Portfolio 2015

Hello.

I’m André.

Nice to meet you!

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PORTFOLIO andre.f.santos@live.com (NO) +47 40626194

Who am I?

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Hi! I am AndrĂŠ, a proactive and independent portuguese designer with a positive attitude, and apply analytical insight when solving problems. I have 6 years of professional work experie nce in multiple countries, including Portugal, Denmark, China and Norway. I have worked on a wide range of projects, including: business-

to-business goods, consumer goods, interior design, lighting, medical devices and most recently packaging and off-grid products. My experience abroad has helped me to improve my communication and cooperation skills, which are considerably valuable when working with multicultural and multidisciplinary groups and teams.

→ identify problem → understand problem

Investigation

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My process

→ create solutions → test solutions

Experimentation

→ integrate solution with potential users

Implementation

Oslo

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Where am I?

Work

Software Skills

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Industrial design intern K8 Industridesign

Contract designer Suush Design

Industrial designer MADE Innovation

Oslo, Norway 2015 - Present

Porto, Portugal 2015

Beijing, China 2013 - 2014

Product designer CIMA Design Studio

Industrial design intern Attention Design

Industrial designer MODO Design

Huizhou, China 2012 - 2013

Copenhagen, Denmark 2011 - 2012

Leiria, Portugal 2009 - 2011

→ Adobe Photoshop → Adobe Illustrator → Adobe Indesign → Microsoft Office → Solidworks → Rhinoceros → V-ray → Keysho

Languages

→ Portuguese (native) → English → Spanish → Norwegian (A1) → Chinese (basic)

Education

Industrial design TU Delft (Erasmus) Delft, Netherlands 2009 - 2009

Bachelor in Design University of Aveiro Aveiro, Portugal 2006- 2009

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Due to confidentiality rights, I cannot show the projects I have worked on at K8 and Suush Design

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Air purifier Hoyi

Remote control CCHVC

Cutlery for disabled people Rehab hospitals

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Blood pressure monitor Chronocloud

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How to self-manage hypertension for 24h in a smart and user-friendly way?

Blood pressure monitor Chronocloud Designed at MADE INNOVATION 2014 (project under progress) .Industrial design .Interaction design .Graphic design

Analysis

Investigation

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→ user-product interaction feedback (promotes trust) → comprehensive and effective medication management → single product for multiple users → measure blood pressure effectively and accurately → confortable and suitable → user-friendly → impact on user’s life → non medical feeling

ChronoCloud is a chinese company who develops healthcare devices for everyday use that are connected to a cloud storage that reads, collects and stores digital data from their devices. To match their innovative system with a whole new, modern take on healthcare devices,

ChronoCloud invited MADE Innovation to help them with the design a new blood pressure monitor that interacted seamlessly with users and their smartphones.

After interviewing several users and testing the userproduct interaction, we identified some key problems.

Blood pressure monitor

Terminal

Pair

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Wifi Bluettoh APP

Design Insights

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Pill box

In order to design a better user experience, our team came to realize that we had to design not just a blood pressure monitor and armband, but also a terminal/ dock and a pill box, all connected to an app through wifi or bluetooth.

Experimentation

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The design team explored fashion items rather than medical devices for inspiration. We challenged the traditional conception of blood pressure devices by using material contrasts with organic shapes to create a design

that tries to be invisible when is being used under the clothes. The position of the blood pressure device on the arm (horizontal position or vertical position), was also a factor that we took into consideration.

Blood pressure monitor → 24h monitoring → six axis sensor → sensor 6x higher than national standard

Usb port for wifi and bluetooh flash drive On/Off button

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LED light (on/off)

Charging pins

RyZen → daily use → wear under clothes → confortable fabric → user-friendly → adaptable to different users

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Magnet

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Design a new air purifier with a professional look and a minimal design language.

