KN P O R T F O L I O
KHIET NGUYEN
ABOUT ME My name is Khiet , I’m in 6th semester of my Industrial design studies at San Jose State University. I’m looking for internship this spring 2016 to
expand my knowledge and meet many new talented designers. I hope
I have a chance to learn and improve myself though learning and interacting with different type of people , so I can become a better designer.
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CURVE
Foundation
HANGER
Second semester’s project
OGA Soap
WIZ
Whisk Ergonomic design
BIKE
Solidworks
SELF CHECKOUT
Ergonomic Design
ALTO
Blender
Q-WATCH
Wearable Tech
KKS SMART SPEAKER Material and Process
PAMENTO
Musical Instrumental
CURVE FOUNDATION
Curvilinear was my second project that I learned how to create a 3D form using wood. For this project, I got inspired by the flame’s form
HANGER FOUNDATION
PROCESS This is some of my quick sketches to get the ideas and solve problems. It was my second project that I studied at Sanjose state. I did some mock ups on lazer cut to feel the actual model on my hand.
The concept is for users who need a quick tool to hang his or her clothes .It is fast, convenient and easy to carry around.
Using
cardboard
as material can save user’s money and it is good for environment.
OGA SOAP NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOUNDATION
PROCESS
Inspirations
Inspired by the beauty of nature, I used leaf form to present my idea and it also connected to my theme.
Mock ups
Mold making
Experiences
Some mock ups to try different variation of ideas.
I learned how to make plaster mold. It took me more that three times to get a perfect plaster mold.
My experiences of how I wanted to achieve final product. Those products that came out really
Final Product The concept of this was for people who love to travel into forest to relax with their family. This design is mean for public , so people can use it for free and enjoy nature. The design is from a leaf shape which means purify, calm and relax.
WIZ Ergonomic design Kitchen Utensil
RESEARCH Problem
numbness
too light or too heavy
can’t mix well slipery
Problems
uncomfortable to hold
pain wrist
How do users complain about it? This is the result I found online and asked different users to collect information such as chef, home user, and baker. The diagram show the most common problems that users have to experiences.
too much forced create pain wrist
doesnt fit well in user’s palm Difficult to hold handle is too small
What causes ? A typical balloon whisk’s handle causes injuries to hand wrist due to poorly ergonomic design. The reasons that cause problems are the handle is not extend past the entire palm. The straight handles forced user to bend the wrist too much.
PROCESS
Mock ups testing
Sketches Variation of ideas to solve the problems. Some of my begining sketches were just showing different shapes and forms.I added more details later till the end.
Hand data chart
FINAL DESIGN
Whisk is a kitchen tool that almost every family has one in the kitchen. It should be designing to help user can finish the task perfectly without any problem.
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CITY BIKE SOLIDWOKRS
This city bicycle is the result of how I learned basic modeling in SolidWorks.
NIKE
SELF CHECKOUT Group Project
Working Process
Store Analysis Nike Outlet Factory store is one of the largest athelic stores locate at Milpiltas, many custumers go there to shop and currently creates issuses. Consumers have to wait a long line to check out. The store is big and there is no self checkout service. It is also hard to find the right items because there are many products and they are not following order. Many customers but there are few helper.
Sketches & final direction Working together as a group, we did expend many ideas and try to solve problems and finalize the final Ideas as we much as we can.
Model Making Discussing how users used the self checkout system, each one of us had to test to see different height and arm’s position.
Final Concept with simple style self checkout machine. it’s more convenience, easier and useful for Nike’s customer.
ALTO
BLENDER MACHINE
PROCESS
PROCESS
RESEARCH
MARKET RESEARCH
Common Issues
Competition
Based the interview information and in dept research, most blender are having problem with functions, poorly design. Blender can’t blend everything, lid pop out while blending. Some blender are too big, too heavy or too light that make users feel frurstrated to use.
Omega Magic Bullet Vita-mix Kitchen Aid Ninja P O
Utility
Design
Price
Clean up
Design Goal Personal size
High functionality
Durable Easy to use and easy to clean
Cheap High aethetic and decent price
Family
Q O
Expensive
R O
S O
T O
U O
V O
WO
PROCESS
INSPIRATION
Inspired by modern, simplicity and clean design.
