Chou Wen Hsuan 2017-19 portfolio

SOPHIA CHOU

WenHsuanChou 周玟璇 2017-19 PORTFOLIO

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ABOUT ME

Hello!

This is Sophia Chou.

I am currently studying Industrial Design in Taiwan. I have done a variety of design projects, including home appliances, UI/UX design, also graphic design. As a designer, I want to design for people and for our environment.

EDUCATION College for Creative Studies -Product Design Exchange Program National Cheng Kung University- Industrial Design class 2020

SKILLS Software

Others Ceramics Filming / Photography

LANGUAGE Chinese-native English-fluent TOEFL 104

EXPERIENCE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Leader of NCKU ID Film Department

2017-18

Designer of of 2018 NCKU Freshman Camp

2017-18

WORKSHOPS PARTICIPATED Facing the Gap Workshop at iSchool of the University of Tokyo Uni-President Enterprises Corporation X NCKU Branding Workshop WORKING EXPERIENCE Graphic Designer of Technology Transfer and Business Incubation Center

2017 2018

2018

Anti-Dust Mite Vacuum Cleaner

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Product Design #Lean Product Development #Working Model Making

Rain Catcher

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Product Design #Social impact #Sustainability

Beside

P29-40

UI / UX #Elderly and the Young #User Interface

WakeUp

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Graphic Design

Cups n' Bowls

P49-56

Ceramics

Facing the Gap Workshop

P59-60

Dec 2017

Leader of NCKUID Film Department Sep 2017-June 2018

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ANTI-DUST MITE VACUUM CLEANER Using Lean Product Development to seek into the true needs of the customer, and create a product that is productive, cost-considered and innovative as well.

Sponsored by

Designer: Wen Hsuan, Chou Xin He, Chang Shuan Jou, Hsu

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DISCOVER PROBLEMS User Testing / Observation / Think Aloud Test / Interview

Test 20 users who use vacuum cleaners frequently:

13 female : 7male 20

35 Age range(yr old)

Participants are asked to do the tasks below: Set up the vacuum cleaner Use the vacuum to clean the room Clean the mattress (optional) Clean out the dust collector Charge the vacuum During the process, we asked the participants to verbalize their thoughts while using the product. After, the testing, we had an interwiew with each participant.

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ADJUSTING TUBES "I have to adjust a few times to get to the right angle."

DUST MITE ELIMINATION "I wonder if this UV light kills dust mites efficiently?"

CLEANING DUST CUPS "I hate cleaning dust cups!"

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IDEATION & EXPERIMENT

INTERRELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM We mapped out an interrelationship diagram, to help us better understand every aspects of the problems we are dealing with,

reflect UV to increase amount

EXPERIMENT We used a UV energy detector to test if the aluminum surface worked as we expect. And it DID WORKED! UV energy level increased 20% when added the aluminum surface.

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rounded style easy to clean

DESIGN A DUST MITE VACUUM THAT HAS

UPGRADED ANTI MITE FUNCTION, AND OTHER USER FRIENDLY FEATURES.

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DESIGN FEATURES

Easy to Clean A rounded shape dust collector without any angles, makes cleanIng fast and easy. Get rid of dust simply by rinsing.

D-Shaped Neck Wrong direction proofing.

Prevents the user from assembling the attachment at unprecise angles.

Heat Heats up to 50 ℃ , which is the temperature that causes dust mites to paralyse.

Reflect UV light Ultra-Violet Light kills dust mite.

Reflect UV light with aluminum surface at the back, hence the fabric gets more UV energy.

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Prototypes!

We made mockups by foam and card boards, in order to test which grip size, height, angle are the most comfortable ones.

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A model that works like a REAL product We took the electronic components out of the original CHIMEI vacuum cleaner to make our model. The process was way harder than I thought it would be.

While building the 3D model in SolidWorks, I had to consider where to

place each components. The challenge is to use the space in the most efficient way, since there are A LOT of components.

The other tough part was to assemble them. The circuit board is easily damaged.

We changed three boards until we reached success.

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FINAL PRODUCT Our final outcome is a workable vacuum cleaner. It is a set including a vacuum brush for regular cleaning, an anti dust mite brush and tubes for extension.

Photos on the right show: close up look of the anti dust mite brush, D-shaped joints, and the filter.

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See introduction video

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RAIN CATCHER Sustainable approach to solve water problems in Detroit.

Project done in: College for Creative Studies

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SCENARIO

DETROIT

The Story of Detroit In the early 1900s, Detroit companies brought hundreds of thousands of workers from around the US to work in labor-intensive industries. However in the 1960s and 1970s the, car companies moved to newer areas, and US auto industry also began to face increasing competition from European and Japanese imports. The city lost its residents from that time. Unemployment and poverty continue to grow to this day.

According to U.S. Census' American Community Survey, Detroit remained the nation's poorest big city in 2017. About 34.5 percent of Detroit residents lived below the poverty level in 2017.

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Poverty, abandoned properties, and poor city sevice causes several problems to the city. This project will be focusing on problems about water in Detroit: unaffordable water bills and floodings caused by stormwater.

Unaffordable Water Bill Researchers found that 84 % of residents surveyed said they cut back on monthly expenses to pay their water bills.

Stormwater Too much stormwater can overload the sewage system which causes basement backups, street flooding, and polluted wastewater to flow into rivers.

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SOLUTION & IDEATION Provides free water to help cut down water bills.

Harvest rain to make waste water useful.

A water station built in parking lots for collecting rain and saving water for public use.

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LOCATION & DETAILS WHERE? PARKING LOTS! The rain catchers are installed in parking lots of places such as shopping plazas, apartments or public parking areas. (As shown in the pictures)

WHY? Parking lots are wide, open lands which are perfect spots to collect decent amount of rain.

