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KHIET NGUYEN

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My name is Khiet , I’m in 6th semester of my Industrial design studies at San Jose State University. I’m looking for internship this spring 2016 to expand my knowledge and meet many new talented designers. I hope I have a chance to learn and improve myself though learning and inter-acting with different type of people , so I can become a better designer.

ABOUT ME

WORKS

CURVEFoundation

HANGERSecond semester’s project

OGASoap

WIZWhisk Ergonomic design

BIKESolidworks

SELF CHECKOUTErgonomic Design

Q-WATCHWearable Tech

ALTOBlender

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Material and Process

10 PAMENTOMusical Instrumental

FOUNDATION

CURVE

Curvilinear was my second project that I

learned how to create a 3D form using wood.

For this project, I got inspired by the flame’s

form

HANGERFOUNDATION

PROCESS

This is some of my quick sketches to get the

ideas and solve problems. It was my second

project that I studied at Sanjose state. I did

some mock ups on lazer cut to feel the actual

model on my hand.

The concept is for users who

need a quick tool to hang

his or her clothes .It is fast,

convenient and easy to carry

around. Using cardboard

as material can save user’s

money and it is good for

environment.

OGA SOAP NATIONAL PARK SERVICEFOUNDATION

PROCESS

Mock ups Mold making

Some mock ups to try different variation of ideas.

Inspirations Inspired by the beauty of nature, I used leaf form to present my idea and it also connected to my theme.

Experiences

I learned how to make plaster mold. It took me more that three times to get a perfect plaster mold.

My experiences of how I wanted to achieve final product. Those products that came out really

Final Product

The concept of this was for people who love to travel into forest to relax with their family. This design is mean for public , so people can use it for free and enjoy nature. The design is from a leaf shape which means purify, calm and relax.

WIZErgonomic designKitchen Utensil

RESEARCHProblem

How do users complain about it?

This is the result I found online and asked different users to collect information such as chef, home user, and baker. The diagram show the most common problems that users have to experiences.

can’t mix well

Problemstoo light or too heavy

uncomfortable to hold

numbness

slipery

pain wrist

What causes ?

A typical balloon whisk’s handle causes injuries to hand wrist due to poorly ergonomic design. The reasons that cause problems are the handle is not extend past the entire palm. The straight handles forced user to bend the wrist too much.

too much forced create pain wrist

Difficult to holdhandle is too small

doesnt fit well in user’s palm

PROCESS

SketchesVariation of ideas to solve the problems. Some of my begining sketches were just showing different shapes and forms.I added more details later till the end.

Mock ups testing

Hand data chart

FINAL DESIGN

Whisk is a kitchen tool that almost every family has one in the kitchen. It should be designing to help user can finish the task perfectly without any problem.

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SOLIDWOKRS

CITY BIKE

This city bicycle is the result of how I learned basic modeling in SolidWorks.

NIKESELF CHECKOUT Group Project

Store Analysis

Nike Outlet Factory store is one of the largest athelic stores locate at Milpiltas, many custumers go there to shop and currently creates issuses. Consumers have to wait a long line to check out. The store is big and there is no self checkout service. It is also hard to find the right items because there are many products and they are not following order. Many customers but there are few helper.

Working Process

Discussing how users used the self checkout system, each one of us had to test to see different height and arm’s position.

Model Making

Sketches & final direction

Working together as a group, we did expend many ideas and try to solve problems and finalize the final Ideas as we much as we can.

Final Concept with simple style self checkout machine. it’s more convenience, easier and useful for Nike’s customer.

ALTOBLENDER MACHINE

PROCESS

RESEARCH

Common Issues

Based the interview information and in dept research, most blender are having problem with functions, poorly design. Blender can’t blend everything, lid pop out while blending. Some blender are too big, too heavy or too light that make users feel frurstrated to use.

Design Goal

Personal size

Cheap

Family

High functionality

Competition

P O Q O R O S O T O U O V O WO

Ninja

Vita-mix

Kitchen Aid

Omega

Magic Bullet

Design Utility

Clean upPrice

Expensive

Easy to use and easy to clean

Durable

High aethetic and decent price

PROCESS

MARKET RESEARCH

PROCESS

INSPIRATION

Inspired by modern, simplicity and clean design.

