Product Design Portfolio, Yuvraj Jain

Who What ...and beyond

My name is Yuvraj (YOO-VRAAZH) and I was born and brought up in Gurugram, India.

Today, I am a 22 year old graduating student from UAL: Central Saint Martins , where I pursued BA (Hons) in Product and Industrial Design.

I firmly believe that good design is the foundation of a successful business, with a passion for design that is not only aesthetically pleasing but also practical and efficient. I have honed skills in designing products for manufacturing, ensuring the optimisation of a design in every aspect of production.

I enjoy meeting new people and hearing new perspectives. My personal and professional experiences have made me confident in my soft skills.

I educate, refine and drive myself to be a better person. I sail through when it comes to learning new skills, especially if it is a software skill.

RIght now I am learning about project management through an online certificate course by Google.

1Ankh

Modular Suitcase, Built for Repair

PROJECT DIRECTION

THE

CHOICE IS OURS

Brief:

Re-define the suitcase’s product sector’s values/purpose to finally re-design the product by breaking down and putting the stakeholders first.

MAKE CUSTOMERS FOR LIFE (REPAIR + EXPERIENCE ECONOMY)

“

IS THE WORLD BETTER OFF BECAUSE YOUR BUSINESS IS IN IT? ”

– Paul Polman

DEVELOPMENT IDEATION

SKETCHS

Sketches on the right-hand side are part of the design development phase exploring the fully repairable suitcase’s different volumes and working mechanisms. The process involved studying the existing components/mechanisms and their problems to improve/redesign the same.

DEVELOPMENT

SCALED PROTOTYPES

On the right are 3D printed models in FDM, which helped me explore different joints and mechanism. Some of the models are scaled, but the wheel mechanism is printed in 1:1 scale and is fully functional. The models helped better understand the task and working of the modular suitcase.

WORKING 1

REPLACE THE WHEEL

The four step procedure on the page helps understanding the working of the pop in and out of the wheel. It is a simple spring based mechanism which on pulling the lever released the wheel and otherwise keeps it locked in its place.

Essesntial Wheel Design

Locate the realise lever

Pull the lever inwards

Pulling the lever will realise the wheel piston

Pull the wheel component down to replace or upgrade

The suitcase is designed to be self assembled by the customer and it can be done it eight simple steps as shown. This allows the user to replace and upgrade the parts as required.

Take the connecter

Place hard shells within the connector

Place screws on point joining the connector and hard shells

Slide the telescopic handle in

Screw the handle caps in place (highlighted in orange)

Screw the locks and handle in place (highlighted in orange)

Place the inner lining using the on the sides of the shells

Pop the wheels Ready to use

ADVENTURE

FOR OUR WANDERLUST

STRONGER | TOUGHER | NATURAL DESIGN

LUXURY TRAVEL

IN STYLE

SAFER | SMOOTHER | PREMIUM DESIGN

2Ekagrata

Neck Around Wearable for Well-Being

Digitally Simulate Hugs

Ben is feeling low and not able to work

THE CONCEPT STIMULATING HUG

I wonder how Yuvraj is feeling, let me send him a hug - Mitalee

Hugging Makes You Feel Good

When someone receives a hug, for most, their body releases the hormone and neurotransmitter, oxytocin, often times referred to as “the love hormone.”

Increased levels of oxytocin have been attributed to happiness and the reduction of stress and anxiety.

Ben now feels better as he feels the precense of his friend and increase of happy chemicals in his body,.

DEVELOPMENT

IDEATION SKETCHS

Sketches on the right-hand side are part of the design development phase exploring the shape and ergonomics of the product.

DEVELOPMENT

MOCK-UPS AND CAD MODELING

I started with paper modeling to understand shape and ergonomics of the product. This lead me to explore my designer in foam modeling. Further the final iterations was developed in solid-works with basic internal components in mind.

Two Part Body

Speaker Module

Flexible Connectors

Button 1

Button 2

UX/UX

HARDWARE MEETS SOFTWARE

Icon of an app is the first point of engagement for a user.

A great icon can increase downloads upto 560%

PROJECT DIRECTION

RISE OF SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY

Mintel’s research shows that photography has increased in popularity over the last few years. 34% of UK consumers had pursued photography in their leisure time in the last 12 months. The rise in smart-phone ownership and quality of cameras on these devices is a likely contributor to this.

62%

Agree with the statement “Having a smart-phone has encouraged me to take more photographs”

DEVELOPMENT

IDEATION SKETCHS

Sketches on the right-hand side are exploring different grips, sizes and holding mechanisms of the phone. Given the current market I chose to go with the magnetic phone holding design.

DEVELOPMENT

LASH-UPS AND PROTOTYPEES

Foam lash-ups allowed me to quickly explore different grips for the product and understand the ergomics of the hand how the user will hold the device while in use. Further I 3D printed my final design in FDM to test out the ergonmics and functioanlity of the design.

PRO FEATURES

ADD ON ACCESSORIES

The product is designed to add on extra photography accessories to shoot like a pro with your smartphone. The user can easily add an exteranal light, tripod, monopod and a a lens to improve their photos.