DESIGN RESEARCH
The Hairbrush
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Barn2door
TreeHacks
Product Fabrication
Concept Designs Inc.
Mugs in Motion
The Hairbrush
UX RESEARCH, HUMAN FACTORS, ERGONOMICS, PROTOTYPING, & USER TESTING
In a course on human factors in design, I was asked to redesign an everyday object ergonomically, or, to design something while considering the human body and catering to the body's natural form to allow the best interaction with an object.
Continued
I decided to redesign the portable, foldable, to-go hairbrush. Having owned one of these convenient yet ineffective hairbrushes, I was familiar with the uncomfortable and unclear way that you have to grip the hairbrush to both brush your hair and hold the brush open. So, my goal was to create a portable hairbrush that wasn't painful to hold and felt natural in any sized hand.
Sketches
prototypes
user testing
TREEHACKS
Summer 2019, I designed and launched the rebrand of Stanford's hack-a-thon club, Treehacks. Using Figma and Adobe Suite, I created digital assets and promotional materials to be used on their website and at their 2020 conference.
CONCEPT DESIGNS
DESIGN, ENGINEERING, & PROTOTYPING
Concept Designs Inc. is a small POP concept company that builds custom retail displays. While on their team, I served as a designer and engineer. From our client’s specifications, I sketched and rendered designs, iterating over the design until it was ready to be engineered in Solidworks. After generating the 3D models, I created the engineering drawings that could be sent to our manufacturers.
Mugs in Motion
DESIGN, ENGINEERING, PROTOTYPING, & PRODUCT FABRICATION
In a class called Design and Manufacturing, I was taught the basics of milling, turning, welding, casting, and finishing. What I learned about product fabrication I use now to communicate and understand design processes more effectively. Moreover, I now have a better understanding of how machines and materials create both design limitations and opportunities.
