Dylan Courtney Portfolio 2017

DYLAN COURTNEY Industrial Design Portfolio

DYLAN COURTNEY • PORTFOLIO • INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER

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SELECTED PROJECTS

ACROBAT

WILD TILES

FLY-BY-LIGHT

SOFT SNOOZE

CENTER STAGE

PAY & GO

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ACROBAT

CONTEXT SKETCH DEVELOPMENT MODEL MAKING & VERIFYING FINAL DESIGN

DURATIONYEAR

SOFTWARE/TOOLS

2 Months2015 Adobe Suite, Keyshot, Heated Formed Styrene

OBJECTIVE


Create a planar chair by exploring abstract forms and keeping basic ergonomics in use by referencing Measure of Man & Woman.

PHYSICAL ERGONOMICS SATISFIES BODY

CREATE A HEALTHY RELATION-SHIP WITH THE TASK OF SITTING

CHAIR IS APPROPRIATE FOR DESIRED TASK

ACROBATCHAIRThis scale model presenting the Acrobat Chair in its final form. I was inspired by the Adirondack Chair. It acts as a lounge chair, but is stream-line and draws the viewer’s eye throughout the product.

MARKET RESEARCHI studied and tested the current market of chairs. Current chairs showed the tendency of designs based on func-tional aesthetics.

Designs that were sculpturally inspired work well as a functional product and are aestheitcally pleasing.


LOW VERSATILITY HIGH VERSATILITY

HIGH COMFORT

LOW COMFORT

USERIndividuals use seating de-vices across a range of seating environments. The versatility of chairs allows them to extend pass their specific task they were designed to serve for. Chairs are able to be used throughout, in the home, office, and outdoors.

HOME

OFFICE

OUTDOORS



FINAL DESIGNThrough development and testing, I have revised my in-spired design of an Adirondack Chair. Acrobat is a lounge chair for the outdoors that flows from each view.

WILD TILES


PARTNER(S)DURATION

YEAR SOFTWARE/TOOLS

Dan Alderfer2 Months2015 Adobe Suite, Solidworks, Acrylic, Laser Cutter, PLA, 3D Printer

OBJECTIVE


Design a chess set which creates an experience that must change the player’s interaction and/or behavior within the game.

This change in gameplay must develop the interaction and experience felt between the two opponents.

WILD TILESThe goal of the project was to design a product for the game of Chess that affected the relation-ship between the opponents.

Our concept creates an intense version of the game.

An average game of Chess last-ed between 30-45 minutes, de-pending on the player’s levels, so we had to change the game dra-matically to quicken the game.


DEVELOPMENTThrough observations of multiple games, we found that players become bored if a game lasts longer than 45 min-utes or if the game is not an even match, bringing frustra-tion out. We timed several games and sketched out possi-ble solutions to our observations.

Our concept is played by having magnets under specific tiles, so that when a piece snaps on a tile, the player would reveal a Wild Tiles. The Wild Tiles includes a message, al-tering the game.


MODEL MAKINGWe created mock-ups out of foam board and the tiles were printed out. We pinned the Wild Tiles and observed several games of our concept. The games ranged from 9-20 minutes, all significantly below the average.

Wild Tiles was found to have an average game length of 16 minutes.

We created a cardboard mock-up for building purposes and to prove the magnet strength.


FINAL DESIGNFrom model making to the final model, it was neces-sary to make several changes. We included the divider within the drawer to split the black and white pieces. We designed a system that split up the white and black tiles, as well as the Wild Tiles. We added drawer supports and guides for a fluid pull out.

FLY-BY-LIGHT


DURATIONYEAR

SOFTWARE/TOOLS

3 Months2016 Adobe Suite, Solidworks, Keyshot, Frisbees, LED Bulb, PLA, Battery, Acrylic, Wiring, Packaging Rubber Bands, Epoxy


OBJECTIVE


Choose a market and create a luminaire using sustainable design practices that creates an effect using materials that we have explored during lectures. We are to address mate-rial research, energy source options, and the environmen-tal impact.

Throughout this semester, we have researched, designed, and built lighting designs referencing Sustainable Design Principles and Practice.

We each are to create an effect from a typical material or product used daily and in the end will become a bat-tery-powered luminaire.

DEVELOPMENT


To understand lighting and to become interested in it, we research a given lighting designer and present the individ-ual and their work.

Behind is “Old Man’s Beard,” among her most famous works which is a symbol of creativity.

SHAWJess Shaw is a lighting designer who explored lighting within a variety of materials. She created emo-tion-driven designs formed of natural materials such a spaper, gooses feathers, wire, and rubber. In her work, she used an origami technique that created a style throughout her work.

