This document provides an overview of a project aimed at designing products to help manage stress levels. It begins with an introduction to the author's passion and career goals. It then covers the project overview, including the problem statement around increasing stress levels, the hypothesis that identifying stress levels can help maintain productivity, and the goal of optimizing stress. User research is presented, including observations of stressed workers, interviews on stress sources and how people currently relieve stress, and questionnaires. Market research analyzes existing stress-relieving products and opportunities for new designs.

2. TABLE
OF
CONTENT
INTRODUCTION
My passion
My career goal
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Project Overview
Problem Statement
Hypothesis
Goal
USER RESEARCH
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
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02
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07
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07
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30
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MARKETING RESEARCH
Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity
INITIAL CONCEPTS
Concept Analysis
Development
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
Inspiration
Concept development
Modification
Finalization
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3. INTRODUCTION
01.My passion
My career goal

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My passion
My career goal
WHAT IS MY
PASSION?I love seeing people live a better life and I am passionate about helping them
achieve happiness in their daily life. I believe and hope that everything I design
will be recognized and used by many people. I started to be a volunteer when
I was 14 years old. When I was in college, I was helping autistic children every
single month. I created social stories through pictures for the children, and
taught them drawing at that time. It was a valuable experience for me, but also
became an inspiration for my thesis.
My passion
My career goal
WHERE
I WANT TO
WORK?
Fuseproject
IDEO
LEGO
I want to work for Fuseproject, IDEO or LEGO in the future, because they have
a very broad product line. They bring stories through design and create new
experiences to improve the quality of people’s lives.

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ABOUT THE PROJECT
04.Project Overview
Problem Statement
Hypothesis
Goal The current situation is stress can cause major illnesses .
In the stress report from American Psychological Association “Consistently high
stress could become a chronic condition, which can result in serious health
problems including anxiety, insomnia, muscle pain, high blood pressure and
a weakened immune system. Research shows that stress can even contribute
to the development of major illnesses, such as heart disease, depression and
obesity, or exacerbate existing illnesses.”
Stress became a serious problem and the research shows 110 million people
die annually due to stress and 7 People Die from Stress Every 2 Seconds
In my previous research, 76% of people feel stress on the job. Psychosocial
stressors affect our daily lives and our social interactions. Work has become a
major source of stress. 48% of people think they need help in learning how to
manage stress. Majority of people in the remaining 52% relieve stress in an
unhealthy way. There is an opportunity that if we can provide a new healthy
option to these people.
PROJECT
OVERVIEW
Project Overview
Problem Statement
Hypothesis
Goal

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PROBLEM
STATEMENTThe pace of life is increasingly fast today. Employees feel the stress in daily work.
However, living a stressful life will cause disease. But in the future, the pressures of
life cannot be avoided.
HYPOTHESISIf employees can find help to identify their stress levels, they can lift
themselves out of the fatigue zone/exhaustion zone, and keep themselves in
the improving zone/creative calm zone, so they can work more productively,
feel less stressed and have a better quality of life.
Project Overview
Problem Statement
Hypothesis
Goal
THE GOAL
OF THIS
PROJECT
A positive work environment allows employees to have a good working per-
formance, and this provides the motivation to sustain throughout the day. So
my goal is to design a product or a system of products, that can optimize stress
to enhance performance for the employees.
Project Overview
Problem Statement
Hypothesis
Goal

7. USER RESEARCH
08.User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
Observation
Where-Online technology company
Time-6 working hours
People-Programmers at work
Troubled by
multiple tasks
Holding an
uncomfortable
posture
Banal
working
environment
Takes
energy
drink

8. Network
connection
error Didn’t eat
lunch
Holding an
uncomfortable
posture
Multiple
tasks at the
same time
New
tasks
Observation
Where-Online technology company
Time-6 working hours
People-Programmers at work
Observation
Where-Online technology company
Time-6 working hours
People-Programmers at work
Drinks a
lot of cof-
fee
Long
to do list
Troubled by
multiple tasks
Sitting for
long causes
Lumbar dis-
comfort
Messy
desk
Feeling
dizzy

9. Long
to do list
Banal
working
environment
Feeling
dizzy
Multiple
tasks due
around
same time
Observation
Where-Gasoline transport company
Time-6 working hours
People-Accountant at work
Observation
Where-Online technology company
Time-6 working hours
People-Project manager at work
Long
to do list
Messy
desk
Didn’t
drink
Troubled
by messy
wires
Staring at the
screen for
a long time
New
tasks

