shih-yen lo portfolio january 2013
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Selected industrial design works from Shih-Yen LoTRANSCRIPT
SHIH-YEN LOPortfolio 2013
Shih-Yen Lo, a designer, mechanical engineer, and photographer. He believes that design is based on humanity, and all humankind should be served.With an affection for nature, he loves to use natural materials and developed lots of green products.
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LANGUAGES
SKILLSStandard workshop tools
Foam mock-upclay modeling
wood workshop
SOFTWARESCATIA
RhinocerosKeyshotV-Ray
Adobe Photoshop Adobe IndesignAdobe Illustrator
Adobe Flash
Microsoft WordMicrosoft Excel
Microsoft Powerpoint
AutoCAD Abaqus CAE
Shih-Yen Lo羅 士 硯
+886 912 902 336+46 722 300 927
ChineseEnglish
JapaneseSwedish
(mother tongue)(fluent)(beginner)(beginner)
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EDUCATION2011 – 20122009 – 20112007 – 2011
2006
2005 – 2009
EXPERIENCES2012
20102010
2009 – 20112009 – 2011
20082006
2006 – 2011
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AWARDS20082008
PATENTS20102010
PAPERS2010
2012
Completed Industrial Design Introduction course in Umeå Institute of Design, Sweden.M. Sc. Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei.Audit student. Dept. of Industrial Design, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei.Completed Jump-Start: An Introduction to Architecture course in University of Califor-nia, Los Angeles, Los Angeles.B. Sc. Naval Architecture, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
Industrial Design Intern of ASUS Computer Inc.
Contracted photographer of Xin Lian Mon Advertisement Co., Taipei, Taiwan.Teaching assistant in high school student program, Global Initiatives Symposium in Taiwan.Research assistant of intelligent lightweight vehicle project, National Science Council.Contracted designer of Colorweb Co., Taipei, Taiwan.President of Architecture Modeling Club, National Taiwan University.Minister of propaganda, Student Association of Dept. of Naval Architecture, National Taiwan University.Staff of Formosun Advanced Power Research Center, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University.School representative for National Ironman Creativity Challenge, Chien-Kuo Senior High School.Vice president of Chien-Kuo Flying Club, Chien-Kuo Senior High School.
Design award of solar yacht, National Ship Model Contest, Kaohsiung.Nominated, TECO Greentech Contest, Taipei.
Portable Electric Vehicle, Patent of Republic of China (Pending)A Multi-mode Vehicle for Multi-purpose Transportation Use, Patent of Republic of China (Pending)
Research and Design of an Intelligent Personal Lightweight Electric Vehicle, EVS25, ShenZheng, China.Mechanism and Structure Research of a Portable Electric Personal Vehicle, Master Thesis of National Taiwan University, Taiwan.
PROJECTS
REMOTE DOOR UNLOCKERp 54
GARDENA HANDSAWp 22
STYLISH COOKINGp 52
OLFA CUTTER MODIFIEDp 46
POSTCARD /PAPER MODEL
台灣大學總圖書館Main Library of National Taiwan University
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BEOBLENDERp 36
FLOWp 30
PERSONAL VEHICLEp 16
GREEN JUMPERp 10
DISH DRYERp 50
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2008.9-2010.12 GREEN JUMPERExterior Design, Interior Design, Ergonomics, Chasiss Design
4230 x 1800 x 1540 mmTeamwork in Taiwan University, ackowledge to Delta Electronics, Taiwan
Green Jumper is a battery powered electric car. It’s a joyful and energetic hatchback. The size is like a 3-series BMW sedan, but has bigger room for its shape. The vehicle is designed to be use in city, with the carbon fiber body, the weight is less than 900kg, and this leads to the result of only 0.1Kwh of energy is needed for it to drive a kilometer.
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Designer -x- EngineerBeing the only designer in the team, I designed the exterior of this vehicle. Started from 2D sketches, the proportion, curves, and details are defined step by step. This project gives me lots of experience on 3D modelling and communicating/tackling with engineering team. I think I did well thanks to my engineering background, as a Chinese saying: “Know your enemy, know yourself; hundred battles, hundred won.”
