2009 Representative of Industrial Design graduate, National Cheng Kung University2009 Head of PR, preparatory committee of graduate exhibition2009 Head of PR, Student Union of the Department of Industrial Design

2008 Intercollegiate English Speech Contest2008 English interpreter for UC Berkeley Student Visit2007 President of Cheng Kung Toastmasters Club2006 Ambassador and interpreter of Chinese Learning Camp

2009 International Design Workshop- Universal Ethics Design, Gold award2009 International Design Workshop- Universal Ethics Design, Blog award2009 Bookmark design Contest, Selected Award2009 Mektek Creative Contest, Award for Excellence2009 Toastmasters International- Competent Communicator2008 Member of design workshop in Chiba University, Japan2008 Instructor in the industrial design camp, National Cheng Kung University2008 Instructor in the industrial design camp, National Cheng Kung University2007 English Drama contest, second prize, National Cheng Kung University2006 Toy-design contest, selected award, Taiwan

PRODUCT DESIGN

DIAL_CHAIR

DIAL_CHAIR

dial series 01Jan, 2010Rachel Wu

“Sit down and taste the beautiful flow of life.”

The dial series expresses this idea , and especially for all

those busy people living in this modern age. Maybe we

all should leave the functional items away for a while,and

sit on the dial chair, taste the beautiful flow of life.

A chair seems to be silent and still,but it is not . Try to slow yourselfdown and feel every single thing in your surroundings. You would feel amazed how pretty a life can be.

DIAL_CLOCK

DIAL_CLOCK

dial series 02Dec, 2009Rachel Wu

“Slow down and feel the moment.”

We all deserve a nice chair and anelegant clock. The Dial series doesnot urge you to gain efficiency,butencourage you to linger on all thewonderful moments of life.

Why not slow down for a while?

TRIPLET

TRIPLET

for iF concept awardOct, 2009Rachel Wu

“By turning it, a hanger can give you more.”

horizontal straight chain

The Triplet meets more people's needs with much more

flexibility and accessibility in use,and it demonstrates an

innovative way to use a hanger as well.

A good design is supposed to be reallysimple and solves problems in a smartway . Triplet provides varies ways forusers,and for different family members,they can feel more accessibility as well.

COLOR FOR TODAY

COLOR FOR TODAY

hanger design 02Oct, 2009Rachel Wu

“Every day is a colorful day.”

red is for passiongreen is for health white is for simplicity

What is your color for today?

!BOOKMARK

!BOOKMARK

light x bookmarkDec, 2008Rachel Wu

“Hey! Give yourself a stretch.”

After 30 minutes ofreading , we shouldtake a short break to protect our eyes.St-retching two arms isa good way.

When not used, it is white.By folding, user activates an inner physical change.The bookmark would change its color to red after30 minutes.After reading,user can fold it back, and it may turn to white again for its next use.

white yellow red

People can know how to use this designwithout any instruction.The form of thedesign shows an action of stretch . Withchange of colors , the bookmark warmlyreminds readers to give a stretch.

GOAL PLANTER

GOAL PLANTER

design in MOE workshopAug, 2009Rachel Wu

“The dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.”

The Goal planter is designed for

those who just retired and do not

live with their children.This is to

provide a vision,and to help these

aging people to plan their colorful

retirement life.

There are less elderswho live with theirchildren or spouse.

-With children-With spouse-Alone-Nursing home

At the age of 36, we are urged bylife. Children, job, loan, tax......weare too busy to care for ourselves.

At the age of 63,we can finally getall the bother away.Then anotherbother is there: what should I do?

Empty6336At the age of 36, we are urged bylife. Children, job, loan, tax......weare too busy to care for ourselves.

At the age of 63,we can finally getall the bother away.Then anotherbother is there: what should I do?

Empty

Busy

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1 Buy it as a gift 2 Open it as a surprise 3 write down wishes on the card 4 fulfill dreams, one for a month

Children who don’t live with their parents

can buy this “Goal Planter” as a gift . Give

this to parents who just retired from career

and make wishes with them.Write goals for

this year on the cards, and plant one card in

the planter.Seed inside would begin to grow.

Every time when seeing the growth,Every time when seeing the growth, parents

are reminded of their retirement plan made

with their children.The Goal planter is not

only a gift but also a lovely care from son or

daughter. Just fulfill one dream at a time, the

aging people can find new goals in life.

5 plant it in the park

The Goal planter is like an activator, which motivates people to take some action. Withthe growth of plant,people reach their goalsstep by step.Elderhood is not an end;it canbe as colorful as you dare to dream.

SERVICE DESIGN

RE-CONCERN

RE-CONCERN

group work in International Design Workshop April, 2009Rachel, Vincent(NCKU) Matthew (IIT)

“Maybe we can educate the public in an interesting way.”

We pictured the interaction betweenpedestrians, and then observed somecommon things. No matter in whatsituation or place, people tried tosituate themselves as far as possiblefrom the others on a bench.

How could we facilitate interaction, when people don’t even concern?

BUDDY BENCH

re-concern 01April, 2009

The friendship fountain enables and rewards cooperation.