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Most stressful point
Realize stress point
THE
RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN
STRESS LEVEL
AND PERFORMANCE
After observation, I discovered a diagram that emphasizes that stress is a pro-
cess of accumulation. It is also important to note that people have different
capacity to endure stress. When people reach their limit, they begin to real-
ize stress. After people realize stress, human performance begins to decline.
Therefore, in a healthy circulation, the human performance is constantly rotat-
ing between the improving zone and the fatigue zone. But if the stress is not
expressed in a timely way, it will cause health problems.
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding

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CASE STUDY
Observation
Where - Online technology company
Time - 6 working hours
People - Programmers at work
Most stressful point
Realize stress point
Network
connection
error
Didn’t eat
lunch
Multiple
tasks at the
same time
Holding an
uncomfortable
posture
New
tasks
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding

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User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
Interview
The most stressful jobs include:
Taxi drivers
Police officers
Senior corporate executives
Photojournalists
Financial workers
Fire fighters
Students
Looking for context and the opportunities
Reference from the CareerCast
“10 most stressful job in 2014” list.
WHAT ARE
YOUR MOST
STRESSFUL
MOMENTS?

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SHORT
SUMMARY
ABOUT
INTERVIEW
Context
According to the response from some interviewees, Some employees such as
financial workers and senior corporate executive, realize stress in their work.
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding

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In my interview
76% of people
feel stress on the job.
Psychosocial stressors affect our daily lives and
our social interactions. Different physical en-
vironments can cause us to be overwhelmed
by stress. Work has become a major source of
stress.
WHERE
DOES
STRESS
COME FROM?
76% Work
58%
Family Responsibilities
55% Relationships
52%
Health Problems
52%
Housing costs
Do these people need help in learning
how to manage stress?
48%
Yes, I need help.
52%
No, I don’t.
According to their
Response
48% of people said they need help in
learning how to manage stress. The remaining
52% said that sometimes they know how to
manage or they don’t care about stress. That
means some of them have their own methods
of managing stress.
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding

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User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
HOW PEOPLE
RELIEVE
THEIR STRESS
TODAY?
In some survives
Today, people relieve stress in an unhealthy way. There is an
opportunity that if we can provide a new healthy option to
these people.

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Stress symptoms can affect human body, thoughts and feel-
ings, and behavior. If stress is left unchecked, it can contribute
to health problems such as high blood pressure, heart disease,
obesity and diabetes.
COMMON SIGNS OF
STRESS REACTION
INTERVIEWEE
Richard C. Miller, Ph.D.
Clinical psychologist, author, researcher and yogic scholar.
The founding president of the Integrative Restoration Institute (IRI)
Co-founder of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT)
“The body’s nervous and visceral systems are designed to signal stress
through “gut” feelings, sensations of anxiety in the body and mind, increased
sensitivity, skin response, etc. There are multiple pathways by which we can
tell we are under stress.”
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding

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HUMAN BODY AND
MIND HAVE MULTIPLE
RESPONSES TO STRESS
Main responses include
physical
mental
emotional
behavioral
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding

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User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
QUESTIONNAIRE 1
1. What is your occupation?
2. What is your gender?
3. What is your age?
4. What are your stressful moments?
5. Why you feel stressful at that time?
6. How do you deal with stress? How do you relax?
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding

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User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
STRESSOR
ANALYSISMost people get stressed when things fall out of control.
The main stressor include;
• health problem
• financial (work) challenges
• relationship

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STRESS RELIEVE
ANALYSISMost people try to block some senses or experience weightlessness to
relieve stress. The common ways of relieving stress include;
• music
• meditation
• smoke or drink alcohol
• sleep
• weightlessness (bungee/roller coaster)
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
NEW RESEARCH
ABOUT STRESS
RELIEVEResearch from Pennsylvania State University shows, “physiological stress reac-
tions may be reduced by visual impressions from natural environments as
compared to urban or built-up environments. ”
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding

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TARGET USERS
Who
Young employees 20-40 years old. Both open plan office employees and cubi-
cal employees, who just have a job or in highly engaging career. They have to
work hard, but still need to balance the personal life and work to keep health.
Why
Research shows in most stressful job list (2010-2014), 33.3% of most stressful
occupations require their employees working in public or open plan office.
These employees have higher stress level than people working in other envi-
ronment.
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
TARGET USER
LIFE STYLE
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding

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Bodi Shawn
Age: 33
Occupation:
Business development
Financial Analyst
What are the stressful moments:
1. Weekly deadline and at the end of a fiscal year
2. Extra project outside of our expertise
3. Bad teamwork
Problems that Bodi encounters:
Time management
Chaotic work environment
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
Michael Lee
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Occupation: Google Programmer,
Team leader.
He does not have regular business hours, he can show up anytime unless
they have a meeting. He got their task on meeting with a deadline. He can
finish it anywhere and anytime before the deadline. He often feels stressed;
he has a highly productive team. His stress is coming from his teammates,
especially when he sees them working very hard. That makes him having to
work harder to catch up with them.