PROCESS

IDEATIONS

Concept sketches from begining until the final direction

Personal Blender that specifically design for single users who love tasting healthy drink. The design is small, simple with square shape that can fit into any corner of the kitchen or cabinet. Suitable for any house and apartment.

FINAL

LID

TOUCH SCREEN CONTROL

JAR

BLADE

POWER CORD

Q-WATCHGlucose Monitor

DIABETES IN USAUnder age 20 American are estimated to have diagnosed diabetes. Many people admit they tend to skip not doing the blood’s test to keep track with their health. Avoiding to keep track with the foods we eat can increase the change of having diabetes at early age. Especially teenager who have more anxiety and stress.

PROBLEMFoods are very important to our body because it help us maintain our life. Eating wrong foods can cause many problem to our life and affect our health. People who has diabetes such as teenager have this sickness at their earlier age because they are lacking to keep track with their schedule.

IDEATIONS INSPIRATIONS

Teenagers love fashion especially style that has unique and elgant shape. I used the 3d print technology and combined it with fashion as my inspiration.

PROCESS

MAKING IT

MOCK UPS Using high density foam to try variation of ideas and different

shape, forms. I also experienced the different hand size of

each person to come up with the final decision. Since the

design of my bracelet was quite complicated and thin, some

MODELS MAKING Final model was made out of modulin foam. It

was difficult to bend the acrylic sheet to the

shape that I wanted. I had fails many times just

to get one came out perfect.

The concept is for teenagers who are strugglleing with diabetic. A stylish and fashionable glucose watch that can keep track teenagers’s health , monitor glucose and GPS app built inside. User will have more confident to wear it as a fashion jewelry.

FUNCTIONS

64 30min

Your blood glucose drop

Time to burn calories

medication needed

Monitoring Blood’s Glucose

Alert when user’s glucose drop or high

Build in GPS to send signal when user are in dangerous

Tracking heart rate

Flexible bracelet that can fit on different hand’s wrist

25 miles

125mg/dl

NOTIFICATION

Your location has send to nearest hospital

Your health’s condition is not good

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SCREEN DISPLAY

SPEAKER

POWER

SENSOR

CHARGER

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Orthographic I decided to use three parts mold for my final product because of how complicate the shape is. However, with 3d print and flexcible material, I believe my shape can be done more easily. Battery can be long for 24 hours a day and it is small enouph to put

Touch screen class

first part moldFlexible material

circut

sensor

Batteriy

Component Details

1.6 inches

2.inches

4 inches

1.75 inches

2.15 inches

2nd part moldFlexible material

ZSHIPsolid-works

The concept is to design a CAD

model toy for kids. My Aircraft is

inspired by simple and curvature

shapes.

ZSHIP TOY DESIGN

KKS Smart speaker

Advance Material and Process

The goal is using the upconmming teachnology to create a wireless speaker that satify both functional and aethetic to users. This new speaker is base on an existing speaker product on the market, however, it is more desiable dued to different materials from

PROBLEM STATEMENT

TECHONOLOGY FOCUS

A wireless router is simply a router that connects to your computer (or computers) using radio waves instead of cables. It contains a very low-power radio transmitter and receiver, with a maximum range of about 90 meters or 300 ft, depending on what your walls are made of and what other electrical equipment is nearby. The router can send and receive Internet data to any computer in your home that is also equipped with wireless access.

Power

• Internet technology is the ability of the Internet to transmit information and data through different servers and systems.).•Llarge database where all different types of information can be passed and transmitted.• It allowed people who were accustomed to access or creating blog, programing or send many information to others

Internet

Bluetooth

• A technology standard for exchanging data over short distances. using short-wavelength UHF radio waves in the ISM band from 2.4 to 2.485 GHz[4]) from fixed and mobile devices, and building personal area networks (PANs)• Enables the function to share voice, data,photos, and other information wireless

PERSONA

PROFILE

• Name : Lisa

• Occupation: Information Security

• Age: 30

• Gender: Female

• Interest: books, music, techonology, sophisticated

• Personality trait: organize, reliable, responsible, socialize, family person.

