michelle mills portfolio 2016
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MICHELLE MILLSIndustrial Design
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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
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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
