Prototypes &
Product Design
Skills & Materials:
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Rapid Prototyping
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Sketching (Pen/Marker)
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Digital Sketching
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Foamboard & Paper
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Thermoplastics
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CAD Modeling
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SolidWorks
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Rhino5
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Fusion360
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Adobe Creative Suite
Arizona State University: 2016-2022
Below are some of my projects from my time in design school, and if you'd like to see more posts and ideation sketches, please visit my Design Instagram!
Click on the slide decks for full images!
Empra - Magic Bullet Redesign
Housewares Design Project
Spring 2019
TipToes - Convertible Dance Shoe
Shoe Design Project
Spring 2018
Holocam - Retro Webcam
Streamline Design Project
Spring 2018
Detilted - Console Wall Mount
Extrusion Design Project
Spring 2018
Empra - A Modern Redesign of the Magic Bullet
Empra is a housewares design project from my second semester of junior year. Our task was to take an existing product with a motor and see how we could make the manufacturing more sustainable while improving the aesthetics of the existing design. I chose the Magic Bullet because it was something that my family used a lot, and I wanted to make a more modern, less plastic-looking, exterior for my design.
By taking apart an existing Magic Bullet, I was able to identify the materials as well as each piece's weight, and use that information to assist me for the task. I also used user research to find actionable insights and discover target areas to change. We also were asked to bring a full-scale model to present with our research and design booklets.
The slide deck above includes some renders, photos of the final model, and sketches.
Below are my research and design booklets in PDF form.
TipToes - For the Fast-Paced Dancer on a Budget
Tiptoes is a shoe design project from my second semester of sophomore year. The goal of the project was to design and create a model of an innovative athletic shoe. I wanted to challenge myself specifically with the innovative aspect of the project goal and create a dance shoe that are versatile and would save consumers money by having a removable toebox for contemporary dance (shown above) and ballet (pointe shoes not shown).
While I was encouraged by my professor to not make a second pointe shoe model due to time, I do regret not having that model to show. However, the model I did make has a removable toe box when unlaced, proving the concept.
The slide deck above includes my mood board, concept sketches, final product, and the process video.
Holocam - A Fun Retro-Style Webcam with Adhesive Mount
The Holocam is a streamline project from my second semester of sophomore year. Inspired by the side mirrors on a Ford Fiesta and my love of Twitch streaming, this project taught me to appreciate streamlined forms while considering how to redesign the typical geometric webcam to make it more fun and exciting with its baby blue color. It is also designed to be manually positioned and can be attached to any surface, making conferences, video recordings, and streaming easier to set up for any user.
Above includes my mood board, mirror inspiration pictures, sketches, and painting process, as well as the final product in different views. The model is made from gray Hatchbox PLA, plastic split computer wire tubing, glazing bondo, and it is spraypainted. CAD modeled in Solidworks, printed on my DaVinci Pro 1.0.
Detilted - An Extrusion Project to Organize a Gamer's Life
Detilted is an extrusion project from my second semester of sophomore year. The project was dedicated to making a product for organizing something in my daily life so I chose my console set-up. This project taught me that there are so many different kinds of aluminum available for manufacturing, all with different strengths and weights. Detilted is designed to be mounted on the wall, but can be moved to a table. The base comes with pieces to hang two controllers on (other console/controller pieces would be available in different bundles), and the bent sheet metal arm for the console has a hole in the back for cords.
The name “Detilted” comes from the idea that when a gamer starts getting frustrated from performing poorly, they go on a “tilt,” so the product Detilted is designed to keep a user from tilting due to a lack of organization with their gaming set-up.
Above includes the Solidworks files (with measurements in centimeters) as well as the first renderings with Keyshot, which I learned about during the semester. Physical models of 1-inch extrusions were 3D printed from PLA for our presentations to test the size and fit of the extrusions.