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XIAOYE ZHANG
XIAOYE ZHANG Integerated Product Design Student Class of 2017 University of Pennsylvania
xiaoyez@seas.upenn.edu 215-475-1040
E DU C A T I ON 2015.09 - Now Philadelphia, United States
M:IPD student Integrated Product Design, Class of 2017 University of Pennsylvania
2011.09 - 2015.06 Shanghai, China
B.Eng, Industrial Design Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2008.09 - 2011.06 Jiangsu, China
Jiangsu Province Liangfeng Senior Middle School
SKILLS Softwares Languages
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Illustrator
Photoshop
SPSS Rhinoceros
SPSS
Powerpoint
Word
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Alias Alias
Mandarin Native
Solidworks
Keyshot
English Fluent
Japanese Good
Programming Languages Processing, Python
Excel
Hobbies Writing, Reading
Observation Brainstorming Idea Generation
Design-related Interaction Design Graphic Design Layout Design Painting
After Effects
Shanghainese Native
Design Techniques
User Experience User-centered Design User Research Methodology
Product Design Product Sketching Prototyping Techniques
Laser-cutting 3D-printing Woodwork Rapid Prototyping Interaction Prototyping
CG illustration Chinese brush painting Watercolor Sketching
Photography
Landscape Por trait Architecture Product
Calligraphy
Hard-tipped pen Brush pen
Phoe Lamp is designed around the concept of growing and changing. Installed Nitinol enables it to be lifelike and “grow” poetically.
When the power is on, current goes through the nitinol, heating it up to 113 oF, the transition temperature. During that time, the “wing” rolls up as it’s gradually lighting up
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M a n u f a c t u r i n g Woodwork
Assembling Binding the wires and LED strip together. The LED strip will be bent by the force of Nitinol wires once there is current going through.
A bent tube connects the electric wires and
shades with the wooden base. The wires
and other electronic pieces pass through the tube into the wooden body where a switch is installed at the bottom.
Scores of methods were tested to reduce the heat generated by the attach points of the wires.
The nitinol wire was wrapped with copper foil to increase the attachment area.
The four wires had to be kept parallel to each other. Otherwise, when they touch,
extremely high heat is generated by currents at the contact point.
Connecting Hundreds of failures occurred during this
period. I kept measuring and adjusting to obtain the correct resistance, force and voltage applied to both ends of the wires.
I chose to use four wires preset to the same shape of curves. In this way they can meet the requirements of shape, force, appropriate temperature, good timing and safety.
Form&Function The modular structure meets both aesthetical requirement and functional requirement. The wing-like, spiral shape gives the lamp a sense of vitality when it turns on.
White glue is used to shape and strengthen the artpaper.
Texture Natural &Organic
Cedarwood
Finding Proper Proportion
Artpaper
Patterns Dull Polish
EYES LIKE YOURS Home Clock Series
This seris of home clocks is designed on the topic of Animal Protection. I try to arouse people’s awareness by using animals’ faces, especially animals’ eyes. Everytime people look at the clock, they will subconsciously gaze at the eyes. A reasonable hypothesis is that there is a longterm impact on people which can create a sense of empathy. Hopefully, the empathy may finally lead to actions to protect animals. The whole design is based on the Emotional Design Theory by Donald Norman. My thesis is to study how visceral level design can affect reflective level thinking, in this case is how visual pattern can influence people’s feelings.
Donald Norman：
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Three Levels of Design
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REFLECTIVE BEHAVIORAL
VISCERAL
How can visceral level influence reflective level?
Humans are sensitive to human faces, especially eyes. There is some potential that the pattern of eyes (visceral) can influence people’s feelings(reflective).
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Empathy This is the most famous picture of the Project Hope in China. It was published in 1991 and soon attracted great attention of Chinese society. People can read the eagerness from the eyes. So far, nearly 10,000 Hope Primary Schools have been built and helped over 2 million kids in poverty-stricken areas get education.
SCENE
LEOPARD
WHITE TIGER
ZEBRA
TEST Semantic Differential 3
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MANUFACTURING Put on putty, primer and several coatings to make a smooth surface
Design Print Engrave
Paint Dry
Draw the eyes
Put on clock movement and hands
BUIDABLES WHAT
Modular robots for playing and learning
WHO
Teenagers Aged between 10 to 16
WHEN
Leisure hours
WHERE
At school or at home
WHY
5 W 1 H
Learn basic knowledge about motion and mechanics while entertaining
HOW
From easy to difficult, simple to complex
Rotate
Magnetize
With magnet dots and rings, spheres can be connected to one another
MODULAR Learning process is always from simple to complex
Modular structure encourages creativity
SPHERES & RINGS
DIFFERENT COMBINATION
Different movement Enable rotations in 3-dimentional world
Aesthetics Unharmful
EXPLORATION
MOVEMENT
FORM
CONNECTION
Movable model
I have different ideas about connecting these spheres. It should be simple and strong enough for complex movement without extra pieces.
ROTATION
Preset the movement by rotating the ring. Angle and speed are recorded and repeated. Teenagers can easily set the movement and by combining different parts, creating uniquely moving robots.
DIAGRAM
1. One day, Peter gets a present from his father.
2. It contains spheres of different sizes and some other pieces.
USE CASE
3. It’s easy for Peter to 4. Peter moves the smaller combine the two part he’s part along the surface of made together because of the larger one. the magnet inside.
5. Peter moves the smaller 6. Then he finds the small 7. Peter learns quickly and balls moves automatically soon creates his own part along the surface of and periodically. robot. It can finish simple the larger one. movement.
8. Peter is capable of creating more complicated robots. None he enjoys sharing his successful robots with his friends.
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Furniture Design Independent work Sep.2013
The sheep-immitating ottman is made of beech, woolen yarn and felted wool and stuffed with cotton.
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