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Freshest Redesign. #redesign11
LISTERINE FLAT
Listerine Bottle
10.6 x 4.8 x 3.4 inches
Flat Design
8 x 4 x 1 inches
Enhanced Grip
NO ONE 2ND GUESSED IT:
For a common household product, Listerine bottles has the issue of not being easily stored due to its size.
ONE PRODUCT TO ANOTHER:
The current design is iconic and instantly recognizable. Shaped for grip and making an impression.
SHARING IS CARING:
Taking inspiration from flat water bottles, I slimmed down the bottle design but kept the iconic grip divot.
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Out of The Shining. #redesign12
MELTING DOORKNOB
Room Temperature
Polymorph Ring
60 Degrees C
Bleeding Polymorph Ring
IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY:
In a house fire, doorknobs become hot to the touch without any visual indicators of its heat.
QUICK RESEARCH SOLVING:
Polymorph - a low temperature melting plastic. Polymorph is a suitable material. At room temperature, it just as strong as a normal plastic but at 62 degrees C becomes soft and melts.
IT BLEEDS:
By infusing a thin plastic ring onto the edges of the doorknob, we can now tell whether it’s safe to grasp by whether it “bleeds”.
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Re-thinking air travel. #redesign16
BOARDING WRISTBAND
THEY MADE IT LOOK NICE:
The redesigning of boarding passes often focus on improving the visual hierarchy, leaving other factors such as size and security ignored.
BUT DIDN’T SOLVE THE ISSUE:
Taking a step back, I decided to rethink entirely how a boarding pass could work. How could I make it impossible to misplace?
PURELY FUNCTIONAL:
By making it a wristband, it now has all the advantages of a wrist watch, even the flex.
Wristband
Gate No
Time
Date
QR Code
Flight No
Seat No
Boarding Pass
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Modern isolation. #redesign13
PROXIMITY HEADPHONE
Pyroelectric (“Passive”) Infrared Sensors
Detects up to 1 - 5 m
Modified Headphones
I KEPT GETTING SURPRISED:
When listening to music on headphones, situational awareness tends to be low.
BUT WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGY:
An optical sensor is a device that detects moving objects, particularly people. Commonly they are used for automated lighting control and security purposes.
I HEAR YOU COMING:
By adding these sensors on the sides of the headphones, proximity alerts through vibrations can help us detect nearby entities.
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Why the heck not? #redesign14
MAGNETIC PANTS CLAPSE
THEY HAVE TEETH:
Zips are often problematic; they get stuck, they are noisy and not handicap friendly.
MAGNETS ARE NATURAL:
While there have been innovations regarding jacket zippers and magnets, the innovation has yet to reach pants.
DO NOT HUMP CPU:
Simply by replacing the jagged teeth of the zipper with a magnetic strip, the pants instantly easier to button up with one hand.
Regular Pants
Magnet Strip
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Bedroom Disco. #redesign15
ILLUMINATED CARPET
Weaved into fabric
Lit Area
Micro LED Lights
STUBBED TOES DURING WINTER:
During winter nights, going to the bathroom is often a strenuous task, with the cold floors and dark lighting.
MARKET RESEARCH:
The current solution is carpeted floors and motion detecting night lights. Meh, they are alright.
WALKING ON SUNSHINE:
By embedding led lights into the base; we are able to create a carpet that lights up when stepped on. The illumination would be touch-sensitive and pressure based.
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Reach for the top. #redesign17
CRANK-THAT BOOKSHELF
Crank
Simple Mechanism
Crank-That Bookshelf
Bookshelf
A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE:
It is difficult to reach for the uppermost shelves on a bookshelf.
ACCESSIBILITY = KEY FACTOR:
Most bookshelves are assemble-it-yourself. So a motorized solution would not work and instead, hand focused traditional mechanics is the best path forward.
LIBRARIANS REJOICE:
By creating adding a simple crank system and modifying bookshelves’ existing design, we can make it easy for people to reach their books no matter how they are organized.
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Logical innovation. #redesign18
MINIMAL CHESS SET
IT STARTS WITH AN INSIGHT:
Chess is not an easy game to pick up.
ADD SOME THINKING:
Chess is about strategies and planning ahead. It is not easy to know what is going on without fully anticipating the threats.
PURELY FUNCTIONAL:
By designing the pieces exactly how they can move would allow new players to see incoming threats.
Pawn
Rook
Bishop
Knight
King
Queen
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Shopping Experience. #redesign19
TROLLEY SCANNER
Scanner
Dock
Touch Screen Controls
Intended Placement
EVERYDAY PROBLEMS:
There is no easy way to keep track of how much your supermarket purchases can add up to. Plus the queues are long and tiring.
CURRENT TRENDS:
Self-service supermarkets are on the rise with companies like Amazon opening up to systems that are based on honor and trustworthiness.
BE THE BETTER YOU:
By attaching a scanner to each shopping cart, shoppers would be able to make intelligent decisions to stay within their budgets.
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Bathroom Brainstorms. #redesign20
DISGUISED TOILET BRUSH
THERE WAS TIME TO THINK:
We tend to hide our toilet brushes in corners of the bathroom. There is a certain stigma to it considering it is used to clean poop.
ADD SOME SHADE:
Everyone wants more green in their bathroom. But often there is a lack of sunlight to sustain life.
A BETTER NO.2:
Disguise the toilet brush as a potted plant. Oh, it's fake too.
Subtle Grip
Hidden Brush Head