PORTFOLIO
VIRGINIA TECH SPRING 2020
ADDITIONAL WORK
KYLIE HEALD VIRGINIA TECH SPRING 2020
kylie9@vt.edu (434)-465-7789 /kylie-heald
BUTTERFLY BILLS
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EMPTY BOWLS
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BACKYARD BIRDS
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SKETCHES
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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01. BUT TERFLY BILLS American currency idealizes historical figures, antiquated traditions, and religiously affiliated philosophies. It is apparent that there is a need for a set of bills that reflects our country’s progress and potential for innovation. As our culture continues to prioritize aesthetic value, it is crucial to design money that is beautiful as well as functional.Â
ACTIVISM | This bill makes a statement and serves as an advocate for environmental change. Each bill portrays an indicator species (a species whose presence, absence, or relative well-being in a given environment is a sign of the overall health of its ecosystem). This ten dollar bill features the iconic Monarch Butterfly.
PROPORTIONS | The width and thickness of the new currency need to remain the same so that every bill can still be used in machines and fit in standard wallets. The proposed update is vertical in response to human interaction with money. Each bill should be legible as it is exchanged from one person to another.
UNIVERSAL DESIGN | Braille is incorporated on these bills to help those with visual impairments delineate between each piece of currency. HIGH TECH UPGRADE | NFC chips are integrated into each bill. Theses chips can be used to track the location
and circulation the money. The chips can also be scanned by all smart devices-- leading to a digital archive of American money curated by the US treasury department. The NFC symbol was intentionally placed on the bill to encourage people to discover and share the unique design feature by word of mouth.
02. EMPT Y BOWLS This collection of hand formed pinch pots was created for a local charity fundraising event. Each bowl in the set sits comfortably within the natural curvature of the human hand.
03. BACKYARD BIRDS This industrial design team project involved research, material acquisition and testing, design development, and construction of a sustainable backyard chicken coop. The project aims to educate the local Blacksburg community about the origins of food to facilitate more thoughtful consumption and bring back the intimacy between people and their livestock. The design process was unique because it presented the challenge of two clients: the product purchaser and the product user. We chose bamboo, an abundant and invasive local material, to execute our design vision.
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Water Collection Water Collection Water Collection WATER COLLECTION
area per chicken area per chicken Sq ft/11.7 chicken area per11.7chicken Sq ft/ chicken
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11.7 Sq ft/water chicken along one side of the coop where a bucket, trough, or can The roof sloping and material intentionally gathers collects rainwater to recycle on garden plants or filter into the chicken’s drinking dish.
AREA PER CHICKEN Since we understand that most people may have a rather limited area available to them, we thought it would be Massing Diagrams rational to make the coop an enclosure, and not a free-range structure. We were careful to give the birds enough Massing Diagrams Massing Diagrams space to roam, feed, and sleep while also abiding to the laws and legislation of Blacksburg and the state of Virginia. Our habitat was intended for three chickens to have 11.7 square feet each. NESTING AND ROAMING To create a compact, functional space, the structure is divided into two clear sections. The smaller nesting section is lower to the ground which allows children to peer inside more easily and gather eggs. The more expansive portion of the space gives the chickens freedom to roam about freely and fly up to a perch area if desired. This larger space is accessible by humans via a side door.
04. SKE TCHES This process encourages a mindful engagement with an object or space. The practice of sketching has a unique relationship to time. Because my sketches often have a time limit, I have a tendency to create visual layers-- beginning with the broader form and refining the drawing with more minute details if I have longer to observe. I am especially drawn to blind contour drawings because they force me to trust my eye before my hand and often reveal something I wouldn’t have captured in a more intentional drawing.
05. PHOTOGR APHY I’m captured by visual storytelling. As I continue to explore this medium, I am fascinated by the discoveries the lens makes for me across cultures and landscapes. There are often many the details I fail to observe in the moment. I find myself especially drawn to the expressions of people and their innate interaction with a space or environment. This collection is from my study abroad in Italy.
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