michelle mills portfolio 2016

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Chafing Dish Vitamin Reader Arthritis Walker Anxiety Management

“How can catering wait-staff's job become easier?”

“How can catering wait-staff's job become easier?”

PROBLEMS1. Must use spoon to pry food pan from water pan.

food pan is too hot to touch with without towels2. The lid handle is hot to

the touch3. The stands are difficult

to stack/unstack

1.

2.

3.

of users have burned themselves while operating a chafer

85% 30%

23%

extinguishing and handling sterno fuel

handling food pans

RESEARCH: (30 participants)

IDEATION

MODELS

3D Printed: 1/4” ScaleWood (Stand): Full ScaleLearned how to have the stand foldable

Lid

Stand

Spoon/tong holder

Food-pan carrying tool

Silicone covered stand handles

Design Features:

Lid: Silicone handle & forearm rest Slit to let out small amounts of steam to prevent too much condensation Food-pan carrying tool handle to carry food-pan spoon/tong holder Stand: foldable for storage pull out sterno fuel holder

Standard food and water pans

Silicone covered stand handles allow user to move the whole chafing dish easily when it is in use without getting burned

CONCEPT

“What if your vitamin levels could be tested from home?”

PROBLEMS1. Transportation (To/from doctors office)2. Long processing time3. Fear of needles (20% of the population)

1. 2. 3.

IDEATION

MODEL

The vitamin reader attaches to the skin using PSA (pressure sensitive adhesive)

This image shows the tab that allows the user to easily peel the vitamin reader from their skin.

CONCEPT

Designed to use near infraredspectroscopy (Technology currentlyapplied to glucometers and neuroimaging)

Allows the product to be non-invasive (no needles)

Main material, screen, and circuit boards bend to fit to the contours of the user

Example of how the flexible material will be integrated into the design.

DIGITAL MODELS

The design above shows the final concept. Features include:

1. Power button with an LED to indicate the power is on.

2. Screen with interface that corresponds to the app (shown later)

3. Arrow buttons to chose a vitamin to test for

CORRESPONDING APP

The goal of this project was not only to design an at-home vitamin reader but to improve the users knowledge of their body and vitamins. I designed the app to allow the user to learn about vitamins, how to consume them, and to access more information from the vitamin reader with bluetooth.

Watch idea Ex: “Apple Watch, fit-bit” “Roll-on” adhere to skin

CORRESPONDING APP

CORRESPONDING APP

USER FLOW

The user identifies a symptom

Then uses the app to find out which vitamin deficiencies cause this symptom

The user puts on the vitamin reader and selects the corresponding vitamin

The vitamin reader scans using near-infrared spectroscopy to determine levels

USER FLOW

The vitamin reader scans for B12 and the resultsare displayed on the screen

Using bluetooth, the user can send the results to the app to see more detailed informationand save the data to show ahealth care proivder

IN CONTEXT

“How can shopping with arthritis become a better experience?”

*source: Arthritis Foundation

Introduction

*Arthritis is a joint disease that causes pain and stiffness

*50 Million Americans have arthritis

*Severe arthritis requires walking assistance (walkers)

“How can shopping with arthritis become a better experience?”

*source: Arthritis Foundation

Introduction

*Arthritis is a joint disease that causes pain and stiffness

*50 Million Americans have arthritis

*Severe arthritis requires walking assistance (walkers)

“How can shopping with arthritis become a better experience?”

RESEARCH PROBLEMS1. Pain and stiffness makes carrying groceries difficult2. Gripping/Holding thin objects is hard and painful3. Walkers don’t adjust to the proper height to keep the user’s back straight

2.

3.

1.

Interviews

Candice Fuller: Director of the Raleigh Arthritis Foundation office

Arthritis support group

IDEATION

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

What is the lowest height the basket will be?

The top of the basket at the lowest height sits at 34”Average human navel heights: 34”-45” (5’-6’2”)

Can the shopping walker fit in the car?

It must compact to at least 57”x19”x32”An average sized car has a trunk size equal to those dimensions

What is the height of a typical checkout counter?

A counter is 38” tall and 21” wide

Can the shopping walker fit in the car?

It must compact to at least 57”x19”x32”An average sized car has a trunk size equal to those dimensions

DESIGN DETAILS

Forearm rest (raising/lowering)

Motor turns screw raisingor lowering the forearm rest and the control panel

Materials & Manufacturing:

2” Aluminum Tubing Welded into the aluminum frame Aluminum SheetCut, Folded, Welded

Self Skinning Polyurethane MoldedUsed for: seat and forearm rests

5” Medical locking wheels

Basket removes to go on checkout counter

Materials & Manufacturing:

2” Aluminum Tubing Welded into the aluminum frame Aluminum SheetCut, Folded, Welded

Self Skinning Polyurethane MoldedUsed for: seat and forearm rests

5” Medical locking wheels

IN CONTEXT

“Can a tool be designed to help users manage anxiety?”

ELLIPSE ANXIETY MANAGEMENT

RESEARCH

Anxiety 40 million Americans have been diagnosed with anxiety (12% of the population)

Survey Results: (out of 25 participants)

0% have NEVER experienced anxiety

36% daily anxiety

24% daily anxietyand >1 panic attacksper month

IDEATIONProduct that guides user through breathing exercises

MOOD BOARD

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Speaker to allow user to use while eyes closed

Size appropriate to fit on beside table

Lights up to indicate use

DESIGN DETAILS

Soft texture on the bottomfor the user to feel

DESIGN DETAILS

DESIGN DETAILS

USER FLOWCHARTProfile:

Log in/Sign up

Welcome Screen Main Screen:

ProfileCalendarActivities

Record/Chart

Calendar:

7 day display

swipe to switch weeks

(Clicks day of the week)

Day of the week:

displays events

add event

Add Event:

enter name, time, location

*repeat for weekly reminders

Senses:

User ids their environment

through senses

Coloring Book

User picks colors and fills

in pictures

*distraction

Breathing:

User is guided through

breathing exercise

Animal PIctures:

scrolls through pictures

Write Poetry:

sets up poem for user

Word Search:

user plays word serach

Relax Activities

Record Emotions

allows user to write about

stress/anxiety

Chart Triggerss:

based on recorded info

app charts commonalities

USER FLOWCHART

APP DESIGN

FINAL DESIGNS

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