Industrial design portfolio

Industrial design

Lihui Liang lianglihui105@gmail.com

510-928-8387

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Introduction My passion to make unexpected products that can delight people and help them learn. This is what brought me from Beijing to the California College of the Arts and into the world of Design.

When I was a child, I liked playing with Legos, Jenga, and jigsaws and reading fairy tales and fantasy; when I was a teenager I liked playing with Rubic’s cube, go, and checkers and reading detective novels and science fiction. I enjoy activating my brain when I’m playing with toys and feeling surprised when I’m reading. When I was 17, I told my father: “I want to make toys that tap into intelligence and imagination,” so, I chose to major in industrial design. My interests soon shifted to art and music after I came to the California College of the Arts. I like Avant-garde artists like Monet, Picasso, and Mondrian, and Avant-garde music like The who, King Crimson, and Opeth. They break any rules that they can break and still maintain harmony and beauty. But now, I’m no longer just passively being astonished by others’ imagination and intelligence. I incorporate my imagination and intelligence in my designs.

Design affects people’s everyday lives and deeply influences humanity. It should be able to improve the way people interact with the world around them. Over the last century, technology has been developing too fast, which has made people forget some of their intuitive abilities. I want my designs to guide people to think and improve their abilities, but not make them lazy. I also want my designs to be out of the ordinary and make people happier. Modern design should improve people’s lives in a mental way as much as a physical way and this is what I demonstrate in my portfolio.

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Lihui Liang lianglihui105@gmail.com 510-928-8387

PROFILE Born in Beijing, China. Industrial design student in San Francisco.

Strong aesthetic sense and strategic thinking skills.

EDUCATION 2016 BFA in Industrial Design California College of the Arts (In progress) 2012 Beijing No.2 High School Emphasis in Science

SKILLS Adobe Creative Suite Solidworks/Rhino Keyshot Sketching Rendering Filming Prototyping Modelmaking Chinese/English Processing INTERESTS Post-modern design Progressive rock music Rock climbing Skateboarding Electric guitar

EXPERIENCE Intern 2014 Summer | Cameo China Designed tableware patterns based on client preferences. Designed plates for the opening of a high profile Russian restaurant in Beijing.

2015 Consumer Electronics Show | Lรถvepac Ceramics Set up exhibition and gave advice about presenting ideas to American audiences.

AWARD 2012 Emergent Art Space online exhibition 2013 CCA first year exhibition 2014 CCA ID2 storytelling prize

Project 1 Climbing headgear

Simplified headgear

Interview “We almost wear headlamps all the time because nobody know if it will become dark when we are climbing.”

“People always wear hat under helmet, keeping warm or block the sun”

“Sometimes people wear beanies under the headlamp to keep warm.”

Requirements General: - A new unique look to show their personality.

- The product should not obstruct climbing while providing all the elements a climber needs.

A list of requirements Thinking Comprehensively and theologically The brim: - Has to be big enough to block the sun.

- Better to shade both their eyes and their necks - Should not hit the wall and bump out - Front brim should not block their sight when they are looking up; back brim shoud not tap on their neck.

The light: - Has to be comfortable and portable - Is better to be with them all the time.

How might I combine a headlamp, a hat and a helmet?

Light under the brim

Ideation

Light fits the curve of the brim

Light on forehead

Final decision: Light under the brim turns on when the brim is flipped

Sketch Inspired by fashion hats that have long brims that can be flipped over.

Modelmaking

Construct paper to find aesthetic shape.

Use different colors to create sewing pattern for outer shape.

Designed mechanics and chose conductive fabric to provide the best user experience.

Head gear for climbing

Hatlight

Solid brim

Thin LEDs

Hatlight is a hat for climbers, that provides both shade in the day and light at night in one product. It is outfitted to go over the helmet. There is a light under the brim that turns on when the brim is flipped over.

Hatlight makes climbing fun and convenient.

The future of climbing will be changed by the innovative new features of Hatlight.