Besides that, these areas are very common in the city, means that people can approach them easily.

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Heating wires Embeded between solar panels, the heating wire melts snow in winter, thus the rain catcher collects water all year long.

Light Illuminates the neighborhood during night.

Generate electricity for the neighborhood Harnessed solar power can be used as emergency power source for buildings nearby, or used to power infrastructures in the neighborhood.

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COLLECTING WATER

Rain comes down the roof. There are pipes installed in the two poles of the Rain Catcher, which leads rain water into an underground water storage.

The capacity is 900 gallons, according to the average rainfall in Detroit.

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ft 20

11.5

ft

Total roof area: 460 ft2 Average precipitation: 2-3 in/month

A Rain Catcher collects 575-860 gallons/month

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HOW TO TAKE WATER

Water can be collected for free using the provided card. Cards can be given by apartments, organizations or sponsoring shops.

Logo can be replaced by organizaion logos, or company logo.

Name of card holder

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SUGGESTED USE OF WATER

The largest use of household water is to flush the toilet (about 25% of usage). Saving water for toilets can help cut down water bills. Other suggested use of water are watering plants, car washing.

And more

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BESIDE A family album designed to bond connection between family members from each generation.

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DEFINE PROBLEM

Time and distance became the barrier in family relationships.

We are heading towards an aging society.

Relationship with the elderly has become an important issue.

Lots of people nowadays don’t live with their grandparents. Due to busy schedules, people spend less time to get in touch with their grandparents.

DESIGN CONCEPT Share your daily life with your loved ones, as if they are always BESIDE! "Beside" is a shared album designed for families.

No need to make time to take a phone call, just send photos to the album, then grandparents can get the update of one's daily life.

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USER MAP / HIERARCHY MAP

Tools such as the swim lane diagram and the hierarchy map are very useful when organizing the interface flow.

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HOW IT WORKS

Send photos

Reply I am your assistance Bobbi.

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Family Member Side People from younger generations are very familiar with using smartphones and social media. By a phone, users can share photos and videos to the family album.

Grandparent Side According to interviews, we found that most elder people have the habit of watching television. Besides, the screen size of the TV is ideal for people who has poor eyesight.

The family album would be shown on the TV. The companion robot "Bobbi" assists the grandparent whenever help is needed.

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FAMILY MEMBER SIDE

Create your family album

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Get linked: place your phone close to Bobbi the robot.

It will sign you in the system automatically.

Send invitation to your family members: They will receive a text which leads them right into the album.

Send photos to family You send photos from the gallery of your phone, or take a picture. The grandparent and other family member will receive your photo

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GRANDPARENT SIDE

Album on TV The TV displays the photos. Switch to album mode from regular TV by using the remote control.

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" Do you want to say something to Josh? "

Bobbi the companion assistant Bobbi will instruct how to go through the album by talking to the grandparent.

Reply to the photo Bobbi will ask if the user want to reply to the photo or not.

The system records the user's reply and sends it out.

Instructions are given both on the screen and by Bobbi.

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See the BESIDE story!

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WAKE UP WakeUp sells breakfast made with fresh and organic veggies and fruits. WakeUp will open up your day with delight.

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FRESH EASY 45

SUNNY

Fresh C: 5 M: 49 Y: 64 K: 0

Easy C: 40 M: 2 Y: 36 K:0

Sunny C: 70 M: 7 Y: 96 K: 0

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CUP N' BOWLS Wheel thrown and hand built ceramics.

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CERAMICS

I love ceramic crafts. Never do I have the chance to make one myself.

Luckily, during my exchange semester in College for Creative Studies, I was able to join a class in the crafts department. So, that was the beginning of me as a ceramist.

I learned how to wheel throw. It took about a month for me to get control of the spinning clay, and I am still practicing to improve.

What I love about making stuffs with clay is that it allows me to switch my mind set from a designer to an artist or a craftsman. When I make ceramics, I like to let uncertainty play a role in my works. For example, sprinkle glaze randomly.

I am still on the path of becoming a better ceramist as well as a better designer. As I gain more experience in both fields, I hope I can find a way to combine the two sides of me in my works.

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FACING THE GAP WORKSHOP

In iSchool of the University of Tokyo

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"Facing the Gap" Between Generations "Facing the Gap" is about how can we deal with the upcoming aging society; and come up with a design or solution that fulfills the needs of both the elderly and the young.

Design Process

Sharing Different Perspectives My team was a diverse group. We have teammates from China, Japan and Taiwan. It was interesting sharing our knowledge about the aging society from different backgrounds. Also, during dicussion we have different perspectives towards the project, which helped our project becoming more comprehensive.

During the three day workshop, we used the double diamond process ( discover- definedevelop- deliver). The steps helped us look into the issue and come up with a solution quickly.

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LEADER OF NCKUID FILM DEPARTMENT I've always have a strong interest in film making. I joined the NCKUID film department since freshman year. During the first year, I learned the skills of film production, including script writing, camera techniques, directing, and film editing.

Fortunately I became the leader an year after.

That was totally another exciting year.

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Self conducted Short Film:

NCKUID Christmas Party Videos

Production NCKUID Film Department Director CPC Script-writer Sophia Chou, Cindy Lin Cameraman Cao, Neng-Bao Post Production Tan

Our team is in charge of all the videos of the annual Christmas Party.

We make promoting videos and throwback videos after the party.

Brother and Sister

A mystery fiction film about the miseable life of a 17 year old ordinary girl who faces academic pressure, bullies, and death of her brother.

One day, she found a magical way to exchange souls with others......

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This is Sophia Chou.

Thank you for your time reading.

Feel free to contact me: wenhsuan1997@gmail.com