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AerodynamicAfter the sketches, the 3D model is builded and tested by the fluid dy-namic department. The Cd of this car is 0.25 according to computa-tional fluid dynamics, which means the air resistance is very small.
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Handmade& Test DriveWe did some road tests and en-joy this cool “super car.” The high frequency sound of the motor im-pressed me alot, but what moves me the most is to see my “baby” dashing on the road.
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2008.9-2011.9 PERSONAL VEHICLEConcept & Scenario, 3D Modeling, Prototype Building, Mechanism
1400 x 600 x 900 mm (expanded mode)Teamwork in Taiwan University, acknowledge to Science Council, Taiwan
This is an ultra compact folded electric vehicle which is designed to be used with public transportation system. With a easy folding mechanism and ultra lightweight body, the 10-Kg vehicle brings you from metro /bus station to the place you want to go fluently and rapidly, without a single drop of sweat!
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In UrbanAccording to the data research, using environment, and human behavior, the scenario is built up. Designed to be used with metro system in urban area, the personal vehicle was developed via a rigor-ous process.
For Metro & BusDesigned to be used in urban area with metro and bus system, the scenario was interpreted into the specifications of the vehicle.
MindstormingAfter the specifications were regu-lated, the 7 people team brain-stormed several rounds to create the concepts of the vehicle.
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Towing ModeThe folded full scale mock-up was tested in towing mode, to check it fits the accessibility ramps and other places.
3-Wheeler?Scaled mockups were made to discuss and refine the idea of the folding mechanism and verify if it fits the scenario.
ErgonomicsFull scale models were built to test on ergonamics and evaluate the folded size. We had a 3-wheel ve-hicle at this stage, and simplized to a 2-wheel model later on.
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FoldingMechanismAfter the 2-wheel folding scooter idea was adopted, more sketches were made to figure out the pos-sible folding methods.
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Weight = 10 kgThe team acgieved an 11kg work-ing prototype, which is 1Kg heavier than the target.
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GARDENA HANDSAW 2011.11-2011.12
Idea Sketching, Mockup Making, User Testing, Modeling & Rendering270 x 44 x 22 mmPersonal project in Umeå Institute of Design, Sweden
The GARDENA 340 handsaw, which had been in the market for 10 years, need to be redisigned. From the ergonomic point of view, the old version isn’t that good. I did 2 rounds of user tests to find out the best ideas and the best dimensions of the final concept to make this new handsaw as ergonomic as possible.
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Direction of the forearm Direction of the blade
Release button:The response is a bit wobbly, and only for right-handed people.
Blade: The blade should be a curve in-stead of straight, and the direction sign could stand out more.
Finger shield: Effective design but ugly.
Currentversion of the saw we were assigned to design, the Gardena gardener folding saw 340, was tested and evaluated in different aspects.
It Slips!We tested the saw in different pruning positions to check the ergonomics, and found the saw not easy to handle, and may slip out from your hand due to the teeth of the blade were stuck in the branch!
EEE From the top you’ll find that there is an angle between the arm and the blade, which makes the wrist pain during periodical movement.
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Strap attachment: Too small, easily breaken.
Grip: Too rigid and slippy, not ergonomic nor explainatory.
Direction of the forearm Direction of the blade
EEEBlade Should Extent from the ArmDue to the blade and the forearm are not parallel, wrist, shoulder and waist would be painful when using the saw. From ergonomics’ point of view, the blade should be an extension of the forearm, which is paral-lel and has no displacement from the forearm, to eliminate the torque exerted on the wrist.
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2-ModesThe first ides is to make the blade adjustable between 2 mode, to eliminate the angle between the blade and forearm from side view.
In the MiddleTo reduce the torque caused by the displacement between the blade and the forearm, the blade is moved to the middle of the saw by a 2-section folding mechanism.According to the reflection from user tests, the position of the hole is adjusted for index finger instead of middle finger.
Relax the WristTo eliminate the angle between the blade and the forearm from the top view, the blade is tilted with a little angle to make the wrist in relax po-sition and the blade parallel to the forearm when pruning.
