Vincent nguyen 2015 portfolio

Vincent Nguyen

I n d u s t r i a l D e s i g n er

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Table of Contents 1. Kurve

5. EarPeace

2. Polk Audio ws-001

6. Medicase

3. Halcyon sp33

7. Capas

4. tv채tta

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Kurve

The Kurve is a portable hand-held jigsaw that is inspired by the great Dieter Ram. It is powered by Lithium Ion technology, has incredible work time, and is designed to be simple to use and give the user maximum control and comfort.

Target Market

early 30’s handy DIYers expressive resourceful

Instead of designing another rugged complex looking jigsaw, I chose to design for the home diyer, particularly the young hip ones where the aesthetics is just as important as the function.

Problem Power tools are typically designed to portray strength, durability, and professionalism. This causes home DIYers to feel intimidated and deter away. Instead of designing another rugged complex looking jigsaw, I chose to design for the home DIYer, particularly the young hip ones where the aesthetics is just as important as the function.

User Centered

Efficiency

Efficiency

Safety

Comfort

Debris spreads around work area which

Changing blades required a flat head screw

The the exposed blade causes debris to fling

Lack of cushion causes pain in the hands and wrists

makes it difficult to follow lines or templates.

driver which slows down work efficiency.

everywhere including at the user.

due to intense vibrations.

Putting it To The Test To better understand how a Jigsaw works, a Skil 4230-01 Single Speed Jigsaw was taken disassembled and carefully inspected. A task analysis also provided us information within problem areas such as ergonomics.

Ergonomics

Fun

Exciting

Intuitive

Ideation & Mockups Preliminary sketches and mockups were done to generate ideas about forms, ergonomics, and function. Through this process a a final concept was chosen due to its ergonomic characteristics, as well as aesthetic form.

Form Exploration

Craft

Ergonomics

Function & details

Refinement Further sketches and mockups were done in detail to pinpoint the aesthetics, ergonomics and function of the design.

Soft Rubber Grip

Pressure sensitive trigger Clear debris guard Safety lock Lithium Ion battery pack

Quick blade change mechanism

Die- Cast aluminum foot plate

Polk Audio ws-001 The objective for these speaker designs is to identifying the differences in cost when designing for high volume and low volume production.

This can be done through different material selections, manufacturing processes, and parts sources.

CAD

Low Volume When designing for high volume, there are more choices in materials and manufacturing processes. In high volume production, the biggest drop off in price is when 1000 units is reached. As the number units increases, the cost steadily drops. But the “sweet spot� would be from 1,000 units to 100,000 units.

Sweet Spot

Sweet Spot

High Volume Designing for a low volume product is challenging due to material and manufacturing constraints. There are also fewer parts to speed up production Within low volume production, the biggest drop off in price is when 100 units is reached. As the number units increases, the cost steadily drops. But the “sweet spot� would be from 100 - 500 units.

Sweet Spot

Glass

Steel

Wood

Carbon Fiber

High Volume More material variety and long manufacturing processes were kept in mind while designing for a low volume product. Sketches were created to illustrate several different materials that could be utilized.

Form Exploration

Plastics Textiles

Low Volume When designing with less material variety and manufacturing processes, it is important to never forget about draft angles.

Ideally, when designing a high volume product, choosing the right manufacturing process and the right materials is very crucial.

Form Exploration

Market Research

Power tools are typically designed to portray strength, durability, and professionalism, There are very few power tools that are designed to appeal to the average home DIYer. I chose to design for the average home DIYer.

Problem Power tools are typically designed to portray strength, durability, and professionalism, There are very few power tools that are designed to appeal to the average home . I chose to design for the average home do it yourselfer.

Halcyon sp33 The Halcyon SP33 is a fixed gear bicycle that is designed for the urban cyclist. It is composed of a lightweight 6061 aluminum alloy frame, and a carbon fiber fork. It is a great bike for the bicycle enthusiasts. The Halcyon SP33 is fully customized and created using Solidworks 2013

Form Exploration

CAD

tv채tta tv채tta is an indoor microgreen/sprout planter system that is designed for IKEA. tv채tta It is a great product for those who are beginning to practice urban homesteading.

Santa Clara County In Santa Clara county, the median household income is $85k.

But, per capita income is $41k, for three adults the median income is at $90k.1/3 of the income is for rent and an average of $980/month is for food for a family of 3.

Indoor Gardening

Composting

Raised Bed Gardening

Container Gardening

What is Urban Homesteading? can be defined as self sufficient living practices in city areas.

By practicing sustainable living techniques such as, indoor gardening, edible landscaping, community gardening, container gardening, and guerilla gardening.

Objective Design a product that will aid low income families living in the Santa Clara County save or generate money: by utilizing Urban Homesteading and IKEA’s business and design principles.

