PRODUCT DESI GN POR TF OL I O 2015 Ruchi Pa t hak
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DESI GNI SSO SI MPL E,THAT’ SWHY I TI SSO COMPL I CATED PaulRand Ibel i evet hats i mpl i ci t yi st heul t i mat ef or m ofs ophi s t i cat i on.A gooddes i gnneedn’ tbecompl ex .Themos ts i mpl et hi ngsar eof t en, t hemos tbeaut i f ulones .It r yt oi ncor por at et hi sver ydes i gnbel i ef i nt omycr eat i ons .
E D U C A T I ON 20122015 MI TI ns t i t ut eofDes i gn
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20112012( I SC) Zy dusSchoolf orEx cel l ence
T r ai nedK at hakdancer ( 7y ear s )
20092010( I CSE) Zy dusSchoolf orEx cel l ence
C V Hel l ot her e! IamRuchiP at hak , apr oduct des i gns t udent ( s em6) , f r omMi t I ns t i t ut eofDes i gn. Iam devot i onalt owar dsmywor k becaus eIs i mpl yl ovewhatIdo. Iamf ul lofener gy , cur i os i t yand i nqui s i t i venes st ol ear n. Il ovechal l engesandbel i eve t hatt hebes twayt ol ear ni s t hr oughex per i nce. Il ove ex per i ment i ngandamnota gr eatf anofcons t ancy . Ibel i evechangei st hees s ens e ofl i f e.
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I N T E R E S T S Apar tf r ombi engades i gnent hus i as t , Iamr eal l y pas s i onat eaboutdance. Il i k et r avel l i ngandIcoul d becal l edaf oodi e. Il i k el ear ni ngvar i ouss por t sand amf ai r l yat hl et i c. Il over eadi ngbook sandl i s t eni ng t omus i c. Ial s ol ovecapt ur i ngmoment sandamk een onl ear ni ngs omepr of es s i onalphot ogr aphy .
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GE N E R A LR E S E A R C HA N DS U R V E Y STUDYONGRI PWHI LEWALKI NG T hi spr oj ectwasai medatcr eat i ngan er gonomi cal l ybet t erwal k i ngs t i ckf orol dpeopl e. Wef ocus s edon mai nl yt hedes i gnoft hehandl e t ocr eat eabet t ergr i p. Wes t ar t edoffwi t hagener als ur veyont he pr obl emsf acedbypeopl ewhous edawal k i ng s t i ckandt hevar i ousdi ffer entway si nwhi cht hey hel dt hes t i ck . Weevendi dadet ai l edr es ear ch ont hepr es s ur es ens i t i vear easoft hepal mand t hehandand howt hegr i pcoul deas eori nduce pai n.
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QAI D wat eri sauni queel ementwi t hbot h c ons t r uc t i veanddes t r uc t i vepr oper t i es l et ’ susei t sdes t r uc t i venat ur ef ora c ons t r uc t i vepur pose
I NTRODUCTI ONANDBACKGROUNDRESEARCH Wat eri sauni queel ementwi t hnumer ousi dent i t i esanduni que pr oper t i es . I ti sac ons t r uct i vef or c e , t hepr i mesour c eofl i f e; i ti sal so des t r uct i vef or c e . Thi sdes t r uct i venat ur eofwat erc oul dver ywel lusedf ora c ons t r uct i vepur pose; andt hatpur posei swomen’ ssaf et y . Cur r ent l y , pepperspr aysandbat onsar ewhatwomencar r yf ort hei r pr ot ect i ont hatt oo, notmanywomenar en’ thabi t uat edt ocar r yi nga def ense‘ weapon’ . Sec ondl y , t heal r eadyexi s t i ngsel fdef ense equi pment sc oul dal sohar mt heuseri fnotusedc or r ect l y . Myi deawast ocr eat ea‘ det er r ent ’ andnotaweapon; a det er r entmadeofwat er , t hati snotvi sual l yorphi si cal l ydeadl y , but goodenought osoundanal ar m anddet ert he as sai l ant .
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WHYDRYI CE Dr yi c ei ssi mpl yac ondensedf or m ofcar bondi oxi de .I thasaver yhi gh di f f us si onr at eandsubl i mat esi ns t eadofl i qui f yi ng.Thi si st hequal i t yof dr yi c et hatmak esi tper f ectf oradet er r ent .Thought her ear emany ot herchemi cal s/ mat er i al st hatr eactwel lwi t hwat er ,dr yi c ehast he f as t es tr eact i onr at e .Sec ondl y ,t hi sr eact i oni ss t r i ct l yphysi calandt hus , doesnotal t ert hec omposi t i on/ pr oper t i esofwat er . Onemor eadvant ageofusi ngdr yi c ei st hati tdoesnotcr eat eany pot ent i aldamagebuti t sr eact i onwi t hwat eri spr omi nantenought o s t r i k eanal ar m.Henc e ,i ti sasaf erdet er r entf ort heuser .
