Cory Chiu Portfolio 2013

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Hello!

My name is Cory Chiu.

I am rather new to the design industry, to be exact, I was still on my way to become an interpretor last year. Back then, design to me is a far-fetched, vague idea. However, I’ve been always interested in observing people and how things in life work and I find that producing ideas and making them into physical entity one of the most fascinating power a human being could possess. In the past intensive 10 months in UID, I taught myself most of the skills and was blessed to have many creative thinkers around to cultivate a resourceful mind and a critical eye. Inexperienced maybe, I’m more eager to learn. I’m looking forward to bring in fresh inputs and sharpen my own sights in this part of the world.

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Born 04/09/89 24 yrs old Industrial design/Language major ‘121 year exchange programme Industrial Design Intensive Umeå Institution of Design, Sweden ‘07-’13 Bachelor degree Department of Foreign Languages National Taiwan University, Taiwan

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kcory.chiu@gmail.com +886988243357 +46725627653 Pedagoggränd 7A 301, 907 30 Umeå, Sweden

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Hairdryer Exploration

Transportation Interior Project

Time Reminder Lamp

Coffee Machine Makeover

A Message to Smokers

Quick &Rough

What makes a manly hair drying experience?

form

Nixon

for man

4 weeks form exploration

eye-catching

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airdryer Exploration

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rand identity

eet the man

Christoffer Jonsson 28 Stockholm men fashion magazine editor /amateur skater

the playful man shape colors material

the sophiscated boy solid but light/clean edge/interesting profile contrast color/collection harmony rubber/matte plastic mixed with metal/metalic details

use hairdryer and hair product on a daily basis, I don’t ”Ineed any extra functions but a cool, sleak-looking hairdryer will be a good bonus!

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hate that people always associate hair styling ” Iwith girls so I’d like something masculine yet functional.

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shaver inspired light, digital electronic associated shape less effective yet more portable fresh, new

form exploration streamline pistol inspired

rear solution logo inspired rear structure jet outline slider switch

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inal rendering

clear branding slim opening for wind cmopression

easy grabbing with soft plastic handle

decorative rear replacement

Who’s there to take care of the police?

Polisen

flexible

protection

3 week traportation design project

friendly

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ransportation Interior Project

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isit the police Current exterior & interior

dentify the problem Personel arrangement

Arresting scenario

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Lock hands, with or without cuffs

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Sit person by pressing in the bottom

minimun 2 police officers

No constrains placed before any physical resistance

police A police B driver assisting

target person

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Typical head pressing to allow entrance

Unfriendly head pressing

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Regular Volvo wagan car with only an extra board protecting the driver in case the passenger kicks.

Removable PVC sheet cover for hygiene concerns

Push face/body/legs to further constrain target

Forceful, awkward sitting-in

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Assist target to buckle up for sfaty reason

Awkward buckle up position

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Push shutgun seat to minimize leg space for leg constrain

Target person is always placed the furtherest from the driver to prevent any interferance with driving.

Assisting police often go without seat belt to react on the spot

Sheer physical constrain, no extra device except for a single kicking preventing board

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eeds Addressed to different audience

Whip or candy?

The person carried by the police cars is not necessarily dangerous or violent.

Suspects/criminals can be fairly calm and obedient, which is mostly the case. In fact, There’s a whole lot of other types of passengers that could find themselves transported by a police car: a regular citizen who is in need of any sorts of help, a lost kid, a hammered/passed out man, etc. Thus, if any sort of constrainingdevice were to be placed, it should be flexible/adjustable according to different passengers.

After talking to the Swedish police, it came as a surprise that they actually want the interior to be open and friendly--since according to them, suspects are generally more relaxed and thus willing to talk in the car so it’s a good startup for the police to get familiar with them or even start interrogation.

This being said, it’s still important to keep a moderate amount of authoritativeness because after all, this is serious business.

Interior atmosphere

>>>>>>>> aggressive

flight back

constrain

friendly soothing relaxing

>>>>>>>> calm/chilled

open to talk

functionality keeping minimum intrusivity soft constrain mild authoritativeness

>>>>>>>> unconscious

Form language

assitance

motions

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deation less forceful sitting scenario

Shield refining

slide-out seat open/active sitting

movable/flexible less abstruct, less intrusive and more cordianated with the interior balance of solid material with fluid, soft shape

blocking/constrain seperate glass cell auto-controlled restraining bars side glass shield airbag soft constrain

Space rearrangement seperated cell for the driver seat arranged more enclosingly flexible arrangement (rotatin/sliding seats)

Improvement on existing material seat belt with sliders offers more precise and efficient control minimize the awkward position and contact when sitting a person

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etail refine

aid tryouts

slide move moving only the seat instead of the whole ground enhancing accordance with the round shield

shield form development private space instead of constrained box rounded, soft shape to reduce abrubtness hemmed edges for safety concerns

Integration color scheme flow arrangement

Slide shield in case of potential violent reaction

Slide out seat to sit persons without any forcing posture

Seat belt sliders to regulate degree of constrain and parts of constrain

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Looking after the police

How to distract people from fixing their eyes on computer screens?

timer

awareness

alarm

1 week interaction design project

lighting

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ime Reminder Lamp

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eet the victim

Lots of hours spent on the computer

Emmanuel Ericsson(25)

Tendency to stare at the screen without ever blinking for some time

Engineering master student 40 hr/week spent on the cumputer 5hr of sleep a day things that keep Emmanuel’s eyes on the screen

Not aware of time passing and thus no intenetion to get rest

Huge burden on body, especially on eyes

Ok epic computer time!

