Vision
01
Individual Project Apr. 2015 - Jun. 2015
Understand and explore the living status and demand of the visually impaired people, and make a universal design bringing more pleasures and enhancing the life quality of the visually impaired people.
Target
Data Research
User Research
There are about 40 million to 45 million visually impaired people around the world. And the number of low vision sufferer is 3 times as much as the visually impaired, about 140 million people.
To find out what kind of recreations do the visually impaired people take in their daily lives and where is the limitatuion in these recreations.
Recreations proportion of visually impaired person
Internet
59%
Audiobook
54%
Sports
36%
Radio
22%
Card game
8%
Book in braille
6% From 2015 PRC status research of disabled people http://www.cdpf.org.cn/
To find a design opportunity and understand the user better, I went to a visually impaired masters' massage parlor to make an investigation of five visually impaired masters there and found the following characteristics of their current lives.
Darkness in living place.
More sharp auditory sense and touch than normal person.
Need voice-assist software when using a smart phone.
They have no sense of pictures, nor taking pictures
Be familiar with the placement of objects in the room through memory.
Daily entertainments are related to "listening".
Braille is replaced by typing and voice.
Great demand for smart product.
Use intelligent devices skillfully.
Design Opportunity
Technical support
Requirements & Features Textures for a better sence of touch
See with hands As we can see, the enhancement of hearing is invoked throughout their life. But nowadays there's few products which use the enhancement of touching to enhance the life quality of the visually impaired people. The lack of sence of picture can be complemented by technology and design.
broadcasting
temprature
film sence of picture
painting
relief
Using the technology created by MIT media lab, the touchable picture, relief, can present with more pixels.
3d Scanner
materials
The 3d scanner has developed. You can do 3d scanning even with your smartphone.
camera
3d model
Not easy to be lost
inFORM
sence of touch photograph
Share the relie f with friends
FormBox It is easier and quicker to make a relief for touch using the vacuum like form box or heat in the traditional way.
Prompt tones
Handle with left hand Touch screen with right hand
fewer buttons for easier interaction
Pattern Test
complicated scene
The test of feeling the relief to perceive the picture is made.
Can not be identified
objects
portrait with details
Can be identified after tell the user what they are
Texture Test Function
Can be identified by touching the outline
Market Analysis
Button
Shell
Establish models of 6 different textures for 3d printing. Make a survey of the texture feeling of 5 visually impaired masters and 10 students.
plant
Shutter Button
part of animal
potrait with few details
Details can be identified
Guideline
Sketches
Final Concept
Structure
PAPER-BOX BUTTON
Technical Principle
Take chromophotograph and it in the memory of the camera.
Remove the details and background of the chromophotograph, to turn it into a gray-scale picture.
Convert the gray-scale picture into relief.
Press the photographic papers in the machine into the relief through hot press molding.
Feature
How to use
It is equipped with light sensor, turning the LED light automatically in the dark environment to assist with shooting.
1
Place the photographic paper box into the camera
2
Boot up and start shooting.
3
Touch the dots screen to feel the relief.
4
Press the shutter to print the photo.
Buttons and shells with textures increase the touch feeling of the product .
Braille can be recorded for braille below the photographic papers.
02
Le Cheri Oct. – Nov. 2016 Team Project
Create a future vihecle for parents and infants, which is more safe, more comfortable and more interactive.
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Le Cheri
" For Who ?"
Timeline
Modern means of transport develops rapidly. However, in the parent-child travel, both baby carriages and baby car seats still stay in their traditional forms. Therefore, we decide to design an independent means of transport for parent-child travel.
2016 1984 1930S LACK OF INTERACTION
MID 1800S
The iconic Xplor y Stroller from Stokke
The jogging stroller
Mass-produced strollers
Handles and forwardfacing carriages
BUSY
DEMANDING MIN
2020
Safe Comfortable Interactive
Le Cheri
THE AVERAGE FAMILY WILL HAVE
FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD WILL
KIDS
Guideline Affability
UP TO
LIVE IN AN URBAN AREA BY
2020
Simple Technology
Tech Inspiration Toyota i-road
These three newtype vehicles become technical inspiration of our design. Self-balancing system of Lit Motors and two-wheeled direction changing technology of Toyota i-road both provide technical ideas of this conceptual vehicle. Segway X2 SE
Lit Motors C1
We decided to set penguin as the design guideline. Emperor penguin will be incubating for five months every year. The shape of penguin is round and agreeable. No matter seen from the appearance or the spirit, penguin is extremely suitable for the design idea of this parent-child vehicle. After confirming the design guideline, we collected several groups of largesurface products as design inspiration to draw early sketches.
