore my mind and how to work as a group. In the future, I aim to become a successful product designer and bring creativity and passion into my work.
SKILL
INTEREST reading / traveling photography / sketching
CONTACT e35796094@gmail.com ｜ 07598417269 IG eilleen.design
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Hair Dryer Project Brief In this project, I redesign the outlook of hairdryer. The design language and aesthetic was the key aspect to consider. The design should reflect the given element from the moodboard . My design is inspired by curved surfaces as well as flowing lines to bring an elegant feeling to the overall product.
sophisticated
curved
elegant
Ideation
2 concepts
Modeling
Color
Rose gold, white and grey are three colours applied to the hairdryer design. White is mostly used on the surface of the main body to give a clean and light appearance. The rose gold is used on the key part such as the vent and the pointed end of the handle as the decoration to make it elegant and delicate.
Material
The main body is made of plastic which. The rose gold part is used aluminium to make it a bit shiny and highlighted.
Finish
The final design presents a matte finish on both plastic and aluminium surfaces to give a highclass look to the product. The elegant line and pattern are applied on the body and handle with a flowing shape to reflect the sophisticated, cured and elegant element.
Technical Drawing Light Housing
Left Housing Nozzel
Heating
Switch Slider Switch
Handle
The sectional view of hairdryer. All internals are placed with tenons.
Cable Grommet
Explored View
Animation : https://www.instagram.com/tv/CceMP1VjrGh/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=
Sliding Laptop Design Direction This project is a group project. We need to collaborate with MATTER brand, it required an understanding of the brand's values and target user, to produce a concept that would fall naturally into their portfolio and generate greater brand value and loyalty.
User Profile Anna
32 years old Finance Manager Working professional, mother, 32, renting a two-bedroom flat based in the South Finance Manager, 1 day a week in the local office, 35K salary Married with 1 child, in pre-school, 3 days-per-week Home office location: Kitchen area Flexible working hours, schedule based around childcare
Working Space Home Environment
London Office
Home Office
Under the environment that covid spread around the world. Remote work is getting popular currently. More and more employees work at home and use remote communication. In this situation, the hybrid working space becomes important for the users. Here are some data to show the trend of " working from home" :
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45 ℅
Of that 65 percent, over half of them said they prefer to work mostly from the office, while 45 precent prefer to work mostly from home.
About two-thirds of respondents who have been working from home over the past year said that a hybrid work environment was their ideal work model.
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Wakes up in a sleepy mood planning She gets frustrated when she is not able to find her work supplies because she hid it from her kid When the child is not disturbing, she is work with focus
· wake up · take care of kid (feeds kid, · gives kids activity make breakfast, for the morning dress kid) · start working
Struggles to find toy for kid distracts kid with toy to keep them away from danger in kitchen She feels happy spending quality time with her family.
Wake up from the nap, feel energatic
· have dinner · put kid to bed · watched tv with partner · tidies up get ready for bed
· go to nap · wake up · kids bored and distracted mom · kidd starts playing with things on desk · cleans up · starts work again · trouble finding office supplies after hiding them from kids · has conference calls · makes kid lunch · feeds kid · cleans up
· make kid a snack · feed kid · clean up · work again · kid start mess up the table · signs out from work tidies up desk · plays with kid · clean up
Key finding in a survey
In the research, we interview a mother who works under a hybrid home condition. From the feedback, we get more understanding of her daily life and work. Cleaning room is the thing that she repeats mostly every day. She needs to clean the desk when she switches her job to the next job. The organization and children's safety are also the things that bother her a lot. She spends time with her children to avoid she/he being hurt by stuff which is placed on the desk
key thing to think about?......
CHILDRENS' SAFE
SPACE ORGANIZATION
TIME MANAGEMENT
Solution Design a storage space to allow users clean and organize easily and can switch the working area for another use in a short time. It helps the mother to balance her work and the responsibility of taking care of children in her tight schedule.
The main box of the laptop stand is made of soft fabric to gives a warm and soft feeling for the product. The wooden cover is also used as a laptop stand and it can be stopped at several heights for different needs.
