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I am a passionate and energetic industrial designer with internship and freelance experience. Innovative problem solver, able to see both the technical and user side of the problem. Strong at individual and group ideation through sketching and brainstorming. Able to research, question, and draw insights effectively to push concept boundaries. Proficient in surface and solid 3D modeling and rendering, and modeling making for prototypes.
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BRIAN MOYIndustrial Designer
LAY LINE Hospital Tube and Cord Organizer
News Articles
Online SurveyIssues for today’s nurses
Who is moving patients
Identify an Opportunity
It is expected that 55% of nurses will retire between 2011 and 2020
Most lifting tasks involve moving a patient from bed to wheelchair
Patients are frequently repositioned for different reasons, such as meals.
All hospital nurses move patients many times a day
12
9 3
6
of nurses move patients many times a day
12
9 3
6
82%
53% of nurse injuries are related to overexertion
Injuries from lifting patients leads in first, with falling in second
Only 14.8% of nurses usually use a lift when moving patients
74.4% of facilities provide lifting equipment
74.1% said they move patients from bed to chair/wheel chair.
85% said they repositioned patients in their bed
70% said from bed to bed
66% said to the washroom
Research the Users
Cord/tube organizationSupply management
Bed-to-chair lifting Obstacles
Obstacles
“Once it took me an hour to find an IV pump.”
Blake
“There are a lot of tubes and cords that are held and organized by hand.”
Linda - 64 “A bed to chair lift would help save the back since the height is the obstacle.”
Lisa
Research the Hospital Environment
Through visiting hospitals and volunteering for a semester, real observations, sights, and sounds could be observed.
Observational Findings • Tubing gets tied when transfering the patient
• Tubing can force the patient to be immobile
• IV lines can get kinked and tripped on
• IV poles and bed are moved by one person
• Line slack is held by the nurse’s hand
• Lines can stretch across the patient’s bed
One mother could not hold her baby in fear of pulling the tubes out. (Visual immobilization)
Baby warmer includes slots for lines but are not used because they snag the tubes.
Patient fiddles with tubing that is in the way
Crossed lines become harder to manage
Tangled tubing takes time from the nurse’s routine
Tangling around equipment
1 main location
Tripping hazard
Multiple lines overwhelm and immobilize the environment and the patient
Taped lines to the bed rails near the head rest
In one case, a baby strangled and died in 45 min from tangled tubing
Research images of Patients and Tubing
Still has loose lines
By stiffening the tube it prevents entanglement
By locking cords in place it is hard to adjust them
Other ideas intend to wrap individual tubes around a mechanism, which can be time consuming
Consumer
Medical
Tubes are still messy near the patient
Research current Organizational Products
Straight forms allow the tubes to flow with out getting clumped up.
A stretchy adhesive could provide a cheap disposable adjustable solution
A cradle could hold the lines together but be loose enough for tube adjustment
Soft forms provide a safer and more comfortable feel when sitting next to the patient.
Ideation with Sketching
Lines must be loose to allow tubes to be adjusted
Lines don’t gather well on a cone bucket
Lines are visually and physically organized
Testing with Sketch Models
A cradle can hold the lines and be loose at the same time
Holding them down causes the tubes to snag
LAY LINEA system of cradles that gently reduce tangles and visual disorganization of tubes around hospital equipment and the patient, while allowing the user to be more comfortable and mobile in their environment.
Resolution the Concept
Patient StickersStickers allow patients some control over their hospital stay. Notes can also be written about the patient for the hospital staff.
Packaging and StorageThe LAY-LINE’s small size reduces the need for frequent stocking and egg hunts for the item.
Resolution the Story
Clip and CradleThe clip and cradle reduce tube entanglement with bed equipment and the patient themselves. The two organizers increases the user’s control of the tubing.
Line Cradle
Bed Rail ClipThe bed rail clip holds IV lines and larger lines such as feeding tubes.
The line cradle holds IV lines which can bend and tangle more.
Resolution the Safety and Adjustments
As the patient becomes healthier, with less tubing, and starts to move, they can slide the cradles together and hook it on the IV pole.
Easy collection of tubesThe two cradles can be slide together to easily the tubes. This helps organize the tubing when moving the patient.