Le Cheri
IDEATION
Initial Sketches
Packages
Le Cheri
KEY SKETCH
After drawing an array of sketches and digital paintings, we decided the figure of the cheri as sketches below, which are in accordance with the vital guideline, penguin.
Le Cheri
TAPE DRAWING
624
156
Process
180
540
The process for this prototype, compared to the sketches, which is almost completely done in the vitural medium, using the traditional working modes.
720
1020
Final Work
1:3
CLAY MODEL
03
KAI Chair Individual Project Jan. 2016 – Apr. 2016
Create a chair meeting the living needs of modern Asian people and inheriting aesthetic wisdom of Chinese Ming-style furniture, based on modern solid wood technology.
Design Objective
Target User Meet living needs and modern aesthetics of Asian The physique of Asian population is averagely smaller than that of American or European population. Therefore, there are differences in measurements of the chair. While inheriting people-oriented and Ming-style aesthetics design philosophy, it is necessary to meet the restraining and implicit cultural style of East Asia, concise but not simple.
Salute to Hans Wegner’s The Chair
Inherit aesthetic wisdom of Ming furniture
The Chair is the most outstanding work achieved by Hans Wagner. It is so simple that everyone thinks they can approach it. The structure of the Chair enables the users to adjust to the most comfortable position no matter they are fat or thin. During the design, the simple and people-oriented design style of Hans Wagner is inherited. It’s necessary to take off hat to it.
Though Ming furniture has a long history, it contains unique aesthetic style. Its Ming round-backed armchair is the masterpiece that could mostly manifest its aesthetics. Neutral harmony, the opposition and unification of Yin and Yang, the greatest beauty is the simplest, seeking unification in change are the essence of this wisdom.
I would like to orient the target users of this chair into the young people with certain pursuit of life quality and certain aesthetic ability for such people are main users of future design. They have the ability and passion to pay for good design.
Application Space
I hope that this chair is simple and concise. It can be integrated into different scenes of life.
Sketches
Inspiration
The furniture, products and forms collected at ordinary times can be used as the inspiration of the final design.
Key Sketch
Sketches
SIDE VIEWS DETAILS
LEG SKECHES
The most common chair is comprised of handle, cushion and leg, which coincides with the Chinese character “kai 开 ”, whose meaning includes the implied meanings of inclusiveness, inspiration and comfort. It also perfect meets the design objective of this chair. Such concept is very interesting and also contains profound meaning.
Man-machine Study
Cardboard Model Investigate the human body dimensions o f 2 0 s t u d e n t s ( 10 b o y s a n d 10 g i r l s respectively) and make cardboard model.
104°
48
125
109°
MAX 710
24.5cm
58.2cm
4° 36.2cm 38.4cm 70cm
695
37.2cm
109°
447
427
Act
435
390
6°
760
4°
Normal
Dimension comparison KAI Chair 476
The Chair 490
Engineering Drawing 3 D
M o d e l i n g
P r o t o t y p e
Three Views
D e t a i l V i e w s
FRONT
TOP
W:53cm
H:71cm
BACK
L:50cm
Learning and Experience 1. It is the first time for me to make solid wood furniture. The consideration into the stress limit of the wood is not given in the early stage. Thus, the dimension of chair leg is widened when it is made actually in the late stage. So, there is a little deviation from the design finished in the earliest stage. The priority will be given to considering the problems such as stress and stability under the premise of pursing external shape when designing the furniture in the future. 2. Through two months’ learning and making process, most of modern solid wood technologies is are conquered.
Next Step Jointly make second-version KAI CHAIR with the masters from furniture factory and finally have them listed and sold.
Different application scenarios are matched for different chair cushions to integrate different living spaces and lifestyles.
Individual Project Oct. 2015 - Nov. 2015
Create a visual riding navigation to solve the insecurity and inconvenience of traditional mobile phone navigation, combining with mobile application.
The Problem
1
Cannot get the cell phone navigation device out in time.
When we are riding, the traditional navigation device is either vocal or being presented on a screen. These traditional navigation devices are highly inconvenient and there are numerous risk factors involved.
2
The noise from outside can interrupt sound listening.
3
Personas
Watching at the screen can cause a serious accident.
Insight
A 1+1>2 Formula Combine Bicycle Lamp with Navigation
Lea
Li Ke & Song Jiliang
Liu Wendong
Shopkeeper From German
Easygoing Campus Couple
Professional Stunt Rider
Lea came to Hangzhou last year and he is managing a buyer shop in urban area. Due to excellent scenery and weather in Hangzhou, she chose to buy a nostalgia style bicycle rather than automobile. She said that riding is a relaxing way. She always sees inexperienced sceneries in each cycling, which is the opportunity for me to understand the city. Lea came from Germany, who is unfamiliar with Chinese and Hangzhou, so mobile phone navigation is necessary for her travel. He uses a holder to fix the navigation in the handlebar. She said that mobile phone navigation is inconvenient, with the expectation to have better choices.