Details Conductive fabric & Magnet Snap to close the circuit Thin LED Under the brim

Ventilation Keep breathable and cool Adjustable strap Make the hat fit different helmets Back folded edge Make back brim slope upwards to prevent it from hitting the neck No brim on the side Better approach to the climbing wall Front Folded edge Firm up the long flexible brim

Project 2 Cookware for seniors

Engage with senior community and design for them

Interview

Can hardly lift the pan Guadalupe, age 72 “ It’s hard and painful for me to lift the pan or to stir the food.” “ I want to sit when I’m cooking and waiting.”

Cannot stand for a long time

Only cooks easy cooking food and has unhealthy eating habit

How might I help seniors cook with less effort to develop healthy eating habits?

Market Easy

Opportunity

Hard Prepare food

Cooking

Review process

Take food to plates

Eat

Clean up

Ideation

Exploration

Mechanics brainstorming:

Power:

Timer:

Retractable support hanging on the pot.

Retractable support against the inside pot.

Different sized lids with telescoping paddle stick.

Battery Heat Steam Pressure

Where How

Cork underneath the lid makes it fit different pots.

Powered by heat using thermoelectric module.

Big timer on the top of the lid.

Lizzy

Cookware for seniors Stove-top

Auto-stirring

Timer

Lizzy is an auto-stirring stove-top cooker powered by heat. When seniors are hungry but have mobility issues, she will be a good friend to accompany with them in the kitchen. She cooks varieties of healthy food like porridge, soups, stews and sauces to promote healthy eating choices. More than just a machine, it features a stirring paddle, a timer and two rubber handles. She gets energy from the heat of the stove so she will never get tired.

0(60)min

45min

Details 15min Powered by heat Thermoelectric module on the top handle

30min

ΔTmax=71°C Imax=6A Vmax=15V Pther=VI=15V x 6A= 90W x 60%= 5W Pstir= FS= 5N x 1m = 5W Pther>>Pstir Big timer on the top Alarm Cork below the lid Resists heat Fits different pots Silicon paddle Durable and safe Two rubber handles Easy to hold Resists heat

Cook healthy soups and stews

Set the timer

Enjoy free time!

Put it on the stove

The alarm rings The food is ready!

It stirs automatically

Project 3 Self-defense tool set

Self-defense tools on the market have limited selections and don’t show personality

SELF-DEFENSE TOOL SET

The Guardians

Foldable knife

Pepper spray

Personal alarm

Project 4 Wasteland

Faucets waste water while adjusting temperature to a satisfactory level, and during face washing.

washes hands and face

FACET FAUCET

Touch free faucet

Face tracking aerator

Faucet senses temperature and location of your hands

Faucet senses the temperature and location of your face

Water comes out with comfortable temperature

Activate gentle water stream with a comfortable temperature

Project 5 Humor in design

unexpected juxtaposition dramatic alive

asymmetrical

Humor camera

Randy

Foldable bellows

Springy View finder

Randy is a camera that has life and personality with a sense of humor. He has a foldable bellows and springy viewfinder connected by silicon on top of the camera. When people are moving him, the viewfinder will shake. He will move when you are moving. He is with his arm akimbo which acts as a handle which leads to the view finder.

The wood and silicon are pleasantly warm and soft to the touch. Randy’s tactile quality increases the enjoyment of interacting with cameras.

Details Sillicon Springy view finder

Select bar

Plastic foldable bellows

Touch

Bellow slide button

Project 6 Light for Houseboat

Design for houseboat residents

Problem It’s not desirable to install lights on Post and Beam ceilings in houseboats

Hallway is dark. Light is far away

No light inside the deepest room

Put plenty of table/floor

Too many different narrow spaces make it neccessary for multiple lights.

Light for houseboat

The Bevis Light

Removable ights

Houseboat

The Bevis Light is designed to light the crowded small spaces of houseboats and other similar locations where one light cannot light every corner. It can be installed on the wall besides the entrance of the room, like a hand, with fingers—each finger is an individual light. The small light—the little finger—will light up automatically in the night. The rest of the lights are removable and rechargeable, so that the residents can use them anywhere. If guests come, everyone can get one light. Bring everyone together with the warmth of the Bevis Light.

Details Orange LED

Push button switch Rechargeable coin battery(CR2477) Light duration 50 hours Rope grip

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