Resolution the Patient Mobility
Low-Friction/Flexible CoatingFluoroBond is a chemically bonded coating that reduces the friction with silicone while keeping the flexible properties of silicone.
Injection Molding Insert MoldingMedium durometer 70A FDA silicone rubber. This provides a hard shell on the outside to protect the tubes.
Low durometer 60A FDA silicone rubber. This provides a soft area for the tubes to lay on.
SterilizationThe LAY-LINE parts are reusable and the medical grade silicone rubber can be sterilized with “Sporicidin Sterilization Solution” since it does not enter the body.
Resolution the Manufacturing
“This is a promising concept, the
main hurdle is getting hospital
administration to buy it” - Nurse
“This would work well for children who tend to have more energy and move around more often” - Pediatrician
“This could work best in ICU where they can have up to 6 lines at once, which are changed everyday” - Nurse
“The concept could work best in ICU where patients can have up to 6 IV lines” - Nurse
Validating the Concept
Resolution the Catalog for Administration
DACFrom professional to consumer audio
A professional audio company sought a design enclosure that would attract both consumer and professional audiophiles
for a new digital audio converter.
What is a DAC?
Why have one?
Visual Elements
A Digital Analog Converter (DAC) converts a digital sound file. It is similar to the sound card in your computer but is a separate unit.
Why have separate speakers for your laptop? It enhances your audio experience.
By recognizing key elements in the company’s products one can design for consumer market with out losing the company’s brand. Some elements are the rounded rectangluar apatures that section off different functions.
Engraved line
Left & Right Sound
Rounded Rectangles Segmentation of Functions
Rack mount Brackets
Understanding the Company and Market
Client’s DAC Visual Brand Langauge
Weiss is one of their main competitors in the high end audio market. Their brand reflects a simple and modern look.
DCS was not sold in one store because it did not have a consistent visual brand language.
Main Competitor
Incohesive Branding
Research current Products and Inspiration
Visual Inspiration
Research the Target Market
Analog vs Digital
Professionals require audio electronic units to be rack mounted for accessability and storage.
Consumers want their electronics showcased for everyone to see. These units are usually shelved on platforms in the living room, entertainment room, or pure audio room. The visuals become part of the audio experience.
Professional and Consumer Needs
Although the aesthetics are not the most important attitbute, the visual interface should be clear and give percise control.
Although both segments have different environments, they agree that analog is nostalgic and represents authentic sound and something that isn’t hampered by how large the file size is.
Q: How can the concept of analog be implemented?
Partitions help define the DAC’s different abilities for the user
L Brackets could be configurable for different users
Rectangular forms stay within the original form’s language
Ideation with Sketching
Selective dial controls meld both analog and digital control to the machine
Reconfigurable Brackets meld both analog and digital control to the machine
Final Concept the Features
The polished aluminium reflects the environment’s colors to blend into it’s surroundings.
Polished Aluminum
Final Concept the Interacting with the Environment
“We use polished aluminum which takes its color from its surroundings instead of dictating to them.”
-David Lewis of Bang & Olufsen
The low volume of the product and the advancements in CNC machines allows the parts to be machined, finished, and engraved.
Front plate: Machined aluminium with a polished finish
Main body: Stamped steel and bent
Body plating: CNC machined aluminium sheet
Manufacturing
Their packaging is a simple white box. When opened from the top the logo is part of the user’s package experience.
Final Concept the Manufacturing and Packaging
an easier spackling experience
STAMP N SCRAPE
Honorable Mention 2010
Paintings and lights leave more than just packing as a chore for the user when moving out
Nails stick out of the wall and need to be taken out when moving out
Corners get damaged when moving furniture and bags
Holes are created by nails, hooks, screws, thumb tacks, etc.
Moving OutHoles and dents are created from hanging things to the walls, from moving furniture and luggage out of the room on corners. It may not even be the person’s fault but the previous owner’s
Over 40 million Americans move each year
- Census Bureau
Identify an Opportunity
People selling their home and making repairs for open house viewings
People buying oldhouses or renovatingtheir houses
Moving
Nesters College kidsHome sellers Fixers
Home improvement for moving in and out of homes can be time consuming. Even with current tools there are opportunities for easier application, cleanliness, and use.
