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GRAPHICS DESIGNER AND TECHNICIAN 2011 - 2015 WALCH BESCHRIFTUNG, SIGN MAKER - TELFS GRAPHICS DESIGNER 2009 - 2011 HANDLE CREATIV, ADVERTISING AGENCY - INNSBRUCK CIVILIAN SERVICE 2007 - 2008 DIE JOHANNITER, MOBILE HOME NURSING - INNSBRUCK
EDUCATION INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAM 2015 - NOW FH JOANNEUM, UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES - GRAZ EXCHANGE SEMESTER IN SHANGHAI SUMMER 2017 TONGJI UNIVERSITY SHANGHAI, CHINA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION 2007 AHS GYMNASIUM MEINHARDINUM STAMS
SKILLS LANGUAGE GERMAN (MOTHER TONGUE) ENGLISH (FLUENT) CHINESE (FAKE-MARKET BASICS)
PROTOTYPING & MODELMAKING
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3D RHINO SOLIDWORKS KEYSHOT MAYA
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PROJECTS_ A SELECTION OF MY LATEST WORKS
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TUBULUM
ECOPAK
FLARE
F1-67
SITTING INSTRUMENT
HEADPHONE PACKAGING
LIGHT MULTITOOL
RACEPLANE
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JING LAO YUAN
SPEEDFORM
RANDOMS
SHANGHAI NURSING HOME
DYNAMIC FREEFORM
SKETCHES AND STUFF
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TUBULUM
3D PRINTING AN INTERACTIVE SITTING INSTRUMENT
1 MONTH 4th SEMESTER SINGLE PROJECT
THE TASK_ CREATING A PIECE OF FURNITURE THAT CAN BE MANUFACTURED ON A BIG SCALE 3D PRINTER.
THE TUBULUM IS A DRUMMING INSTRUMENT MADE OUT OF VARIOUS LENGTHS OF TUBE WHICH CAN BE PLAYED EITHER WITH PADDLES OR BY HAND
THE IDEA_ A BENCH FOR URBAN PUBLIC SPACES THAT IS ALSO A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
JOINTS_ OVERHANGS ARE LIMITED TO 45° BECAUSE THE OF PRINTING PROCESS.
90° OVERHANG NOT PRINTABLE
TUBES NEED TO BE PRINTED IN SEGMENTS JOINTS NEED TO BE DESIGNED TO AVOID OVERHANGS BIGGER THAN 45°
WIDE SEAM PRINTABLE BUT UGLY
JOINT INSERTS PRINTED SEPARATELY
TUNING_ ACHIEVING THE RIGHT TUBE LENGTHS FOR THE RIGHT TONES.
LIKE ORGAN-PIPES TONES ARE DEFINED BY THE LENGTH OF THE TUBES
CUBE AND GRID METHOD A CERTAIN NUMBER OF CUBES WERE USED TO FIND THE IDEAL ARRANGEMENT
FINAL DESIGN_ THE RESULT IS AN INTERACTIVE BENCH THAT WILL BRING PUBLIC SPACES TO LIFE.
SITTING THE TUBES FORM A STURDY BENCH
DRUMMING OPENINGS ARE BENT TOWARDS THE USER
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ECOPAK
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING FOR HEADPHONES
3 WEEKS 2nd SEMESTER SINGLE PROJECT
FUNCTIONS_ AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVE TO BLISTER PACKS.
SUSTAINABLE RECYCLED CARDBOARD
THEFT PROTECTION FULLY SEALED
OPENING MECHANISM SHOWCASES THE PRODUCT
7,0 cm
QC 77 in-ear headphones
47,5 cm
ONE PIECE DESIGN IDEAL USE OF MATERIAL AND LESS GLUE
RECYCLE LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW
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FLARE
THE LIGHT MULTITOOL FOR CAR ENTHUSIASTS
3 MONTHS 3rd SEMESTER SINGLE PROJECT
THE TASK_ DESIGN A MOBILE LIGHT FOR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS.