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FI NALPROTOTYPE Thi si st hepr ot ot ypeoft hedef ensegunt hat wor k susi ngac ombi nat i onofwat eranddr y i c e .I tspr aysashar pj etofwat erongi vi ngt he s t i mul usduet ot hepr es sur ecr eat edwhen dr yi c edi f f usesi nwat er . Asi mpl erandmuchmor ec ompactver si onof t hi sgunwoul dbeawat eranddr yi c ebomb.I t woul dbeeasi ert ocar r yands t or eandwoul d beaonet i meusepr oduct . Soabombi swhatyouar egoi ngt osoon see .. .
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I DEATI ONANDAPPLI CATI ON Spac epl ayeri sar edes i gnedv er s i onofacl as s i cpr oj ect or cr eat edbyP anas oni c.Thes pac epl ayerhasexcl us i v e f eat ur esl i kei nt egr at eds potl i ght sandl as erl i ghtdi s pl ay. Thi spr oducthasagr eatpot ent i al andourgoal wast o hel pP anas oni cunder s t andt hepos s i bi l i t i esoft hei rpr oduct i nI ndi anmar ket . L as erl i ghti snotaf f ect edbyambi entl i ghtandi tc anal s o war ponanygeomet r i cor ui ds ur f ac e.Wet houghtof us i ngt hi st oourf ul l adv ant ageanddes i gnedadi s pl ayf or j ewel l er y,cl ot hi ngr angeands por t s wearus i ngt hes pac e pl ayer .Thi swoul dr educ et hec os tofpr opsandt het i me i nv es t edi ncr eat i ngt hedi s pl ay;i twoul dr educ echanc es oft hef t ;andal s oengaget hecus t omer swi t hadynami c mot i ondi pl ay.
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NECKCOWLDESI GN T hecowl( f r omt heL at i ncucul l a, meani ng" a hood" )i sani t emofcl ot hi ngcons i s t i ngofa l ong, hoodedgar mentwi t hwi des l eeves . I n moder nus age, however , i ti ss eeni nvar i ous par t sofagar mentandwi del ypopul ari n t heneck l i ne. My obj ect i vewast ocr eat eacont empor ar y t opwi t haneck l i nei ns pi r edf r oma t r adi t i onalcowl .
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Af t ermul t i pl e ex pl or at i onst hecr os s dr apewasfi nal i s ed. T hedr apewasmade us i ngbut t er cr ape mat er i albutt he gar mentwoul d pr ef er abl ybemade wi t hchi ffonorj or j et .
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P ACKAGI NGANDCMF P ACKAGI NGDESI GNFORAN I NT ANGI BLEPRODUCT T hepack agei si ns pi r edf r omt hi squot e. T he boxi smadeof22t r i angl est hatar e cont i nuousandhaveper f or at i onsateach edge. T hepack agebei ngcont i nuous , one woul dhavet os eper at et het r i angl esoft he l i dt oopent hepack ageandr eacht he pr oduct . Eacht r i angul arpi ecehass l i t sand t hus , t heycanbei nt er connect edt ocr eat e auni quepi eceofar t wor k . T hewhol ei deai s t hatast hepack age‘ di es ’ , as cul pt ur ei s cr eat edt hatwoul dl as t‘ f or ever ’ . Weal l di e;t hegoal i s n’ tt ol i v ef or ev er ;t hegoal i st ocr eat es omet hi ngt hatdoes ...
UMBRELLAI NSPI REDFROM A MECHANI C T hi sumber el l ai sdes i gnedi ns pi r edf r omt he l i f es t y l e, per s onal i t yands ur r oundi ngsofa mechani c. I ti sa doubl el ay er ed umber el l awi t hl i nedwi t ht af et t aont heout er s i deandper t exont hei ns i de. T hel ay er t af et t ai sr uggedandr oughdefi ni ngt he s t r engt handr awnes sofamechani cwhi l e t heper t exl ay eri sabr i ghtcol ourwhi ch i mpl i est hatt heys of tandl ovi ngbynat ur e t hought heyl ookt ough . Wehaveal s o addedhex agonalendpi nsi ns pi r edf r omt he s t r uct ur eofabol t .
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3DFORM ANDRADI I MANI PULATI ON MATERI AL-Si por ex
WI REWI NDI NG/ UNWI NDI NGCASE RAPI DPROTOTYPI NG MATERI AL-ABS
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