People who spend time and invest in the home (Nesting)
College students moving out of apartments
Research the Users
“Apply spackle and use the knife to scrape the excess off” -Professional Painter
“You use the knife thing and apply the white stuff”
“You can’t really fix corners though”
“I wish I had a magical pen”
WHAT TOOLS DO THEY ALREADY OWN?
38% own a putty knife
61% own sandpaper
41% own spackle
Male: 27% Female: 43%
COLLEGE STUDENTS
knew how to spackle...
Research through Surveying
The buying experience can be confusing and overwhelming, with many products competing on the shelf the user’s eye.
Choosing what to buy
Putty knives don’t all fit in small spackle containers
Overwhelming shopping experience for new users
Research the Buying Experience
Vinyl Spackling
DAP
$3.48
Heavy spackle is thicker and stronger
Putty KnifeSandpaper
Light Weight Spackling
DAP
$3.78
Light spackle dries faster
Putty KnifeSandpaper
Vinyl Spackle Tube
DAP
$3.68
Heavy spackle is thicker and stronger
Putty KnifeSandpaper
Patch Stick
DAP
$3.68
Light spackle is applied with putty knife attachment
None Required
Nail Hole Patch Spackling
Homex
$2.26
Liquid spackle is extruded through the
sponge hole
None Required
Spray Spackling
Homex
$6.98
Foam spackle is sprayed and spread with a putty knife
Putty KnifeTowels
Type
Type
Cost
Benefits
ToolsRequired
Putty knives and sandpaper will cost an additional $4-$10
They are all disposable products and have no afterlife
All-in-one solutions are easier to identify, may reduce shopping time, and anxiety
The products claim they do not need any additional sandpaper.
Spackle may become dry , forgotten, or moldy in storage after opening
All-in-One SolutionsSpackle containers
Research the Competitive Products
4 min 15 min 35 minDry Time Dry Time Dry Time
Not much finger clearance underneath the knife, and plastic
edge gets damaged
Spackling corners with
conventional tools is messy
and imprecise
Sponge tip messily smears spackling on the wall
The spackle is messy and has
to be cleaned up
Testing the Competitive Products
Research the Inspiration
AperturesAccented
ChamferedRounded Edges
Power ToolsSweepsMotionRugged
GripContrast
Color Accents
Fluid StructureTapering
Flow
Flowing ChamfersCrisp AnglesMovement
Less partsMore durable materialsSeparate cartridges help manage spackle
Non-DisposableMore partsCheaperLess durable materials
Disposable
The stamp provides the same basic function of spackle extrusion
The reversible die allows users to fix both wall holes and corner dents
The “magic” spackle pen could work, but is it overly complicated?
Ideation with Sketching
The plunger scrapes out left over spackle in the die
A flat die scrapes cleaner than a rounded one
21 Degree Angle Good for average angles More surface area in contact with wall Comfortable at different angles
Texture provides grip and surface contrast Slight curves let users feel more in control
Testing a Proof of Concept
Nail hole
Corner damage
Corners can be flattened with the corner die
Holes can be flattened with the flat die
Reversible die
PlungerSandpaper Sponge Block
Cured Foam and Sand Grit
Polypropylene
Thermoplastic Polyurethane
Thermoplastic Polyurethane Die
With a low friction coating, the die seals and grips onto the plunger, while the thermoset properties allow for variable material thickness for molding.
Corner Edge
The corner edge allows users to fix wall corners. It is a bit smaller than 90 degrees to fit acute angles and the TPU allows it to widen for larger ones.
Final Concept the Features
Insert plungerPeel open cartridge Insert spackle cartridge Scrape downS tamp spackle into hole Clean out extra spackle
Final Concept and How it Works
Refill cartridges encourage continued product use.
On the Shelf
Separate spackle cartridges increases spackle longevity and ease of use.
Spackle Cartridges
Final Concept the Packaging
*Trapped Clamshell Packaging
Final Concept and Storage
Easily stored for future use when moving or doing home improvement
Solidworks and Keyshot 2
Thank youSolidworks and Photoview 360
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