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o pl8 U of O license plate frameplate clip original auto accessory

verce wear anywhere running pocket

wear chair standing wheelchairchair 38 packs � at, uses no hardwarekontour a working spoon rest

VERCEWEAR ANYWHEREESSENTIAL RUNNING POCKET

PLACE LIFT BAND GOthen...

PLACE VERCEWHERE YOU WANT

LIFT SHIRT WITH VERCE IN PLACE

BAND around HOOKSON BACK SIDE MEANT FOR COMPRESSION

GEAR DURING EXCERCISE-TO MINIMIZE BOUNCING

with essentialsfill

AMYTHE URBAN RUNNER

DO ANYTHING

26

MEET

CARRYING HER PHONE,ID, DEBIT CARD, & APT KEY, AMY CAN AT ANY TIME

AMY DOESN’T HAVE A STORAGE SOLUTIONFOR HER RUNNING ESSENTIALS

WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?

4.9ounces

1.5ounces

5grams

RUNNINGESSENTIALS

VERCE

SHIRT

BAND

band hooks to versethroughclothing

(PROFILE)

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

VERCE CONNECTS SECURELY TO ANY PIECE OF CLOTHING MAKING IT ADAPTABLE TO ANY RUNNING STYLE OR PLACEMENT PREFERENCE

shoulder

back

waist

thigh

AMY IS WEARING1ST PROTOTYPE :

AREAS OF EXPLORATION

right hipLEFT hip MID FRONTLEFT RIBFRONT THIGH ANKLE

TESTING

NYLON, RIVETS,VELCRO STRAP,ELASTIC & TAPE

“something There is

great about being

to wear this wherever i want it.

able

L LOWER BACKRIGHT RIB ARMSIDE THIGHfront wAIST LOWER BACK

AMY FOUND ARM, & MID LOWER BACK MOST COMFORTABLE.

”-amy

p.u.l. (polyurethane laminate),nice elasticity, breathable, waterproof, comfortable.Makes for snug, secure fit.

polyethylene back with glued onplastic hooks. it would later be sewn into bag.

the canvas, no stretch belt wassturdy. But who wants to put ona belt when they go run?

wire embedded around openingto explore a manipulatable, yet secure closure to the pocket

spacer mesh doesn’t provide enough stretch for a secure fit of essentials

elastic allows too much bounce during running

SPACER MESH ELASTIC LOOPS

P.U.L. MATERIAL

ELASTIC BELT

CANVAS BELT HOOK SYSTEM

1 2 3

4 5 6IDEATION

THAT LEAD TO FINAL CONCEPT

3D IDEATION

A PIECE OF 3D PRINTED HARDWARE IS EMBEDDED IN THE P.U.L., WHICH, WHEN PUSHED AGAINST CLOTHING, CREATES SOMETHING TO LATCH ONTO FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FABRIC WITH A BAND

COMPOUND FABRIC MADE BY LAMINATING A CLOTH FABRIC TO A THIN FILM OF POLYURETHANE

VERCE

HOOKHARDWARE

PUL POCKET

POLYURETHANE LAMINATELIGHTWEIGHT | WATERPROOF | ELASTIC

FINAL CONSTRUCTION

MATERIAL

VERCEWEAR ANYWHEREESSENTIAL RUNNING POCKET

PLACEBAND

go

o pl8 the ‘o pl8’ license plate frame was designed and later manufactured to be sold in duck stores across oregon.

www.id8products.com

Duck StorePortland, OR

designed manufactured sold in oregon

Thermoformed yellow polyethylene around a lasercut mdf mold.

This is the version the U of O first saw. Thermoformed, trimmed, & painted polystyrene.

Lasercut, powder coated .125” aluminum.

