last updated november 2011
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Ethan Huber Product Design Graduation Portfolio November 2011TRANSCRIPT
Ethan hubErIndustrIal desIgn portfolIo
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WOrKCOntaInErGY EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNIT
LVnGtnGS LIVING THINGS / FURNITURE / CB2 CO-OP
rObOtICS bLOCKS LOGICAL THINKING TOY
CannOnbOLt 3-D MONSTER PUZZLE
EnErGIZEr 3600 BATTERY CHARGER
MY ShELF SHELVING SYSTEM/WHIRLPOOL/REFRIGERATION
MISh-MESh STORAGE SOLUTION/WHIRLPOOL/REFRIGERATION
OPEn SOurCE ChaIr EXHIBITION WORK
hEaDPhOnES VESTAX FOR THE LADIES
tEaSErS BITS OF WORK FROM THE PAST TWO YEAR
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COntaInErGY2010 Student Merit AwArdHonorAry Mention
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inSpired by tHe 2010 devAStAting MAgnitude 7.0 eArtHquAKe in HAiti
PrObLEM
iMMediAte
naturaL DISaStErS LEaD tO aCutE burDEn On thE hEaLth CarE SYStEM
Future
FirSt Aid reSponSe
Field HoSpitAlS iMMediAte
energy SupplySolution
ConStAnt SHipping oF FoSSil Fuel
COMbInE IMMEDIatE anD FuturE EnErGY SuPPLY
DEManD WhILE rELYInG On aLtErnatIVE rESOurCES anD CuttInG DOWn On
ShIPPInG ExPanSES
iMMediAte +
Future -
SHipping expAnSeS
Current Solution
needreSponSe tiMe
iSSueS OPPOrtunItY
ConStAnt SHipping oF FoSSil Fuel
rebuilding HeAltH CAre SySteM
SuStAinAbleenergy SupplySolution
IntrODuCInG:
COntaInErGYEMErGEnCY MObILE POWEr SuPPLY unIt
pACKing A Hybrid ArrAy oF AlternAtive energy reSourCeS equipMent, tHe unit CAn be uSed iMMediAtely At tHe SCene uSing only SolAr And wind power. it CAn be tHen leFt beHind For SuStAinAble reCovery uSe.
unLOaD straIgHt froM tHe C-130 tHe unIts are transported to a fIeld HospItal. tHere tHe turBInes are Mounted and tHe tHIn-fIlM pHoto aCtIVe panels are laId on-top of tHe tents roofs.
DEPLOY
turbInEdesIgn Was InspIred BY tHe “QuIet reVolutIon” VertICal aXIs turBIne. HoWeVer, tHe neW desIgn Is CollapsIBle.
POWEr OutPut
two vertiCAl AxiS turbineS
twelve tHin FilM pHoto-ACtive pAnelS
40 KW
Measured and affirmed by science department specialists at Columbia College Chicago
LIVInG thInGSthE Dna OF FurnIturE
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Co-designer: Robert Mariduana
Co-op with
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DESIGn brIEF:develop A StyliSH new produCt line witH A diStinCt And unique looK to Continue tHe Cb2 line.
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MInD MaP
raW MaterIals
HerItage neW Brand
dYnaMIC
MoBIleloCallYMade
Meta-MorpHIC
eVolutIon
punK
personal
organIC
(lIVIng tHIngs)
prIMal
lvngtngS
deSign Around A dnA-liKe building bloCKS
Dna rna
InSPIratIOn tO InSIGht
ExPLOratIOn
COLLECtIOn
PrOtOtYPE
tHe dna of furnIture
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thE ChaIr
LOGICaL thInKInG tOYPATENT PENDING
rObOtIC bLOCKS
Engineering: Haggai Levi
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LOGICaL thInKInG
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nESS COOLnESS
MarKEt GaP
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aESthEtIC &COOL LOOKInG
rObOtIC tOYS
PhYSICaLPrOGraMInG
rESEarChIn a World In WHICH teCHnologY Is partIallY raInIng on us, logICal tHInKIng Can Help KIds aCHIeVe sMartness and MaIntaIn Coolness
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PhYSICaL PrOGraMInGbLOCK = FunCtIOn SEQuEnCE
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COnnECtInGCabLES
MoVe
turn
lIgHt
Bleep
delaY
ConneCtor unIt
roBot “BraIn” aCtIVates Motors
GaME SCEnarIOS
MOVETURNBLEEP MOVE
MOVE
MOVE
MOVE
TURN
TURN
rotatIng part
ConneCtor CaBle attaCHMent
speed Value CHange
duratIon Value CHange
dIsplaY
ConneCtor CaBle attaCHMent
MotIon IndICators
bLOCK
BY plaYIng WItH tHe duratIon and speed Values of eaCH BloCK, nuMerous dIfferent gaMes Can Be plaYed:WOrK In PrOGrESS
FOrM
FEaturES PIVOtInG PrOxIMItY SEnSOr
LEGO LIKE COnnECtIVItY
3-D MOnStEr PuZZLEInternsHIp at MaXX MarKetIng
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deSign A proMotionAl toy For FroSted FlAKeS uSe A liCenSed CHArACter Allow For Multiple proMotionAl exeCutionFor KidS 6-10enCourAge ColleCtAbility
CharactersCollectable
promotionallicensing
HipC
ool
Kids 6-10
educational
act
ion
fun
DESIGn brIEF
DESIGn attrIbutES
LICEnSInGben 10 (tv SerieS/ Movie):AiMS For KidS 6-10over 90 diFFerent CHArACterS AllowS Multiple deSign exeCutionSenCourAgeS ColleCtAbility
DESIGn EVOLutIOnCAnnonbolt iS tHe FirSt MonSter to be trAnSForMed FroM A 2d CHArACter to A 3d puzzle
SMartLY PaCKEDtwo tHin lASer Cut CorrugAted pAper boArdS Are pACKed inSide tHe CereAl box. tHe pAper pArtS CAn be uSe to ConStruCt CAnnonbolt in 3-d.