PROCESS
IDEATIONS
Concept sketches from begining until the final direction
FINAL Personal Blender that specifically design for single users who love tasting healthy drink. The design is small, simple with square shape that can fit into any corner of the kitchen or cabinet. Suitable for any house and apartment.
LID
JAR
BLADE
TOUCH SCREEN CONTROL
POWER CORD
Q-WATCH Glucose Monitor
DIABETES IN USA Under age 20 American are estimated to have diagnosed diabetes. Many people admit they tend to skip not doing the blood’s test to keep track with their health. Avoiding to keep track with the foods we eat can increase the change of having diabetes at early age. Especially teenager who have more anxiety and stress.
PROBLEM
Foods are very important to our body because it help us maintain our life. Eating wrong foods can cause many problem to our life and affect our health. People who has diabetes such as teenager have this sickness at their earlier age because they are lacking to keep track with their schedule.
IDEATIONS INSPIRATIONS Teenagers love fashion especially style that has unique and elgant shape. I used the 3d print technology and combined it with fashion as my inspiration.
PROCESS
MAKING IT
MOCK UPS
MODELS MAKING
Using high density foam to try variation of ideas and different
Final model was made out of modulin foam. It
shape, forms. I also experienced the different hand size of
was difficult to bend the acrylic sheet to the
each person to come up with the final decision. Since the
shape that I wanted. I had fails many times just
design of my bracelet was quite complicated and thin, some
to get one came out perfect.
The concept is for teenagers who are strugglleing with diabetic. A stylish and fashionable glucose watch that can keep track teenagers’s health , monitor glucose and GPS app built inside. User will have more confident to wear it as a fashion jewelry.
FUNCTIONS Monitoring Blood’s Glucose Alert when user’s glucose drop or high
NOTIFICATION
Build in GPS to send signal when user are in dangerous Tracking heart rate
Your blood glucose drop
Your health’s condition is not good
Time to burn calories
Your location has send to nearest hospital
medication needed
Flexible bracelet that can fit on different hand’s wrist
64
30 min
125 mg/dl
25 miles
SCREEN DISPLAY
SPEAKER
POWER
SENSOR
CHARGER
93
1.6 inches
1.75 inches
Orthographic I decided to use three parts mold for my final product because of how complicate the shape is. However, with 3d print and flexcible material, I believe my shape can be done more easily. Battery can be long for 24 hours a day and it is small enouph to put
4 inches
2.inches 2.15 inches
Component Details
Touch screen class
2nd part mold Flexible material Batteriy
first part mold Flexible material
sensor circut
ZSHIP solid-works
ZSHIP TOY DESIGN The concept is to design a CAD model toy for kids. My Aircraft is inspired by simple and curvature shapes.
KKS
Smart speaker Advance Material and Process
TECHONOLOGY FOCUS
Power A wireless router is simply a router that connects to your computer (or computers) using radio waves instead of cables. It contains a very low-power radio transmitter and receiver, with a maximum range of about 90 meters or 300 ft, depending on what your walls are made of and what other electrical equipment is nearby. The router can send and receive Internet data to any computer in your home that is also equipped with wireless access.
Internet • Internet technology is the ability of the Internet to transmit information and data through different servers and systems.). •Llarge database where all different types of information can be passed and transmitted. • It allowed people who were accustomed to access or creating blog, programing or send many information to others
PROBLEM STATEMENT The goal is using the upconmming teachnology to create a wireless speaker that satify both functional and aethetic to users. This new speaker is base on an existing speaker product on the market, however, it is more desiable dued to different materials from
Bluetooth • A technology standard for exchanging data over short distances. using short-wavelength UHF radio waves in the ISM band from 2.4 to 2.485 GHz[4]) from fixed and mobile devices, and building personal area networks (PANs) • Enables the function to share voice, data, photos, and other information wireless
PERSONA CHARACTERISTIC Lisa loves beautiful and classic style. She enjoys staying home cooking and watching television or researching on internet. She loves technology and she always want to update her knowlege.
