Portfolio 2016 SAYALI UPADHYE
Hello! My name is Sayali Upadhye. I’m a 21 year old from Pune, India. I’m a third year product design student at MIT Institute of Design and looking for a 6 weeks summer internship. Here is a brief compilation of my work.
Contact +917774952921 saaylie.u13@gmail.com
Contents
1. SPINIT 2. GLUE GUN 3. PLIP 4. TANGRAM SEATING 5. SKILLSET
SPINIT CREATIVE INTERVENTION The objective was to study a law of physics and implement it in a product and show simple magic.
Centrifugal Force “THE APPARENT FORCE THAT DRAWS A ROTATING BODY AWAY FROM THE CENTRE OF ROTATION IS CALLED CENTRIFUGAL FORCE.”
Ideation ‘SPINIT’ is a scientific toy inspired from a trick based on the centrifugal force. Normally if you try to send the balls to both ends, they won’t go. But, if you spin it, because of the centrifugal force acting on it, they instantly get thrown to the ends. It looks like magic due to the invisible centrifugal force acting on it.
Prototypes
Final Design SPINIT is a fun toy for kids which acts like a spinning top. All you have to do is spin the toy and enjoy endless hours of entairtainment. It works on the invisible force hence the kids think of it as magic. It is a delight for adults as well.
Glue Gun
FORM TRANSITION Developing a form for a product with relevance to attributes pertaining to its characteristics, physical appereance and all perceivable entities it is associated with.
MOTION
SPEED
SMOOTH
LONG
FLUID ORGANIC
Design Challenge Changing the quadratic form of the existing product and come up with an organic speedy form.
Inspiration Luxury cars
Exploring 2D forms and deriving 3D wireframe structures from them. The idea was to translate, rotate and scale basic geometric shapes and give it radii manipulation.
Final Form
PLIP MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
Design a receptable having a preassigned function which can be injection moulded.
Ideation The idea was to design a container to dispense paper clips.
‘Plip’ is made up of polyproplyene and has a sheet metal which holds the pins and avoids a blockage by giving them a path. The dispenser also has a sheet metal form spring fit in it.
‘Plip’ is 40mm X 40mm X 35mm container. Approximately 40 clips can fit the container.
Mechanism When the container is pressed down,the slit at the base aligns with end of the container, thus, keeping enough space for a pin to fall out. The container goes back up to its original position because of the spring ďŹ t into the base.
Locking System
Challenges Faced
The container has a small 1mm extruded part which locks in the slit when the container is ďŹ xed. This restrains the container from coming out very easily.
Coming up with a design that is not only functional but also manufacturable was the biggest challenge. It was essential to apply the understanding of the process of injection moulding while designing the receptable.
Manufacturing Processes
Cavity
Core
Cam driven Core for the ribs
Core Cavity
Cavity
Part Cam Driven Core Parting Line Retractable core
Retractable core for the slit for sheet metal.
Core
Cam driven core for the slit
Rapid Prototyping Validating the product through rapid prototyping.
Tangram Seating PUBLIC SEATING
To make an interactive public seating for the college fest.
As part of the installations team for ‘1874’, MITID college fest, we had to come up with a cheap intereactive public seating. ‘Tangram Seating’ is a set of 7 stool inspired from the old chinese game of tangram. There are four sets which can be arranged into 1874. Various combinations can be explored just like the original game.
Inspiration
The Making Materials Plywood Recycled MS Iron Rods
Challenges Faced Finishing the seatings in just 4 days with minimum material and a budget of Rs. 2000.
Skillset
Eyelet Press MODEL MAKING
To study form and material of an existing product characteristics and replicate the same using suitable material and model making techniques.
Model making is a signiďŹ cant part of design learning as it establishes sense of scale, understanding of form, detailing and material handling.
Original Material Iron Steel
Materials Used MDF Rubberwood HIPS Aluminium wire
Manufacturing Process Casting Iron
Challenges Faced Since the product is made up of a singular mould, the challenge was to put togetherMDF pieces to make it look like cast iron.
Form Transition
Laptop Sleeve STICHING Designing and stitching a laptop sleeve using upcycled fabric.
Colour Pallette
Materials Used
Detailed Features The sleeve has an additional ap to keep laptop accesories so that everything can be carried at once. The ap has magnetic buttons attached so that it can be shut when not required. The sleeve has a strap, thus, can also be used as a bag.
Sketches An
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Design Skills
The Creative Process
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I’m a highly self-motivated person and passionate about art in general. I love to design great looking functional products. I am always looking for inspiration from the world around me. Despite having a versatile skillset, one of my design assets is sketching and presentation skills. Not only have I got innovative ideas, but also an unwavering passion for all things creative.
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