LILY

HOAR

FROST

DEVELOPMENT


Sustainable principles and practices used in design intend to reduce the negative ipact that products can have, from materials to manufucturing. As a class, we traveled to NYC to attend a tour at Material ConneXion to research materi-als and find inspiration for our own lighting designs.

We traveled to Soho to visit several lighting studios.

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NY NOWWe attended the NY Now Show, where designers and companies show off their recent products to be sold to retailers. We were to in-terview certain companies about their practices. For example, Moshi Moshi con-structs lights out of nat-ural materials. Calamarie Artisans has a partnership where Columbian artisans to make their products out of neglected materials. sagegreenlife produces plants that do not need to be watered and have light-ing timers, costing only $12 yearly.

MOSHI MOSHI


MODEL MAKINGI explored with a widely manufactured product, frisbee’s. I was inspired by the way the sun hits the curved surface of the frisbee and reflects off in a gradation off light and dark and how light coming through the plastic is diffused.

I designed the product as a hanging lamp to understand how it would be built as a battery-powered standing lumi-naire.



PARTNER(S)DURATION

YEAR SOFTWARE/TOOLS

Saldutti, Barbon, Tholl, Sarfarez1 Week2016 Adobe Suite, Solidworks, Keyshot, Laser Cutter, Fabric

SOFT SNOOZE


OBJECTIVE


I designed for SDI Tech. whom owns Timex and iHome. We re-designed a typical alarm clock with a low price point and the necessary functions.

MARKET RESEARCHWe studied and tested the Timex 236 Alarm Clock. It was the company’s most popular product, especially for the features packed in and its affordability.

With the price limit, certain features were excluded or specific designed due to manufacturing.

• EASY SETUP• AM/FM SETTINGS• AUX/BLUETOOTH• COMPACT• LARGE NUMBERS• DUAL ALARM

• RADIO RECEPTION• USB CHARGING• POOR BUTTONS• BRIGHT DISPLAY• REAR SPEAKER

PROS CONS

IDEATION


The Timex team wanted to design an alarm clock modern than its usual products, one that had a soft form and ap-peared like a “blobject.” We found inspiration from pillows in innovating the snooze button to implementing a projec-tion screen.

As a team, we sketched furiously due to our time limit, de-veloping concepts with various features for the low price point.

Drawing by: Hamed Sarfarez


DEVELOPMENT


The main concept was to implement a bluetooth speak-er within the main speaker, one that you could take to the shower with you, but due to the price restrictions it did not seem practical to achieve.

The projection-based concept was one where which we tried to develop where Timex had failed.

The projection alarm clock the company had previously sold was disassembled to understand the technology. The technology was simple and cheap, defending the reason to produce it.

3D Modeling by: Hamed Sarfarez


MODEL MAKINGOur deliverables included a working model, a model of the shape if it were to be manufactured, and a board detailing the product.

3D Modeling by: Hamed Sarfarez


CENTER STAGE


PARTNER(S)

DURATIONYEAR

SOFTWARE/TOOLS

Marino, Nellis, Horne, Grosso, Garramone3 Months2016 Adobe Suite, Solidworks, Fusion 360, Keyshot

OBJECTIVE


With my firm, I designed for Kohler’s luxury bathroom vanity company, Robern. We were given a scenario in the bathroom to design for.

Our scenario was to design for a client that is a CEO of a business with health issues and has to travel 40% of the time.

CENTERSTAGEOur vanity environment maximizes efficiency by or-ganizing personal care prod-ucts into a simple routine and allows the user to confi-dently attend to their sched-ule.

MARKET RESEARCH


To understand the objective and client, we needed to un-derstand who they were and their daily schedule. We sur-veyed people in the client’s profile and found that as a CEO she is always on the go.

We marketed our design as a workspace, so we created matrices of various workspace designs and completed a 7-14-21 to break down the routine.

Our design improves organization to optimize the client’s time and routine.

USERWe created a client profile of the user of our prod-ucts. We decided to call her Donna. She is the CEO of a business and has a high sal-ary. She travels 40% of the time to meet with others about business matters.

DONNA

IDEATION


We sketched out our client’s daily schedule and sketched out concepts to the design objective.

Storyboard by: Adam Garramone

Drawing by: Sarah Nellis


Drawing by: Mike Grosso Drawing by: Adam Garramone

Drawing by: Mike Grosso


Drawing by: Dylan Courtney


DEVELOPMENT


Our goal was to develop modules that could be adjusted to allow the user to perform at their best on a daily ba-sis. The health travel kit and pull-out full body mirror were both strong features.

