jillian.wells university of oregon 901 sw king ave, apt 319 portland, or 97205
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Jillian Wells Industrial Design Summary Computer Programs Excellent user and product focused research Adobe Photoshop Rhino 3D Strong computer modeling and rendering abilities Alias Studio Adobe Illustrator Great sketching and ideation abilities Keyshot Adobe InDesign Adapts quickly and easily to new social and work environments Passionate interests in sustainable design Incredibly enthusiastic, hardworking, and optimistic personality Shop Skills Able to learn new information in a short amount of time Machinist Lathe Laser Cutter Bridgeport Mill 3D Printer Honors CNC Mill Wood Lathe IDSA Student Merit Candidate Selected to present body of work to University of Oregon’s Education Board of Directors University of Oregon Flat-pack chair selected to be displayed at University of Oregon BFA Product Design, Spring 2011 exhibition
Shot Microsoft Office RTT Delta Gen
RTT Delta Tex Vellum Graphite Move
Band-saw Table-saw Vacuum-form
Belt-sander Mold-making Sewing
Design Related Experience Ziba Design, April 2011-June 2011 Assisted on variety of projects during a variation of project phases. Day-to-day tasks include ideation, photography, image searching, product research, and 3D modeling. Uliko Studios, January 2011-March 2011 Uliko is a materials studio that connects material suppliers to product decision makers at various companies. Work in Rhino, Delta Tex, and Delta Gen to create 3D models and material renders for various clients. Help choose and present materials to various clients. Design totes for selected material suppliers. Welch Allyn, July 2010-December 2010 Worked on a bluetooth wireless medical project to implement technology into various medical products. Created USB dognle to be incorporated with new line of products. Assist marketing department in creating workflow illustrations to present to clients. Gumball Capital, July 2009-December 2009 Start up organization dedicated to encouraging students to become social entrepreneurs. Provides necessary guidance, funding, and tools to colllege students. As creative director, I assigned tasks to individuals in the creative department, oversaw and edited their work on a weekly basis. Enhance graphic layouts and help create a graphical company standard. Mimi Robinson Design Studio, September 2009-December 2009 Worked with Mimi Robinson in her studio on projects for artisan communities in various countries, such as Haiti. Made paper mache products, such as chandeliers, and worked on creating a biodegradable paper mache formula. Day-to-day tasks included research, ideation, and prototyping. Bridging Cultures Through Design, Guatemala, Summer 2009 Design exciting and sustainable products for artisan communities in hopes of stimulating their economies. Worked primarily with a group of handicapped artisans creating products with a unique style of paper mache. jillian.wells
Hello, As a designer, I believe it is my job to produce improved and unique experiences for users through the products I create. I have a strong passion for both research and design; I hope that is evident through my work. Enjoy. jillian.wells
How can we encourage the next generation of youth to lead selfsustaining lifestyles?
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Kids on Food
-Kids love the topic of food, but when it comes to where food is from, they have no idea -Kids love to get their hands dirty, but rarely participate in the process of growing or making food -Most kids have trouble defining what a fresh food is
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Existing Systems How can growing food be inviting and easy for a six year old anywhere?
when and where to grow what
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What grows best and where?
Research Insights -Existing kids gardening products attract users, but do not inform them -Cheap materiality of products indicates that product life span is not considered in the making process
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Meet Sarai
A curious, energetic six year old from Germany who currently lives in Portland with her family. Since moving to Portland, Sarai has been begging her parents to recreate the garden they had in Germany. Due to frequent moves, however, they have not been able to do so.
Where does food fit in? -Sarai eats at four main points throughout the day -Two-three of those points occur at home -Strawberries, snap peas, and tomatoes are some of her favorite fresh foods
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What is your relationship with food? Interactive interviews at Bilquist Elementary school asked children to evaluate their relationship with food
User Insights -Children 6-8 years old eat food 3-6 times daily -Children are presented with the opportunity to eat fresh food 0-3 times daily -Most children are unaware of where their food comes from -Children are attracted to inviting, friendly, familiar shapes
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Bringing Insights Together Concept ideation drew inspiration from user and product insights and largely centered around simple and easy ways that children can successfully grow their own food indoors.
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Refining Concepts Quick sketch models were taken to users to help determine size, form, and proportions of the final concept.
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Home Grown
An indoor planter that encourages youth to participate in daily hands on rituals that help them to lead self-sustaining lifestyles.
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Home Grown
At Home
-Home Grown looks great in adult homes, yet maintains a friendly aesthetic that is fun and inviting to kids -Home Grown has integrated learning tools in it that make growing food fun and easy for children -Home Grown’s angled form creates a personal space for children to play in independently from adults
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Watch it Sprout
Storage in the center compartment of home grown houses paper pulp seeds in the shape of the plant it grows, plus a water dropper used to help sprout the seeds.
