James Dalessandro 2015 Portfolio
James Dalessandro2015 Portfolio
Who I AmAn industrial design student
with an interest in rapid protyping, generative design, and digital fabrication, with
skills to match.
Centipede PeteJames Dalessandro
Inte
nt
How to create a toy that stimulates learning while being fun?
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ModularityLearning
Interactivity
Expl
orat
ion
Inspired by a centipede, because of
the segmented, modular look,
I began to permutate diff erent types of toys
with breadboards.
Pull-Along Toy
Rearrangable Toy
Transforming Toy
Sket
chin
g
Sketching with inspiration from centipedes led me to a form and helped me defi ne how it would work.
Refin
emen
t
More iterations helped me refi ne my toy. Ithas 3 things to teach via rearranging: ABC’s,
123’s, and color order! Once connected together, it can be wheeled around!
Fina
l Mod
el
Magnets and a molded plastic wheel with a brass axle allow for easy movability, and inlaid wood markings provide information! The modularity affords many different types of play and learning.
Hand ErgonomicsHand ErgonomicsPepper Grinder Analysis
7.375”
4.125”
James Dalessandro Right Hand
50th PercentileMale
Angela CorkinRight Hand
25th PercentileFemale
6.375”
3.375”
Swiss Design
The Kuhn Rikon by Swiss Design has a lever mechanism to grind the pepper. One hand stabilizes and the other works the lever in an 180 degree arc. James felt more comfortable using a Thumb-Two-Finger Grip, and Angela felt more comforable using a Finger-Palm-Enclosure Grip. Both used a Power Grip to steady the grinder. The ball at the end of the lever is 1.25” in diameter, which contributed to these grips. It was quite easy to manuver the lever and it did not take much force.
8.25”
1.25”
2.25”
Fletcher’s Mills
The Pump And Grind by Fletchers’ Mills uses a pumping action activated by a thumb press to grind the pepper. This allows for one hand use. Both Angela and James used a Power Grip to hold it. Angela found it diffi cult to initiate the thumb press, and said it felt like there was a lot of friction in the mechanism to overcome in order to press it down. James didn’t have as much trouble pressing it down, due to his longer thumb length, which allows him more leverage to press down in this way.
2.25”
2.25”
WalMart
This Generic WalMart pepper mill uses a traditional twisting motion to grind the pepper. The diff erence in materials gives an indication of where to grab and twist the grinder. James used a Thumb-Fingertips-Enclosure Grip to twist, and a Finger-Palm-Enclosure Grip to stabilize because the fl atter sides provided a surface to hold onto. Angela felt more comfortable using a Thumb-Finger-Palmar Grip to twist, and because she has smaller hands, a Power Grip to stabilize.
6”
1.75”
Fragrance VesselsJames Dalessandro
The intent of this project was to createa pair of fragrance vessels that were designed from a chosen word.
My chosenword was
Flirtatious
To choose my word, I explored the feeling of some words through drawings.
Brutish
Flirtatious Flirtatious
Brutish
I chose this iteration
because it evoked the feeling of
reaching out or yearning.
Preliminary Models
I modifi ed the gestures to
create a more playful feel, where they
both envelope and reach for
eachother.
Sketching & Models
Renshape& Wood
I closed the gap in between
them, so that they are pulled
ever closer, fi tting snugly against one
another.
FinishedVessels
CAD WorkJames Dalessandro
Voronoi VaseRhino, Meshmixer, Keyshot
RaygunSolidworks, Photoview 360
HeadphonesSolidworks, Photoview 360
PistolSolidworks, Keyshot
Thank you