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