Paola Gonzalez Industrial Design Portfolio 2018
EDUCATION University of Houston
2013 - 2018
Industrial Design B.S.
Minor in Mathematics
EXPERIENCE
Paola Gonzalez paolaggonzal@gmail.com
UH College of Art IT Lab Lab Assistant 3d printing, laser cutting, and software assistance
AUGUST 2017 - MAY 2018
MAY 2017 - JULY 2017
HTX Made Furniture Manufacturer Intern
Furniture designs for client projects, prototyping, graphic and UI/UX designs
I aim to create experiments, create solutions, and create interactions.
2015-2017
University of Houston Law Center Graphic and Secretarial Work
SKILLS Software
InDesign Photoshop Illustrator Solidworks Keyshot MS Office
Prototyping
Woodwork Metalwork Composite-Layup Lamination
Misc
Bilingual (Spanish) Research Teamwork Empathy Technical Arduino
01 MUNCH KIDS COOKING SET
02 SWATCH PAINT PALETTE
03 MAIA MARS VEHICLE CONCEPT
04 FLIP OIL DIFFUSER
Paola Gonzalez
01
KIDS EDUCATIONAL COOKING SET Human-Centered Design
INDS 3501
KWON & CHOW
S. 2017
HOW CAN A PRODUCT ENABLE A CHILD’S CURIOSITY IN THE KITCHEN?
Encouraging children to be involved in cooking at home or in cooking classes can lead to healthier lifestyle -University of Albeta
EMPOWERMENT
SOCIAL SKILLS
FUTURE
NUTRITION
STATISTICS FOR THE U.S. Dairy Council of California
20%
12%
of parents are cooking from scratch once a week or less
10%
of parents never cook with their kids at all
of parents cook with their children every day
WHO AM I DESIGNING FOR
JACK AGE: 7 Have fun Feel like a chef
USERS
WANTS
WANTS
INDEPENDENCE
EASY STORAGE
FUN
CLEANABLE
PLAYFUL
SAFE
ANDREA
DIANA
CHEF INSTRUCTOR
Easily manage classes Promote clean up
MOTHER
Wants to encourage health discussion
STAKEHOLDERS
FOOD PREP
Observations on what kids are currently doing at home
MOST COMMON
Peeling vegetables
Chopping soft foods
These two activities were the ones that engaged the kids the most and were most enjoyable
CHOPPING
PEELING
JUICING
MEASURING
KNEADING
PATTERNS
Patterns found through observation
GRIP
GUIDANCE
INTERDISCIPLINARY
To provide more strength they would place their fingers at risk.
The parent would try to provide guidance but the child wouldn’t want it.
Kids would engage other subjects by recognizing shapes and counting.
Can I help provide guidance without having the parent intervene?
MY PRODUCT NEEDS TO TACKLE SAFETY
PARENTAL COMFORT
INCORPORATE OTHER SUBJECTS
THE
OBJECTIVE Design a cooking set that promotes healthy habits & teaches basic cooking skills AGES 5-10
INTERACTIVE Engages the kid to learn
ERGONOMIC Enforce a safe grip
EDUCATIONAL Explain basic chef skills
Encourages clean up
Visual touch points
Incorporate basic math/ other subject
FINAL CONCEPT Puzzle Piece Cooking Set
EMPHASIZE TOUCH POINTS
TEACHING PORTIONS TRANSFORMING
CLEAN UP
VISUAL CUES To reinforce the puzzle piece concept; action words are revealed once you pick up the tool
MATH SKILLS Basic measurements to reinforce their math skills
CHEF SKILLS Cutting techniques are displayed
SAFETY POINTS Guiding kids to keep their fingers a distance from the blade while still keeping a steady grip
GRATER
1/4 COLLAPSIBLE MEASURING CUP
PEELER
FINGER GUARD
KNIFE
SET UP
Pick your tool
GET STARTED Peel. Chop. Grate.
CLEAN UP
Lets put the puzzle back together!
Don’t forget to play the video!
https://youtu.be/Ah6_zczbXiY
02 SWATCH PAINT PALETTE
Changing the traditional form of the paint palette 2 weeks
HOW CAN I ADD ARTISTIC VALUE TO A PAINT PALETTE?
THE
ART OF PAINTING
graceful
CALMING
INSPIRING
Shouldn’t the tools used to evoke these emotions while painting also provide the same effect?
