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Hi there! I am Otto.

A Swedish product designer pursuing an MFA in Advanced Product Design at Ume책 Institute of Design in Sweden. Currently I intern at Teague, Munich.

Have a look at a collection of my work!

Resume Education

Experience

Skills

Since 2014. MFA Advanced Product Design

Since 09.2015. Product Design Trainee at Teague Munich

Adobe Creative Suite

Ume책 institute of Design, University of Ume책, Sweden

Currently conducting a six month internship at Teague,

2009/2012. BFA Industrial Design School of Industrial Design, Lund University, Sweden

2011/2012. ERASMUS Exchange Studies Product Design, Berlin Kunsthochschule Weissensee, Germany

2013. Business development for expanding companies Part Time Course, Gothenburg University, Sweden

Munich

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, PremierePro

3D CAD Alias Autostudio (advanced)

2014. Designer at Swedish Industrial Design Foundation Working with participatory design approaches, including stakeholders in order to create a sustainable concept for an old industrial building with room for education, business, food and culture

Rhinoceros (currently working with) Solid Works (basic knowledge)

Rendering Software Keyshot

Prototyping Extensive workshop experience and model building (lathing,

Work 2014. Warehouse worker, Jollyroom AB, Gothenburg 2012/2013. Factory worker, Volvo Group Trucks Operations, Gothenburg 2013. Warehouse worker, DB Schenker, Landvetter Airport 2011. Student ambassador, Lund University 2010/2011. Verification Engineer, Ericsson AB, Gothenburg 2008/2009. Lab Support, Ericsson AB, Gothenburg

milling, drilling), prototyping using laser cutter, 3D printer, CNC, etc

Workshops Experience of planning, conducting and evaluating workshops held with users and stakeholders

Language skills Swedish (mother tongue) English (fluent) German (conversation)

VISU Domestic bladder scanner for greater data input, more accurate diagnostics and improved treatment of urinary retention.

Collaborative partner

Philips Healthcare Eindhoven

Anatomy of bladder with urinary retention Urinary retention is an inability to completely empty the bladder with the risk of discomfort, infections and acute urinary retention Ureters Peritoneum

Detruser muscle

Ureter opening Trigone

Urethral sphincter Urethra

External sphincter

Urine left in the bladder after urination

Growth of bacteria and kidney stones

Risks

Acute urinary retention, potentially life-threatening and requires immediate emergency treatment

The bladder scanner The bladder scanner works with ultrasound to scan the bladder for rests of urine after urination. The transducer sends visuals to a screen and provides the volume of left over urine. The method is used as a part of a doctors diagnosis of the patient.

Collecting data to follow the status of patients with urirary retention relies on the following three steps below. However the data is often insufficient in both quantity and quality and can lead to a faulty diagnosis.

48-hour analog micturation list Analog list of personal urination data. Does not provide data about urine left in bladder.

Bladder scan

Catheterisation

Not conducted frequently enough to recieve qualitative data for diagnosis.

Many times unnessesary and creates discomfort for patients as well as increase risks for infections.

How might we... ... provide people with urinary retention a way to track the status of their bladder at home? And: How might we give doctors more input when diagnosing the patient?

Initial sketches

Concept development

Final sketches

USB Port Display Remove the display from the transducer to activate it. Keep track of the transducers angle with the gyro indicator on the screen and receive data from the scan.

Button Simplicity captured in one button. Want to start the scanning process? Click the button. No other actions needed nor necessary.

Charge the transducer via the USB port and allow doctors to transfer patient data to the computer.

Induction charging The display is charged through the induction of the transducer. Magnets snap the display to the transducer when storing and transporting.

Transducer

Facilitate usage The transducer needs to maintain a correct angle when placed on the pelvis over the bladder to perform a accurate scan. The gyro indicator guides the user and provides feedback when the transducer is correctly angled and ready for scanning.

Preparing for a scan Adding Philips Ultra Gel. One time usage solid ultrasound gel for easy usage and cleaning of transducer.

Scanning in progress...

MEMO

Medication Memory MEMO (“mee:mow�) is the result of a 10 day collaboration with students from the product- and interaction design program. It uses light and motion as well as sound to provide a proper medication management. MEMO is an approach to turn daily medication into a more pleasant experience.

What if you struggle with your daily medication?

Have a look at how MEMO could change that!

Light is announcing when it is time to take your pills

Pill box is moving up and down, and lights up when it is time to take the medication

Pill box Pill dispenser

is having different colours for different days

is playing sound and identifying pill boxes, pushing them up according to the medical time schedule

Pill box Light is indicating that MEMO is plugged in and working

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is lighting up the compartment containing the right pill dosage

MEMO Timeline

13:47

14:00

14:10

MEMO in neutral mode.

The notification starts with a pulsating light signal.

Time to take your medication!

The pill box is moving up and down and gives off a sound to further notify the user.

The pill box is “impatiently� moving up and down and the sound is increasing to notify the user of the urgency to take the medicine.

The MEMO App sends a notification to a close relative or a nurse to inform them if the medicine has not been taken in time.

Wizard of Oz user test How do you react to a moving object with blinking elements? How can we create different steps of notification by using sound, light and motion?

Involving people while acting out different scenarios both analog and digitally.

Model making Can we make people believe in our concept?

How much “prototype� does it need?

Sound design How do we create an ambient sound that raises your awareness without alarming you?

10 days. 4 designers. And Oscar.