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DetailAdjustmentMore mock-ups were made to ver-ify the details on the final design, including the size and thickness of the ring, the curve of the grip, and the the shape of the bar-end.
Ring
Grip
Bar-end
Idea SketchingAfter the user testing, I found out that both idea 1 and 2 could be in the final design. Idea 3 was aban-doned since it’s a bit difficult to cover both left and right handed people in one model.
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ReflectionsAccording to reflections from vari-ous user tests on the 4 mock-ups from tha last page, the final design was modified into the best ergo-nomic design, which could be flex-ibly used in different scenarios, po-sitions, and habits.
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Well ControlledThe ring with soft inner grip let the user control the saw more precisely and easily. The indicator shows that the blade could be stoppen in 2 an-gles.The strap attachment is rein-forced.
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2012.3-2012.4 FLOW
Flow is an interior concept for a 2-seater vehicle. The 3 layers laminated wood structure forms the seats, arm rests, and control panel. Both natural lighting and ventilation are induced into the vehicle through the panels.
Idea Sketching, 3D Modeling & Rendering, Commercial Poster Design2200 x 130 x 140 mm
Personal project in Umeå Institute of Design, Sweden
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OrientalAtmosphereThe goal of this project isw to in-terpret a feeling into the vehicle in-terior and create a A0 commercial poster presentation.I chose to make my vehicle feels oriental, relax, and futuristic.
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Vehicle Layout3D model were built to check the aspect rario of the vehicle interior; manikins were put to verify the er-gonomics.
3 Layers Form AllBoth the control panel and the seats are extened from the lami-nated woods. The seat is formed by 2 loops, which is like a “ruyi” scepter symbol in Chinese culture.
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Clay ModelingA set of clay model were built and photographed by super wide angle lens to support the abnormal per-spective of interior sketching.
Car Ad PosterThe poster is made to sell this vehicle. In my opinion, the behavior of sell-ing a car is not only selling the vehicle itself. It’s more like selling a atmos-phere, a way of living, or even a deram.My idea is to lead the users of this car close the nature, thus I created this poster to put up the feeling of natural and peaceful.
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BEOBLENDER 2011.9-2011.10
Design Process, Idea Sketching, 3D Modeling & Rendering220 x 140 x 320 mmPersonal project in Umeå Institute of Design, Sweden
Assigned the Bang & Olufsen brand and target customers in the age sec-tion of 30-50, the set of BeoBlender and BeoTumbler was designed for those who are always in hurry in the morning. The one click user interface and powerful drill reduce the time of handle the fruits. Vitamin cartridge and cooling system make the juice fresh and nutrious. Just grab and go, Alex!
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Bang & OlufsenTo study the brand of Bang & Oluf-sen, another imageboard were made and discussed in team of 3.
PersonaThe imageboard shows the style of Alex, including what he wears he uses, and what he wants.
AlexanderThe target customer, Alexander, is a 35 years old fashion designer who owns a apartment in London.
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IdeasIdea sketches were made and futher evaluated by Harris profile method.
Always Hurry in the MorningA scenario were made to think about when, how, and why this blender. The story tells that Alex needs a fast blender for him to grab and go.
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The Right CurveStarted from 2D sketches to find the proportion, more sketched were made to develop the details after the idea were the decided. A set of full scale foam mockup were made to check the developed form.
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Fast & FreshThe drill on the top can crush the core and press the fruit down to the blending area. Interchangable vitamin cartridge adds vitamins into the juice, and the cooling system keeps the fruit and juice cool and fresh.
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POSTCARD /PAPER MODEL 2008.9-2011.9
3D Modeling, 2D Expansion, Graphic Design175 x 124 mm Co-work with Ming-Yu Wei, acknowledge to Colorweb Co., Taipei.
Postcard /paper model is a gift for graduates if they preorder the year-book. The idea is to let the graduates share their joy with their friends by the postcard, and remind their sweet memory in the campus by crafting the paper model of the library of the university.
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The reverse side of first postcard. I took this picture in the campus with a nice golden sunset.