When someone sits at one of these seats, a corresponding

spout is activated, sending a small stream of water toward

the middle of the fountain.But when two or more people sit

in adjacent seats,the streams get larger and larger.Colored

lights also turn on, creating a light and water show.

FRIENDSHIP FOUNTAIN

re-concern 02April, 2009

PARTNER PERCH

re-concern 03April, 2009

CITY WALK

CITY WALK

team work public service design forTainan sidewalks Jan, 2010Rachel, Gary, Hon

“More information and fun to get on the way.”

Based on the course "Design Management", my partners

and I started to look into the problems or inconvenience

in our surroundings.According to our observation,we got

our final task - creating a platform of intelligent commun-

ication and interaction.

The system is beginning from an umbrella, which attributes

mutual reaction within people and surroundings. In different

campuses,we have different interactive settings.When walkers

pick up the umbrella,they can get updated information on the

display inside it.For example,they can know what exhibitions

are on the show,and best food for their health status.All these

information are provided on theinformation are provided on the display and on the CityWalk

website. People would hardly miss anything now.

Every street light has a QR-code on

its pannel. When pedestrians walk

by, they can use their phone to photo

it down. Then they can download the

information immediately.

The umbrella is set with Livemove

technology, so users can control it

with intuition. When seeing the di-

splay on the umbrella,they can just

wave, put forward or roll the grip .

By these simple moves , browsing

is really easy. is really easy.

Visible at night, the street

light can be a piece of art

work which makes a beau-

tiful night view.

SIX DEGREES OF SEPERATION

SIX DEGREES OF SEPERATION

team work usesr interface designOct, 2009Rachel, Gary, Lily, Philips, Hunter

“What a small world!”

1 2 3 4 5 6

Six degrees of separation (also called "Human Web") refers

to the idea that everyone is at most six steps away from any

other person on Earth, so that a chain of, "a friend of a friend"

statements can be made to connect any two people in six

steps or fewer.

The theory comprised several experiments conducted by Stanley

Milgram and other researchers examining the average path

length for social networks of people in the United States.

Individuals were chosen in the U.S. cities of Omaha, Nebraska

and Wichita, Kansas to be the starting points and Boston,

Massachusetts to be the end point of a chain of correspondence.

Among these chains, the average path length fell around six.Among these chains, the average path length fell around six.

(1) download “Six Degrees of Seperation” on smart phone

(2) save information about yourself, friends list in the software

(3) signs pop up, when friends within six degrees approach

(4) see the path length by color

(red:1, orange:2, yellow:3, green:4, blue:5, purpe:6)

(5) relative position is shown on screen

(6) detailed information of this friend can be searched later(6) detailed information of this friend can be searched later

(7) why not approach and say hi now

The project work “Six Degrees of Separation" is to develop a

new way of human interaction. Integrating concepts and

technologies such as GPS,user interface and virtual community,

we approached an innovative way of communication for people

to group six-degreed friends around.

1’ download to smart phone 2’ instruction provided 3’ edit friends list

3’ edit searching privicy 4’ edit personal information 5’ pop-up when one approaches

7’ location shown on screen 8’ check friend path 9’ see detail of friend

Users can download the free

software to their smartphone

Every user who installs can

search and being searched

when encountering friends in

six degrees. Once you activate

the service, system would startthe service, system would start

searching friends nearby, and

show pop-up signs to inform.

Your information can be seen

according to personal privacy

settings. Just send a message,

or go to them and say hi.10’ send a greeting message 41‘ message track saved

COMMODITY DESIGN

GREEN UP

GREEN UP

art marketing Dec, 2008Rachel , Roy, Robin, Eriol, Ren

“Why not more grass?”

01 PENCIL BOXUsing a large piece of grass to make this natural pencil box. Itis 100 % handmade and unique.

02 T-SHIRTIt is a logo T-shirt of Green up.Sewing the heart-shaped grass on and the result was just great.TheT-shirt showed a plain beauty ofthe grass visually and tactilely.

03 COASTERThe heart-shaped grass represents an image of love and care.We usedtwo different materials to strongerits performance of water absorptionand non-slip bottom.

04 Christmas SpecialWe sold our products during the Christmas season , and releasedsome Christmas special productsas well. The snowflack necklaceexpresses the festival atmosphere.Customers can either use it as aCustomers can either use it as anecklace or an earring.

04 FOREST NECKLACEThis is the best-sold product amongall the commodities. By stacking the acrylic sheets , the necklace shows adelicate beauty of layers.

TRANSPORTATION DESIGN

ORGANIC

ORGANIC FORM

practice in Bryon’s class May, 2009Rachel

“Just imagine. ”

To learn how to design an organic transportation,

research and sketches are necessary.

Use lincs to show the structure. Some curves show the form

of a bird while others as fish.

Form and rendering practice

Interior and rendering

PORSCHE

PORSCHE SERIES DESIGN

practice in Bryon’s class Nov, 2008Rachel

/̍pɔrʃə/

Form research and practice

Interior and rendering practice

I design for myself.

I design for people around.

I design for all the lovely surroundings.

I design to learn.