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Mel vi nZaai j er ,BSc Iam a 24 yearol dI ndust r i alDesi gn st udentat Del f t Uni ver si t y ofTechnol ogy,cur r ent l yi nt he l astyearofmy mast er si n Desi gn ForI nt er act i on ( DFI ) .Meanwhi l e,my ent r epr eneur i alnat ur el ed me t o set up a desi gn agency wi t ht wo f el l ow st udent s,devel opi ng sever alnew pr oduct s and busi nessconcept s.Asa keen t r avel erIhave had t he pr i vi l ege t o see many count r i es,exper i ence t hewi devar i et yofcul t ur esandhavest udi edt hei r appr oach t ot ackl i ng desi gn chal l enges. Wi t h my cr eat i ve per sonal i t y Il ove t o desi gn pr oduct st hatar e easyt o use f orever yone.Asan i nt er act i on desi gnerIam pr i vi l eged t o bet hel i nk bet ween r esear ch and i nt egr at ed pr oductdesi gn. The ul t i mat e UsereXper i ence ( UX)i swhatdr i ves me i n al l my desi gn wor k. For me i ti s ver y sat i sf yi ng t o see t he cust omer si nt er actwi t h my cr eat i ons. I n my spar et i me Il ove t o pl ay basket bal lwi t h f r i ends,whi ch f orme cont ai ns a ver yi mpor t ant t eam aspect .The si mpl i ci t y,dedi cat i on and t eam spi r i tt hat Ibr i ng t o my desi gn wor k has been val ued by compani es l i ke Feadshi p,Wacom and Mi cr osof t .
Ri mor e Ri mor e br i ngsanew at t i t ude t o yacht i ng and weal t h;one t hat moves away f r om t he over l y ador ned vessel s and common t r ends i n opul ent yachtdesi gn,t owar dsa new st at eofmi nd t hatf ocuseson qual i t y and si mpl i ci t y. Thi s pr i vat el y owned r esear ch yacht embodi es t he combi nat i on of l ei sur e and ( deep) sea expl or at i on; a car ef r eequestf ornew ki ndof l uxur y yacht i ng exper i ence, whi ch i s desi gned wi t h i t ' s envi r onmenti n mi nd.Ri mor e i s t he ďŹ r st super yacht concept t hat t r ansl at es a br eakt hr oughmi ndshi f ti nt o f or m,f unct i on and desi gn.
BambooPaper2. 0 We wer e asked byWacom t o car r yout ai n dept h usabi l i t y st udy ofBamboo Paper ,a not et aki ng app f ort he i Pad. Ourr esear ch r eveal ed t hatmanyofi t s cur r ent user s woul d l i ke a t weaked useri nt er f ace and a gr eat erf ocuson not et aki ng.Based on t heser esul t swe made r edesi gn t o i mpr ove t he user exper i ence.I mpr ovi ng t he exper i ence usi ngBambooSt yl us( apenf ort abl et s) as an i nput devi ce was t he mai n obj ect i ve. The
wr i t i ng
ar ea was
i ncr eased by i nt r oduci ng gest ur es, whi ch
r emoved
t he
need
f or
navi gat i on bar s.The i nt r oduct i on of t he smar tmenu,whi ch f ol l owst he t i p oft he st yl us al l ows f ori nt ui t i ve and qui cknavi gat i on.Addi ng f unct i onal i t y l i ke copyi ng, past i ng, r esi zi ng and r ot at i ng i ncr eased t he f unct i onal i t y gr eat l y,maki ng Bamboo Paperagr eat al lr ound not et aki ng app.