Have a look at our process!

Scooptram STA + Grizzly Grid The STA is a fully automated and battery driven scooptram (LHD), used for underground mining. The LHD breaks new ground in safety and improves the process of loading, hauling and dumping, the content of the mine. The new Grizzly grid provides a better solution for the process of dividing the iron ore from boulders to facilitate continuous workflow of the LHD. Collaborative partners

Atlas Copco & LKAB

A team of designers 1365 meters underground What can we achieve when facing the unknown?

Want to experience the underground?

Meet the guide from our field research. He is one of many accepting the fact that big parts of his hometown has to be moved in order to maintain the business of mining iron ore. When going deeper underground more efficient ways of extracting iron ore has to be implemented. This project focuses on two concepts which fit in the line of both present and future mining solutions.

Take a look at our field research!

Photo from the field research at 1365 meters - Malmberget, Kiruna, Sweden.

Loading. Hauling. Dumping. The Process.

Kirunavaara

Ventilation Combustion engines and toxic fumes is the strongest reason to the need of ventilation which can cost up to 30% of total running costs in a mine

LKAB

Interview with Johanna, 34 “I never speak to my children about my work in the mine. I think it’s too dangerous and I don’t want to make them worried”

of iron ore loading capacity is lost due to long duration times of breaking boulders

LKAB HQ 1365 meters Future levels - Higher risks - Increased running costs

The LHD Loading, Hauling and Dumping. The heavy machines are working closest to the non-secured parts of the mine increasing the risks for their drivers

How do we keep track of all the data collected from one day underground?

The study trip was analysed through a number of collaborative workshops with emphasis on finding design opportunities to carry on individually. Concept ideas grew from mapping out the different processes of extracting iron ore as well as creating personas from the conducted interviews and presenting ideas through role plays.

Problems

10% of loading capacity is lost due to the time consuming process of crushing boulders

Boulders are too big to fit the shaft and has to be crushed by the pedestal boom

A pantograph is recharging

Battery & Automation

Grizzly Grid

the battery

Green power and getting

Combustion engines are in great need of ventilation and produce toxic fumes and noise

Getting the driver into a safe zone!

Solutions

Recharging

the driver into a safe zone

Allows continuous dumping while boulders are crushed

Initial sketches

From kick off to finish line Have a look at the process

Atlas Copco STA + Grizzly A complete concept providing reduced ventilation, green energy usage, people into safe zones and increasing the efficiency of the mine

I will be your eyes Protective houses for lights, cameras and laserscanners for constant feedback directed to the control center. The laserscanner provides a live update of the 3D-mesh of the mine and gives feedback of the STA’s position.

Pantograph

Battery

Ryden Dual Carbon Battery provides greater performance and enables a 20x faster charging process

The pantograph is automatically raised to reach electrical wires recharging the battery

Bucket

6 m3 with the capacity of 16 tons fully loaded

The eyes

Cameras and lights for continous monitoring

Laser Scanner Cameras and laser sanner placed in back

Maintenance

Access to ladder reaching pantograph and top maintenance area

Power Connection Connection for battery

Grizzly In contrast to the common flat grid the Grizzly allows continuous dumping without disruption from boulders stuck in the grid

Sectioned Area The boulders slide down to a separated part of the grid not to block the shaft

Final presentation for Atlas Copco and LKAB Mining

EGO Power Tools Screwdriver 5 week product analysis course with emphasis on parametric modeling and production methods

Design in 20 hours The start of the project was an exercise in brand analysis of EGO. A design suggestion was finalised within the time span of 20 hours.

5 hours Brand analysis & benchmarking 3 hours Sketching 6 hours Form studies 6 hours Finalising design

Parametric modeling Solidworks was used for parametric modeling of the screwdriver. Not only were internal components included but consideration of production and material was also of great relevance.

Magnetic surface

Bit holder

Store screws and keep them close when you are working

Magnets snap the bits and hold them in place in the cut out

Two screws

Holding the two pieces together and fixing the engine

Top piece

Snaps the two side pieces together reducing needed screws

Bottom piece Houses the charging input as well as capping the bottom of the two side pieces together

Model making 3D-printing and building a fully functional screwdriver

Presentation with visual effects Have a look at the animation of the EGO Screwdriver

SOLID Water Tap SOLID is the result of the course “Skills & Techniques”.

The solid ring acts as an interactive medium between the user and the flow of water. The concept was presented for FM Mattson, Östnor, the leading Swedish water tap sales and developer.

Collaborative partner

FM Mattsson

Initial sketches

Prototyping I believe that physical prototyping is a fundamental base for explorations, discussion and problem solving. Problem solving with a hands-on process that allows me to explore and validate ideas through trial and error by bringing them into the physical world: the craftsmanship within the process from rough sketch models to mock-ups and final models, physicalysing ideas and making them work.

SOLID Water flow

Ambidextrous temperature regulators

Slide and rotate for regulation of flow and temperature

Let me show and tell Telling a story and communicating ideas I do best when presenting to an audience. By introducing photoshop sketch movies during the project, a variety of simple yet sufficient movies where made to show interaction and usage of the water tap. The short movie and the model worked as a strong tool to communicate form and interaction of the concept.

Have a look at the sketch movie!

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Feel free to contact me!

E-mail: karlotto.saarman@gmail.com Phone: +49 174 5291145 LinkedIn: Karl-Otto Saarman Skype: karl.otto.saarman