To sprout paper pulp seeds, place them on the acrylic dishes and water twice a day with the water dropper until the seed sprouts.
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Dig and Water
Once the seed sprouts, use the perfect size shovel to dig a hole for the sprout in either the fruit and veggie section, or the herb gardens on either side of the planter.
Once planted, use the perfect dose watering can to water your new plants twice a day. jillian.wells
Where to Plant What Main growing area
Herb gardens Paper pulp home Paper Pulp comes in a variety of fruit, vegetable, and herb shapes, all of which grow the shape they represent. Paper pulp can be bought in packs individually, or in regional packs, providing the child with 5 varieties of paper pulp seeds, all of which grow easily in their region.
Simple Draining
Angled base for draining Collects excess water
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Easy Cleaning
The green bioplastic liner is not just a pop of bright color to attract children, it also lifts out to make Home Grown easy to clean.
Materials
Home Grown utilizes earth friendly materials, that also satisfy the users needs both aesthetically and tactically.
Roto molded bioplastic
Kareline roto molded ecocomposit
Acrylic
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Teaching kids how to lead self-sustaining lifestyles through practicing daily hands on rituals.
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Home Grown
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How can one bag transform itself to accommodate for each individual occasion?
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Molly is a 17 year-old high school student in Seattle one year away from her big move to New York.
Meet
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functional needs.
emotional needs.
independent adaptable unorganized passionate social tech-savy book-nerd hipster style
networking communication technology routine mobility interaction
blogging photographicexperimentation independentexploration social adventure day-dreaming
I am individual. I strive to be incomparable. Defining Molly in Seattle
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A Day in the Life Identifying Opportunity Spaces Molly in
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1 As a disorganized teen Molly is constantly riding her bike or taking public transit to get around. In doing so, she’s constantly juggling several devices.
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2 Whether in Seattle or in New York Molly goes out exploring with her camera, and needs multiple bags for her various outings.
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3 As a member of Gen-Y Molly is a tech-savy social butterfly that is constantly looking for new ways to share her photos with her friends. jillian.wells
What’s Out There Now Strategically displaying current market products helped illustrate where a product for Molly ought to lay in both her life in Seattle and in New York.
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Buckets of Opportunity Bucket areas of opportunity spaces to create a bag/storage system for Molly were identified with the help of a competitive analysis.
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What can improve Molly’s on-the-go experience?
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What’s in Molly’s bag?
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A modular camera bag that is specifically designed to accommodate the lifestyle of any “on-the-go� photographer.
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Dream Catcher On-the-go
-Dream Catcher has four main protective bag compartments, all of which can attach and detach from its interchangeable strap -A thin layer of insolate foam gives the bag organizational structure and also provides protection to any product -Dream Catcher can be put together and taken apart making it the perfect bag for any occasion
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How it Works
Outer Storage
Inner Storage
At it’s largest Molly’s bag can fit all of her stuff with a little room to spare.
The largest module carries most of Molly’s day-to-day needs, including her school stuff and camera equipment.
Dream Catcher’s smallest module carries her bare essentials: her DSLR, buss pass, ID, and some spare change. jillian.wells
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Aesthetic Inspiration
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Dream Catcher in Seattle
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Dream Catcher in New York
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Dream Catcher
One bag for every occasion.
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How can we use products to stimulate human-to-human interaction in an increasingly digital world?
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Meet Trilby
A single father with a 3-year old son that works a computer tech-job he hates. Based in the year 2020, the world is at it’s most polluted, and human-to-human interaction is at its minimum.
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Kids Powering Toys Kids are full of endless energy, how can we we use kinetic energy to power use theirtheir kinetic energy to power theirtheir toys? toys?
Ways for Children to Make Energy Kids are full of energy, how could they use their kinnetic energy to power their toys?
TWIST Twist
Shake sideways/up and SHAKE SIDEWAYS/ down UP AND DOWN
What’s inside? WHAT’S INSIDE?
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Ideations explored different forms, different ways for humans to generate energy, and different ecological material choices. Ultimately Dooster aims to be a learning toy for children that children enjoy enough to play with alone, but also entertains parents enough to keep them interested in play time.
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Finding the Form
Sketch models focused around finding the perfect size, form, and movement for Dooster.
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Dooster
A children’s toy that both promotes parent-child interaction, and also harvets and conserves energy simply by being used.
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Making Energy with Dooster A Pushing each individual cylinder creates the energy to power the toy. When the cylinders are pushed the child can line each animal up to make a traditional animal or a cross between two different animals. When the animals are lined up, they make an appropriate noise. For instance, a duck and a rooster, would make a Dooster noise, “COCK-A-QUACK!!”
B Left over energy is conserved to power three LED light bulbs in Dooster’s acrylic base, transforming the toy into a child’s night light. Just push down on the top, and the child is provided with protective light most of the night!