Met r opol i s It ooki nspi r at i on f r om t heci t y of Bar cel ona wi t h i t s many cont r ast s.Notonl ybet weent he or gani cand ur ban ar chi t ect ur e, but al so bet ween day and ni ght .Thi scont r astIused asa t heme t o desi gn anew i nt er i or l i ght i ng pr oduct . The l ack of const r ai nt sal l owed f orahi ghl y cr eat i ve desi gn pr ocess,dur i ng whi ch l ar ge r ange of shapes, si zes and mat er i al s wer e consi der ed. The final desi gn and pr ot ot ype consi st s of i nt er woven acr yl i c and si l i cone put t y. Thi s enhances t he or gani c l ook of t he pr oduct whi ch can be endl essl y r econfigur ed. The LED l i ght s gi ve adazzl i ng effectand ar ea gr eat gr een al t er nat i ve t ot he cl assi ng l i ghtbul b.
SOE " Soe" i s a ' per sonal heat i ng' devi ce. I deal f or war mi ng up wi t hout t ur ni ng on t he cent r al heat i ng.The pr oductconsi st sof t wo l ayer s; one l ayer wi t h a heat i ng
wi r e
and
i sol at i ng
mat er i aland t heot herofel ast i c f abr i ct hatcan st r et ch overyour body. Movi ng t he zi pper over f ourl evel s( o,l ow,medi um and hi gh) adj ust st he t emper at ur e. LED l i ght s and a vi br at or ar e i mpl ement ed t o gi ve t he user f eedback when adj ust i ng t he heat i ng l evel . Soe" can be unpl ugged at t he bot t om.Thi s wayt heuseri sabl et o wear t he pr oduct whi l e answer i ng t he doorofphone.
Bookl e Ebooks
ar e
ver y
popul ar
nowadays. I n f act ,t hey ar e st ar t i ng
t o
r epl ace
books,
magazi nes and paper s. The pr i nt ed
medi um
mi ght
di sappearbutt hecont enti t sel f wi l lst ay.Many bookl over sar e af r ai dt hatt hei dent i t yofbooks wi l l di sappear as wel l as t he exper i ence.The new i nt er f ace shoul d mai nt ai nt heexper i ence as i thas been i nt he pastďŹ ve cent ur i es
but
t r ansf er
i t
t owar ds el ect r oni c devi ces.I n addi t i on, new f eat ur es have beendevel opedt ocr eat eanew r eadi ng
exper i ence
t hat
mat ches wi t h t he way we i nt er act nowadays.
wi t h
pr oduct s
PRESSI CE Pr essi cei sauni quecombi nat i on ofpr essur e and i ci ng;asol ut i on t omanyspor ti nj ur i esand i nj ur y t i me. I nst ead of pr eshaped pr essur e pr oduct s,t hi s concept i sver sat i l e and can be at t ached t i ght l yt o most bodypar t s.The compar t ment
desi gned
i mpl ement i ng
gel packs
f or i s
cover ed by a det achabl ef abr i c, whi ch pr event st he ski n f r om f r eezi ng.I n or dert or est r i ctt he ow ofbl ood r eachi ng t he r est oft hebody,apr essur ei ndi cat or i sadded on t he out si de. A ni ce addi t i on t ot hi s pr oducti dea i s t he pump up bal l ,whi ch coul d be changed t o anyspor tr el at ed desi gn.
Di st r act or A uni que assi gnment f or t he Amst er dam
Medi cal
Cent r e
( AMC)cal l ed f ora new pr oduct t o i mpr ove t he cur r ent way ar t hr oscopi c sur ger i es of t he ankl ej oi ntar eper f or med.Space and
di r ect
cont r ol
over
adj ust ment s i s r equi r ed per f or m
t he j ob
t o
wel l . The
di st r act or oper at es by movi ng t hesur geon始 shi ps.Movementi s t r ansf er r ed f r om t he sur geon t o t he pat i ent .The sur geon i sabl e t o cr eat i ng space i nt he desi r ed di r ect i on by maneuver i ng t he di st r act or .
Thi s
i nt er act i ve
concepti snotonl yaest het i cal l y pl easi ng,butal so f astt o appl y, saf e f or sur geon and pat i ent , st er i l eand er gonomi c.
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