I have encountered with Li Ke and Song Jiliang in campus couples with good relationship in campus square who respectively students are majoring in architecture bioscience. They said that riding is their trip mode every day due to large campus. Bicycle is their best choice no matter to go to class, shopping mall or friend gathering. Due to familiarity about school environment, there is no need for navigation. However, once being outside the campus, and being in somewhere unknown, they often get lost. It is also inconvenient to use mobile phone maps for that they often worry about getting in wrong way.
Liu Wendong is a stunt ride in western Hangzhou. Take exercises in cycling techniques is his work every day. As to him, riding is his only trip mode except rainy and snowy days. In spare time, he also travels through streets and lanes in Hangzhou with team members or friends. However, he said that although he has been to many places, mobile phone navigation is still needed sometimes, especially when he is competing abroad with unfamiliarity about cities where there is high frequency to use mobile phone navigation.
Occupation :
Buyer Shop Keeper
Occupation :
Students
Occupation :
Stunt Rider
Avg Time per Bycicle Trip :
40 Mins
Avg Time per Bycicle Trip :
30 Mins
Avg Time per Bycicle Trip :
2 Hours
Avg Time of Biking per Day :
1 Hours 20 Mins
Avg Time of Biking per Day :
2 Hours
Avg Time of Biking per Day :
8 Hours
Ever meet the Navigation Problem ?
Sometimes Usually Always
Ever meet the Navigation Problem ?
Sometimes Usually Always
Ever meet the Navigation Problem ?
Sometimes Usually Always
Sketches Final Concept
"
A visible navigation device which has provided unprecedented convenience and security.
"
User Interface
1
Make adjustment over size according to different bicycle handles.
2
St art with long term press and st art Bluetooth, shut down with long press again. Press the button to start illumination LED with electricity quantity display light.
3
Go Straight
Turn
Turn around
Call
Reminding of Spots
Arrival
Users can make adjustment over each emitting color of Gight in mobile APP.
Features
User Scenario
How To Use
Turn on the switch. Start Gight.
Connect Gight with your cellphone. Set your destination.
Gight will offer creditable indicated arrows.
Arrive at the destination safely and accurately.
Structure 16.75
Mini Led Electric Quantity Display
54.08
57.75
Rate of Progress Display
Led Night Illumination
35.55
24.03
15.41
Power Button Automatic Start the Bluetooth
Laser Projection
APP Design The application is the navigation software matching with Gight. Users can set journey and other items in this App, such as LED and riding route and so on; in addition, the App can record each journey for users to use Gight, successively, online social communication platform for riders can be developed.
Details: Destination, duration, avg. speed Terminate navigation
Progress
LED option
Pattern of route
History Trips
Click button to start navigation after connecting Bluetooth
Start navigation
Choose whether to continue to use LED illumination after the end of journey
Share this trip in social network
Choose whether to Keep the mobile phone Bluetooth
05
Uri Individual Project 2016 RISD Summer Studies
This is the last project of Introduction to Furniture Design: Welding + Metal Work in RISD Summer Studies of 2016. It is required by the project to adopt any technology to make a piece of metal furniture. I chose to use bending tubes to make a piece of furniture with a minimalist aesthetic sense.
Design objective
Inspiration
Models
Traditional Rocking Horse has only one use mode. When children are tired of traditional Rocking Horse, it will lose its value. Now there are more and more multi-children families. Therefore, considering that both Rocking House and Cradle will swing, why shouldn’t I integrate the two modes in one?
1:1 Prototype Sketch
In RISD’s Furniture Studio, I adopted technologies learnt from the course to make a 1:1 furniture product. During the process, the most difficult step is contantly comparing length of iron tubes, cutting, then welding and making the model.
*Material: Steel Tube, Canvas
Bending
Welding
Painting
Final Work
Development
548.55
Size
Usage Scenario
After the course, I further developed Uri, so that Uri can be mutually converted between two modes of Rocking Horse and Simple Cradle, thus achiveing my original design objective. 705.79
0 - 10 months
2 - 7 years
In babyhood, Uri can serve as a simple cradle, but the use of Uri should be under the supervison of parent.
When the children grow up, parents can swith the mode of Uri to rocking horse mode. Uri possesses a minimalist aesthetic style.