• Favorite Brand: apple user

CHARACTERISTIC

Lisa loves beautiful and classic style. She enjoys staying home

cooking and watching television or researching on internet. She

loves technology and she always want to update her knowlege.

LOW VOUME - Exploded View

LOW VOLUME

•Low volume speaker is mainly designing for people who like organic and curvy shape, yet simplicity and clear.

SuperforminhOutside HousePART2

Superformingoutside house

SANDCASTINGInside housepart 1

SandcastingInside house

CNC5

CNC5

HIGH VOLUME

•Base on the concept of low volume, I simpli-fied the parts and add different detail on this

HIGH VOLUME - Exploded View

Screws

Snapping

Components

Battery build in

Bass speaker

Simple exploded view of the High volume with less complex parts .

FINAL LOW VOLUME

Alloy Anodized finishedCopper mesh, spray paint purpleStainless steel Polished

Pantone

COLOR STUDYMATERIAL & FINISH

Alloy Polishcopper gold spray paint meshalloy brushed

Pantone

FINAL HIGH VOLUME

ABSWhite paint glossy finished

COLOR STUDYMATERIAL & FINISH

ABSPurple paint glossy finished

PAVIMENTONEW WAYS OF PLAYING MUSIC

DEFINE ENTERTAINMENTMusic is a way of bring people together, trigger the emotions and transcend the boundaries of hearts and minds, it is a harmony, and a universal public good that knows no boundaries. Playing music can help individual share his or her emotional feeling that can’t express any either way

HISTORYThe piano is founded on earlier technological innovations. The 14th and 15th Centuries, the first piano was built about the year 1700 or 1698. The the natural keys were black while the accidentals were white. It was Sebastian LeBlanc who suggested that the black and white keys be switched. By making the white Keys, laid out side by side it will help user would “feel” identical.The black keys skinny and shorter, the pianist develops a “feel” for keyboard geography. The black keys can be distinguished by the feel, because of how they are grouped; one set of two black keys and the second set of three black keys. Up until now, the black and white key remains the same.

WHY PEOPLE GIVE UP ON PLAYING PIANO?People tend to give up on playing music due to many reason such as they can’t read music sheet , they don’t know any music theory or structures. Feeling frustrated when they can’t play it right . These problems can affect anyone who plays music at the first time. Frustrated will make people give up, therefore I want to design a product that can help people learn by playing it

RESEARCHExisting TechnologyHaptic technology,

haptics, or kinesthetic communication, is tactile feedback technology which recreates the sense of touch by applying forces, vibrations, or motions to the user. Haptic devices may incorporate tactile sensors that measure forces exerted by the user on the interface. Haptic technology has made it possible to investigate how the human sense of touch works by allowing the creation of carefully controlled haptic virtual objects.

Tactus technology,

Tactus Technology harnessed microfluidics to create a special new tactile layer in touchscreens. The technology dynamically produces physical bumps on soft keys to approximate the experience of typing on a real keyboard

INSPIRATIONInspired by geometry objects combine with sleek finished. The goal is to design an entertainment device that fit with modern, contemporary house. Using black and gray as the main color because according to scientist, those two colors are magnetic and sophisticated. Grey is the color of compromise, solid and stable, creating a sense of calm and composure, relief from a chaotic world. In addition Black is the color of power, glamour, security, emotional safe.

Speaker

USB

built in accelerometer

Rechargeable battery

PowerSpeaker

Headphone

touchscreen keyboard.

STLMicro Memory

Pressure and velocity sensitive interface

Flexible Circuit board

Speaker

Micro USB

Speaker

Rechargeable battery

Tactus and hapstic circuit

Start to place your hand on the piano keyboard. Connect it with computer through Internet/ usb to find the song you want to play.

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The key board will have blue light for lower key and green light for top key. It will also pop up the name of the key note, so user can read.

3Next key will light up ,and alert user by signal , so user will know which key they need to hit.

SKETCHES

Sketches that I learn from 2nd semsters, This excersises help me getting use of how to sketch on paper and also on digital.

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