Indoor Gardening

Container Gardening

Indoor Gardening

Composting

Container Gardening

Food Preservation

water conservation

Raised Bed Gardening

Exploration/Sketching Through sketches and mockups, we explored concepts according to what we have learned about Urban Homesteading, and IKEA.

Form Exploration

Craft

CAD

Germinating

Sprouting

Composting

Sprouting Sprouting became an area of interest due to its easy process of growing edible green indoors. Sprouts are a low maintainence vegetable that only requires rinsing every 8 hours. From there it will simply grow.

Container Gardening

Indoor Gardening

water conservation

Tools

Composting

Composting

Container Gardening

Composting

Sprouting Germinating

Sprouting

Mockups Mockups were made throughout the sketching and exploration process. It helped me have a better sense of scale, and functionality.

Water Drainage

Container Airflow

Final Concept & Refinement The shape and size of the final concept reflected on where the product will live. Because todays trend of countertops being cluttered with kitchen appliances and gadgets, I chose to design the tvatta to be tall and slim. This way it can be placed on the kitchen window sill.

Base

9.90

R.75

1 2.95

2 2.75 9.75

R.25

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.35 4

2.00

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1.50 8.13

8.13

.15

1.50

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2.63

.15 2.65 2.95

.70

9.90

Technical Details & Bill Of Materials

PART 1 2 3 4 5 6

DESCRIPTION Lid Microgreen Container Sprout Container Sprout Container Water Container Silicone Base

QTY. 1 1 2 2

2 cups of water Sprout seeds

1. Soak seeds for 12 hours.

2. Spread seeds evenly on growing containers.

6. When microgreens are ready to harvest, use scissors to cut and harvest. microgreens

How tv채tta works

3. Pour 2 cups of water into top container, and let drain to bottom.

7. When sprouts are ready to harvest.

Remove sprout containers.

4. Lift growing containers off of water container.

7. Rinse sprouts with water thoroughly, remove seeds, and serve.

5. Empty water container, and repeat steps 1-4

8. Serve and enjoy!

tv채tta

Color Theory

tv채tta

EarPeace Hiro is a 24 year old EDM dj who Lives in Kitazawa Tokyo, Japan. His interests include collecting retro toys and figures. Being a DJ results in a busy lifestyle that he struggles to maintain. As a dj, Hiro is constantly in noisy environments that can be detrimental to his hearing. He has developed Tinnitus, and if not treated, can possibly end his career.

Bold Stylish Open minded Free spirited Detail Oriented Adventurous Up to date

dj Hiro Hiro is a up and coming electronic dance music DJ from the busy city of Tokyo. Hiro has just finished his first music tour throughout Japan and Europe. He has a minor case of Tinnitus and is noticing that it is becoming worse. He is seeking a ear protection product that is portable, convenient, easy to use, and of course it has it be cool.

Gets lost Tangled wires Too big to pack Uncomfortable

Problem Hiro is very busy, and does not have many days off. When he does, he uses them to relax and unwind. However, Tokyo is a very busy city with a population of over 13 million. It is difficult for him to escape the noisy environments. HIro does utilizes ear protection products, however, they are inconvenient and are a hassle to take everywhere he travels.

Searching for Hiro Our group gathered images that depicted Hiro’s interests, fashion, values, and lifestyle. This process aided us to have a better understanding of Hiro.

Cohesive

High Quality

Faceted

Attractive

Inspiration Images that we felt described Hiro was carefully gathered and constantly referred back to throughout our design process.

Portable

Attractive

Comfortable

Early Ideation In the early ideation process, a variety of sketches were done to explore different methods ear protection could be worn, how they could effect the user, and which forms represented Hiro.

Form Exploration

Craft

Ergonomics

Subtle

Expressive

Faceted

How it works

Where it lives

Ideation Continuing in the ideation process, sketches became more focused on the idea of having a small earbud that can be discrete yet fashionable. Details such as, how it will be worn, where it is kept, and how it will be charged began taking place.

Concept 1

Concept 3

Flamboyant Fashionable

Pocket size Charging carrying case Wearable Accessory

Final Concepts Three different design directions were chosen after several ideation sketches were complete. This process helped with narrowing down what key elements were important for our design for Hiro.

Concept 2

Descrete Wearable Accessory

Mobile app

The mobile application connects with Eapeace using wireless bluetooth technology. It allows the user to activate music, white noise, and active noise cancellation mode.

Stylish Earpeace’s charging case can be worn as a necklace and is always there when you need it. When out of batteries, the earbuds can be placed back into the charger.

Medi-case The Med- Case is a case for the Apple iphone 6. It is a new way to store meds by combining it with smartphone technology. The backside of the case smoothly pulls out where 24 pills can be safely stored. The design of the case is to make it look slim, sleek, and discrete.

