Finalist antwerp innovative futures
award 2016
best of Po: “Gbo usability award 2016�
Industrial Design portfolio a look in my abilities as a designer
A bit about me
skills 2D
Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign Sketching, Wacom tablet, Markers
3D
Rhino - Solidworks - Keyshot Foam and clay modeling
Hello!
I am Stijn De Bondt. I was born focus lies on product development, more specific on value
on October 30, 1993. I am recently graduated as a driven design. This means I’m able to do what I like the
strenghts Social Motivated Eager to learn Teamplayer
other Languages
Dutch (native) English - fluently French - good Spanish - Beginner
hobbies
Tennis, tennis teacher, leader in boyscouts, ...
Product developer at the university of Antwerp. At the most; the practical side of my study. I love being creative moment I’m looking for a job offer related to industrial and work with my hands. Apart from my love for creating product development or product design. One of the little parts of the future I’m verry into creating new events things I love the most is working in teams and learn and facilities for the children of the tennisacademy where from other teammembers. Due to my studies my I grew up.
this is a selection
skills
of my most representative Student work
sketching & visualisation Tablet and pencil drawings
Travel box
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3D modeling & rendering Model of gillette proglide
Prototyping
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interaction design User experience, testing of products 13
collaboration & presentation Workshop cardesign
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Sketching & visualisation Tablet & Pencil Drawings During my study in Antwerp I learned to sketch in many diferent ways, with many different tools. Over the years I developed a preference for sketching with ball-point combined with markers. On the other hand I realy like making presentation sketches on the tablet, so that I can make the drawings more realistic.
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3D modeling & rendering Model Gillette Proglide The aime of this page is mainly to show the skill of making realistic sufaces in Rhino. Here you can see that I made a couple of renders in Keyshot to show to product from different angles.
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Prototyping Never to early In product development it’s verry important to understand what you’re making. The best way to do this, is to make it feasable. Prototyping the ideas is one of the things I like the most in the whole design process. In my opinion it’s never to early to begin with prototyping so you can learn from your mistakes during the process.
Interaction Desing Collaboration & presentation Brainstorming Working in teams is one of my stronger characteristics.
Design research When you’re developing a product it’s important to get feedback from the users in different stages of the process. The best way is to make some kind of prototype so the end user can test it and share his experience with the developer. User experience design is one of my skills and is something that I really enjoy to do.
3D design Prototyping
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Expansion of product range Future design
Expansion of product range Acoustic furniture design
Nomad
Workshop
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Wilson infinity Focus on mechanical aspects
Branding
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Ideation sketching Visualisation of concepts
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Student work
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of my most representative
Buzzibend
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this is a selection
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Projects
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Qiq Mechanical design Technology development
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buzzi bend Date: February 2014 Duration: 1 semester Challenge: Full design Goal: Expand product range of brand Requirements: Fit to Buzzispace design Innovative
Brief
subject: Commissioned by Buzzispace we had to develop an acoustic furniture element that could be used in a relevant workspace. Beside the acoustic function of the product it also needed to have a second function like a partition , lighting , projection screen, ... Last but not least we had to pay attention to the compactness of the product for optimal distribution.
Concept 1
design process
For this project I developed an acoustic partition element that could be easely placed in a large workspace with a lot of tables. The idea was to create an opportunity to make consultations between teachers and students more pleasant and quieter. The Buzzibend also provides a little private space. The user will be less distracted while working when using it.
Foldable
Concept selection
Buzzibend
Why the name “Buzzibend”? The function of the product is in the name. It’s a flat product that can be bend to provide stability. You can bend it to your own needs and wishes. The product only weights 3kg and can be made in 9 different colors.
Concept 3
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The Buzzibend is a foldable partition element with a great acoustic function. The product weights only 3kg and is easily stored. As a customer, you don’t need to be worried about the assembly of the product. Everything is pre-assembled and brought to you ready to use.
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Nomad (little travel box) Date: September 2014 Duration: 1 semester Challenge: Full product design Goal: Make it possible to live & sleep in your car Requirements: User centered design Innovative Multifunctional
Brief subject: In corporation with the design company “Discoh” and “universidad politecnica de Valencia” I worked together with a team of six people, with different nationalities and different backgrounds, on a new product to make living in your car better and more comfortable.
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Nomad In association with the design company “Discoh” and “universidad politecnica de Valencia” I worked together with a team of six people with different nationalities on a new product to make living in your car better and more comfortable. We aimed it at te younger age-range of 18 to 30 year old. This is for people who are traveling for long periods of time or don’t have a stable form of accomodation themselves. The aim was to make the product so that you can sleep and live in your car for a lenght of period of time. If you’re interested in the project and want to see the whole design process you can watch the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiULsZJxEuo
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Nomad In association with the design company “Discoh” and “universidad politecnica de Valencia” I worked together with a team of six people with different nationalities on a new product to make living in your car better and more comfortable. We aimed it at te younger age-range of 18 to 30 year old. This is for people who are traveling for long periods of time or don’t have a stable form of accomodation themselves. The aim was to make the product so that you can sleep and live in your car for a lenght of period of time. If you’re interested in the project and want to see the whole design process you can watch the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiULsZJxEuo
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samsonite (luggage concepts of the future) Date: Januari 2015 Duration: 1 week Challenge: Concept design Goal: Design the luggage of the future Requirements: User centered design super Innovative
Brief subject: One week long I worked together with several other students on new concepts for the luggage of te future. We had to develop ideas that would change the luggage industry. Because the project was confidential I can not show any of the results.