IN COOPERATION WITH
THE IDEA_ CREATING THE ULTIMATE WORKSHOP LAMP FOR CAR ENTHUSIASTS
LIVING WORK PUBLIC
SPORTS TRAVEL LEISURE
LIGHT CASTS NO SHADOW
RESEARCH_ CURRENT USE OF LIGHT IN WORKSHOPS
SWIRL FINDER DETECTING SCRATCHES
SUN GUN COLOR MATCHING
LIGHT TUNNEL SHAPES AND PAINT
UV LIGHT HARDENING
STROBE LIGHT IGNITION TIMING
PROBLEMS THAT OCCUR WHEN USING EXISTING LAMPS
LIGHT IS A TOOL
PROBLEMS WITH SHADOWS AND VISIBILITY
PACKAGE & ERGONOMICS_ SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF REQUIRED COMPONENTS
LED-GRID
BATTERIES
MAGNETS
ELECTRONICS
TURN-SWITCH
LEDs
THE SHAPE NEEDS TO BE SUITABLE FOR BOTH RIGHT- AND LEFT-HANDED USERS IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS
CROSS SECTION EARLY SKETCHES
HOLDING POSITIONS FOR DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS
IDEATION & FINAL DESIGN_
VISUALIZATION SKETCHING AND RENDERING
FUNCTIONS_ THE FINAL PRODUCT COMBINES DIFFERENT FEATURES TO ONE POWERFUL LIGHT MULTITOOL:
THIN INSPECTION LIGHT EVENLY ILLUMINATES NARROW AREAS
SWITCH PRESS TO TOGGLE MODES, TURN TO CHANGE STROBE FREQUENCY
FLOODLIGHT EVEN ILLUMINATION OF LARGER AREAS
LIGHT TUNNEL IN A POCKET FOR DETECTING DENTS AND SCRATCHES
SUN LIGHT LIGHT BAR REP FOR ACCURAT
PLICATES SUNLIGHT TE COLOR MATCHING
HIGH POWER LEDs FLASHLIGHT, STROBE AND UV
STRONG MAGNETS INTEGRATED IN THE HOUSING
MICRO SUCTION THIS MATERIAL STICKS TO ALL SMOOTH SURFACES
HOOK FOLDABLE AND ROBUST
MODEL MAKING_
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F1-67
RACEPLANE FOR THE SCHNEIDER TROPHY
3 WEEKS 3rd SEMESTER SINGLE PROJECT
BACKGROUND_ COMBINING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SCHNEIDER TROPHY WITH THE AESTHETICS OF 60’S FORMULA ONE.
SCHNEIDER TROPHY 1912 SEAPLANE RACE
1960’s FORMULA ONE DAREDEVILS IN HUGE ENGINES ON WHEELS
MOODBOARD INSPIRATION FOR IDEATION
PACKAGE_ THE PLANE BECOMES AN ENGINE WITH WINGS AND THE PILOT IS SECONDARY.
PROPELLER SHAFT STRAIGHT DRIVE TRAIN
COUNTERWEIGHT BALANCES THE ENGINE
GAS TANK FOR 2x 350KM
COCKPIT ONE PILOT
EXHAUST PIPES BADASS
FLOAT LOW DRAG SHAPE
SUSPENSION FOR ROUGH LANDINGS
OPEN MOTOR V12 F1 ENGINE
IDEATION_ SKETCHES AND PHOTOSHOP RENDERING
“TO HELL WITH SAFETY. ALL I WANT TO DO IS RACE.” JAMES HUNT
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JING LAO YUAN IMPROVING LIFE QUALITY IN A SHANGHAI NURSING HOME
1 MONTH 4th SEMESTER GROUP PROJECT
BACKGROUND_ THIS PROJECT WAS DONE DURING MY EXCHANGE SEMESTER IN CHINA. IT IS ABOUT EXPERIENCE DESIGN WITH FOCUS ON RESEARCH.
DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE New residents at the Jing Lao Yuan nursing home in the Siping Community in Shanghai have difficulty adapting and being integrated into their new “home” in a new physical, social, and cultural environment.
GENERAL PURPOSE Facilitating the transition of new residents from their usual surroundings to their new home, while considering our definition of home as a protective and affectionate environment.
RESEARCH_ TIMELINE OF OUR CREATIVE PROCESS
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READINGS & BASIC RESEARCH - Articles from E. Goffman, J. Dewey and D. Goleman - Developing maps about the concept of home - Observation practice DISCOVERY - Visiting three elderly care centers - Primary research - Focus on the Siping Jing Lao Yuan PHENOMENOLOGICAL OBSERVATION - Determining the aspects for observations - Structuring Observation in five steps: Aspects, Interpretations, Analysis and Conclusions
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INTERVIEW - Identifying the user groups, make interview structure - Interviewing the target group and analyse the aswers - Making a user profile PROBLEM STATEMENT - Get conclusions from observations and interviews - Identify AREAS OF ISSUES based on conclusions - Synthesise areas of Issues to problem Statement HYPOTHESIS - Discovering the topic, Interaction - Brainstorming to come up with some general ideas DEVELOPMENT - Focus on two main ideas and improved them - Form final idea - Generate a rough visualization
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RESEARCH_ THE FIRST STEP WAS TO ANSWER THE MOST BASIC QUESTIONS.
WHAT IS HOME
OUR DEFINITION
In order to explore the concept of home we started with a discussion about important values that define “home” for each of us.
The concept of home is linked to one or sometimes multiple physical places that you have an emotional connection to.
The discussion led to different interpretations due to our different cultural backgrounds.
Your home provides a protective and affectionate environment because you are familiar with the structural surroundings and have an empathic relationship with the local people.
We then used the common values in combination with Daniel Goleman’s theory of empathy to create a map that helps us gain further insight.
HOME HOME PERSONAL SPACE
PRESSURE
CHINA
PROTECTION
PERSONAL FREEDOM
ORDERS RELIEF OF STRESS
BELONGING
FAMILY
EUROPE
FRIENDS
EMOTIONAL CONNECTION
PHYSICAL PLACE
CONNECTION TO LOCATION IS NOT AS STRONG AS EMOTIONAL CONNECTION
DECISIONAL POWER
PERSONAL SPACE
CUSTOMIZATION
PEOPLE YOU KNOW AND LIKE/LOVE
GOLEMANS EMPATHY TRIAD FAMILIAR STRUCTURAL/ PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT CAN CHANGE MORE EASILY WHEN PEOPLE STAY THE SAME
EMPATIC CONCERN
EMOTIONAL EMPATHY
PEOPLE CARE ABOUT YOUR WELL BEING
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND YOUR FEELINGS
PROTECTION (ALSO HELP)
AFFECTION
ORDERS/PRESSURE
SUPPORT
COGNITIVE EMPATHY
YOU ARE MORE EASILY UNDERSTOOD WHEN YOU ARE EXPRESSING YOUR THOUGHTS
EMOTIONAL COMFORT/ UNDERSTANDING
RESEARCH_ GATHERING, STRUCTURING AND ANALYSING AS MUCH DATA AS POSSIBLE.
ISSUE MAPPING STRATEGY
OBSERVATION PHENOMENA, ACTIONS, INTERACTIONS
“Issue mapping is a strategy. It is an evidence-based discovery tool for identifying issues that constitute problematic situations. It is a successive process that unfolds over time and has its own set of methods. These methods help to identify the places for issues, analyse their contextual belonging, and relevance to problematic situations.” - Kaja Tooming Buchanan
SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEW RELATIONSHIPS, CHALLENGES
ISSUE DEVEL
E MAP LOPMENT AND ANALYSIS
RESEARCH_ THE IDENTIFIED PROBLEM AREAS ARE BOILED DOWN TO A HYPOTHESIS.
