YUSHI NONG Industrial Design Portfolio 2017
YUSHI NONG nong.yushi@gmail.com 513-652-0602 EDUCATION
EXPERIENCES
2014-2016 University of Cincinnati Master of Design, School of Design, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP), Cincinnati Ohio, USA
2016-
2009-2013 Tongji University Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial Design, College of Design and Innovation (D&I), Shanghai, China
2015-2016 Graduate Assistant Design research of Systems Thinking and the Future of Design with Interim Director Brigid O'Kane, University of Cincinnati 2015
Autodesk Student Expert Trained in Autodesk as the student expert to teach students Fusion 360, San Francisco
2015
Design Researcher Working with Livewell on the project UC Wellbeing Initiative sponsored by Department of Research, University of Cincinnati
SKILLS 3D Model Making·Rhinoceros·Fusion 360·Solidworks·Keyshot·Vray·HDR Shop 2D Sketching·Adobe Photoshop·Adobe Illustrator·Adobe Premiere·Adobe After Effects·Adobe Indesign
LANGUAGES Chinese(Mandarin) English(Fluent) Reference is avaliable
Philips Lighting Design Intern Intelligent task light design combining with Philips Hue products, Cambridge, MA
2014-2015 Graduate Assistant Autodesk sponsored project on Fusion 360 exploring innovation methods, led by Professor Craig Vogel & Professor Juan Antonio Islas Munoz, University of Cincinnati 2012
Intern of Loedesign Project of 5.12 Beichuan Earthquake Memorial Museum, Shanghai, China
2010
Intern of Jiuge Set Design Set designer of stage shows, Chengdu, China
2011-2012 President of the Photogragh and Video Club of D&I Planning, organizing, filming and editing over ten videos, three of them officially used by the College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University
a proven fast learner.
WORKSTATION DESIGN FOR MULTI-SCREEN USERS FOCUSING ON THE HEALTH OF NECK
01 WORKSTATION
Target User Multi-screen users, such as stock brokers suffer from neck problems because of the way they work.
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Problem The best pose for a screen can’t last for a whole day
Opportunity The best screen for a pose might be changing for a whole day
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Problem
Opportunity
Tired of Changing poses for 6 screens?
6 screens might change poses for you!
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Ideations
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Concept Development
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Concept Development After playing with a six-movement robotic arm, I decided to develop a two-movement concept. Because for the purpose of adjusting angles, two movements can meet the requirements of the task.
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Neck Saver
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Neck Saver
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How to Use The key point of the final concept is a robotic arm with two movements. When the user sits at a comfortable position, as the screen holder, the robotic arm can adjust height and angle of the screen to make the screen point user’s face in an appropriate position.
Angle
Height
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Model Making First I used 3D print to get the draft components. Then I went through steps of sanding, Gesso, Primer and Painting.
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Final Model
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In the Office
FUTURE OF CLEANING DESIGN STUDIO SPONSORED BY PROCTER & GAMBLE
02 FUTURE OF CLEANING
Target Scenario Cleaning is a heavy duty in restaurants. What would people do cleaning in the future in a restaurant?
02 FUTURE OF CLEANING
Work Flow of Cleaning in a Restaurant Based on an interview with a busboy in a local restaurant, I got a chance to look at a real work flow of cleaning thoroughly. The key person that keeps this flow running well is the busboy.
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Problems Fast, but not Hygienic Busboys wipe debris, but they don’t have a suitable tool to make the table hygienic again at the same time.
Opportunity
!
Inspiration: Swiffer + Steam
Filthy Towels According to the interview with a busboy from a local casual restaurant, normally, they only dump the wiping towels once a day. Before they change the towel, it’s already too filthy to clean the tables.
Stubborn Oil When the oil left on the tables gets cold and set, it can not be easily wiped off just by a piece of wet towel.
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Opportunity
?
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Ideations
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Busing Machine
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Busing Machine
References of Technics Steam Boost
Silent Vacuum
Swiffer
Steam ready in 10 seconds 95% Power
Water tank
Vacuum motor
LED
Steam panel
Swiffer
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In Use
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Cleaning Process
Vacuum
Steam of Detergent
Hot and Dry
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Swiffer Concept Attached on Dishes Tray
Hot and dry section Steam section
Two-section Steam Panel
Dry-sweep section Steam section
Two-section Swiffer
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Cleaning Steps Busboy Go!
Retrieve Dishes into the Tray
1
2
Sweep and Done
3
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Standard Scenario
WITNESS OF RIVERS WATERTAP DESIGN
03 WATERTAP DESIGN
The Witnesses Embraced, shaped and left by water, stones are the witnesses of rivers. Their shapes tell you the water has been running for a long long time. The river has been living for a long long time. Inspired by stones, our watertaps are like the stones in our home. They are the witnesses of the stream in our house.
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Concept Development Starting with the shapes of cobbles, a watertap concept was generated to express the idiosyncracy of stone.
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Witness of Rivers
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Features
Stainless Steel
LED
Copper Body with Black Smooth Painted Finish
03 WATERTAP DESIGN
In Use Two kinds of handles to provide more options.
