Product Design seems to be what I am for, to innovate, to create and to serve. To me, form follows function. I don't think much of most good looking but useless products with fancy price tags, thus I make sure that I am totally happy with my concept before using it. Maybe this way of working will be unrealistic in the actual world..... but since I am still in school, why waste the time?!

Product Design

The following are photos of my model for a project. It was originally for the Product Design class, but since I had to make something for the woodshop class, I just took this design and "3-dimentionalized" it. This is an alarm clock with MP3 playback function, thus is also a mini MP3 hi-fi, based on the brand BMW. It's compact size means it can be placed on small desks without taking too much space, and stores MP3 through USB cable that connects from the computer. It's high-quality speakers can also be removed and replaced with headphone for out-door activities.

The actual design for the Product Design class will be a bit different, and since this is my first attempt making a foam model, it's pretty crappy as you can see from the paint job. However as I will be making one for the Product Design class, I will take a totally different approach, to achieve a better finish quality and create more surprises.

I will also be scanning my sketches for the idealization process as well as Canson renderings and final presentation boards, that include 3/4 view, features and explosion view, later when the project is finalized.

Here's a rendering of Air Jordan IX I just did( 5am, 6 Oct 2002) for Visual Communication class.... it's my all time favorite shoes. I wish they remake this color scheme again! The image was distorted through the digital camera and of course the colors and contrast is different from the original piece... yes, the original work looks much better!

My latest project, just presented it today( Oct 28). It turned out pretty well, both for the displays and the model. It's a BMW alarm clock project, and I added MP3 play back function to it. Instead of just making a simple foam model, I decided to make one of the functions work, which is the lighting part. It took me some trouble to find the right and available lighting equipment, but it was successful anyway. So enjoy!

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Pentax FB-8 rendering. Just a rendering of my sleek compact binoculars.

Finally!!! The end of this semester is coming! Much more fulfilling, and satisfaction, I definitely have learnt and realized much more this time. Although this semester has been ever busy with sleepless weekends, I definitely feel more charged up than ever, but need a break first.

This final project for Product Design class was based on the topic of lighting-device, with reference to certain material processes chosen. For me, I wanted it to perform as a part of the user, thus choose to have it as a part of the clothing. The processes that would involve in the mass production manufacturing will be extrusion, stamping, plating, cut and sew and so on....

This device is specially designed for workshop users, whether is it working in the garage on cars or in a dark or dim environment. With such compact portable device that doesn't need another hand to hold, the user will benefit from the convenience provided.

The making of this prototype( yes, it works just like the way I want it to be!) was a
dramatic" one, as I had to walk into female dominated fabric shops and pretend to know my stuffs.... Well, they are all helpful, especially when I went to this high class shop where all the free rich housewives are. Sewing leather isn't hard or easy. It takes a lot of patience... all things do.

The lighting device itself has 2 parts, the larger primary part and smaller secondary part. The larger part goes onto the arm, for a brighter lighting whereas the smaller one goes onto the top of the hand, for smaller and tight spaces. Both can be easily detached with velcro. The vacuum forming of the small parts was a pain, took me 5 straight hours just to produce 4 parts. The secondary lighting makes use of a simple yet clever( praising myself) mechanism.... it's hard to explain and I should have drawn a diagram. Anyway, it was able to create a close circuit with no extra parts, with the help of the snap on cover( home-made again:)).

My objective for this prototype was to use actual materials that I will use in the final design, and not simulate anything, thus details like sporting porous fabric and different leather were used for their own purposes, as I want to feel comfortable when putting it on.

Well, the presentation went smoothly, and here are the details and photos of the presentation and the model itself! Hope you will like them!

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