Air purifier Hoyi

Designed at MADE INNOVATION 2014 (project under progress) .Project lead .Industrial design .Graphic design

New internal structure (client requirement)

Current product range

New product family

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Air flow

→ Filter 3 → Filter 2 → Fan

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Medium

Small → Filter 1

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In collaboration with Hoyi we developed an air purifier as part of a new family of three air purifiers with the same design language style but different sizes.

MADE Innovation was responsible for the design from the concept development to the detailing of the metal parts and production support.

Professional/Innovative

Hoyi target

Structural/Complex

Minimal/Friendly

Singular/Trendy

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Market positioning

CMF

Light

Handle Air outlet Control panel

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Inspiration

Experimentation

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After defining our strategy, we started ideating and coming up with fresh and new ideas based on our target market for Hoyi’s air purifier. We gathered together with the client and discussed about the concepts that we thought could be more unique compared to Hoyi’s competitors.

Air purifier → 360º air filter → sheet metal → innovative

Touch panel

Air outlet

Info display

Caster locking pedal

Air intake

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Implementation

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A full functional prototype (CNC machine) was developed in order to evaluate all aspects of our design: scale, functionality, aesthetic and usability. By the time I left MADE, this project was still in progress.

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Design an innovative remote control for CCHVC’s new tv box.

Remote control CCHVC Designed at MADE INNOVATION 2013 .Project lead .Industrial design .Interaction design .Packaging design

CCHVC TV box

New remote control → keypad + touchpad → tv box design style → slim feeling → elegant → simple

Investigation

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Beijing Network Company is a high-tech product development company, that provides network multimedia services. MADE Innovation was invited by BNT to design a new TV Box and a remote control for their new sub-brand CCHVC (China’s Cloud High-Video Communciation). I was part of the team responsible for the development of the remote.

Research and analysis Button layout Thumb radius

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Small hands

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Big hands

Large hands

Experimentation

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We looked to the TV box for inspiration. Our goal was to use the same design language for both the TV box and the remote control.

At one point of our ideation phase we decided to combine the keypad and touchpad in one design element.

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Speaker

Menu button

Touchpad and keypad combined

On/Off button

Ok button

Return button Switch button

Audio port Micro USB port

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Microphone

Delete button

Remote control → touchpad + keypad → multifunctional → slim

Implementation

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A final prototype was produced to test the remote’s functionality and usability.

The design of the packaging was also developed by our team.

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How to redesign inventive low-cost cutlery for people with hand disabilities?

Cutlery for disabled people Rehab hospitals Designed at MADE INNOVATION 2014 .Project lead .Industrial design .Packaging design

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Needs

Investigation

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→ people with hand disabilities (elderly) → interaction with the product (usability) → low-cost production → ergonomic handle → new bending solution → non-skid material → accessories (strap)

DFK is a chinese brand that develops healthcare products for people with disabilities. MADE Innovation was asked to redesign a new cutlery set (spoon and fork) for rehabilition centres located in the northeast of China. This project was sponsored by the Chinese Lottery Organization.

Handle

→ Bulky → Not ergonomic → Not washable → Unaesthetic → Medical feeling

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Research and analysis

Bending

→ Complex structure → Not flexible → Hard to bend (metal) → Fixed position → Heavy

Secure

→ Not ergonomic → Complex → Too many steps (to attach) → Not secure → Extra accessories

Experimentation

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Based on our insights we developed three concepts that we believed could be a step forward in the cutlery business for people with hand disabilities. At one point we focused on a mechanism to easily fix the metal part of the spoon in any position. This mechanism should be flexible, affordable and easy to use.

rotation detail

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Cutlery for disabled → 360º rotation → flexible → ergonomic

360ยบ rotation on a 180ยบ axis

Ball joint mechanism

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MADE reinvented the cutlery business by designing a new, simple, flexible and affordable solution for disabled people. This functional and ergonomic spoon (and fork), and its trendy color and texture makes this product a perfect solution for people with hand disabilities.

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Thank you for your time.

Let’s have a chat! andre.f.santos@live.com (NO) +47 40626194