High Blood Pressure, Cardiac Health, Diabetes, Hyperlipidemia, Seizures, Antibiotics Heartburn, Anxiety.

Nearly 70 percent of Americans take at least one prescription medication.

Medical Research Common conditions that require medications are, High Blood Pressure, Cardiac Health, Diabetes, Hyperlipemia, Blood Thinners, Seizures, Antibiotics Heartburn, Anxiety, and Asthma. Almost 70 percent of Americans take at least one prescription medication according to a new study by researchers at the Mayo Clinic.

Target Market Tech savvy young to middle aged

Stationary

Market Research While searching for medication containers, I found that the most common types are either portable, or stationary. My Goal is to combine stationary and portable containers onto a phone case that will utilize the phone to set reminders and notifications.

Mobile

Portable

Convenient

Portable

Secured

Early Ideation Numerous sketches were produced to explore various methods in the products function. magnets, sliders, and living in hinges were a few solutions to how medication would be dispensed.

Form Exploration

Craft

Ergonomics

Simple

Accessible

Descrete

Design Direction For this product, the functional aspect directly correlates with the aesthetics. The slide out method of use is the ideal solution to make medication easily accessable, as well as make the case look as slim and inconspicuous as possible.

Mobile App

A mobile application allows for the user to set reminders for each medication they need to take throughout the day. They are also able to contact their doctor or pharmacies directly. This allows the doctor to view what medication they are on, and for fast and easy refills from their pharmacy.

Unnoticable Medi-case’s design is sleek and low-key making the user feel more comfortable utilizing it as a phone case, and as a medication holder without being noticed.

Capas

Working with Simple Limb Initiative, and Mahavir Kmina, our group sucessfully designed a fully functional transfumeral prosthesis for children between 6-8 years old.

Link to our project video https://vimeo.com/122270636

Problem

Due to land mines, snake bites, and vehicle accidents, there are over 20,000 amputees living in Colombia, many whom are children. In most cases amputee kids can’t go to school, youths can’t engage in higher education, and they can’t participate in cultural or social activities. The rest of the family is also affected, In most cases Colombian amputees can’t afford the cost of the prosthesis.

Objective Woking with Simple Limb Initiative, and Mahavir Kmina to design a prosthetic leg for amputee children of Colombia utilizing inexpensive materials that can be found local in Colombia, all for under $30.

Ideation

Through a series of sketches, we were able to understand the basic necessary functions of a prosthetic leg. It is crucial that articulation in the knee and ankle correlate with the natrual human Gait cycle.

Functional Prototypes In order to move forward with our concepts, we produced functional prototypes utilzing acrylic and plywood. A laser cutter was used to cut out parts, and hardware was used to brace them together.

We were very intrigued by the idea of having a flat pack prosthesis, and worked hard to make sure that it would be structually sound, robust, and adjustable.

Prototype Testing Utilizing straps, 3/4� and popular wood, we designed a supporting rig to test our prototypes. Being able to test our prototypes gave us a lot of information about areas that needed improvement such as, lateral support, and ankle and knee stability.

Capas

Our final design was made to be unobtrusive to the user as well as the user. We added fairings made of plywood that tie in Colombia’s culture without screaming Colombian. The final materials that were used are, HDPE, polyurethane, and 3D printed PLA links and heel.

Hardware: Post screws- 1.5in/1/4in Post screws - 2inx1/4in

Price: 3 $ 0.76 (2 pieces) (bulk of 25qnt)

3D printed parts: Mid link support Side link Mid link Heel

0.23 ($.05/gx4.50g) $ .30 x2= $.60 ($.05/gx5.82g) $ .32x2= .$64 ($.05/gx 6.51g) $ .97 ($.05/gx 19.48g)

HDPE/LDPE Sheets 12inx12in sheet of LDPE 1/4in 12x12in sheet of LDPE 3/8in-1/2in sheet of HDPE (socket) 12.5x13in 1/8in Lin LDFF PU 12x18in 1/16

$ 95 (12 pieces) (bulk of 25qnt)

$

7 1019 (not including left of over material from cut)

$ 89 (not including left of over material from cut) $

3

$ 25 (12x24in 1/8 = $5.26=188sq/ft) (needed 162.5sq/ft x .02sq/ft = 3.25)

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$ 18 (Byulk of 10 sheets 8.42)

Total: $2963 Note* LDPE Is a moisture resistant easy to from plastic. LDPE is used for tanks, laboratory and any other products that come in contact with mositure.

Cost The total cost of our prosthesis is $29.63.

Thank you Vincent Nguyen San Jose, California Nguyenv12@gmail.com 408 887-8825