Detail Design Adjustable leg : a tenon design on the leg to allow the laptop stand box sets at the different thickness of the edge of table stably. (fig1-fig3) Charging design : battery and socket are set into the box. The users can charge the electronic product insight the box. So, the users do not need to worrying about the length of the cable. (fig4) Dividers : the insight of box is divided into sever spaces for storage purposes. (fig5)
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-the laptop stand can be support at several levels for satisfied different needs. (fig6-fig8)
cover: the cover is made of ash wood. It is also the part laptop stand where can place the laptop or iPad.
supports : two metal sticks can support the laptop stand stops at different levels of height. shell
battery
storage box: the main body is made of plastic, the inside is divided into small spaces for storage.
body shell : The storage box is covered by white fabric which can provide protection and decoration for the product
adjustable legs
tenon : the grooves at the bottom can stuck the laptop stand
Scenarios This sliding laptop stand with storage space is designed for the users with busy work. It provides a clean and organized place in a hybrid space. The sliding laptop stand includes storage space in the main body of the box and the cover becomes a stand to place the laptop. The user can adjust the two legs which are set at the bottom to make sure the laptop stander is suitable at the edge of table and can be slided to another side easily. The place can be changed to a dining area without the cleaning motion.
Tea Set Design Brief
In this project, I design a product or system that makes a statement about myself as a designer and who am I, not who I think I should be in the future. Growing up in a typical Chinese family, I was influenced by Chinese culture a lot when I grow up. The beauty of traditional cultures gave me lots of inspiration. I love the colour and pattern that I usually found in architecture and furniture design. Also, nature is one of the significant elements in Chinese design, the natural materials can mostly be found in handmade products such as wood or bamboo. In this project, I will aim of developing the beauty of traditional Chinese art with function. This design should functional, natural, organic and simple.
Primary Research Tea culture is one of the significant cultures in Taiwan. In the past, people drink tea in Cantonese restaurants that provide places for people to stay, relax and have a conversation with neighbours or friends. In the Cantonese restaurant, the customers can buy different types of traditional teas such as Oolong tea, Long jing tea or P'uli tea, they are natural and good for the body's health. However, from the survey I interview the young generation in Taiwan. It is surprising to see tea is still a popular drink you the young generation, but the traditional tea culture has gradually declined in society. Young people seldom go to the Cantonese restaurant to get a cup of tea. The teabag, bottled tea or shaken tea take place of the traditional tea culture in recent society.
45.4%
of young men drinking tea every day.
43.3%
of young men prefer to use a tea beg and 37.4% like to buy a bottle of tea rather than steeping tea.
47.8%
drinking tea while they are working and 21.7% have tea in office
The result presents that tea is not a symbol of the connection between people in the recent society, it becomes a way to provide energy and meet physiological needs in their daily life. And the tea bag can provide a more convenient and faster way to steep the tea so it is popular with the younger generation.
Pollution From Tea Bag -Teabag is composed of 75% natural fibres, 25% oil-based plastic and cotton cord. Tea begs to release millions of microscopic plastics into drink and it produces millions of pounds of waste. -Removing the bag can reduce 815 million teabags and 16.2 tons of plastic.
Reframe Brief Looking at the primary research, tea culture is a significant culture in both traditional and recent society in Taiwan. The young men treat it as a functional drink to meet their needs. Compared with the elderly people who prefer to spend time steeping the tea, more young people choose to buy it at the store or use a teabag. However, it can result in the tone of the pollution released from the bottle or tea bags. Design a tea water bottle to replace the plastic-made product by using natural materials such as ceramic and bamboo and bringing the traditional Chinese beauty in the product as the decoration This water bottle provides a more convenient and modern way to encourage young men to easily steep the tea at any time.
Sketching and Moodboard
clean
neutral color
pattern
decoration
Explored View
cover
bottle sleeve bamboo weaving
water bottele
bamboo weaving
tea bag
tea leave container
Sustainability To reduce the waste from using a plastic bottle and an unrecycled tea bag, my product is fully biodegradable. The main part of the body is made of ceramic, the sleeve and reusable tea bag are composed of bamboo weaving. The material comes from nature, so it can easily be recycled. The pattern of the wood and handmade weaving could be seen as decorations to improve aestheticism.