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Possible Animal Combinations Donkey +Pig = Ponkey
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Duck + Rooster = Dooster
Horse + Cow = Cowse
Rabbit + Cat = Cabbit
Goat + Lamb = Goamb
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How can you change medical products to help bridge the gap between students and professionals?
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The Life of a Scribe -Medical students are already in over their heads, when they try to take on extra jobs, like being a scribe, they often have trouble operating the current equipment -Most existing medical tools fail to bridge the gap between students and professionals and/or fail to double as learning tools for students
“Bringing students and professionals together is of the utmost importance.� jillian.wells
Meet Matt
A 26-year-old medical student moonlighting as an operating room scribe in order to get an extra recommendation for his residency application. As a scribe, Matt hopes to gain experience in the field as well as develop meaningful relationships with doctors.
Current medical scribe carts.
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Explorations Ideations centered around form development and functional applications of the cart. Cardboard studies served both as form explorations as well as weight, ergonomic, and durability testing platforms. Sketches ranged from inspirational form ideation to technical detail drawings.
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Scribe
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Scribe Benefits
-Scribe’s friendly and inviting form makes it easy and intuitive for anyone to use -Scribe’s smooth surfaces throughout the cart make it incredibly easy to clean -Scribe’s multi-touch-point handles make it easy to cart around in any part of the hospital
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A Cart provides inviting,ergonomic spaces for any user. Base is raised 5� off ground to provide maximum space for foot movement. B Simple workspace is easy to clean and features removable storage bins perfect for holding charts. Handles provide quick maneuverability of the cart and allow for easy viewability of screen for any user. C Mount provides quick set up and speedy disassembly. Cart handles allow for quick movement of mount/cart and easy viewability for all users. Surfaces are smooth and easy to clean. A
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Color, material, finish Turquoise, white, and silver provide a calming color palette that help ease the users anxiety even during the most stressful moments.
Turquoise represents an anti-microbial plastic that is both light weight and easy to clean.
White represents a powder-coated steel that is smooth to wipe down and helps balance the weight of the cart.
Silver represents stainless steel, a classic material for the OR that is conveniently quick to clean. jillian.wells
Scribe Fits In
Scribe’s friendly form and tranquil aesthetics not only makes it aesthetically appropriate in any hospital, but makes it inviting for anyone to use.
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Simple Functions
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The cart’s straight-forward functions make it simple and basic for even the most over-worked student to operate. A Place tablet in tight-fit mount B Scribe has three handle making it easy for anyone to grab the cart on-the-go C Form of cart makes it more inviting to stand and type for multiple hours on end.
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How can you make kitchen tools that are easy for all users to operate?
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Key Insights to Baking 1) Kitchen tools are not ergonomically made for children and grandparents 2) Most desirable kitchen tools are out of the price range of many users 3) No matter what you bake with, it always leaves a mess
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What’s Not Working Baking is a time-honored tradition in the household, meaning that the baking process is part of almost every persons lives, no matter their age. Current users mix with a range of utensils including stand mixers, electrical mixers, and hand powered mixers such as whisks.
John, 4 years old
-Has trouble using kitchen utensils -Cannot operate hand-held mixers by himself -Hates cleaning after he bakes
Kristin, 27 years old
Mimi, 79 years old
-Bakes 3-4 times a week -Whisk and bowl saves space in her home -Hand-held electric mixers leaves a mess on her and her -Whisk and bowl are light and are easier for her to use kitchen than electric mixers -Cannot afford anything nicer
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Other Ways to Mix Testing how unconventional baking methods mix baked goods.
Salad Spinner
Threaded Mixer
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Ideations centered around alternate ways in which baked goods could be mixed in, as well as what form that might encompass. jillian.wells
Simply Mixt An affordable, energy efficient mixing system designed to be easy to operate for users of all ages.
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Simply Mixt In Your Kitchen
-Small, affordable and fits great in any kitchen -Spring-loaded gear system and simple ergonomics make it easy for anyone to use -Mixing system with lid helps keep your kitchen clean while baking
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Add Ingredients
To open the mixer simply twist the top and take it off. When you’re ready to mix, twist the cap back on and it will lock into place using the bayonet lock. jillian.wells
The Perfect Mix
Pushing a lock in holds the spring-loaded handle down when Simply Mixt is not in use. Slide it back out to move the handle.
When the user pushes the handle down, the threaded attachment spins as it follows its path. As the thread moves, it initiates the movement of the planetary gears inside the mixer. This action causes the bowl to spin.
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Simply Mixt
The first baking solution for all ages, kitchens, and wallets.
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jillian.wells university of oregon 901 sw king ave, apt 319 portland, or 97210
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425.894.2818 jilliandawnwells@gmail.com