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Marble Paint Finish We can dive in deeper to find more possibilities of getting the CMF closer to stone surface
NAIL FLASHLIGHT OUTDOOR LED LIGHT DESIGN
04 NAIL FLASHLIGHT
Sometimes, you really need the light to stay there! EXPLORATION
Which Way Back
RESCUE
Can’t see in smoke
CAMPING
Heavy Wind
04 NAIL FLASHLIGHT
Current Solutions Short Duration
Too Big to Carry More
Hard to Attach
Not Waterproof
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Opportunities + Inspiration
Fast
Water Proof
Steady Attached
Longer Duration
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Ideations
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Nail Flashlight
Stick into Earth
36mm Galvanized Iron Fluorescent Skin
LED 160mm
Plastic 45mm
Galvanized Iron
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How to Use
Scenarios
Camping
Exploring in a cave
READ & WAKE
READ & WAKE: APPLICATION DESIGN + PROTOTYPE APPLYING UX DESIGN RESEARCH METHODS AROUND THE TOPIC OF READING NEWS IN THE MORNING WITH A PROTOTYPE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT
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“I Don’t Want to Get Up, But I Want to Check My Cell Phone.”
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Goal Mapping
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Flow Map
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Paper Prototype
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Screen Prototype + Work Flow
Skip to sit up
Alarm clock ringing
Skip to sit up
Skip to sit up
3 Pieces of news
Skip to sit up
Skip to sit up
Roll your body to open the content
Skip to sit up
Skip to sit up
Skip to sit up
3 Funny pictures
Skip to sit up
1 Article
Sit up to continue reading
Finish reading
Now you’ve got up
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Settings Setting Task 1: Disable “News” in “Content”
Setting Task 2: Add”Pinterest” as the “Source” of “Pictures”
05 READ & WAKE
Test Link: https://invis.io/VY51QRFZS
CRUTCHES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS AN ONGOING CRUTCH DESIGN PROJECT WITH EMPATHETIC DESIGN THINKING FOCUSING ON USERS IN COLLEGES
06 CRUTCHES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
One Day, A College Student Broke a Leg The story begins with the day I accidently broke my leg. Then I started to go through a process of recovery. Everythings went well until I was trying to make up for the Halloween party... I was trying to be a zombie on that day, but my crutches and cast sold me out. Then I came up with the idea to also smear “blood� on my crutches. It turned out that my crutches looked like part of my costume.
Awkward Moments
How to Place the Leg As a college student, taking class is in the daily routine. However, how to place crutches in the classroom, how to place injured leg while having a class are somehow special challenges.
I still look like a real zombie on the Halloween party!
Heavy Doors Door opening is another special challenge for college students. Although many people with warm hearts would help you open the door, Those heavy doors in public buildings somehow are still potential danger.
Fake Blood
Real Injury
06 CRUTCHES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
New Opportunity: Empathetic Thinking College students are a group of people that have a lot of interactions with surrounding students, faculty and facility. Once they get on crutches, not only their daily routine, bue also their thoughts and feelings will change a lot. So applying empathy design to study this issue is a new opportunity to develop crutches different from any other crutch before.
Voices from College Patients and Doctors Keep your leg elevated
Therapist
Relax, being on crutches is not a big deal
Optimistic Student
I open lab doors everyday
Lab Student
It’s embarrassed to be seen on crutches
Loner Student
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Design Goal
RECEIVING CONFIDENCE FROM CRUTCHES
DELIEVERING “I’M STILL COOL” TO EVERYONE
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Receiving Confidence
For Door Opening
For Placing the Leg
Pushing the door with the handle
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Receiving Confidence
Study of the Handle Structure
Delievering “I’m still cool”
Inspired by Cast Signatures and Skating Borad
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More Confidence from Enhanced Functionality
New Image Expresses “I’m still cool”
Video Link: https://youtu.be/4g8H6H0Drv0
STORY TELLING: DESIGN FOR BLIND TRANSLATIONAL DESIGN BASED ON RESEARCH WITH CABVI- CINCINNATI ASSOCIATION FOR BLIND AND VISUAL IMPAIRED
LUGGAGE ASSISTANT CART DESIGN FOR LUGGAGE CARRYING
08 LUGGAGE ASSISTANT
Chinese New Year Travel Season
2.9
Billion Passengers
40
Days
Over 200 Million Migrant Workers They Don’t Have User-friendly Luggage The most important tradition in the holidays of Chinese New Year is going home. In China, hundreds of millions of people work or study thousands miles away from their home town. Chinese New Year is normally the once-a-year time for them to go home. A lot of them are migrant workers, these low-income people suffer from their stupid heavy luggage every year.
08 LUGGAGE ASSISTANT
Let’s Meet Mr. Lee, a Migrant Worker
Mr. Lee’s Dorm
Mr. Lee’s Home
45 Years Old Annual Income: $7000 A Lot of Gifts for the Family Living in a Small Village in the Southwest of China Three Large Bags Backpack
Plastic-Woven Bag
Design Goals Camp Chair
Luggage Carrying Suitcase
Home Feeling
Sitting Spot
Low Cost
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Study of Potential Structures
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Migrant Cart
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Unfolding
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Three Scenarios
Carrying
Sleeping on a train seat
Waiting for checking in
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Final Model
A LETTER FROM SNOW
09 A LETTER FROM SNOW
The First Snow of Winter is a Chinese Folk-Festival
09 A LETTER FROM SNOW
In Northwest China, People May Find Letters from Friends. The Letter is an Request for the Receiver to Host a First-Snow Party
09 A LETTER FROM SNOW
Concept Development Snow Falling
Special Coating Layer Content Layer
09 A LETTER FROM SNOW
Study of the Special Coating CuSO4 + 5 H 2 O = CuSO4 . 5 H 2 O (White) (Blue)
Magic Paint: Dry-White Wet-Transparent
09 A LETTER FROM SNOW
Model Making
09 A LETTER FROM SNOW
A Letter from Snow
DESIGN COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Earphones
A proven fast learner Thank you! Yushi Nong nong.yushi@gmail.com 513-652-0602