ISSUES TO ADDRESS
MIXING SPACE VS. COMPARTMENTS
BALANCING MULTIPLE TOOLS
Finding a balance between the two
From brushes or paint tubes to palette knives
25%
like having palettes with compartments
51%
balance multiple tools while using a palette
BREAKING THE TRADITION Breaking away from the traditional flat shape and wooden material
70%
say cleanability is their main concern
THE
OBJECTIVE Create a palette that is meaningful to an artist; motivating them to want to keep it and care for it , rather than disposing and buying a new one often
FROM
FLAT
TO A
LANDSCAPE
FINAL CONCEPT
PLATFORMS AS COMPARTMENTS
BALANCING BRUSHES
ADJUSTABLE SIZE CUSTOMIZABLE
Neodymium magnets Injection Molded Plastic
Injection Molded Plastic Tin Sheet Injection Molded Plastic
Tin Sheet
NEUTRAL Neutral color material so the true nature of the paint pigment stands out when mixing
PLATFORMS Implied compartments & Mixing space
SCRAPE Use edges to scrape off excess paint
CUSTOMIZE
Magnetic compartments to create your space / contain runny paints
EDGE Magnetic edge to easily switch between brushes
03
maia
MARS VEHICLE CONCEPT
WHAT DOES FUTURE MARS EXPLORATION LOOK LIKE?
MAN 2 MARS
In collaboration with Larry Bell, SICSA
Jared Belz Katie Koffeman Emily Breese Amando Moreno Royden Buckfield Nicholas Orchard Lukundo Changwe Thomas Payne
OUR
MISSION
With the 5-man M2M Mars Landing Event, we plan to introduce a skipper* model for the fastest possible transport. Up to five skipper vehicles can be delivered per landing, providing the current Mars crew with the plenty of mobility opportunities: reconnaissance, rescue, cargo transport and more. Skippers can fly autonomously, meaning they can execute missions and refuel when the crew is otherwise busy. *A skipper is a vehicle that does not rely on wheels for travel, it uses thrusters to skip about the Mars terrain
Pita Diaz Rongchen Zhu Paola Gonzalez I was in charge of creating the visuals for the final presentations including renders, photoshop, and AR displays
ABOUT
THE RED PLANET
Gravity on mars is
1/3
gravity on earth.
687 Days in a year on mars.
-80 F
Average temperature
95%
CO2 in mars atmosphere.
TERRAIN Craters Dried lake beds, Volcanoes cover Rocky surface of mars.
ATMOSPHERE The dust storms of Mars are the largest in the solar system, are capable of blanketing the entire planet and lasting for months.
PAST
25 january, 2004
6 august, 2012
OPPORTUNITY
CURIOSITY Mission: look for possisigns of life, study the martian geology and climate.
2.1 m
1.5m
Mission: Explore if there was a possibility of life and solander point, a hill located on the mars surface.
180 kg
1.6 m
900 kg
Distance Traveled 42 km
10 km
2.9 m
ROVERS
WHAT DO ASTRONAUTS NEED OUT OF A VEHICLE?