Color White and brown are the main colours in this tea set design. It presents a clean, neutral and stable feeling for the users. Fresh tea leaves come from nature, it is organic and good for the health. I hope this design can make them feel a connection with nature while they steep and drink the tea.
Material The tea set is mainly made of ceramic and the bamboo is used as a decoration to cover the object. Ceramic is one of the materials that could be found in the art of traditional Chinese crafts. It uses handmade to build the item. After the final form is made, glaze the pottery to provide a gloss on the smooth surface.
Final The ceramic surface gives a smooth and warm feeling to the users. The bamboo weaving presents the sophisticated and geometric pattern on the outlook of the teacup and bottle. Moreover, the weaving can give the user a better hold while they are holding the cup
This tea water bottle provides an all-in-one function with every tool that tea lovers need in one kit. Tea lovers can steep the tea whenever and whatever they want. It incluedes a reuseable tea bag, tea leaves, a cup and a main bottle to store water. The tea bag can be store in the tea container on the bottom or in the water bottle to steep the tea.
Efficent Desk Within this brief, this project should explore the commercial home-ware market, developing a single or range of products specifically for sheet material manufacturing such as laser, water and plasma cutting. Using a piece of 2mm thick stainless steel sheet to produce an item. The look of produc reflects the contemporary and minimalistic style, using a geometric shape as well as elegant detail and neutral colour to make the design looks simplistic and modern to fit Antonine's house design style.
Profile Antonin is an architect who runs his own business in Pairs. He works at home where he designed on his own and his design style is minimalistic and clean. He is a meticulous and detail obsessive person and he always makes sure his room is well clean and organized. He spends lots of time on architecture design and he hopes he can be efficient and concentrated on his work at home.
Problem In research, I identify three important problems that a designer may face if he works at home. They are messy working space, fatigue conditions and noisy environment. Those problems can affect the designer's efficiency during his work. Thus, my design is based on those found to build the solution way. To create a product can help a designer work in a simple, relaxed and joyful atmosphere.
Fatigue
Nosiy
Messy
Brief
Name: Antonin Location: Pairs Occupation: Architecture
Working from home, the environmental condition can affect workers a lot, mobile applications and messages are a significant effect. It can easily be accessed by people and cause them to lose concentration in their work. Thus, the solution goes to creating office equipment which keeps the phone away from the user and can force them to concentrate on their work efficiently.
Sketch
Color · Material
The colour and pigment are not applied to the final product. It keeps the original feature of metal. Aluminium gives it a cold and neutral tune with a single colour to keep the product simple and minimalistic. But the socket shell of the bulb is using the golden colour to giving a highlight on the product to make the lamp design vivid and eye-catching.
Finish
The surface of lamp base is rough, it is produced without any additional manufactory process. The feeling of metal makes it cold and hard but the round angle and the smooth surface give a warm feeling to the users.
lamp shade
lamp base
cable
switch socket shell bulb
Final Outcome The complete product is made of a single steel sheet. The simple structure makes the production process easy and cheap. This final product is manufactured by using” Laser Cutting”, ”Metal Bending” and “Metal Welding” . The sheets are first cut by the laser cutting machine into the shape to meet needs and then bend to form become the desired shape. The form bases on a solid geometric cube and expands the bottom surface to stabilize the whole body on the table. The unique curved line of the lamp arm makes the item become much more elegant and appealing. The motive behind the product is to add a contemporary element to the area where the product is placed. The lamp arm, shade and main base are a combination, it makes the manufacturing process easier.
phone phone storage
The lamp has a special design for the worker to concentrate on the work. The switch is removed, and the phone becomes a switch to turn on the light. Before the users start, they need to plug the phone into the space behind the lamp base and the light will be turned on. During working, they are not able to see their phone and not able to use them. It can keep the phone away from their hand and keep their concentration on the work.