My childhood friend, Stewart Worthington, (Peter Pan) and myself (Captain Hook).

teameffort

Firstprototype

Finalprototype

manufacturedversion

14.875”

11.0625”

.3125”

6.5”

.4375”

THE PL8LICENSE PLATE FRAME

REQUIRES 1.5” ON EACH SIDE OF LICENSE PLATE TO FIT on car

DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN OREGON

www.id8products.com

THE PL8LICENSE PLATE FRAME

REQUIRES 1.5” ON EACH SIDE OF LICENSE PLATE TO FIT on car

DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN OREGON

orthographic

Manufacturing

Patent

u of o Licensing

packaging

website

DBA bank fees

CLP Licensing Stickers

$ 1,800

$ 500

$ 5,430

$ 1,920

$ 400

$ 50

$ 40

$ 10,140 total

cost per plate$ 10.14

1,000 plates

10,140/1,000

$15.00Duck

profitper plate$4.86

$30.00retailperprice plate

perplate

storepaid id8

Duck store

# breakdown

induckstore

profitper plate$19.86on

website

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ELECTROGALVANIZED STEEL

PLATE CLIPFRAMELESS LICENSE PLATE ACCESSORY

CUT BEND PAINT

After the ‘o pl8’ there was a desire for a product that was cheaper in production costs, and transferable

between different logos.

PLATE CLIPFRAMELESS LICENSE PLATE ACCESSORY

SLIDECLIP

AROUNDPLATE

UR PL8

UR PL8

INSTALL :

1

2SCREW

IN

YOUr TEAMA NEW WAY TO REP

Oregon State Beavers

Nike

San Fransisco Giants

ANY LOGO

4’ x 8’

42VS264PARTSPERSHEET

1

2

3

4

5

6

$

COSTMANUFACT$5.43PER

FRAME

$2.40PERCLIP

APPLICABLELOGOSPERCONCEPT

VS

Will Groulxwheelchair rugby superstar

“If you can’t do it the way everyoneelse does it, you figure out how to be successful your way.”

-Will Groulx

GOAL:Design a manually powered, standing wheelchair to improve Will’s health and quality of life. 12,000

2,800,000each yearnew cases

with spinal cord injuriesamericans living

(worldwide numbers unknown)

users in usawheelchair

265thousand

Will’sTimeline born (now 39 years old)

lifelong athlete - football, baseball, volleyball at Univ. Tennessee. Joined Navy after college.

motorcycle accident - spinal cordinjury, paralyzed from chest down

moved to Portland, started playingfor the Pounders

married

three-time Paralympics and World Champion gold medalist

twins (now three years old)

US Wheelchair Rugby American Zonal Team

1974

2001

2003

2005

2008

2010

2011

?helps improve circulation

stretches hamstring and heel cordshelps control muscle spasticity

assists in bowel and bladder regularity

helps reduce skin breakdownexercises the cardiovascular system

maintaining bone densityhealth

emotion

lifestyle

Interacting at eye level

prepping food on counter topsusing back stove tops

his children’s future games standing room only events

meeting new peopleraising his kids

getting to back and top of fridge

in bars

independence

Why is standing so important for quadriplegics?

Sketching

Prototypes

ChairWear

a manually powered standingwheelchair that allows the user tomaneuver in the upright position.

Chair Wear is meant replace Will’s current day to day chair, promotinghealth and movement throughoutthe day.

Use as standard wheelchair in seated position

Lift handles to activate manual hydraulic

Row to maneuver in upright position

Chair Wear

ergonomic body securing seat design

manual seat lifting hydraulic

dexterity focused handles

anodized honeycomb aluminum frame

carbon fiber wheel

pneumatic tires

Inspired by the aesthetic of Alberto Medas’ Nextmaruni Chair, Chair 38 is CNC milled

from birch plywood. All parts disassemble, flat pack, & it requires no hardware.

Chair 38

U of OICFF DISPLAY

Chair 38 was selected to help represent the University ofOregon at the International Contemporary Furniture Fairat the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York,during May of 2011. The theme of the U of O’s boothwas ‘flat-pack, the shape of the future.’ICFF

Chair reached finals for 2012 ‘IDEA Awards.’idsa.org/category/tags/idea-2012-finalist-student

2011 fall

Kontoura working spoon rest

Kontourre-think the spoon restwipe utensils clean while you cook

use. wipe. reuse.

temp resistant up to 400° food saferinse to clean

Designed to work with spoons, knives, & most kitchen tools. Use during preparation to use less utensils.

o pl8 U of O license plate frameplate clip original auto accessory

verce wear anywhere running pocket

wear chair standing wheelchairchair 38 packs � at, uses no hardwarekontour a working spoon rest

Jake Fromerjakefromer4@gmail.com