Jackson portfolio

chandlyrjacksonindustrial design portfolio

Contents

1 Bubble Blast Off

3 Director’s Device

2 Delicate

4 Bird Feeder

Hello!My name is Chandlyr Jackson and I am currently a junior Industrial Design student at Wentworth Institute of Technology looking for a 2015 Spring semester Co-op. I enjoy all aspects of design and love learning about new and innovative ways to approach a problem.

Bubble Blast Off Tub Toy

How can the bath time experience be enhanced for a young child?

Understanding the client Research

ObjectiveDesign a bath toy that enhances the bath time experience for a child who is between the ages of 2 and 4

Types of Play

Creative Play

Game Play

Narrative Play

Role Play

To gain a better understanding of scale, I made a full size cut-out of my 4 year old self

What is the best part about bath time?

blowing bubbles? playing

games?

splashing?

Ideation Iteration

Functionality

Delicate

Could a mood or feeling be provoked by a particular scent?

Inspiration

What does it mean to be delicate?

gentle

barely touching

soft

ObjectiveDevelop a pair of perfume and colognevessels that portray the essence of a delicate relationship between two objects.

Ideation

IterationThe final iteration creates a dependent relationship between 2 independent vessels. When separated, the vessels can stand on their own, but their relationship is delicate.

Materials Study

Low Density Ren Shape

Sand Cast Aluminum

Poplar wood patterns were used to create sand cast mold

Marker Glass Rendering

How could a hand held device increase the efficiency in someone’s job?

Director’s Device

Research and InspirationMost common tasksof a theater director Using director’s cut boardLight adjustmentRecording set informationCurtain adjustment

QuestionHow can I make the function of the director’s board more efficient and valuable?

ObjectiveDevelop a hand held device that enhances the common tasks of a theater director.

Ideation

Developing Scale

I mocked up a full scale model in blue foam and foam core so that I could test to see whether or not my CAD drawing was an appropriate size

Testing human scale and functionality

Bird Feeder

How can we attract our favorite New England bird to our own backyard?

Understanding the Northern Cardinal

Aggressive | Seasonal New England bird | Ground forager | Hierarchial feeder

ProblemBird feeders aren’t always designed to satisfy the particular needs of a specific species

ObjectiveDesign a bird feeder that caters to the habits of the Northern Cardinal

Ideation

Iterative Process

3. 4.

1. Focused on providing rain and weather protection

2. Added 2 perches to provideseparate feeding stations.

3. Created 2 cavities to enhance hierarchical feeding

4. Made 2 accessible perches and an opening to fill the feeder.

1. 2.

*used drape forming process on all iterations

Functionality

wooden perch detail

feeding holes detail

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