Storyboard by: Adam Garramone

MODEL MAKING


Our concept is shown in an iteration of models with a full-body mirror that pulls out. It utilizes storage that is inside the counter to create a clean and large work space.


FINAL DESIGNCenter Stage is the final design we have developed. It is a set of modular units that combine into a vanity environ-ment that serves the user for efficiency.

The configurations shown are ideal, but are able to be pur-chased in ways that allow the owner to best use the work-space.

Rendering by: Dylan Courtney, Jason Horne, Sarah Nellis

MODULARThe design has three sets of modular components all available in different ma-terials. The modular units include the sink, the pull-out full body mirror, and personal care unit, as also a cold storage unit to store makeup and other products.

SINK

MIRROR

CARE

SINK SIDEThe sink side is comparable to any everyday sink with the ability of various countertop designs.

Being that it has a modular de-sign, the user has the ultimate choice of drawer count and where the dividers line up to di-vide products.

The sink side is divided by the dry side for safety reasons and to act as workspace.

3D Modeling by: Sarah Nellis

MIRRORThe mirror is unique and custom to Center Stage. It is a sleek de-sign that seperates, yet unites the wet and dry spaces.

It is a full-body pull out mirror with Robern AiO capabilities in-cluding bluetooth and specialty speakers. A feature we designed is the Social Bar displaying your custom notifications on the dis-play.

3D Modeling by: Jason Horne

CARE SIDEThe personal care side is a dry space given you a workspace to do all of your makeup or groom-ing needs with a seat to pur-chase.

A cold storage unit is available in addition, as studies have shown that humidity and heat shorten the life of medications, vitamins, and beauty products. A cold storage allows the client to store a surplus of insulin bottles.

3D Modeling by: Sarah Nellis

COSTSThe Center Stage design was accurately priced out with as-sistance from business students and Robern.

Rendering by: Dylan Courtney

PAY & GO


DURATIONYEAR

SOFTWARE/TOOLS

2 Months2017 Adobe Suite, Solidworks, Keyshot, PLA, Spring, Utensils

OBJECTIVE


Design a utensil dispenser for Philadelphia University that successfully distributes one utensil per use. There should be a section for forks, knives, spoons, and if possible, straws.

PAY &GOI decided to make the per-son’s meal the actuator in receiving a utensil. I studied people to find that you have your hands filled and grab-bing a utensil is a last minute thing to do.

MARKET RESEARCH


USERThe user for a utensil dis-penser is primarily people at Philadelphia University, but it is broader than that. It is students and families, faculty, dining service staff, prospective students and families. I broke down their routine to understand ways to improve the process.

STUDENTS

FACULTY

STAFF

IDEATION


Sketched multiple concepts using different mechanics to deliver a utensil to the user.

DEVELOPMENT


Among doing market research and understanding the people that use the product, I created a design criteria to rank the priorities of my design.

My criteria included to less the amount of times the uten-sils needed to be re-stocked from 8-10 times per days and to create a large capacity. I wanted my design to prevent waste, by not allowing utensils to fall out and to create a portable unit that used reliable mechanics.

Since it was important to the staff, as also the users I want-ed to create a quick process to re-stock utensils. I per-formed a life cycle analysis as also a stakeholder map.


MODEL MAKINGI purchased a common utensil dispenser to take apart and understand the mechanics.

I 3D printed the base of my dispenser to demonstrates the mechanics and to prove that it could distribute one utensil each time.


FINAL DESIGNOur deliverables included a working model and a board to present to the client.

My design included a cartridge to re-stock the utensils as also a design that thinks about all that use the product.

It locks onto the countertop with supports to pay and grab a utensil.

SLIDEPARTNER(S)

DURATIONYEAR

SOFTWARE/TOOLS

Marino, Alderfer6 Months2017 Adobe Suite, Solidworks, Keyshot

FINAL DESIGNWe went through iterations and testing of the design using our 3D printer and people began to purchase SLIDE.

SLIDE is able to be purchased online or at the PhilaU Bookstore.

GRAPHICSI graduated from Bergen County Technical High School, while majoring in Commercial Art and Graphic Design.

My Eagle Project, the Life File System, which I had de-signed. It is an initiative with the Dumont Ambulance. The sticker goes on the door or windows allowing responders to know that the system is in the household. On the refrig-erator is the magnetic holder that contains the papers with important information such as medical information and contact information.

I have designed logos, stationary, and so on for notable companies and individuals.

CONTACT DETAILS

[email protected]

201.281.4234

linkedin.com/in/dylancourtney

behance.net/dylancourtney