KidS CAn CuStoMize tHeir MonSter witH CrAyonS or StiCKerS
CuStOMIZE
CIrCuLar battErY CharGEr
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PrObLEMSPInChInG LIMItInG bLOCKInG
pinCHing bAtterieS out oF tHe CHArger iS juSt uneASy
liMiting bAttery ArrAngeMentS liMit CHArging oF only Four bAtterieS At A tiMe
outlet iS uSuAlly bloCKed by CHArger’S AwKwArd SHApe
trEnDMiniMAl & non-obtruSive
ExPLOratIOn
rE-arranGInGChanGInG thE OLD ParaDIGM
nO PInChInG
LESS LIMItInG
nOt bLOCKInG
tHe new eigHt bAttery ArrAngeMent AllowS For eASier grip.
A rotAry plug AllowS tHe CHArger to rotAte SidewAyS And Free tHe SoCKet.
CHArging CApACity iS doubled to eigHt bAtterieS At onCe.
ExPLODED
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1 . hDPE / IM2. PC (tranSParEnt) / IM3. hDPE / IM4. hDPE / ExtruSIOn5. hDPE / IM (SOnIC WELDED)6. COnDuCtIVE MEtaL7. hDPE / IM8. rOtatInG ELECtrICaL OutLEt
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a unIQuE rEFrIGEratOr ShELVInG SYStEM
DESIGn brIEF CoMpetitive produCtS
DESIGN A NEW MARKET COMPETITIVE SHELVING SYSTEM FOR THREE DOOR REFRIGERATORS
COMMOn ShELF braCKEt anD raILObStruCtIVEharD tO OPEratEunaESthEtICtaKE uP SPaCE
OPPOrtunItY
ExPLOratIOnrear
CantIleVer
rEar CantILEVErLEVEL InDICatIOn
bEFOrE aFtEr
EaSY ShELF MOVEMEnt FOrtIFIED rEar CantILEVEr nOn ObtruSIVE = SPaCE GaInMInIMaL, CLEan LOOK anD FEELShELF LEVEL InDICatIOnnEW anD FrESh DESIGn
bEnEFItS
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a FLExIbLE StOraGE SOLutIOnFOr WhIrLPOOL rEFrIGEratIOn
In rEFrIGEratOrS SPaCE ManaGEMEnt IS CruCIaL.bOttLES anD COnDIMEntS taKE uP VaLuabLE hEIGht SPaCE.IS thErE a SMartEr WaY tO StOrE thEM?PrObLEM
ObSErVatIOn
thE bOttOM Part OF thE ShELF IS nOt MaxIMIZED
CurrEnt MarKEt SOLutIOnSarE LIMItInG anD rIGID
MY nEW ShELVInG SYStEM Can bE uSED tO IntEGratE a nEW COnCEPt
ExPLOratIOn
rEFInEMEntS
SLIDE anD FLEx
WHen not In use MIsH-MesH Can Be rolled and stored.
polYester spandeX streCH MICro fIBer
eXtrudedaluMInuM
SPaCE. SaVED.
CollaBorators:tYler aVerY
MarK HolMes
ChaIrOPEn SOurCE
FAir uSe / 2010glASS CurtAin gAllery CHiCAgo, il
tHe sourCe for MaKIng tHe CHaIr Is aVaIlaBle for eVerYone tHrougH TOTEM COLLECTIVE In denMarK. tHe CHaIr Was desIgned to ConneCt to tHeIr open sourCe furnIture sYsteM.
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PrObLEM tHe pro-dJ gear CoMpanY Can use soMe Help WItH tHeIr “for tHe people” suB-Brand In attraCtIng Casual feMale audIo loVers. pInK, Heart sHapes, and BlIngs are lIMItIng tHeIr potentIal MarKet sHare and are far froM tHe Brand VIsual language.
VESTAX PROMISES TO BE A NON-JAPANESE COMPANY ORIENTED FOR PROFESSIONAL DJ.THIS CASE DOES NOT SHOW THAT.
FOr PrOFESSIOnaLS “FOr thE PEOPLE” MaLE
“FOr thE PEOPLE” FEMaLE
rESEarChCOMPEtItOrS InSPIratIOntrEnD
BoHeMIan Contrast turQuoIse
VEStax uSErproFeSSionAl preCiSe Superior FriendlyCoMFortAbleCoolportAbleuniquenon-jApAneSe
15-35 FEMaLEStYLE COnSCIOuS
Out GOInGbaSS LOVEr
bEDrOOM DjQuaLItY SEEKEr
ExPLOratIOn
tEaSErS
KItChEn WarE VbLConCept developMent
FItWatCh reSeArCHConCept developMent
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PrEMIuMSShELL OIL
reSeArCHConCept developMent
induStriAl deSign
t h a n K YO uContaCt Me [email protected]