NTU campus during sunsetphoto by loshihyen Dec, 2010
National Taiwan UniversityClass of 2011
This Is Our CampusThe first postcard shows the land-scape of our beautiful campus in the pattern of “Run way- how far can you fly?” This is the theme of the yearbook in 2011.
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台灣大學總圖書館Main Library of National Taiwan University
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Precious MemoryA 10:1 test model was built to show the complexity of the build-ing and this model was also for the company to demostrate the idea to the graduation association of the umiversity.
Do It YourselfThe second slide of the card is for alumni to cut down and made their own paper model, as a memory of the school.
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OLFA CUTTER MODIFIED 2010.2-2010.6
This is a personal project that I did in my spare time. I had this idea years ago and decided to implement it in 2010. I designed the wooden grip for the knife and repackaged it with number and the name of that wood spe-cies. Being endued a high quality feeling, all the 30 copies handmade by myself were sold out in a week.
Concept Design, Prototype Building, Manufacturing, Merchandise190 x 60 x 10 mm Personal project, consulted by Chih-Feng Li.
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Crucial DetailsSeveral prototypes were made to evaluate the volumn and details.
A pair of knives with verawood grip, the pattern of the wood build up the hign quality feeling.
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CustomizedThe packages were also designed and customized, the number and material were laser carved to show the preciousness.
Which OneDo You Want?A wide variety of more than 10 kinds of woods were used, each performs unique natural aroma and tactile impression.
Home FoundryThe products in different steps of manufacturing, which is a romantic mess.
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DISH DRYER 2009.4-2009.6
This is a dish dryer that attached to refrigerator and gain its heated air to dry the tableware. To dry the dishes, the shape of vents is very important since it not only emit warm airs but also support the tableware steadily. I did this project when I started to study design, I really enjoy it for I believe that design could save the world.
Concept design, Sketch, 3D modelling & Rendering600 x 430 x 250 mmPersonal project instructed by Chien-Kuo Teng, Taiwan University, Taiwan.
Front view: opened
Front view: closed
Side views
Top views
Heat from FridgeAttached by the refridgerator, this dish dryer use the emitted warm air to dry the tablewares.
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STYLISH COOKING 2012.3
This is a cooking spoon in Lamborghini style. The front edge is flat and filleted in the cor-ners for curettaging food from the pan; the curve around the grip is sexy and ergonomic; even the strap attachment looks energetic! Oh yes, it’s only for right-handed people since it’s actually only for myself.
Sketch, Wood workshop crafting312 x 55 x 7 mmPersonal project in Umeå Institute of Design, Sweden
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This is a 30-minute project that saved me a lot of time. I came up with this idea all in a sudden and went to workshop immediately. It took me 30 minutes to build the mechanism and I think this is the most useful stuff that I’ve made in Sweden.
REMOTE DOOR UNLOCKER 2012.4
Prototype building, Testing100 x 128 x 88 mm Half hour project in Umeå Institute of Design, Sweden
Knock! Knock!Since I’m the one who sits closest to the door and we are all hard-workers that work so late, it’s my duty to unlock the door for those who forget their access cards. It’s quite annoying to jump up from the seat just for pushing a single but-ton, thus I decided not to.
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Click!Without any sketch and graph, all the material was picked from the recycling bin. The cross shaped part is a leftover from laser cutting machine; the handle at my side is just a donut shaped tape dispenser.
LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY
[Mind in Peace]
[Lappland in Summer]
[Sky in Green]
[River in Gold]
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[Lappland in Summer]PENTAX K-7 /smc DA 15mm F4 ED AL LimitedAbisko, Sweden /Sep 18, 2011
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[River in Gold]PENTAX K-7 /smc DA 21mm F3.2 AL Limited Silver
Lillehammer, Norway /Dec 23, 2011
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[Sky in Green]PENTAX K-7 /smc DA 15mm F4 ED AL LimitedUmeå, Sweden /Apr 13, 2012
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[Mind in Peace]PENTAX K-7 /smc FA J 18-35mmF4-5.6 AL
Umeå, Sweden /Nov 17, 2011
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