AREAS OF ISSUES
PROBLEM STATEMEN
Limited Personal Space The residents don’t have much room to customize and make it their own.
The atmosphere in the Jin L Yuan is not inviting and do encourage the users to inte each other or their environm The lack of interactions res residents not being physica mentally challenged which benefit their health conditio means that no close relatio and therefore no positive a like environment can develo
Limited Possibilities for Activities It is difficult to find suitable activities for everyone because of the resident’s different abilities. Lack of Interpersonal Interaction and Emotional Support Nurses are too busy to engage in an empathic conversation. There is no connection to the outside world and young people. Limited Care for the Facility Some equipment doesn’t suit its purpose or is in bad shape. There are few places to rest or exercise in the facility. Limited Individual Treatment Many residents have special needs and requirements but there is little individual treatment like specific medication or food.
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HYPOTHESIS
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If the facility provides surroundings that facilitate social interactions, all user groups can develop relationships that benefit their well-being. Further encouragement and improvement of interactions can lead to a healthy and homelike environment.
FINAL IDEA_ THE CONCEPT
SIGNIFICANCE
Turning the courtyard into the main meeting place of the Jin Lao Yuan where people of all user groups and also people from outside the nursing home can meet and have lively interactions.
By creating a place where residents can easily interact with each other, they are able to form stronger and more empathic connections which, will make people feel at home and protected.
For one part this is achieved by moving the residents activities to the courtyard where they can enjoy each other’s company. Instead of sitting on the beds in their rooms watching TV, people can go to the lounge area in the courtyard and watch a movie on a big screen. If the area is more animated, people are also more likely to use the exercise equipment.
Having excited interactions with visitors from outside the nursing homewill make the residents remain an active part of society.
The other part of the idea is to provide parts of the courtyard as an open art space for shanghainese artists. Artists can use the space to realise projects and build installations that remain in the courtyard. By changing the installations every couple of months, a constant flow of artists and spectators can be created. The variety of users and visitors and also constant change of the environment provides great opportunities and stimulation for exciting interaction.
Using the open space of the courtyard enables the users to pursue activities for which they did not have room before and also makes the bedrooms more calm and personal again.
ORIGINAL ARTWORKS BY: FlorentijnHofman.nl (Yellow Bunny) LawrenceArgent.com (Denver Big Blue Bear)
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SPEEDFORM A FREEFORM THAT REPRESENTS SPEED
2 MONTHS 2nd SEMESTER GROUP PROJECT
IDEATION & MODEL MAKING_ CREATING AND MAKING A FREEFORM WHICH EXPRESSES SPEED AND DYNAMIC
SKETCHING EXPLORING THE IDEA OF TWO CONTRASTING HALF SHELLS
THE TOP WAS CARVED OUT OF FOAM AND THEN VACUUM FORMED
THE BOTTOM WAS SCULPTED IN CLAY AND THEN LAMINATED
FINAL DESIGN_ THE FINAL FORM IS COMPOSED OF TWO PARTS THAT ARE IN STARK CONTRAST TO EACH OTHER.
THE TOP IS INSPIRED BY THE ANGULAR DESIGN OF STEALTH TECHNOLOGY.
THE BOTTOM RELATES TO THE FLOWING, ORGANIC SHAPE OF A PREDATOR.
“TO INFINITY AND BEYOND.” BUZZ LIGHTYEAR
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RANDOMS SKETCHES AND STUFF
SINGLE PROJECTS
BICYCLES_ DOWNHILLBIKE FRAMEDESIGN WITH A LOW CENTER OF GRAVITY.
GEOMETRY AS LOW AND SLEEK AS POSSIBLE
LINKAGE ALLOWS TO INTEGRATE THE SHOCK INTO THE DOWNTUBE
MOTORBIKES_ PRACTICING MARKER SKETCHING HUSQVARNA MOTORBIKES
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SELECTED WORKS TIM SCHWARZ INDUSTRIAL DESIGN