josh gadomski's portfolio

Josh GadomskiPortfolio2014-2015

About Me

Working Style

Design Skills

I am an aspiring Industrial Designer from Ontario, Canada in my 6th semester of Insdustrial Design at Humber College. Apart from my interests in the field of Industrial Design, I am also interested in cars, motorcycles, snowboarding, biking, hockey.

As a designer I enjoy working visually: Sketching, model making, CAD along with producing 3D renderings. I am not only interested in the visual aspect of design, but the overal process in general; from priliminary concept sketches, to 3D modeling and renderings to the final manufactured product.

Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Alias

VisualizationStrategic Research User Research Concept Generation

Foam Modeling Clay Modeling Solidworks Hand Sketching

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Angular CAD Bike Frame Mantis Tuner Concept Snowboard Package

AngularSemester 4

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Team Effots: Jacob Tomlinson, Aoun Syed01

Moodboard Concept Development

Project Brief:For this project we were required as a team, to design and fabricate a chair influenced by Scandinavian design for a modern city. Scandinavian design over the years has built a reputation for being beautifully harmonious while at the same time being completely functional. With that said, each group was given two materials in which they were required to construct their chairs out of, ours being plywood and sheet metal.

Materials Angular features the two materials given including 8 fasteners. The seat pan is constructed out of one sheet of 16 gauge cold rolled steel that has been folded and welded to achieve and retain its shape. The legs are made up of 9 ply baltic birch, which have been coated with an oil-based stain.

ErgonomicsTo ensure that this was in fact a comfortable chair to sit in, ergonomic studies were completed to determine a proper seat height/width/angle, back height/width/angle, lumbar support and leg height/width.

EnviromentFor this project we designed a side chair that can be placed in a dinning, living room, or balcony. The intended environment for our chair is in a modernized condo, with the intended audience being young adults.

Research

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Prototyping

01.Using a laser cutter, the overal shape of the seat pan/back was lasered out. The material used for this is 16 gauge cold rolled steel.

02.The seat was then bent and folded along the proper lines to create our desired form.

03.Once the chair was bent along the proper lines, four spots were welded to hold the overall form of the chair in place.

04.Upon completion of bending and welding each seat they were then powder coated. Two of the chairs were powder coated white, while one was powder coated yellow.

05.On 9 ply Baltic Birch, the overall shape of the legs were drawn out.

06.That overall shape wasthen cut out and sanded down to give the legs a nice smooth finish.

07.The next step was to stain the legs. They were placed on stands and stained using multipe coats to produce a nice rich finish.

08.Lastly the legs were attached to the seat of the chair using eight fasteners in total; four in the front and four in the back. These were Chicago bolts.

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Final Model

White FrameNatural Finish Legs

Safety Yellow FrameCustom Rosewood Stained Legs

White FrameCustom Walnut Stained Legs

Ergonomics

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CAD Bike FrameSemester 4

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Project Brief:This 6 week project focused around redesigning a 29” mtn bike for a specific company while incorporating and turning their design launguage into my own. The company chosen for this assignment was KONA mountain bikes. Primliminary sketches were drawn up and a design was chosen. From there the frame was designed, assembled and rendered in solidworks and has been constructed using surfaces and lofts. 06

CAD Model

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Front Front Perspective Side Rear Perspective Rear

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MantisSemester 4

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Project Brief:This was a 6 week project in which we were required to design and build a balance bike for young children. The balance bike I designed is called Mantis and is intended for children between the ages of 3 and 5 years old. It was designed to be used off-road on terrains such as gravel and dirt trails. With that in mind Mantis features a rear shock and beefy tires.

ResearchMaterialsWith the intended users being young children, Mantis was designed around being light and portable. To ensure this, the bike features an aluminium frame keeping it light but also rigid. Plastic rims are also encompased into the design to further reduce weight while maintaining rigidity. To provide comfort, Mantis also features a padded leather seat.

ErgonomicsWhen focusing on the ergonomics of this balance bike, one of the most important factors was the saddle height. It was designed so that the saddle height was low enough to allow for easy manuverability while remaining high enough to ensure a smooth transition from running to sitting. On top of this the frame length, handle bar width, diameter and height were also considered to provide the child with a comfortable bike to ride.

Design FeaturesMantis features an aluminium frame which keeps the bike light. It has an adjustible saddle height, along with adjustable frame length to allow the bike to grow with the user. Mantis also features a rear shock to provide added comfort while the user is on uneven terrain. To ensure the child keeps a good grip on the handle bars, Mantis is equipped with non-slip rubber grips.

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Exploded View

To help visualize my design completely, it was modeled up in solidworks. From there an exploded view was created to show each specific part/section and how everything lines up.

-Padded leather saddle

-Aluminium seat post with adjustable

positioning

-x5 Bolt and nut combo

-Rear suspension system

-Aluminium rear arm

-Aluminium handle bars

- Non-slip rubber grips

-Aluminium frame

-”Fat Boy” rubber tires

-Plastic rims

-Aluminium front fork

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1/2 Scale Final Model

12Featured In: 2015 Canadian International Auto Show

Tuner ConceptSemester 5

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Project Brief2020 Impreza Our challange here was to design an entry level sedan. The vehicle must be able to fit 5 people including cargo space, while remaining affordable for a first time buyer. Along with this criteria the vehicle must be modifiable and appealing to a younger generation.

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Final Rendering

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Snowboard PackageSemester 5

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Project Brief:This was a CAD project focusing on surfacing. There was no problem to be solved with this assignment instead it’s main objective was to help focus on styling while improving solidworks capabilities.

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CAD Model

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Final Rendering

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