Staaaaare!

Hours fly by

Aw, crap! This late?

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deation Interaction

Form inspiration

How to remind time/indicate time passing?

visual alert

vibration

lighting

intrusive distraction

alarm

ring

headphone blocking

+ What should the light do to draw user’s attention? gradual, less intrusive in accordance of the sense of time passing/ used up ambient

blink

fade

Organic, simple, elegant

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00:00

(hr) 0

02:00

03:00

2sec

3sec

3sec

5sec

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2.5

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5sec

5sec

3.5

5sec

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light on

“Alright, let’s roll!”

light faded

“An hour?

That was fast.”

!TENSION!

“Ouch, half way through...”

“Euhhh, now!”

“Well, a man can’t work in darkness...”

“Let’s call it a day! It’s been 4hrs anyway.”

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Light your time up

How to make the morning coffee experince fun and social?

coffee

interaction

socializing

intuitive

3 weeks interaction/interface design group work on research, ideation Alyssa Ricken: initial interface mockup/video Joanna Pruchnicka: initial interface mockup/video Cory Chiu: form, CAD model, final compaign, video

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offee Machine Makeover

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dentify the problem

nterface mockups

makeover of the school coffee machine proposal 1 -quick and simple conventional, familiar buttons intuitive icon indication maximize simplicity

click to see animation

lack of communication isolated in corner no interaction with users dispensible, banal using experience

proposal 2 -fun and interactive misleading icons unusual order meaningless repetition unsorted options

simple coffee experience personal settings added on playfulness What does the school already have?

Key for auto user recognition

Access key card

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Student budget account

touch screen allows drag in and out toi make the coffee making experience more active and real personal setting adds on possibility to get the coffee still quick click to see animation

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ser testing

“I just want to get my coffee as quick as possible.”

“I get my coffee, and go straight back to the studio.”

“I go for the same type of drink almost everyday.”

“The buttons are conusing and there are way too many options.”

“That machine is a disgrace to a design school.”

proposal 2 preferred fun to play with interactive intuitive flexible according to situations

phd students/ staff students visitors

frequency

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orm ideation The social phase

There’s something more than just getting drinks in the whole coffee machine experiencem especially in the Swedish context, where “fika”(coffee break) is seen as an important routine, where people gather and talk about work and life, share thoughts, or even meet new friends. Thus, how to make coffee machine

Linear Single flow Little interaction between individuals

Whole space Multiple flows Create communication oppotunities

Fun and friendly inspired by Fujifilm 7S friendly

curvy interesting

Key card recognition and payment Light and sound indication

Detachable suface wing

Ready to get some coffee? Click to see how it works.

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offee orner

connecting dots

Compain and package products made for quitting smoking, inspired by my grandad.

story-telling

No Smoking

compaign

1 week design with a message for fun.

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Message to Smokers

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dentify the problem Who else is involved?

Smoking cessation

Help

“For every person that dies from a smokingrelated disease, there are 20 more who suffer from at least one serious illness associated with smoking.”

VICTIMS

“Passive smoking kills 600,000 a year, including 165,000 children.”

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“Approximately 90% will fail their first attempt to quit smoking within the first twelve months.”

Deaths caused by passive smoking worldwide(WHO)

Quitting smoking is hard and may require several attempts because of users’ underestimation of withdrawal symptoms, depenece on nicotine patch/gum, and stress.

HELPERS

Since single man fight doesn’t generally work, family/friend/community help will come as a more effective alternative. In any case, they are also victims of smoking. How to turn them into helpers and in turn make smokers realize the damage they’ve been causing to themselves and people around. Besides preachinhg, there should be something more effective o nthe plate.

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90%

Smoking is the cause of preventable disease and death

Lung ash tray of lung cancer death are caused by smoking.

20%

25yrs

Heart lighter of all deaths from heart disease are directly related to cigarette smoking.

Life span bar cigarette case of life expectancy is lost for a typical smoker.

NO.1

STEFANO ROSINI(38)

smoker/dad “I can’t help it.“

“Daddy, we love and care about you!”

“This bar is getting shorter and shorter...”

“Honey, this needs to stop.”

“I don’t think I enjoy lighting up a heart for my cigarettes.”

“The ashes wouldn’t come down...they are messing up this tray...”

“I’ve been causing serious concerns for people I love and care the most. They’ve been trying hard to help me out so there’s no excuse on my side not to take the effort to fight over desires.”

The ash tray is kept still in the house to both conmemorate Dave’s major step forward in life and to remind him never go back.

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OU ARE NOT SMOKING, YOU ARE...

throwing ashes to your

setting fire on your

taking away your

lungs

heart

life

fast and raw solution to tiny issues!

3hrs--1day

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uick &Rough

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dentify the problem Can the recycling be easy and pleasant? incovenient to carry around difficult to go through narrow space huge bags colliding each other(making unpleasant noises) heavy recyling items requires hand strength both hands accupied

difficult to access cramed, low postion

hard to see categories

recycling cart

irrelevent color indication blocked text

efortless carriage and dumping clear catergories corrugated fiberboard made

deation

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easy to dump no contact with the trash

foldable handles

effortless carriage

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dentify the problem

roposal

switch on the light when unlocking No more bike light missing!

lock it again on head tube attatched bike light easy to get stolen time consuming to install and detatch

Bike lock problem lighting source needed when unlocking

knob switch

LED light

Thank you!

Cory Chiu kcory.chiu@gmail.com +886988243357