PROFILE • Name : Lisa • Occupation: Information Security • Age: 30 • Gender: Female • Interest: books, music, techonology, sophisticated • Personality trait: organize, reliable, responsible, socialize, family person. • Favorite Brand: apple user
LOW VOUME - Exploded View
HIGH VOLUME - Exploded View
HIGH VOLUME
LOW VOLUME
•Base on the concept of low volume, I simplified the parts and add different detail on this
•Low volume speaker is mainly
designing for people who like organic and curvy shape, yet simplicity and clear.
CNC5
Screws
Sandcasting Inside house SANDCASTING Inside house part 1 Superforming outside house Superforminh Outside House PART2
CNC5
Snapping Components Battery build in
Bass speaker
Simple exploded view of the High volume with less complex parts .
FINAL LOW VOLUME
COLOR STUDY MATERIAL & FINISH
Pantone
Pantone
Alloy Anodized finished Copper mesh, spray paint purple Stainless steel Polished
Alloy Polish copper gold spray paint mesh alloy brushed
FINAL HIGH VOLUME
COLOR STUDY MATERIAL & FINISH
ABS White paint glossy finished
ABS Purple paint glossy finished
PAVIMENTO NEW WAYS OF PLAYING MUSIC
DEFINE ENTERTAINMENT Music is a way of bring people together, trigger the emotions and transcend the boundaries of hearts and minds, it is a harmony, and a universal public good that knows no boundaries. Playing music can help individual share his or her emotional feeling that can’t express any either way
HISTORY The piano is founded on earlier technological innovations. The 14th and 15th Centuries, the first piano was built about the year 1700 or 1698. The the natural keys were black while the accidentals were white. It was Sebastian LeBlanc who suggested that the black and white keys be switched. By making the white Keys, laid out side by side it will help user would “feel” identical. The black keys skinny and shorter, the pianist develops a “feel” for keyboard geography. The black keys can be distinguished by the feel, because of how they are grouped; one set of two black keys and the second set of three black keys. Up until now, the black and white key remains the same.
WHY PEOPLE GIVE UP ON PLAYING PIANO? People tend to give up on playing music due to many reason such as they can’t read music sheet , they don’t know any music theory or structures. Feeling frustrated when they can’t play it right . These problems can affect anyone who plays music at the first time. Frustrated will make people give up, therefore I want to design a product that can help people learn by playing it
RESEARCH
Existing Technology Haptic technology, haptics, or kinesthetic communication, is tactile feedback technology which recreates the sense of touch by applying forces, vibrations, or motions to the user. Haptic devices may incorporate tactile sensors that measure forces exerted by the user on the interface. Haptic technology has made it possible to investigate how the human sense of touch works by allowing the creation of carefully controlled haptic virtual objects.
Tactus technology, Tactus Technology harnessed microfluidics to create a special new tactile layer in touchscreens. The technology dynamically produces physical bumps on soft keys to approximate the experience of typing on a real keyboard
INSPIRATION Inspired by geometry objects combine with sleek finished. The goal is to design an entertainment device that fit with modern, contemporary house. Using black and gray as the main color because according to scientist, those two colors are magnetic and sophisticated. Grey is the color of compromise, solid and stable, creating a sense of calm and composure, relief from a chaotic world. In addition Black is the color of power, glamour, security, emotional safe.
touchscreen keyboard. Pressure and velocity sensitive interface
Rechargeable battery Speaker
Speaker
Power
built in accelerometer USB
Headphone
STLMicro Memory
Speaker Tactus and hapstic circuit Speaker
Flexible Circuit board
Rechargeable battery
Micro USB
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Start to place your hand on the piano keyboard. Connect it with computer through Internet/ usb to find the song you want to play.
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The key board will have blue light for lower key and green light for top key. It will also pop up the name of the key note, so user can read.
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Next key will light up ,and alert user by signal , so user will know which key they need to hit.
SKETCHES
Sketches that I learn from 2nd semsters, This excersises help me getting use of how to sketch on paper and also on digital.
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