Rocking Horse
389.88
557.67
995.54
328.49
218.41
435.58
636.54
Simple Cradle
Shelter Bench Team Project Dec. 2014
This is the final project of the course in the first term of sophomore year Design Thought & Expression. Try to find available design opportunities in modern urban public facilities to solve certain social problem. Our pair work group will aim the target users at group of the homeless in the hope of solving or improving their existing survival problems through design.
Target
Research
According to a report from the United Nations in 2005, more than 10 million people are homeless all over the world.
We interviewed 8 homeless people and observed their daily life behaviours in the train station, beneath the bridge, on the street and so on to find out what is the most nessesary demand for them to survive in this city.
The homeless probolem has became a global issues. No matter in the most powerful country the US or in the developing country such as China and India, There's a lot of homeless people living on the street.
Opportunity Explore public facilities that can be improved or redesigned in cities according to the most frequent place where the homeless have activities and live.
And there are a lot of living problems for them. No, not about live but survive.
Empathy Map The service objects of Shelter Bench are not only tramps but also more importantly the other citizens. For this reason, we have built empathy map for tramps and other citizens to help find out the associations and contradictions between the both.
What does she HEAR?
Why does that tramp always hang around nearby? There are some drugs at home, go get it for him or not. It seems that he gets hurt?
"I hear that this tramp has been staying here for months. A child is scared to cry by him. " "Tramp is so dirty. Perhaps, he suffers from some disease."
Brain Storming
What does he THINK AND FEEL?
What does she THINK AND FEEL? What does she SEE?
Everyone completely doesn’t pay attentions to tramps or look down upon them. Everyone doesn’t respect material and spirit aspects of the tramp.
What does he HEAR?
It’s too cold under the eave and the quilt is completely not enough to use in the evening in winter.
"That tramp is so dirty, get away from him" "Go away! Don’t stay here! You are so dirty and you will influence our business."
What does he SEE?
Brainstorm and find out design opportunities according to the investigated survival status and problems & demands of group of the homeless.
The passers-by ignore him, and dislike him for he is too dirty. Gradually driven by neighboring citizens and shop owners.
What does she SAY AND ACT?
What does he SAY AND ACT?
Keep away from the tramp. Give him some old clothes.
I can’t get job.What I have is just the quilt. I don’t have good sleep every evening.
PAIN
GAIN
PAIN
GAIN
Worry the tramps wandering around to steal or rob. Worry about the safety and health of the tramp
Surrounding environmental safety, clean and tidy People further respect on tramps and live together with them.
It’s too cold in the evening. It is more difficult to survive in rainy and snowy days. Beaten by the drunken man sometimes, No one respect you
A warm place where one can sleep. A safe place. Gain sufficient respect
Hangzhou is a tourist city, where there are numerous long benches whose use ratio is low.
According to investigation and interview, about 70% of tramps live in park or along the street.
Keeping warm, safety and diet are the maximum demands of tramps. The organizations such as Buddhist ancestral temple, governmental rescue station and social organizations have already provided assistance in diet. Therefore, living space turns into the problem to be solved urgently.
Present Scenario
Sturcture
Feel Cold At Night, Especially in Rainy or Snowy Days.
01
Sometimes May be Attacked by Drunken Men or Bullies.
02
Why Not Make the Bench as a Safe and Warm Residence?
The lateral fan-shaped cloth can be coupled with the shade through inside zipper to form enclosed space, which cannot be opened from outside. As a result, the personal safety is guaranteed.
03
Final Concept
Protection cover to keep out wind and rain as well as keep warm.
Rotation Structure Room to store the folded protection cover.
How To Use MATERIAL Black-out Waterproof Turera, Plastic, Wood, Aluminium Alloy DIMENTION L:215cm W:45cm H:74cm (opened form) L:215cm W:90cm H:82cm (closed form) RESPONSIBLE DESIGN Serve for the homeless and other urban people
In the daytime, the benches have nothing particular.
At night, the homeless unfolds the seat.
When he lies down, pull out the “curtain� and zip it up.
Sleep in the bench safely and warmly.
Blueprint of Society
Present Scenario
Distribute shelter benches to
The Homeless
Other Residents
Relief Station
Manage Be responsible for the environment near their benches
Sit on it and take a break
Sleep at night
Shelter Bench
Food
Clothes
Benefits for Urban Life Learning and Experience RESPECT
SANITARY
QUALITY LIFE
Social issues cannot be fully addressed by the design of certain product, instead, it requires join effort of the entire society, including the government, NGO and every urban resident, to create better urban life in virtue of management and design. Hope that I could try more design proposals with respect to social issues in the future, and become a designer who has real responsbility for the society.
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