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wilson infinity (automatic tennis ball collector) Date: September 2014 Duration: 1 semester Challenge: Full product design Goal: Collect and deliver tennisbals automatically Requirements: Innovative Multifunctional Technical
Brief
subject: In this project the focus lies on mechanical aspects and systemdesign. I had to develop an automatic tennisball collector for Wilson that could pick up balls and deliver them to the ball machine all by itself.
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Wilson infinity After the ideation phase I started prototyping the chosen idea to verify the working of the mechanisme. The selected idea for picking up the balls was the idea where the ball is clamped in between the housing and the wheel. when the wheel turns the ball will be pushed upwards where it can roll in the reservoir. Due to the form of the housing of the collector and its arms each and every ball will be guided to one of the two wheels. Another feature is the cleaning system of the tennis balls when they are picked up. On the drawing (right side) you can see the blue circle that is representing a brush that will clean the ball before it goes into the reservoir. There are still a lot of other complex systems in this product that are not shown here. If you’re interested to know more about this project you can always ask me.
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branding Date: 2015-2016 Duration: couple of months Challenge: Freelance branding assignments Goal: Depending on the companies wishes Requirements: Ideation Presentation
Brief
subject: In my freetime I like to work on some sideprojects with or without a friend of mine (Nicolas Vanderwee). In the following pages you will see some branding assignments I did for Bozon and Miko. For Bozon we made a logo design and for Miko I made a marketing concept.
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Miko coffee The coffee company, Miko coffee, asked me if I was interested to make an innovation project for them. I started with the idea to put a coffee mug on top of the chimney with a led screen, shaped like their logo. Because they are located at a verry bussy intersection a lot of people would be able to see the warm coffee mug. This first idea was cancled because the chimney will be removed soon. The second idea was to renew the whole facade of the building, to give it a fresh new look and make it clear to people which companies where working behind those walls. Not only Miko coffee is situated there but also a large part of Miko Pac. With this last concept I won one of the innovation prices of Miko.
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COMBINATION COMBI PAC en coffee warm & cold feeling painted facade
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BOZON The Bozon Group is a filmmaking company who is offering an added value to their costumers by being attentive to the smallest details needed. It’s essential that this core philosophy is reflected in their company’s logo. At Bozon they requested an abstract logo, wherein there is a subtle reference to the company’s initials. The ideal logo should be sleek in its design, sharp looking and original. A cliché use of camera rolls, diafragmas etc. should be avoided. The logo will also be used on both a white and a black background. During the ideation phase, several sketches were made to find the ideal concepts in consultation with Bozon.
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QIQ
QIQ (trainingtool for advanced and pro kite surfers)
Date: September 2015 Duration: 10 months Challenge: Full product design Goal: Measuring high forces in kitelines Requirements: Innovative Multifunctional Technical
Brief
subject: In coorperation with a kitebuilder I worked on a new product that would make it possible to measure and collect different parameters during kitesurfing. The user and the kite developer would get more information about the behavior of the kite. In this project I also developed a new technologie that makes it possible to measure high forces in flexible kitelines. This is my biggest project made in my carreer as a student. So if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me!
problem
Concept 1: measuring tension by presure
design process QIQ sensoren Due to an extensive research and ideation phase I decided to work with industrial pressure sensors to measure the tensile strength in kite lines. By using a smart form for the housing, the sensors can be twisted onto the kite lines, which makes it possible to translate the high tensile strengths into lower pressure forces. The special form will also ensure that the sensors will be fixed in a vertical and horizontal direction on the kite line. The total sensor kit exists of two small round sensors that can be placed on the two backlines and one Main sensor unit that is mounted onto the front line. This slightly bigger unit will sent the measured data to a main unit due to a small Bluetooth module. Main unit: The main unit can be attached to the harness of the kite surfer. It’s a small unit that collects all the data and processes it, so it can translate the data to the user by sending it to the smartphone or by giving an allerting feedback signal.
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Measure High Forces up to 3000N
Industrial tension sensors are to expensive
design process
Concept 2: NEw textile sensor
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QIQ smart textile sensor The great innovation that comes with this concept, is the ability to form one of the strongest fibers on earth (Dyneema) to a high tensile strength sensor. This by means of a conductive coating with carbon nanotubes which gives a read-out of electrical output signals, generated by mechanical forces. In addition, this sensor has a number of other benefits such as the small cost and low weight. He will also easily be installed between existing kite lines to measure the tensile force. In the second part of the project I made a working prototype in coorperation with Centexbel. I also took the innitiative to protect the idea.
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Cheaper Lighter Flexible Better integration
3 Coated kite lines work as flexible forcesensors that are mounted in between the existing lines. Each coated kite line has its own communication unit. The three little yellow units that are mounted on the kite lines exist of a housing with a microprocessor, a bluetooth module and a little battery inside. This makes it possible to sent the measured data to the main unit which can be found at the harnas of the user.
thanks for showing interest in my portfolio.
“Please don’t hesitate to contact me!”
stijndebondt@hotmail.com
+32 494 175204
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