TRANSPORT
Transport personnel & cargo throughout the Mars settlement
EXPLORE
evacuate
Traverse obstacles & explore areas for samples and studies
In need of emergency, quickly transport med supplies & victims
THE
FOOTPRINT OF THE NECESSITIES EXPLORATION
Sample units
Scientific Toolbox
Portable RMS
CARGO
Food
Supplies
Securing of astronauts & cargo
MEDICAL
Medical supplies
Med chamber / stretcher
Extra Seating
MEANWHILE ON
EARTH
With the rising trend of using drones and autonomy, we were inspired and predict to be able to implement the following technologies
FOR THE YEAR
2025 THE PICK UP / FLATBED TRUCK ANALOGY
FLYING PLATFORM Similar to a flatbed we wanted to provide astronauts with a configurable flat surface for all their needs on Mars
AUTONOMY & AUTOMATION
AUTO With the rise of automated cars, we predict this technology could be applied to our Mars concept in order to facilitate tasks on Mars
FINAL
CONCEPT
Skipper platform vehicle that uses thrusters to gain quick aerial lift and skip over the mars surface
MAINTENANCE HATCH EMERGENCY SEATS Foldable
Compact Tesla inspired fuel tank Battery packs
Seat up to 4
ION THRUSTER Mangetoplasmadynamic Gimbal System
Halo Lighting
REFLECTIVE
Decals
LIGHTING
Seat Harness
Headlights Tailights
SCENARIO BASED Red - emergency Green - exploration Yellow - autonomous
I prepared the following renders and visuals for the final presentation
SKIPPER
LANDING
Skippers will land with habitat capsules in order to minimize the amount of landers sent to Mars
5 Skippers per landing
Preloaded & Prefueled
Habitat capsules
Skipper capsule
1. Skippers land with habitat capsules 2. Habitat capsules unloaded & sent to base
3. Skippers free to fly to base
SKIPPER
FUELING
Skippers autonomously refuel and charge at the end of the day, the lander is repurposed as the fuel station to reduse waste and unecessary components
Autonomous refuel
Designed by Lukundo Changwe
Biogas Scrubber
Repurposing lander as fuel station
PILOTING
AR CONTROLS
CONCEPT: Astronaut helmet alows for augmented reality display, possibly controls too
Camera Views
CONTR Use two
Battery Fuel Gauge, Altitude, Speed
Map
Dust Storm Radar
Pilot Mode
AUTONOMOUS MODE Choose locatioon
DIRECTION Move left and right
ALTITUDE Move up and down
ROL MENU o fingers for menu
EMERGENCY MODE
Map indicates location of emergency
maia
mars automated intelligent aviation For future Mars exploration, MAIA is introducing a manned or autonomous Mars skipper concept.
Skippers are human and cargo transport platforms that use thrusters to gain quick aerial lift and skip over the mars surface.
CAD Modeling Jared Belz & Royden Buckfield
TRANSPORT. EXPLORE. RESCUE.
001
CARGO TRASNPORT
Cargo secures to Skipper platform Fit up to 22
002
EXPLORATION Traverse obstacles Explore landforms
MEDICAL EVAC
003
Hyperbaric Chamber Extra Personal Life Support Extra Seating
Nesting Interlocking Stackable Designed by Kim Neely
SCIENCE KIT Sample collecting & excavation tools Designed by Katie Koffeman
04 OIL DIFFUSER
flip
Changing the user interaction of a simple electronic
HOW CAN AN ELECTRONIC EMBODY A NATURAL THERAPY?
THE
OIL DIFFUSER
Oil diffusers are seen as harsh objects that don’t embody the nature of oil diffusing
Aromatherapy is more than just the push of a button
ENGAGING THE
Aromatherapy engages smell but how can I enhance touch and sight aswell?
SMELL
scented oils
TOUCH
SIGHT
SENSES
THE
OBJECTIVE I aim to enhance the experience for the user through the material, form, and interaction. Despite it being an electronic have the user not
perceive it as an electronic.
WARMTH
HOURGLASS
INTERACTIVE
Warm Materials Evoke Emotion
Organic Shape Evoke Relaxation Time
Engage User Hands-On
FINAL CONCEPT:
Visually enjoy the oil diffusing process
HOURGLASS METAPHOR
WATER + OIL
MIST
CREATING
WARMTH
SOFT EDGES
WARMTH
WOOD promote warmth
NEUTRAL
CLEAR expose the oil diffusing
MODIFYING THE
ELECTRONICS
USB PORT Battery is USB chargeable BULB A for water + oil
ULTRASONIC DISC
Threading to screw bulb shut
Vibrates to change water+oil into mist
WOODEN PIECE Houses electronics
Tube for mist
Holes for mist
TILT SWITCH Works as on/off When you flip, it will turn on
PLASTIC LID Holds ultrasonic disk
BULB B for mist
flip THERAPY TIME LEFT: WATER + OIL
THERAPY HAPPENING: MIST
Unscrew bulbs and add water and oil of choice
Flip over to turn on and start diffusing
Flip again to turn off and clean bulbs
An aromatherapy diffuser that acts like an hourglass to expose the oil diffusing process
ADDITIONAL WORK
Design that elevates
SWEEP pins, paperclip & sticky note holder Office Product Line in collaboration with Linda Franco & Ricardo Juarez
SPROUT Bathroom Faucet
GRIP Hairdryer concept
ELASTI Stool with elastics to hold supplies In collaboration with Ashlie Walker
THANK YOU. Paola Gonzalez
paolaggonzal@gmail.com