Carissa J. Lim: Product Design Portfolio

Carissa J. LimProduct Design Portfolio

embrace busy, live colorfully

For the exhausted and overachieving college student, the dedicated post-grad finding their place in the real world, and the multi-tasking creative mind always longing for inspiration.

Chic, simple, and modern, the handheld moodlight establishes unique and ambient atmospheres that allow for creativity to flourish and relaxation to begin.

The various options for form and color are directly inspired by the human ability to associate tasks and moods to certain colors and environments. Light has the ability to soothe, excite, and change mood. Calming purple and blues emanate from the light to promote relaxation. Vibrant reds and pinks spark creativity, while a warm yellow light glows to stimulate happiness and energy.

Prototype Models

createrelax energize

Puts cushions on the floor when

friends come over

home organizationa case study

who research

single, young adults in their 20s, living in studio apartments

in center city philadelphia

MARISA

26 year-old postgraduate

that commutes to her banking job in deleware

everyday

PETER

25 year-old fine arts student at

Penn and tries to spends as little time at home as

possible

RYAN

27-year old graduate law

student at Penn who likes to

study at home

MIKE

25 year-old design student

at Penn that prioritizes clean

and modern design

“I need to put stuff on the walls. I just never really got around to it, you know, for a

place for myself.”-Ryan

Peter keeps a coffee table in the

closet and only takes it out when

guests come over

“I don’t consider this a home because

it’s way too temporary”

-Mike“Suitcases are

my friend! They are great for

organizing and for moving around.”

-Marisa

ideation

People who live in small spaces and enjoy coming over:

NEED cheap, easy, solutions to be able to host people for social gatherings,

BECAUSE people want to seem like they have enough even though he live in confined spaces.

insight

• Community sharing app to borrow and share items for hosting social gatherings

• Find specific items you need within your area

• Contact members to set up meetings toexchange goods

• “I wouldn’t mind paying money to borrow items for a party. People in cities don’t have space to store a range of house-hold goods.

• “With pricing, your real competition is disposable plates.”

• “I might feel a little awkward meeting up with strangers. But live in sharing society, so I’ll probably get used to it.”

• “I want to make sure that in case my stuff is broken, I can get it reimbursed.”

prototype feedback

CONCERN: Interacting with strangers SOLUTION: Personal profile for people to write a little about themselves to alleviate stranger anxiety.

CONCERN: LiabilitySOLUTION: Point system to maintain trust. In order to build and protect a reputable brand name, the app willscreen members and be accountable for broken items.

evolution

b i o m o r p h i s mthe praying mantis

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/ bi•o•mim•ic•ry /noun

1. the design and production of mate-rials, structures, and systems that are modeled on biological entities and pro-cesses.(Source: Google)

I became fascinated by the biological mechanism behind the way that the Praying Mantis catches it prey, in particular, the way the arm of the man-tis moves. I studied the the curvature of the dynamic motion of the mantis’ arm as it moves to an extended reach, back to its praying position. The change in speed as the arm moves through the whole motion makes for an interesting study, which was imple-mented into the design of a dynamic staircase.