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Justin Gallaher
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Occupation:
Programmer
He gets stressed when he has difficult work or when he doesn’t know
if he’ll meet the expectations of his employer. In the middle of a task,
co-workers ask him to do another task. He doesn’t have a healthy way to
release his stress during working time and doesn’t have enough space for
take a short rest. Another thing is because he is a programmer, he has to
sit for a long time; sometimes he holds an uncomfortable posture that
also makes him feel more stress.
Jeffrey Martin
Age: 26
Occupation: Interior Designer
What are the stressful moments:
1. Dealing with the customers
2. Traffic jams, when there is nothing to do
3. Fatigue (sometimes)
Problems that Jeffrey encounters:
Static, small and messy work environment
When projects from different customers are due around the same time
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding

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Yvonne Du
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Occupation: Designer
Yvonne is a student who just graduated from art college. She found a job
in San Francisco and works very hard. She feels stressed when she is in the
traffic jams; she feels there is nothing to do but no time to waste. Some-
times she has to deal with the bad-tempered customers. The other thing is
she can’t have a good short time rest in the open plan office, so sometimes
she feels fatigue and no work efficiency. Her work environment is static,
no privacy and messy. She doesn’t get enough sleep when she works on
projects from different customers that are due around the same time.
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
USER
STORYBOARD

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Wake up in the morning and get
ready for work. Start getting stress
Take public or personal
transportation to work.
Sit down and start work at 8 :30am.
Start having body responses to
stress
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding
Working at a open-plan office, may
have to sit for a long time
Have meeting every week and may
get disturbed by
co-worker during operation
End of the day at 6:00pm,
feeling tired.
User Observation
Interview
Survey Questionnaires
Target Users/Persona
Storyboarding

26. 42.Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design OpportunityMARKET RESEARCH WHAT IS
IN THE
MARKET
NOW?

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Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity
HAND
ACTIVITIES TOY
PHYSICAL
CATHARSIS
Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity

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BODY
MASSAGER
Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity
OFFICE
PRODUCT
Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity

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MUSIC OR
AROMA DEVICE
Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity
GAME
DEVICE
Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity

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Existing
products
Most stressful point
(Realize stress point)
Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity
EXISTING
PRODUCTS
INCLUDING:
Hand activities toys
Physical catharsis
Body massager
Office products
Music or aroma devices
Game devices
Short summary about existing product
All of these products are working on the zone between the most stressful
point and exhaustion. This shows that most of the existing products help
people after the point that they have already realized their stress.
Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity

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Existing
Products
Intention
Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity
SUMMARY
ABOUT
DESIGN
INTENTION
All of the existing products are working on the zone between the most stress-
ful point and exhaustion. My intention is working on the zone before people
already realize the stress, which means I want to keep them in the improving
zone/creative calm zone. In other words, I would like to design a product that
can measure and timely change the stressor by reducing the stress intake.
Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity

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WHY
THIS INTENTION
IS ACHIEVABLE
The concept of “eustress”
According to my research, there is a thing called “eustress” which is a “good
stress”.
The definition from Wikipedia is “Eustress was originally explored in a stress
model by Richard Lazarus, it is the positive cognitive response to stress that
is healthy, or gives one a feeling of fulfilment or other positive feelings. Selye
created the term as a subgroup of stress to differentiate the wide variety of
stressors and manifestations of stress.”
From the above definition, eustress motivates you to continue working. It
means people are pushed, but don’t feel overwhelmed, and the same time
people have fun in the challenge.
Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity
EXAMPLES
OF EUSTRESS
Competing Riding a roller coaster
Challenge
Excited
Encouraged
Focused
Positive
Energy
Feeling of that moment
Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity

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CASE STUDY
Observation
Where - Google
Time - 6 working hours
People - Programmers
INCLUDE BOTH
OPEN-PLAN OFFICES
AND CUBICLES
Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity

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Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity
Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity

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One hundred and forty-six million
(146023700) Employees in US 2015
51% are indoor worker
2% market ≈ 1 million 4 hundred thousand
Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity
Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity

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TARGET
USEREmployees
Students or
Potential employees
TECHNOLOGYManufacturers
Technical Supporter
MARKETINGMental healthcare organization
Sellers
Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity
OPPORTUNITY 1Help the employees with their time management and improve their work effi-
ciency.
Product possibility
Desk set
Office device
Personal wearable
OPPORTUNITY 2Help people in monitoring/measuring their stress and identify the stress level,
to improve their awareness and let people themselves.
Product possibility
Office set
Wearable
OPPORTUNITY 3Help people relieve suffering. Based on the physical reactions to stress, we
can provide a device that can relieve the symptoms they have and make them
comfortable.
Product possibility
Work surrounding
Competitive Analysis
User Environment
Stakeholders
Design Opportunity

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INITIAL CONCEPTS
06.Concept Analysis
Development
Concept Analysis
• These concepts are trying to relieve the symptoms
they have and make them comfortable.
• Similar as existing products.
• Can not fit different office environment.
• There is inadequate creativity.
Concept Analysis
Development

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Concept Analysis
• Similar to existing products. There is no advantage in
the market competition
• The first concept is costly.
Concept Analysis
Development
Concept Analysis
• The concept is too medical.
• There is no Industrial design.
• Outdated technology.
• Inadequate law.
Concept Analysis
Development

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Concept Analysis
• Help people monitoring/measuring their stress and
identify the stress level, to improve their awareness and
control by themselves.
• The warning only, will not solve the problem.
• These concepts will make people more stressful at some
point.
Concept Analysis
Development
Concept Analysis
• The first concept helps the employees with their time
management and improve their work efficiency.
• The second concept is too personal, targeting a
small group of people.
Concept Analysis
Development

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Concept Analysis
• Helping people relieve suffering will not solve the
problem.
• Too personal, not all people have the same actions
to relieve stress.
• Working on the area after people realized stress.
Concept Analysis
Development
Concept Analysis
• Not a new concept as there are similar products that
can perform same task.
• Working on the area after people realized stress.
Concept Analysis
Development

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Concept Analysis
• Working on the area after people realized stress
• Only gives a warning but doesn't solve the problem.
Concept Analysis
Development
Concept Analysis
• The concept is new and creative.
• Not enough research shows zero gravity can relieve
stress.
• The cost is too high and there is no obvious trend
showing the cost will decline in the future.
Concept Analysis
Development

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Concept Analysis
Development
CONCEPT 1
Concept Analysis
Development

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Concept Analysis
Development
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Development

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Concept Analysis
Development
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Development

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Concept Analysis
Development
CONCEPT
DEVELOPMENT
SKETCHES
Concept Analysis
Development

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Concept Analysis
Development
SCALED
MOCK UP
TEST
Levition revolution levitating pad
The levitating magnetic hover disc can
hold up to 13oz in the mid air. However, it’s
not stable.
The problem of this concept is that the
existing magnetic levitation technology is
still unsafe to stationary items, and also
very expensive.
Concept Analysis
Development

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CONCEPT 2
Concept Analysis
Development
STORYBOARD
Some people like to throw things away from the desk.
MOCKUP
After the user test, I realized this concept is too personal, targeting only
a small group of people. The concept helps people release stress, also
working on the area after people realized stress
Concept Analysis
Development

48. DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
82.Inspiration
Concept development
Modification
Finalization
WHAT ARE MY
INSPIRATIONS

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Seven Yorkshire Landscapes
De Young (museum)
By David Hockney
Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization
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Modification
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NATURAL SIMULATION
SURROUNDING
Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization
FEEDBACK
• It takes too much space on the office desk.
• It's looks like 3 more screens. People do not need more screen on desk.
Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization

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OFFICE VISIT
FACEBOOK GOOGLE NETPOSA INC NAME.COM LSNA
OBSERVE WHAT
EMPLOYEES DO TO
THEIR OFFICEPeople use some decorations like umbrella or canopy on top to create a
relaxed working atmosphere. They feel that they are protected, and have more
private space
Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization
NEW DESIGN SKETCHES
Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization

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1 2 3 4
Mockup
Construction
Top
Construction
Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization
Projector
Effect
Mockup
In use
Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization

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Projector
off
Projector
on
Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization
USER TEST
HOW PEOPLE FEEL
ABOUT MY DESIGNIt creates a good working atmosphere
It looks too childish, may not fit some formal office like IBM.
People would want it to be more structured, architectural.
Should consider how this product will be shipped to customer and how to
assemble it.
Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization

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DESIGN
MODIFICATION
FEEDBACK
FROM USER
My design looks very childish now. It’s too playful, that makes this design not
fit in some office set-up. How can this design fit in an office like Google, IBM,
Microsoft etc.
Case study 1 - different office visit.
Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization

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Modification
Finalization
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COMMON
DESIGN ELEMENTS
-Shape
Symmetrical
Simple
-Color
Low chroma
Different according to the brand
Dark color makes people stressed
-Material
Wood+plastic
High quality
Matte finishing
Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization
CASE STUDY
Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization

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-Shape
Ergonomic
Intuitive (inviting)
Symmetrical
Simple
Small cut/angle on the edge
-Color
Bright color
Not high chroma
Customized
-Material
Wood+plastic
Show 2-4 materials
High quality
Matte finishing
Well finished
-New elements:
Can be reconstructed
More customized
DESIGN ELEMENTS
Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization
FORM
STUDY
It brings different feelings in different
shapes. Mockups in different shapes
help better understand what kinds
of shape can fit in different office
like Google, IBM. From the feedback,
people prefer more structured,
architectural designs than others. For
the formal office, here are top three
choices.
Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization

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Finalization
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Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization
MODEL MAKING
Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization

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Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization
PROJECTOR HOLDER
REQUIREMENT
• Hold the projector and support for the top screen.
• Make sure the projector is faces the right direction.
• Hide the light wires inside.
• Keep the clip inside and stable.
Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization

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Build a form core support to measure the inclination angle of the projector.
Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization
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USER TEST
Use Jawbone up3 to test the users’ heart rate
and record the heart rate changes during the
time when they are working under my design.
The blue section is the time when the user is us-
ing my design.
Inspiration
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Modification
Finalization

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USER TEST
RESULT
After using my product, ninety percent of users’ heart rate becomes
gentle and slightly decreased into healthy level.
Based on their feedback, they feel relaxed and comfortable in the un-
conscious. Some people mentioned that the natural sound helps a lot.
Inspiration
Concept
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• The projector holder’s appearance looks very crude.
• This solution seems to be what engineers will do.
• It requires more industrial design and aesthetic.
USER
FEEDBACK
Inspiration
Concept
Modification
Finalization
Inspiration
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NEW
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HOLDER
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APPEARANCE
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COMPONENT LIST
AND MANUFACTURE

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Manufacturing problem because this shape does not
allow use of injection modeling.
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It seems too simple and less attractive.
Clip looks too cumbersome. It should be simple and light.
The designing cost is high yet the product looks very cheap.

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Playful way to solve the problem Intuitive Aesthetic Ergonomics
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CASE STUDY
Ergonomic and material learning
DWI
Focal Upright
Muv man
Swopper
Hag
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SKETCH
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1 2 3
Bend a steel frame,
make it as similar as the
designed shape.
Use tapes to build the
framework of whole
body.
Make a skin for the
shape. The framework
is wrapped using plastic
material.
MOCK UP MAKING
PAPER MACHE TECHNIQUE
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4 5 6 7
Proportionally mix flour,
glue, water, to make
paper mache glue.
Brush the glue onto the
surface and paste on
the paper.
Wait for the glue to
solidify after pasting
all the papers onto the
surface.
Paste papers onto the
other surface using the
same method.
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3D MODEL
AND RENDERING

80. DESIGN
RENDERINGThe surface on the top screen is in organic ambiance to
bring a feeling of unlimited extension. This represents leaves
in real nature.

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FINAL RENDERING
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FIBER GLASS
FINAL
PROTOTYPE
MAKING

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CNC
MODELING
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FIBER GLASS
SHAPE MODELING

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METAL AND 3D PRINTED PROJECTOR HOLDER
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Children's hospital waiting room Behind the wheel driving test Taking the air planeChildren's hospital waiting room Behind the wheel driving test Taking the air plane
NEXT STEPWorking area stress relieve is the first step.
The concept can be apply to different stressful moment
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Finalization

89. 1Pennsylvania State University—Abington, Abington, Pennsylvania.
2 Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
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90. ABOUT ME
Biography
Portfolio
“Imagination can change the world.” It is what I stick
to, and also what I am seeking. When I was in high school,
my parents gave me a mobile phone as a gift, which moti-
vated my interest in design. The personalized phone let me
realize that design can bring “a new life’ to a product. Upon
joining college, I chose industrial design as my undergrad-
uate major without hesitation.
Now I am an MFA student, studying at the Acade-
my of Art University. AAU provides us opportunities and
equipment to let us familiarize with the real working at-
mosphere for industrial design. I do believe that my edu-
cational experience and extracurricular activities have fully
prepared me to step into the future.
Because I am interested in electronic product de-
sign, I would like to work for a great company like Fusepro-
ject or IDEO. They are innovative and stylish. I am confident
that one day I can become an outstanding industrial de-
signer and create different kinds of unique products.

91. PORTFOLIO